Archive for July 10, 2009

Appeals court upholds caps in Florida Save Our Homes case

Save Our Homes has survived.
The constitutional provision voters approved in 1992 that caps assessed value increased on homesteaded homes at 3 percent has been upheld by the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal.
The cap was challenged by a trio of Alabama residents with second homes in the Florida Panhandle. They claim the cap discriminates against [...]

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Potential homebuyers invited to stay and play at 6 WCI residential resort properties

BONITA SPRINGS — WCI Communities is offering consumers a chance to test out a lifestyle before buying a condo, villa or single-family estate home at one of its six Florida-based golf and country club residential, resort properties.
WCI created a travel Web site called “WCI Travela,” where visitors can book a stay at WCI’s communities in [...]

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