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In the market for a 14-bedroom home? All Star caters to a growing market for mega-home vacation rentals. Jason Garcia Steve Trover has been trying to find the angles since he was 17, when he started his first company, exporting cars. “I was always trying to figure out how to create a business out of something,” he says

Florida Land Values Strong Thanks to Rising Economy Frank Giles/Growing Produce | Improving economic conditions are showing up in the results of the seventh edition of the “Lay of the Land Market Report.” The report provides an accounting of verified land sales from 2017. The update was released in April during the ann

Big Opportunity for Buyers of Miami-Area New Developments The market has stabilized, and these upcoming luxury buildings are adding to the region’s high inventory The Miami-South Florida real estate market is still awash in luxury inventory from the last round of new developments, but that may change in coming months a...

Landmark Custom Homes Receives 2019 Best of Southwest Ranches Award. Landmark Custom Homes has been selected for the 2019 Best of Southwest Ranches Award in the Custom Home Builder category by the Southwest Ranches Award Program.

If you are redesigning or re-decorating your home you want unique-looking features that would complement the overall aesthetic of your home and match your personal preferences as well. This is where custom home design comes in. Here we discuss some latest home design trends that have made a mark this year.

Condo And Multi-Family Housing BOOM. What do millennials and baby boomers have in common? Florida. Fueled by retirees’ desire to simplify their lives by eliminating single-family home upkeep...

For Dan Brandt, the owner and soul of Billiards by Brandt, billiards has been a part of his life from day one. He was first exposed to pool when he was given an ivory teething ring that was created from the ball making discards at Brunswick Corporation, one of the largest producers of ivory billiard balls. All “Brunswick Newborns” were given a piece of the production discards, and Brandt’s father was the National Service Manager at Brunswick.

Custom homes are special in that they are specifically built with the owner’s preferences and requirements in view; the features, textures, furniture, and artwork may all be custom- designed or commissioned as well; and this is what lends uniqueness to the space. But like all architectural trends, there are certain trends seen in interior design for custom homes in South Florida. Here we discuss some of them:

Hurricane impact windows are also referred to as impact windows or hurricane-resistant windows. They have a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) layer sandwiched between two glass panes. The inner-membrane of the window is what makes it resistant to impact. While these features aren’t 100% shatterproof, they remain attached to their inner membrane on impact and do not become detached from the window frame.