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Waterford Lakes is a suburban, family-centric haven that’s probably best known for the Waterford Lakes Town Center , a formidable shopping center that spans both sides of State Road 434 , known locally as the Alafaya Trail. Proximity to the University of Central Florida and Florida State Road 408 are also prime motivators for those considering a move to this east Orlando community . Waterford Lakes is a neighborhood, not a city; homes here have an Orlando address . Waterford Lakes residents want for very little in the way of major shopping and dining — huge big-box merchants (Old Navy, Super Target, Best Buy, etc.) are prevalent, along with popular restaurant chains , a massive Regal theater , and smaller but equally well known retailers. Despite a preponderance of big names, independent shops and cafes do proliferate, though you’ll need to search them out. Most blend into the architecture, most of which is new and attractive, but largely strip-mall/shopping center-style. Near th...

When Dr. Oz isn’t in, his vintage Palm Beach vacation house is for rent. And its $95,000-a- month price tag  once again ranks it near the top of the listings available for lease during the approaching snowbird season . Dr.  Mehmet Oz and his wife,  Lisa , bought Louwana — their landmarked 1923 house on the ocean at 473 N. County Road — nearly two years ago. The star of  The Dr. Oz Show  and his family are longtime fans of Palm Beach. >> PHOTOS: Dr. Oz's landmarked $18M Louwana estate in Palm Beach The Ozes have leased the property for at least part of the season since they bought it for $18 million. The listing, by agent  Shirley Wyner of  The Fite Group , says a $90,000 deposit will secure rental of the 12-bedroom house, which is directly on the beachfront and has 12, 483 square feet of living space, inside and out. RELATED: Dr. Oz behind purchase of landmarked $18 million Louwana estate Yet even with its jaw-dropping price, the house is only the second-most- expensive...

As teachers, cooks, cashiers, and bus drivers are being priced out of Charlotte, one question looms: How does a growing, thriving city in modern America keep housing affordable for its working-class citizens? By RACHEL JONES Published: 2017.08.23 06:21 AM Jacqueline Ingram (middle) works full-time at the Ross Dress For Less distribution center in Rock Hill. But in this booming region, her salary isn’t enough to comfortably buy a home for her and her kids, 12-year-old Nya and five-year-old Rejonee. PHOTOS BY ANDY MCMILLAN ONE RECENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON , Jacqueline Ingram and her two daughters explore an empty four-bedroom house for sale on a Brianna Way cul-de-sac in southwest Charlotte , filling it with their dreams along the way. “This one is mine,” 12-year-old Nya says of an upstairs bedroom with a view of the Clanton Park neighborhood . “I could put my chest over there, and my table there.” As five-year-old Rejonee sprawls out on the carpet in the room across the hall, In...

By Diana Hubbell Travellers have long looked towards Asia – with its shimmering azure waters and near-limitless selection of palm-fringed white-sand beaches – in their search for paradise. Intrepid hippies put the area on the map as a tourist destination in the 1960s. The intervening years, meanwhile, have seen rustic bamboo beach shacks edged out by a growing phalanx of upscale hotels and resorts. Indeed, these days it is just as likely to be high- powered investors making for the region’s resort destinations as singlet-wearing backpackers and other holidaymakers.   Countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines, can ably cater to the most demanding of buyers, with sumptuous properties ranging from secluded island hideaways to palatial residences with easy access to first-class restaurants and highly developed transport infrastructure . MORE: The Mediterranean is still the dream second home for wealthy Asianssztbauwa Investors who are as keen on po...

Praxis Capital has acquired Clarkston, Georgia-based Birch Run Apartments , an 198-unit property for an undisclosed sum. However, Praxis is planning on investing $3 million to renovate and upgrade the property. PRESS RELEASE SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — San Francisco area based Praxis Capital , Inc. is pleased to announce that it has acquired the 198-unit Class B Birch Run Apartments in Clarkston, Georgia. This is the company’s first acquisition in the Atlanta metro. Praxis plans to build a portfolio of approximately 2,000 units in this market. The Praxis executive team , possessing more than $6.3 billion of transactional experience in the multifamily sector, including institutional management of more than 90, 000 apartment units , seeks to build a large portfolio of Class B/C workforce housing, consistently unlocking embedded value in multifamily real estate . Praxis also looks to expand its relationships with Family Office and Institutional JV Equity sources ...

A block north of the Western Brown Line stop , you'll find a family-friendly collision of worlds. Time and continents get confused at the crossroads where Lincoln Avenue runs into the intersection of Lawrence and Western avenues . Staring down the street bearing his name, a statue of Abraham Lincoln — perched on a podium and holding his stovepipe hat — watches over the juncture. Honest Abe seems a fitting guardian of the spot that is at once multicultural and wholly American. Once you pass under the arching entryway onto Lincoln Square , restaurants with Argentine, Greek, German, Mexican, Dutch and New Orleans fare are all within a stone's throw. Some take you back in time and some feel like home. Locals say the corridor is family-forward with a European touch. It's not hard to see. On a recent Friday evening , families congregated in the plaza. Children straight off Gap runways devoured frozen yogurt and painted patios in chalk while fluffy dogs sniffed out pigeons. Old...

Jennifer Johnson was freezing cold and so was her 5-month-old baby. It was January, and the heat in her apartment wouldn 't go above 60. When the wind blew outside, her drapes fluttered inside . She called the maintenance department at Lakecrest Park Apartments in Roosevelt Park . The man who answered was rude, then crude, then hung up on her. Desperate and shivering, Johnson called the police. The result? Inspectors were called who issued citations, city leaders changed the ordinance to allow stricter enforcement of building codes and the apartment complex's East Coast owners became "cooperative" with city officials . And what about the apartment's management and maintenance department she dealt with? All fired. It's unusual for officials of any city to move so quickly to step into a tenant-landlord dispute. But with only a few large apartment complexes in the one-square-mile city, inspectors and leaders decided change was needed fast. A lease nightmar...

Samuelson Development has spent the past 15 years building and managing apartments in Sioux Falls, one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Now, the construction firm has struck out for the west where it is seeing new opportunities and investing millions of dollars. "We love the Rapid City market ," said Matt Petersen, property manager for Samuelson Development . "Our research showed there was a high demand for luxury housing."  The company, which has about 600 properties in its portfolio, is spending about $16 million on the Copper Ridge Apartments project now under construction at 2000 Golden Eagle Road in southwest Rapid City , project manager John Samuelson said. It is the company's first project in Rapid City. The construction of those apartments, along with the Gateway Apartment project on Marlin Drive in southern Rapid City that has a permit value of $15.1 million, represents a resurgence in the construction of new multi-housing projects...