Florida Real Estate News

As real estate sales slow, home sellers are cooking up some creative incentives.

Forget the closing cost kick-in or free blender: At least one local developer is throwing in free Vespas, the glitzy Italian motor scooter, as bait. “The damn things are just cool as hell,” said Andy Howe, president of HCM Construction in Jacksonville Beach.

Cool being the key word. (more…)

HCM Construction and Cranewoods Development, LLC broke ground on The Chelsea Lofts in Riverside Tuesday morning. The 20-unit loft condominium development will combine “open loft” artistic interiors with high-end finishes. Among those on hand to toss the first shovels of dirt were David Barton of AmSouth Bank, Andy Howe, president of HCM Construction, Cliff Duch, director of architecture for Cronk Duch Partners and Chris Donovan, director of sales for Lifestyles Realtors. Anyone who purchases a loft will also get a Vespa like the one Lifestyles sales agent Ingrid Greene is sitting on. link to original article