Flood Insurance Thoughts to Consider While traveling back to Useppa after a meeting of Lead RE Companies of the World, the following article was published in the WSJ. Thanks to Fritz Lehman for alerting us. Surprisingly, there are a growing number of companies now willing to write flood insurance-and the market for reinsurance is growing as well. As the author points out, the private market is depending on FEMA sharply increasing government rates. So, as capitalists what do we think of this … [Read more...]
Useppa Island Real Estate – 144 Useppa Island
144 Useppa Island - West Wind Cottage Just Listed Built for an active lifestyle, with direct access from the backyard to kayaking, fishing and paddle boarding, enjoy a 15 x 35' heated pool with plenty of room to play or simply relax with sunsets across the ICW. Accessible only by boat, enjoy all that Useppa Island has to offer, with a marina, community recreation, dining, active social calendar and so much more. Listing Details $1,975,000 Features: 3 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths 3,249 Square … [Read more...]
Useppa Island Life at a slower pace
Travel writer and resident of Useppa Island, Gretchen Coyle, shares her perspective of lifestyles on Useppa, in this article from US Harbors. Useppa Island Lifestyles Useppa Island Life at a slower pace Is it a harbor? A private island? A marina? What the heck does the name "Useppa" mean, and where is it located? For me and my husband, Useppa Island, Florida, is our home for six months of the year -- and it has been for almost thirty-five years. The island is private, but the … [Read more...]
Flood Insurance Update – Useppa Island
Biggert-Waters flood legislation continues to make a splash (sorry, couldn’t help it). The incompetence and secrecy surrounding the FEMA plan is ludicrous. Here is a plan deeply in debt primarily due to FEMA writing insurance on properties below sea level-as in New Orleans/Katrina. Plus the low lying areas that were built upon decades, if not a century, before flood insurance became a federal program. Now it has become another transfer of wealth from the middle class. Read the following article, … [Read more...]
Useppa Island Featured Destination – DuPont Registry – Private Island Paradise
Useppa Island Featured Destination Article - Private Island Paradise Great destination article for Useppa Island featured in DuPont Registry - Useppa Island Lifestyles. See pages 36-37 Click the Image Below for the Digital Issue of DuPont Registry … [Read more...]
Useppa Island Holiday Wishes
Florida Real Estate Market Trends – Useppa Island Homes
Why buying Your Useppa Island Home - NOW - may prove to be a smart investment If you ever needed a compelling reason to buy your Useppa Island home NOW, take a look at the following Florida Realtors Residential Price Index. Read the Full Report Real Estate Market Trends Focus on Chart 2, Actual Price Behavior and Prior Trends. This chart depicts current values (the blue line) and where they would be (the dotted line) had Florida not experienced the severe market disruptions from … [Read more...]
Useppa Island – New Bill – Flood Insurance Relief for Waterfront Homes in Florida
Flood Insurance on Useppa Island The Current/Tampa Bay - November 25, 2013 Legislation that sent flood insurance premiums skyrocketing for some waterfront homes and is chilling part of the local real estate market will be reformed by the end of the year, an author of the law said Nov. 9. Homeowners and Realtors have been calling for relief from the stiff rate increases, organizing rallies across the nation, including last month in Tampa Bay, to protest rates that have increased by 600 percent … [Read more...]
Useppa Island Villa – 301 #A Useppa Island – Useppa Island, FL
Just Listed - Useppa Island Villa - 301 A Useppa Island Florida 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath and 3,130 square feet Coquina Cottage is built like a battleship but soft and charming to the eye. Featuring 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, plus office, this villa offers 270 degree panoramic views of the ICW, Pine Island Sound, the Useppa marina and sunsets over Cayo Costa. This home was completely re-engineered and rebuilt in 2005, including 150MPH siding, standing seam roof, impact glass + … [Read more...]
Useppa Island Opportunities – Great Exposure DuPont Registry
DuPont Registry posted as HOME OF DAY - View the listing. 308 Useppa Island is getting great exposure to potential buyers … [Read more...]