Second Shelters

These States Were The Hottest Spots For Lake Homes in 2022

By Candy's Dirt / January 2, 2023 /

Pipes and roadways have frozen plus air travel is a mess. Thoughts of sugarplums have passed. Now visions of warmer weather, sunset watching from your boat, and the lake home lifestyle are dancing in your head. The analysts at Lake Homes Realty, the country’s largest lake real estate brokerage, have reviewed more than 50 million…

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Betty White, Living For Free in Alaska, And The Biggest Second And Vacation Home Stories of 2022

By Joanna England / December 30, 2022 /

As interest rates rose in 2022, so did the cost of purchasing a second home. Naturally, this led to a slow market for second and vacation homes, one that left some ambitious disrupters cutting staff and budgets in the third quarter. However, second homes and vacation homes — especially those in desirable locations — are…

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Looking For a Getaway? Survey Says Florida is The Top Location For Vacations

By Candy's Dirt / December 23, 2022 /

When people are looking for a place to get away from it all, Florida is the top state they turn to, according to a new study. The Sunshine State receives, on average, 155,110 searches from vacation-goers every single month. In addition to visitors from other states, more than 10 million overseas tourists visit the state…

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Putting Together Your Christmas List? Don’t Forget to Put a Lake Home on There

By Candy's Dirt / November 15, 2022 /

North Texans are making their lists and Santa is checking is twice, but who is going to find out if they were naughty or nice by getting the lake home of their dreams this holiday season? Thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth residents are searching for lake homes, and LakeHomesRealty.com did some digging to find out what…

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Fractional Ownership Company Pacaso Now Offers a Second Home Specialist Certification

By Candy's Dirt / November 7, 2022 /

Pacaso, the embattled company that offers fractional ownership of luxury vacation properties, just announced the launch of its Second Home Specialist Certification program right after the company laid off a significant portion of its workforce. The new program, heralded in a press release, will allegedly give agents the knowledge and best practices they need to…

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