Today we look at the breakdown of active listings in32963 by property type in the five main price segments. The $250,000 to $500,000 segment leads all groups with 122 single-family homes, 101 condominiums and 6 lots, while the middle price segment, $750,000 to $1 million, has the lowest inventory of single-family homes (60), and the most exclusive segment, $2 million and above, has the fewest number of active condominium listings (9). The few remaining undeveloped lots in32963 are scattered across the five price segments and range in price from $260,000 on 926 Beachcomber Lane to $7.5 million for the parcel at 1940 South A1A.

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The Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County touches the lives of over 400 children daily.

Few organizations have a more positive impact on the lives of local children (9,000 and counting) than the Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County. From humble beginnings just ten years ago, the Club today operates three professionally staffed, fully-equipped facilities  promoting the health, social, educational, vocational and character development of Indian River youth between the ages of 6 and 18. In fact, thanks to generous community support, the IRCBGC is now the fastest-growing youth development non-profit in Indian River. According to the Club’s Strategic Plan, individual donations and fundraising events like the upcoming “Angels Help Our Kids Take Flight” Dinner account for 54% of the Club’s annual operating budget. With that in mind, you have a unique opportunity to help this worthy organization by attending the 9th Annual Angels Dinner. The event will be held February 24th at the Sun Aviation Hangar and Major Sponsors include John’s Island Real Estate Company and Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi of Melbourne. Sponsorships are available and tickets cost $225 per person. For more information contact Ronnie Hewett at (772) 299-7449.

Sailboats, powerboats and yachts fill the slips of the Vero Beach Marina (Photo: Robert Scully)

As the economy goes, so goes the boat business. The recent economic downturn meant declining boat sales, more marina slip vacancies and—in some extreme cases—even boat repossessions.  So, in what can only be interpreted as a positive sign involving one of the most discretionary of luxury purchases, the local boat market is enjoying a resurgence. TCPalm’s headline sums up the good news: More private boats seem to be heading to Treasure Coast waterways than in years past. Scripps reporter Tom Ivice travels to several local marinas and encounters optimistic dockmasters including Vero Beach Municipal Marina’s Director Tim Grabenbauer. “The boaters who are coming in are telling me that they saw more boats on the waterway than they have in the last three years,” says Grabenbauer, “To me that’s a good sign.” And while other Treasure Coast marinas struggled in recent years, Grabenbauer’s parting shot proves the resiliency in32963: “We’ve pretty much stayed near capacity in the 13 years I’ve been working here. We saw a little bit of a decrease in power boating the past couple of years, probably because of fuel costs, but the power boaters are coming back now.” More encouraging local boating news comes this week courtesy of Soundings which is reporting on “stability” and positive retail activity in Florida.

NYTimes: Indian River is one of the few corners of Floirda that still has roadside citrus stands.

New Year’s Day is the perfect time for waxing nostalgic, and that’s exactly what the New York Times did yesterday regarding the Florida that many of us knew decades ago. In a simpler time, when Florida was the undisputed global king of the citrus industry, roadside stands greeted visitors with fresh oranges, free samples and Florida souvenirs. “Before Interstate 95, Starbucks and Sbarro, roadside citrus stands lined nearly every major thoroughfare in Florida. They made buying local fun before the locavore food movement made it fashionable, but increasingly they are a dying breed.” But fear not, writes Damien Cave, here in Indian River County, “one (can) find the last handful of citrus stores that offer the stickiness and tart scent that once defined the state.” Ed Peterson’s family have managed Peterson’s Groves in Vero Beach for eighty plus years. When asked for the secret to his grove’s longevity, Ed says, “It’s my charm,” but his brother is quick to share the real reason, “We’ve worked hard; that’s what it is. We’ve refused to give up.” (Full Article and Slideshow)