Real estate
November 23, 2020
Homebuyers are flocking to resort towns such as West Palm Beach, Florida. Image credit: Redfin
By Ellen Kelleher
Sales of vacation homes are driving a boom in the United States real estate market as affluents have more flexibility and time to make such investments worthwhile amid the pandemic.
{"ct":"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","iv":"617286a0abd6d4701eab89fe6100b695","s":"c5abda6c17aae134"}
Share your thoughts. Click here