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Pulte Home Corp. purchased 643.35 acres of agricultural land in Lakewood Ranch for $24 million.

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Apopka-based Finfrock Enterprises Inc. purchased a former Joe's Crab Shack 15,173-square-foot waterfront restaurant and the nearby Docks on Fifth marina property for a combined $7.25 million.

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