Real estate agents brace for hurricane 

Michael Bowers, a Realtor in Sarasota, Fla., has seven homes under contract that are scheduled to close within days. Normally that would be cause for celebration. But today, it's cause for worry. Hurricane Charley is bearing down on the western coast of Florida, with Sarasota and other communities potentially in its path.

"I have some real high-end listings," Bowers said today, including a $3 million home on the bay. "I'm (thinking), 'Oh no, here we go.' There's a lot of concern. It's a nervous time.

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