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Jacksonville's New Construction is Drawing in Homebuyers
Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 11:45am. 5 Views, 0 Comments.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
There is good news about the outlook of the housing market, and not just for those who buy and sell homes, but for those who build them as well.
Two of the nation's top 50 best-selling neighborhoods are in the Jacksonville area.
One year ago at this time, we reported that new home sales were at a 10-year low in Northeast Florida, now they're on the way back up.
"We work hand in hand with homebuilders, and they are certainly seeing the up-tick as well, they are not worried about making ends meet, they can do this full time again," Realtor Howard Flaschen said.
Flaschen is noticing a steady upswing in home construction. The first real up-tick since the housing market unraveled. Two of the countries top selling…
Our Jacksonville Shortsale Success Stories Rock!
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 10:34pm. 45 Views, 0 Comments.
Jacksonville, FL Shortsale Success
Jacksonville, FL - At the Round Table we truly believe in People Before Property and hearing from our Customers and their successes gives us goosebumps!! Â We certainly love to help and we love to hear back that we exceeded expectations:
This note is something I am so extremely happy to write. I have bought
and sold countless homes over the years, but working with Howard has
been a great experience. Due to the unfortunate situation of the sale
this could have been a harrowing situation. I was forced to do a short
sale of my property, last year 2011. I had heard all of the horror
stories about how people are treated by lenders. How they are
requested to submit forms and paperwork time and time again, just to
be served with…
BREAKFAST AT TPC SAWGRASS
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 2:16pm. 58 Views, 0 Comments.
BREAKFAST AT TPC SAWGRASS
Ponte Vedra, FL -Â Real estate agents often work out of their car and
are also constantly meeting customers in locations near where they are showing
homes. I am no exception.
I needed a nice place to visit with out of town customers before heading out to see homes in Ponte Vedra one recent weekend morning. Panera was crazy busy and the local Starbucks was just a little too cramped. Lo and behold, I found out about a little known secret: The Players Club at Sawgrass has a dynamite breakfast and is open to the public!
All I had to do was drive up to the TPC gate and introduce myself. The guard simply took my license plate information and waved us in. Next, we meandered the beautiful community until we got to the…
The Housing Bottom is in
Sunday, January 1st, 2012 at 8:50am. 89 Views, 0 Comments.
The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in November rose to the highest level in a year and a half.
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Jacksonville, FL - The best reading on pending homes sales since a federal home-buying tax credit expired appeared to encourage traders on Wall Street.
 Still, the National Association of Realtors cautioned that a growing number of buyers are canceling their contracts at the last minute, making the gauge less reliable.
The Realtors group said Thursday that its index of sales agreements jumped 7.3 percent last month to a reading of 100.1.
A reading of 100 is considered healthy. The last time the index was that high was in April 2010, one month…
Why Diana Olick Is Wrong About Housing
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 at 9:24pm. 209 Views, 0 Comments.
My Ode to Diana
Jacksonville, FL - What is an ode? Â I have no idea if this is one but its a soapbox nonetheless and its a microphone directed at Diana. Â
Oh, Diana. Â What you fail to realize when you recount your numbers, when you go on TV and duke it out with the
 talking heads opposite you in the quatro-box or Joe's Octo-box is that you, and so many of the analysts, like Core Logic's people, S&P's etc. is that the housing market, does in fact, get local.  Super local.  Hyper-local if I may be du jour.  So local in fact that it boils down to James and Marie (names changed to defend the innocent).
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837671
See Diana, tonight you wrote about the 2 different housing markets and how they are correlated but you leave…
Winterize Your Home in North Florida?? Why, What, When and How?
Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 11:21am. 116 Views, 0 Comments.
You may have relocated to North Florida to avoid ever having to scrape ice off of your car windows, salting your sidewalk and shoveling snow from your home's driveway again.
While the last time I can recall seeing snow here in Jacksonville was in the late 1980’s when we made a one tier snowman, we do still experience freezing temperatures at times. You may consider performing a few of these maintenance tasks in order to keep your home in tip top condition; Especially if you are on the path to listing it for sale at the start of the New Year. Here are a few pointers of things you may consider with this rapidly approaching winter:
Irrigation, Hoses and Hose Bibs
Before the first frost you will want to follow these simple steps to ensure that…
So how affordable are homes for sale in Mandarin right now ?
Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 11:07am. 62 Views, 0 Comments.
So how affordable are homes for sale in Mandarin right now ? Well to start with lets pick a growing and popular area in Jacksonville Florida. Mandarin homes for sale have been pretty hot lately based on the amount of website leads we
 receive and homes that are currently under contract. Lets take this home as an example is in the heart of Mandarin and has over 2000 square feet of air conditioned space. Three bedrooms, two baths and a two car garage is a very nice size home. It looks to be nicely remodeled and very updated with its Interior Finishing. The home at this date is listed at $160,000.00 and based on today's average 30year mortgage interest rates from bankrate.com of 4.15% , that gives you a principal & interest amount of $758.32…
The Stats Continue to Support Jacksonville Real Estate Stabilization
Saturday, November 5th, 2011 at 4:05pm. 86 Views, 0 Comments.
August Stats Show Continued Improvement in Jacksonville Housing Numbers
NEFAR Announces August 2011 Real Estate Sales Results
Indicators point toward recovery: closed and pending sales up, inventory and new listings down, median and average sale prices increase, percentage of lender-mediated sales down.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) announces real estate market statistics for August 2011. Statistics encompass both single-family residential and condo sales.
Closed sales were up 1.5 percent year-over-year, coming in at 1,441 sales for the month. Pending sales popped in August, jumping 24.4 percent year-over-year to reach 1,744.
Inventory in August was noteworthy, dropping 32.2 percent from a year ago to arrive…
Buying a North Florida home isn't just about the home...
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 at 1:02pm. 151 Views, 0 Comments.
There are a lot of hoops to jump through
Financing just being one of them
Jacksonville, FL - Realtors dont just open doors for you, they link you up with professionals who will actually execute the gameplan so that the home will be yours...someday. Â Unless you're a cash buyer you also have to worry about financing your purchase and there may be no more critical part to the program than finding the best professionals, who speak the truth, and can live up to the expectations that they have set.
This is why its so important to take your Realtor's recommendations to heart when they present you with your choices of which financier to use. Â You are entitled to use anyone you'd like however when you mention the name of the intended bank, your…
North Florida Real Estate is Heating Up
Thursday, September 29th, 2011 at 4:08pm. 193 Views, 0 Comments.
North Florida Real Estate is Heating Up
Jacksonville, FL - You do not have to believe me. Â Shoot, if you need some negative news about the National Housing market? Just look up Diana Olick on CNBC for your fair share of melancholly. Â Want to know what's happening locally? Â Ask you friendly Realtor (or me if you dont have one). Â Ive been banging the drum that I was feeling the market starting to firm up and boy is it. Â Inventory is down around a third!! Â
Are more homes going to hit the market? Â You betcha but with rates this low and people still dying to relocate to Florida and not Miami the Top Right is starting to reinflate. Â Just today one of my buyer's had whittled it down to 4 homes that they're considering making an offer on but thats…