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Jacksonville Real Estate

Home Selling Tip of The Week – The Garage

April 24, 2012

I’ve seen too many homes for sale that have garages piled with junk.  Boxes, give away items, garage sale items, and just your normal messy garage items. It’s of my opinion that you can draw a conclusion how a home has been cared for based on the garage.  Messy garage = deferred maintenance house.  Clean [...]

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Spring 2012 Jacksonville Real Estate

April 23, 2012

Spring is here for the Real Estate market in Jacksonville Florida! Traditionally, Spring brings a lot of new listings followed by a flood of home shoppers.  Sellers are anxious to get their home on the market as one of the hottest home buying seasons is just around the corner.  This Spring follows the traditional trend, [...]

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What to do if Behind on Mortgage Payments

March 23, 2012

Bad news first:  It is so difficult to catch up on late mortgage payments. The good news:  If you have the income, your mortgage company may work with you to help you catch up on the payments. More bad news:  It’s not that easy to get your lender to help….even if they have the ability [...]

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2012 The Year of the Short Sale

March 6, 2012

Based on the recent RealtyTrac year end report, it appears short sales are up and bank owned real estate sales are down.  Statewide, short sales were up 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with the same time in 2010, while bank-owned sales were down 32 percent.  REO down 32%! One big explanation [...]

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Is Now a Good Time to Buy Florida Real Estate

March 1, 2012

Short Answer is YES! Top 8 Reasons to Buy Florida Real Estate in 2012:   Be like Buffett:  Buy when others are fearful.  In a recent interview, Warren said he’d like to buy up a “Couple Hundred Thousand” single family homes!  Warren Buffett CNBC interview for buying up single family homes. Prices are Fragile:  Floridians [...]

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Florida Bill to Speed Up Foreclosures

February 29, 2012

Average time a Foreclosure takes in Florida:  600+ days!  That’s a snails pace! Proposal SB 1890 is one step closer to becoming law in Florida.  And it’s a good thing in my opinion. Two Major Changes this Bill aims to Change: Speed up Foreclosures:  Any lien holder, 1st mortgage, 2nd, HELOC, etc., could file for [...]

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Short Sale Listing Not Selling

February 28, 2012

I constantly scan the market in the hottest areas of town and hottest private communities in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra.  I’m looking for the best deals and the best houses.  It’s an easy process.  Either the home is attractive inside and out and it’s priced well enough that I want to see it…..or it’s not. [...]

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Banks Want Short Sales Not Foreclosures

February 27, 2012

Everyone comes out ahead in a Short Sale!   Sellers:  Avoid the F word…..Foreclosure!  Sellers get a respectable way out of a home they can no longer afford or a home they are being relocated from and can’t afford to rent it out. Don’t be an upside down, reluctant landlord who is subsidizing the rent [...]

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How Soon Can I Buy a Home After a Short Sale

February 24, 2012

TOP Question of the week…..asked by no less than 6 people this week:  How soon can I buy a home after I short sale this home? First off, it’s worth noting that buying a home after a short sale is much easier and sooner than after a foreclosure.  I beg home owners to not “walk [...]

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Waterfront Homes Under $500k in Jacksonville

February 23, 2012

This is a list of Waterfront Homes For Sale in Jacksonville under $500k.  This list is pulled from the MLS as “Navigable” waterfront.  A word of caution:  Navigable is defined as having the ability to launch a boat and get to a major waterway like the intracoastal, the St Johns River, or the ocean.  Often, [...]

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8072 Timbermill Road For Sale Timberlin Park

February 23, 2012

Culdesac, Large Preserve Lot, All Brick, and Very well cared for!!! This house is a rare find.  It has everything BUT a pool, and is in immaculate condition.  The backyard is very large as this is a pie shaped culdesac lot.  The view is nothing but preserve offering much privacy for your family cookouts.  I’d [...]

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The Waterfront Home Everyone Wants

February 22, 2012

The Waterfront Home in Jacksonville Everyone Wants: Good Location:  Ponte Vedra, Atlantic Beach, San Marco, Mandarin, or Ortega.  Family Sized:  3000-4000 Square feet. House:  4 bedrooms, 3 baths newer home built within last 10 years OR a home that has been completely gutted and updated to today’s standards Pool with hot tub 3 car garage [...]

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How to get absolute top dollar for your home for sale

February 15, 2012

A NO Nonsense Guide to Get Top Dollar!   Hire Top Tier Talent:  A professional Realtor, meet Brad Officer Jacksonville REALTOR, will be honest with you about the market, the price of your home, and the condition.  They will also market your home better than 99% of the other Realtors out there.  Think I’m wrong:  [...]

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How To Short Sale

February 13, 2012

How to Short Sale? Contact a Short Sale REALTOR.  A good, professional REALTOR who has been doing short sales for a few years can quickly help you determine your short saleability.  CAUTION: Most agents have done very few short sales and most did not want to do short sales until it became half the real [...]

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Suntrust Short Sale Successful Closing Jacksonville Florida

February 9, 2012

Job Relocation Short Sale with Suntrust The banks are starting to get more realistic on the housing market and short sales.  People move for a variety of reasons but it’s almost always due to a life change: Job relo, marriage, divorce, growing family, empty nesters, loss of income, gain in income, etc. None of these [...]

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Wells Fargo Short Sale complete – Jacksonville Short Sale

February 8, 2012

Another Wells Fargo Short Sale completed in Jacksonville! Condos have seen the worst of the loss in value.  That’s my opinion, and not statistically researched yet.  I rarely am involved in a short sale of a condo that has anything more than 50% current market value vs. amount mortgaged.  This particular condo short sale was [...]

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Too many homes are outdated and in disrepair

January 26, 2012

#1 Home Buyer Frustration:  Can’t find a home that is updated, properly cared for, and priced appropriately. Why is this so hard? There are SO MANY home buyers currently shopping for homes, and they can’t find a home.  They have cash in the bank for the down payment.  They have already been pre-approved for a [...]

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Jacksonville waterfront homes – Views from the field

January 16, 2012

I love that I get to see so many great views on a near daily basis.  Why would you not want to wake up with this in your backyard? This home is another great buy on the St Johns river in Jacksonville Florida.  Like so many riverfront homes that are closer to town, this one [...]

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Avondale Home For Short Sale

January 16, 2012

Avondale Home For Short Sale! Great Bungalow just hit the market for sale in Avondale.  Within 24 hours of pushing the big green GO button on our marketing machine, we had already generated 4 showings on this excellent home. Top 6 Reasons to See This Avondale Home Before it’s Sold Location: This home sits right [...]

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2012 Jacksonville Real Estate Predictions

January 3, 2012

The Jacksonville Real Estate market will continue to improve. Improve means more sales, it does not mean increase in prices. Jacksonville real estate prices continue to decline. Less declines in the low $100k – $200k range  (this price point is HOT!) Faster and more declines in the $300k+ range As unemployment in Jacksonville currently remains [...]

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