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Jacksonville Realtors

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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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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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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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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Stonehurst Short Sale – St Johns FL Real Estate

December 17, 2011

CR 210 Short Sale in St Johns County – Stonehurst More house for the money, great schools, every amenity possible.  These are reasons so many residents of Jacksonville choose to move just a little south to County Road 210 in St Johns County. This home is currently priced at an aggressive $159,000, and I anticipate [...]

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Almost 2000 Jacksonville REALTORS have left the business

December 10, 2011

In 2007 Jacksonville had 7300 licensed real estate agents who were members of the local MLS board.  That’s a lot of local Jacksonville REALTORS running around.  Those numbers do not include all the builder and developer agents who were not active as “general real estate agents” as they were just representing the builder or developer.  [...]

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Jacksonville Real Estate Sales Graphs

October 24, 2011

Supplied by Zillow, these graphs show Zillow’s home value index for Jacksonville, FL and the number of sales in Jacksonville over the last 10 years. Clearly you can see  the housing bubble of both value and number of homes sold during the bubble years.  We are getting down so low in price that many economist [...]

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7 Myths About Jacksonville Real Estate

July 28, 2011

        Information is flowing from every angle about the local and national housing market.  Some of the info is good and some is completely false.  This is an attempt to debunk some of the more prominent Myths on the local Jacksonville Real Estate Market. Myth 1:  Homes are selling at half price. [...]

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Problems with Listing Prices Too High

June 13, 2011

You drive past these homes everyday on your way to work.  You see them everywhere you go in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra.  It’s the home for sale that’s been for sale F O R E V E R.  The only thing that has changed is usually the real estate company’s sign. So why hasn’t the [...]

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How to Choose the Right Listing Price for your Home for Sale

June 10, 2011

If, and only if, the house going on the market will be correctly marketed:   The right listing price will create 3 items EVERY home seller should want: Showings:  The correct listing price from the beginning will generate showings at almost day 1 and will continue until the property receives offers and then goes under [...]

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Sell a home in Foreclosure

June 9, 2011

Question of the week: Can I sell my home if I’m in Foreclosure? Answer: Absolutely you can sell your home once in Foreclosure! In Florida, your foreclosure begins once you have been served papers which is technically called Lis Pendens.  This is the legal notice that your lender is bringing a law suit against you [...]

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Million Dollar Jacksonville Home Sales Are Up

May 13, 2011

It was only a matter of time before we started seeing a bounce in the luxury real estate category in the Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra areas, and it looks like now is the time. Million dollar home sales in Jacksonville are up 42 percent year over year in the first quarter.  37 homes sold in [...]

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Jacksonville Home Values 2011

May 5, 2011

Jacksonville Zillow Home Value Index Jacksonville Home Values – Interactive chart Real estate values in Jacksonville have been declining for years, and 2011 looks to be holding steady with the trend.  Several reports are out stating that we are back to 2003 values. Home Buyers:  Should you buy a house in 2011? That’s an easy [...]

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Jacksonville Waterfront Real Estate Report

April 15, 2011

When it comes to market demand for Waterfront Homes in Jacksonville, the numbers don’t lie.  The numbers discussed in this waterfront report show that demand for waterfront is still very strong.  Buyer’s may be looking for great deals and best in class homes, but who can blame them?  I want a deal and the best [...]

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Six Mistakes that Home Sellers Make

April 13, 2011

(The picture above is an actual home in Jacksonville, on the market several years ago. The picture was taken at the appointment showing time.  The picture serves as an example of what NOT to do.) Selling a home in Jacksonville?   Avoid these 6 mistakes: . Pricing for Yesteryear: Too many home sellers are caught up [...]

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