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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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Asking Price is NOT Market Value

December 9, 2010

Question of the Week:   How much is my home worth? Every week I get this question, and my response is almost always less than the owners anticipated.  It’s very easy to look up all the asking prices within a neighborhood, but those are asking prices only. A property is only worth what buyers are willing [...]

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Short Sale Tip for Home Owners in Jacksonville Florida

January 8, 2010

Short Sales are very complex and take everyone working together to finally get an approval from the Banks.  To learn more about short sales you can go to our Short Sale Information Guide. A trend has started to emerge within the Short Sales that we have been negotiating.  The banks, for what ever reason, have [...]

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2010 Real Estate Predictions

January 6, 2010

In the past month there has been numerous real estate predictions from hundreds of sources.  Economist, local papers, national papers, National Association of Realtors, local realtors, mortgage brokers, talk show host, etc.  Just about everyone of them fall into one of 3 categories: The Prices are going down The Prices are stabilizing The Prices are [...]

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Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Waterfront Home in Jacksonville Florida

November 29, 2009

Choosing where to live is all about lifestyle choices.  Most home buyers choose where to live based on their location to several key places:  work, schools, and friends and family. Jacksonville is a unique city in that there is an opportunity to live in just about any location in the city and either be near [...]

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Do Open Houses still Work?

July 3, 2009

YES!  Absolutely . Most agents will tell you no, but they absolutely work! Even the Wall Street Journal agrees. Top 4 Reasons Open Houses Work in Jacksonville: Statistics: National Association of Realtors survey of 2008 home buyers.  Get ready for this, 48% of all home buyers in 2008 attended Open Houses while searching for a [...]

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Real Estate Agent in Jacksonville

June 28, 2009

Looking for a professional Real Estate Agent in Jacksonville, FL to sell your home? In today’s home market, selling a home requires a competitive nature and a professional real estate agent. You must have  a competitive nature in that your home for sale in Jacksonville or Ponte Vedra needs to be more attractive than your [...]

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Jacksonville RE/MAX Agent

June 12, 2009

Jacksonville RE/MAX Agent Ready to sell a home in Jacksonville?   A RE/MAX agent should be your first phone call.  To sell a home in Jacksonville you need the Marketing which creates traffic (Potential Buyers).  My motto:  Traffic = Sales. With the RE/MAX marketing exposure, your choice is an easy one.  A short list of [...]

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Jacksonville Homes For Sale – Price Slashing

June 7, 2009

Jacksonville Homes For Sale Lead the Nation in Price Slashes! This is not the best news! Based on a recent Trulia study, Jacksonville tops the nation in price cutting with 36% of all homes that get listed for sale, end up dropping their price.  This tells me those homes were over priced when they were [...]

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Do It Yourself? Sometimes a Bad Idea!

June 6, 2009

This past week I visited several Homes for Sale in Jacksonville. While walking through the houses, my buyer client and I both noticed several Do It Yourself projects gone bad! The Do It Yourself craze has been great.  We all have updated and upgraded our homes while saving money and learning some handyman skills.  Unfortunately, [...]

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Curb Appeal is Crucial for Selling a Home in Today's Jacksonville Real Estate Market

May 28, 2009

Jacksonville Real Estate Curb Appeal Examples Curb Appeal is crucial in today’s Jacksonville Real Estate Market.  It is imperative for your home to stand out as it competes against all the Short Sales and Bank Owned Homes/Foreclosures.  The correct curb appeal can make such a BIG difference in the value and sale of your home.  [...]

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Selling a Home in a Buyers Market – Jacksonville, FL

May 27, 2009

7 Tips to Sell a Home in a Buyer’s Market . Expectations: Set them appropriately.  Homes take longer to sell in this market, but they ARE selling.  Is your home waterfront?  Waterfront homes in Jacksonville are always in demand, but competition is higher so set those expectations towards longer times on the market. Professional Jacksonville [...]

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REMAX Agent in Jacksonville

May 25, 2009

I’m a REMAX Agent in Jacksonville, FL. When you are ready to sell a home in Jacksonville, a REMAX agent should be your first phone call.  To sell a home in Jacksonville you need the best Marketing which creates the most traffic (potential buyers) to see your home.  More prospects = a Sale of your [...]

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Target Your Jacksonville Home Buyer

May 23, 2009

Marketing is one of my passions. I read about it, study it, and take action on it.  I stay on the cutting edge of real estate marketing as I think every Professional Jacksonville Realtor should.  One of the biggest key ingredients in any successful marketing project is knowing your target customer. Who will Buy your [...]

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Sellers compete with Short Sales, Foreclosures, and Bank Owned Homes

May 22, 2009

If you are selling in this market, you are competing against Short Sales, Foreclosures, and Bank Owned Properties in just about every community within Jacksonville.  Understand this: It’s about a 99% chance they will beat you on pricing! So how do you compete?  Simple- Be a Better Value! Jacksonville Real Estate Agent – Jacksonville waterfront [...]

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Short Sale Help in Jacksonville

May 16, 2009

Help is Here for your Jacksonville Short Sale . Good news is coming out of Washington this week for Jacksonville Home Owners.  In efforts to speed up the Short Sale process, the government is working with mortgage companies to streamline the often tedious event. The Wall Street Journal states, “The government will pay mortgage-servicing companies [...]

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Jacksonville Open Houses – Do they actually work?

May 14, 2009

. Absolutely Yes! I’ve heard every argument against the validity of Open Houses in Jacksonville, FL.  I’ve heard the argument from rookie agents and seasoned agents.  I’ve even heard the argument from Jacksonville Home Owners. I’m not sure what started the fall of the open house.  Many Jacksonville Real Estate Agents claim, “They just don’t [...]

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Sell A Jacksonville Home with Better Terms

May 6, 2009

If you have a home to sell in Jacksonville or the surrounding areas, you already know the Jacksonville real estate market is tough.  To sell your home with so many competing properties, sometimes you need to offer better terms that would attract more potential buyers.  (Don’t forget, you are motivated to sell) You may have [...]

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Jacksonville Home Sellers – Don't be a Chicken!

April 30, 2009

If you have a Jacksonville Home to Sell, don’t be a chicken! Fact of life:  Life moves on. People accept better jobs, get relocated, lose a loved one, lose a job, have more children, get a better job, etc.  There are endless reasons why you may need to sell a home. If you do need [...]

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ALL Sellers are Motivated in this Market

April 29, 2009

Jacksonville Home Owners – Motivated to Sell . A look through the long list of homes for sale on MLS today revealed an interesting trend.  I’ve started to see listings that state, “Not a Distress Sale”. I can understand the Realtor wanting to note that the home is not a Short Sale, but in my [...]

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