Found 289 entries published by Brad Officer.
Looking for a home in Julington Creek in St Johns Florida? This is a great buy on this Short Sale. Between Durbin Creek Elementary and Fruit Cove Middle, this home is one of the most sought after school districts in Florida. Large open living spaces and a quiet, private outdoor space including a screened in Lanai.
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I'm always striving to deliver more value on this website. Being a more tech savvy agent, I'm almost obsessed with tweaking the site and analyzing the data and analytics from even the most minor changes. It's an ongoing trial and error that never ends (and never should).
One piece of data that I analyze almost daily is the click difference between waterfront searches. Oceanfront vs Riverfront vs Intracoastal to be more precise.
In the Jacksonville area, Riverfront Home searches far outweigh the oceanfront or beachfront search. Why is this?
My well educated guess/theory:
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Another completed short sale in Ponte Vedra Beach
This condo was directly across the street from the beach and only a few doors south from the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. Great location!
AHMSI was the mortgage company and they agreed to take less than was originally owed AND waived their right to collect the deficiency balance. This was a great relief to the sellers as the difference between what was owed and what was accepted by the bank was a very large amount of money.
This property sold due to its location, condition, price, and marketing. With our top web marketing plan we had a constant flow of inquiries from many places around the web as home shoppers found this property when doing their searching. …
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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.
Realistically, homes are selling at 30-50% off from their highs in 2006, however they are not selling at half price from today's value. If a home is listed on the market by an accomplished and professional REALTOR, chances are it's priced aggressively already. Can you purchase the home for less, probably in most cases, but often barely less. Realistically, you need solid representation to help you determine if the list price is a good deal or not.
Myth 2: …
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Let me just start by saying.....I'm a big fan of AHMSI short sales. They are easy to work with, they are relatively fast, and they are very reasonable on home values and purchase prices.
Why are they so good?
If you have AHMSI as your mortgage company, and you need to sell your home via a short sale, you should rest assured that you have one of the better banks for us to work with.
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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 home sold? Is it the market? Is it the condition of the home? Is it the location?
No, none of the above. It's your REALTOR. Your REALTOR's job is to market and sell the home in the fastest time for the highest dollar the market will bear. In order to market and sell you must create demand. To create demand the home must be marketed accordingly with the correct photos, videos, advertising online and off, and pricing aggressively. If all is being done correctly and showings…
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The answer is simple and cloudy: Forever....sometimes.
In the first three months of 2011, the average foreclosure in Florida took 619 days, according to RealtyTrac Inc. For the math challenged, that's just shy of 2 years. The calculation is from the time a home owner receives the Lis Pendens paperwork (you've been served) to the actual auction of the property.
619 days is average....that means some are much faster and some are much slower.
In response to the real question, I'd respond with, "It's time to take control of your situation and stop waiting…
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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:
How to choose the listing price? As your listing REALTOR, I provide a complete market analysis to the homes currently on the market as your competition and comparable homes that have sold recently. It's human nature to instantly start…
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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 the first quarter for a million or more!
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