Found 289 entries published by Brad Officer.
These are some of the best properties that have just hit the market in the Jacksonville area. Great homes and ready for new owners!
Have a look through and let us know if you'd like to see any of these in person. Cheers!
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We have a meeting of the minds as to what our predictions will be for the next calendar year. This year was no different. We started compiling our list, and made sure to include the "no shit Sherlock" predictions as well as the more "huh - not so sure about that one" predictions.
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Why we believe 2017 is the move up year.......
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If there has ever been a time to capitalize on moving up, this is the time!
That's right, make your MOVE UP in 2017 and benefit by both selling high and buying low. How can that be?
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As home owners, we are all concerned with the values of our homes. Obviously we'd love if the values always went up, but that hasn't always been the case in the month to month housing market in the Jacksonville area. Anyone who lived through the housing and stock market crash in the 2007-2008 timeline can certainly attest to the fluctuation in home values.
Here we are many years removed and many percentage point increases over the lows of 2012. Many areas of Jacksonville and the surrounding areas have seen great increases in values while others have seen very slow increases or even flat to borderline decreases.
It all comes down to your Econ…
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Wow! Check out this video on the depreciation and returning appreciation of our Jacksonville real estate market. Very impressive!
One note to point out: A slowing of appreciation. The data is pointing to strong appreciation running up to now, but it's showing a slowing in appreciation which is exactly what we've been talking about in the last few weeks on our radio show: Real Estate 911 with Brad Officer.
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Millennials: the buzzword to end all buzzwords. 
They’re constantly in the news. Every business from grocery stores to car companies have been asking how to best work with, understand, and market to Millennials for years.
This group, composed of people 18 to 35, is drawing attention to themselves again by making up the largest percentage of current homebuyers.
This isn’t actually breaking news. Millennials have made up the largest portion of homebuyers for the last three years, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Millennials make up 35 percent of homebuyers compared to just over 25 percent for Gen X. Younger Boomers and Older Boomers make up the lowest percentage, each making up…
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As a home owner, it's often difficult to figure out which direction to go when selling your home. You probably know a handful of Realtors in Jacksonville and may even be close friends with a few. That can make the decision of who to choose when looking to sell your house very difficult. In fact, we've run into situations where home owners have called us to ask if we could sell their home without agent XYZ finding out (which is near impossible). ....mostly because they don't want to hurt the agent's feelings.
IF you were choose the wrong agent, several possible consequences could be the result:
1. The wrong Realtor could leave WAY too much money on the table.
2. The wrong Realtor could take too long to sell and cost you more in added…
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Buyers aren’t just looking for their next house; they’re looking for their next home. However, it can be hard to see that the house, which has been home to you, might not look like home to a potential buyer.
There seems to be a fine line between making a home look livable and not just lived in. This is where the concept of staging a home comes in. An open house should show a prospective buyer the possibilities of living in that space without making them feel like they’re intruding. For this reason, extensive personal items, photos, and mementos should be limited when staging your home.
According to the National Association of Realtors, the median price to stage a home is $675.
Realtors who represent buyers report that their clients are…
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Looking for a pool home in Mandarin? Isn't everyone! Well you've found it: 5210 Julington Creek Road is listed for sale!
All the details, price, map, loan payments, etc. are here
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