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Let our family with generations in the real estate business here in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine put our real estate experience and local knowledge to your advantage. Learn tips for buying and selling your homes, condos, townhomes and land in Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach. Get the inside scoop on what is happening in Real Estate in Duval County and St. Johns County.
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It may be time, for a variety of reasons or circumstance, to change your living arrangements and go from a large home to a smaller one.  A daunting challenge on a good day, and there are many things to consider.  Think about the furniture you have, and what to keep, what to sell or give. If you ...
09/03/2014
No one in Louisiana asks now if they need flood insurance! The painful truth is that regardless of where your home is, you need flood insurance if your community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Some homes are high risk, some are low, but regardless of where you live,...
09/03/2014
“Honey, look at that great old house,” says the charmed spouse. “Probably has termites,” replies the less enthusiastic partner.  “Hey, what about this new build on this street?” “But it looks just like all the others, there’s no character,” sighs the old house lover. But the New House, But the O...
09/01/2014
Flip the channel on your television and you will see multiple shows on remodeling, everything from DIY projects to professional designers and even contractors.  Most people have seen several ideas that have sparked the urge to investigate remodeling for themselves. But Where To Begin….?   Have a ...
09/01/2014
You may want to, or simply need to, sell your current home.  Pricing will make a great deal of difference in the process.  Not pricing so high that you are out of the market range, and not so low that you loose money at the closing table is a difficult balancing act that has been played out ever ...
08/31/2014
 Staging your home…..  There are television shows on doing it, even professional services that will come in a do it for you.  What you want to know is, ‘is it really worth it?’.  Simply put, done well it will absolutely make a positive difference.  Done poorly, it will detract rather than enhanc...
08/30/2014
Looking for a good school can seem daunting. Not to worry! There are really only 10 basic things to look for in a good school. Great Expectations Studies have consistently shown that when parents and schools have high expectations for student achievement, students respond by meeting those expect...
08/27/2014
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08/24/2014
  Marsh Landing has an experienced a betterment in the market just like Ponte Vedra Beach (website) in general. There was a drop of 16.9% to a YTD absorption rate of 6.05 months. So Marsh Landing (visit here) is just now entering a "balanced market". However, if sales progress continues then it c...
08/24/2014
  National Foreclosure Statistics Summary Inventory is down 35% from June 2013. That is 32 consecutive months with year over year decline in foreclosure inventory (check this out). Florida is still ranked as #2 State with the Most Foreclosures. Northeast Florida Distressed Property Summary There ...
08/23/2014
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Let our family with generations in the real estate business here in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine put our real estate experience and local knowledge to your advantage. Learn tips for buying and selling your homes, condos, townhomes and land in Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach. Get the inside scoop on what is happening in Real Estate in Duval County and St. Johns County.