Jackie Cross's Blog

Smartwise energy efficient poured concrete home, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home features a large 30' x 15' solar heated screened pool for great Florida living, huge 32' x 10' covered porch, fenced rear yard, tile in main areas & baths, cathedral ceilings, all appliances, home is on pu...

Nearly new home East of US 1 in Port St Lucie,  easy drive to loacl beaches, convenient to restaurants, medical, schools, shopping (minutes to the Treasure Coast Mall), quiet secluded neighborhood. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage CBS home built by Renar has a great room plan, vaulted ceilin...

What a great long weekend for so many.  My husband and I have been out a doing some driving around and commented on how little traffic there was about the area.  Just wondering how everyone spent their holiday weekend.  Know many in this area are out on the water boating or at the beach.  We saw...

Beginning July 1st, Indian River Community College will be no more.... It will become Indian River State College.  With locations not only in St Lucie county but also 3 other surrounding counties, this education center has become an icon of our future growth.  I am constantly grateful for those w...

Well the good news is that the housing sales are picking up in St Lucie County, Fl. Though not much above the numbers sold last year at this time, May of 2007 sales were 315, May 2008, sales were 392.  Not a significant increase but not a drop backwards either.  We are seeing a great deal of shop...

Celebrating a sucessful closing I decided to stop in at the Golden Buddha and pick up lunch.  Food there is made fresh and fast (only 10-15 minutes).  So much better than stopping at the fast food drive throughs. And of course they threw in the normal after meal treat of fortune cookies. The fir...

     Promenade at Tradition Open House scheduled for Sunday June 22 from 1 - 3 PM.  This 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car garage end unit is light and airy.  Great room plan with upgraded kitchen, includig granite counters and all appliances, master suite has roman tub as well as a seperate shower, and l...

The rise of gas prices in the past year may have an effect that many have not considered.  Now with gas at over $4.00 a gallon (and that's regular) can people afford to continue to commute to outer areas.  Or would it be more affordable for them to buy in the area they work and save that money t...

The rise of gas prices in the past year may have an effect that many have not considered.  Now with gas at over $4.00 a gallon (and that's regular) can people afford to continue to commute to outer areas.  Or would it be more affordable for them to buy in the area they work and save that money to...

Located next to the downtown area of Tradition, Port St Lucie, Fl, the Promenade neighborhood has a lot to offer.  Tradition is a planned community with parks, pathways, shops, and businesses intermingled within the villages downtown areas.  The community maintains a laid back lifestyle while be...