Jacksonville Florida Real Estate Blog

The Jacksonville real estate market, like many around the country, has been plagued with misinformation, scare tactics and the constant assurance from the industry that "things are really picking up."  It is no wonder the Jacksonville real estate consumer doesn't know which end is up. We believe ...

Thank goodness they are in the process of passing another stimulus package and are releasing the remainder of the old one. It's great that they are throwing more money at the bad decisions being made by banks.  (No not really, that is dripping with sarcasm) The too big to fail argument doesn't fl...

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We get this question a lot in reference to some of the real estate websites that are relatively new on the scene.   These websites attempt to assign a value to a particular property.  While these websites definitely have their positives, the value assigned to a property can be problematic for buy...

This is a question that every home seller in Jacksonville should ask before signing on the dotted line. And by including photos I do NOT mean the one shot of the front of the home from across the street. I mean enough pictures to get the buyer in your front door. There should be multiple interior...

This is one of my favorite topics.  Whether you are buying or selling a home, never do it without a home warranty!  Just like any kind of insurance, home warranties are not perfect creatures.  But they can save you a boatload of money if something breaks. The reason this topic has made it here to...

Real estate is a tough world.  Having been in the corporate world for years before going into real estate, I find that it is much more difficult to have a successful career in real estate, but much more rewarding for me personally.   Real estate agents do not get paid unless your closing happens....

We've heard so many times in our career, "because we don't want to deal with problems we want to buy a new house..."  Unfortunately,  that is not the way it works.  New homes, as a rule, have many more problems than re-sales.  Part of the problem is that builders often hire the cheapest subcontra...

More good news for the Jacksonville real estate market this week!  For the third week in a row the pending to active ratio for the Jacksonville area has gone up!  There are 48 more homes under contract  this week than last.  There are still less than 10,000 active listings in the area down from a...

It's another chilly morning in Jacksonville.  Sitting here drinking my third cup of coffee, I started thinking about how happy I am that I added a woodburning fireplace when we were having our home built.  The builder was putting in a gas fireplace, but I insisted on woodburning.  I love sitting ...