Where has all the water gone? You think with all this rain we are getting the drought would be over but nature does not work that way. This is a problem that has been coming for many years. It is the battle of the developers versus the land. We must be responsible and take care of our greatest natural resource, our water and the Florida Everglades.  Odd numbered houses can water on Wednesdays and  Saturdays and even numbered houses on Thursdays and Sundays. You can run your sprinklers from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. and hand water with a hose from           5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Your hose must have an         automatic shut off valve attached to it. The new change is that now you are allowed to wash your cars and boats anytime. You can now also pressure-wash your house, driveway and sidewalks at any t... 07/25/2007

 I wrote a post last week about little things we can do to help live a greener and healthier lifestyle. I promised to post the recipes we use for cleaning in our home. Here are some of the recipes that we use for healthy and natural cleaning solutions. These are very inexpensive, will save you money, not harmful to children, pets or the earth and help to reduce the toxins that are being released into the atmosphere.   Don’t be fooled by all the commercials you see on TV that the cleaners are safe! If you can not drink it, it is not safe. The best disinfectant is white Vinegar. It is 5% acid and is very effective in killing bacteria.    One of the biggest problems we are facing today in our environment is the over use of germicides and anti- bacteria products. Do not use anti- bacteria ... 07/25/2007

Wellington Fl Real Estate may not be what you saw in the last few years but if you have been living here for any length of time you can recall that they market now is almost the way it was 7 years ago. Well, it took about 6 to 12 months to sell your home in the day! Markets go up and dip then go back up again. In Wellington Florida Real Estate the days of naming your price and having bidding wars is over. The inflated prices are coming down. Sellers that are realistic about their asking price will Sell their homes! There are buyers who need to buy and sellers who need to sell. According the Regional Multiple Listing Service here in Palm Beach County is shows that today there are 1458 properties for sale in Wellington Florida. The price ranges are from $149,000 to $ 2,699,000. You can ge... 07/23/2007

Wellington Florida Is All About South Florida Living In Style!  Wellington Florida is located just 14 miles West of famous Palm Beach! Hey, how's that for getting close to the stars! You can be at the beach in about 20 minutes from Wellington Fl. We go to the beach at least twice a month. After all, why live in Florida if you don't go to the beach! Tourists come from all over the world to bask in the sun on our beaches so why should we not partake? So make sure to make yourself a promise that when you move to Wellington Florida you will go to the beach often. And if you already live in Wellington, grab your loved ones and head to the beach this weekend! See what you have been missing! Right in your own back yard! It is great to live so close but yet not right on the beach because we hav... 07/23/2007

Wellington Florida is a community of people who enjoy the country style lifestyle, the great rated A Schools, the immaculate parks, the equestrian and community center events and activities. We are all asked to conserve our water usage during this drought. We as a community have done well in that area. The Village posts a sign at the entrance of our town stating that the daily home use is suggested to be at 290 gallons per day of water use. Well, I am happy to report that we have been averaging well under the recommended amount. It looks like the usual amounts have been around 240 gallons per day of usage. This shows the commitment of our community to do it's part in saving a very vital natural resource. What are some other things besides the obvious that you can be doing on a daily bas... 07/22/2007

Imagine living in an upscale gated community in sought after Wellington Florida. Homes in this community start in the high $500,000's for resales to over $3,00,000. Transeastern Homes is the current builder in Versailles. Construction started in 2003 and is ongoing today. New construction prices began at $800,000 and up. You can buy a resale home or a new construction home today. The entrance and ambiance of Versailles are extremely appealing. Versailles is located on State Rd 441 North of Lake Worth Road in Wellington.       When you live in Versailles you get to enjoy amenities that include a grand entrance and winding roads lined with green Palm Trees that welcome home each day. The community is divided into different sections of smaller island type settings. Let loose on the basketb... 07/20/2007

HOMELAND Wonderful gated Equestrian community. Close to Mall, Turnpike & Show Grounds. Great Schools & Horse Trails. Homes range from 4-6 Bedrooms.Considering the location, close to all major Hwy's shopping and A rated schools, plus the fuct that the village offWellington is considering to accept moving the location of the winter equestrian show just west to Homelandthis is REALLY an undervalued community, i think great future is there!!  07/20/2007

  For all your real estate needs in Wellington, Florida call the experts- Zeev Greenstein 561-317-0274                                                                                                 Harvey Friedman 561-866-2111http://www.wellington-realty.com 07/20/2007

Our local paper here in Wellington, Florida just printed an article about how they are now losing money because Real Estate Agents and Builders are not placing ads like they used to. And they are wondering why? Aaaah, like Duh! Here are just some of the reasons: How about the bad media coverage about how 'bad' the market is, how the prices are going to keep dropping and how buyers should not buy right now! How is that helping the market and why should I pay for ads when they are printing this doom and gloom? It is like shooting myself in my foot to spend money on a medium that is defeating the whole purpose of my ads! How about the fact that over 50% of the people in our area are no longer reading the newspaper and are getting their news online? Why should I spend good money on ads in m... 07/20/2007

The Publix grocer opened a walk in medical clinic in the Courtyard Shops in Wellington Florida. This is the first walk in clinic in Wellington Florida. It is called, " The Little Clinic". The address is: 13880 Wellington Trace, Wellington, Florida. The hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., 8:30a.m. to 6:30 on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Sundays.  In fact this is the first walk in clinic of this kind  by a retailer in Palm Beach County, Florida. There is no need to make an appointment. You just walk in and wait your turn. I can bet it will not be as long as your turn is at the emergency room in the hospital!  You will also save a lot more money going to this walk in clinic. The best part is that the fee to be seen is only $59. This is a great savings for people ... 07/17/2007

Living in Florida it is imperative that we are all prepared for Hurricane Season. How well prepared are you? We took inventory and made a list of what we still needed. It is always better to have a plan and be prepared even if a storm does not come this year. The people who are not prepared lose the most and also seem to whine the most that they do not have water to drink or food to eat. That is why we are told to have our houses in order and stocked with the items that are needed during and after a storm. Then you can just complain about how hot it is!  But not that you are thirsty! We have never had to stand in those water lines because we fill up our water jugs way before a storm comes. II just received a mailing from our bank about being financially prepared in the case of a hurrica... 07/16/2007

   The new Wellington Library in Wellington Florida is scheduled to re-open on July 21, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers will include County Commissioner Jess R. Santamaria, County Administrator Bob Weisman, Wellington Mayor Tom Wenham, Library Advisory Board Chair Regis Wenham, and Library Director John J. Callahan III.The branch has been under construction for over a year now. There was a library here in the same location but Wellington expanded to a much larger library. It has been interesting to watch the progression of the building progress especially for the kids.   The branch is located at 1951 Royal Fern Drive .The library has been expanded from 8,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet.Features:   • Increased access to computers: 30 Internet and word processing computers in th... 07/16/2007

Well, at least here in Florida it is! When I was asking my awesome Allstate insurance agent and friend, Erica Clark about why these quotes are so high, she responds, " Hey, this is Florida!" Each one of my kids knew the rules in my house and did not like them one little bit and that was you do not get your own car until you are 18! Wow, what a tough mom! Oh well, it was my rule. So now my youngest daughter turned 18 and wanted to buy her own car. I was very impressed that she saved up $1500 all on her own to buy a car. I did not want her to buy one of those all run down cars that you see for sale on the side of the road. We went to the same Chevy dealer that I went to for my son's car. Tirzah even wanted to be on the loan all by herself. Instead of telling her I knew she would not quali... 07/11/2007

 This mother discovered her son has unusual strength. In fact, he is so strong that when he gets mad he can take out a tree,  he just knocks it down, roots and all!    And here he is checking out the damage!   Not!  Just kidding! Nestor has a great senses of humor and thought you would get a laugh out of this! Actually it is one of our trees in our front yard that was blown down by Hurricane Wilma.  I came across these photos this past weekend as I was cleaning out one of my desk drawers.   07/10/2007

 Even though it rains every afternoon here in Wellington Florida we can still get up early and head to the beach and catch a few rays of sunshine before the rain comes pouring down.    We enjoyed Saturday at the Beach this weekend. Thought you might like the photos of the beach, come on down to Florida and buy a second home! It takes us about 20 minutes to get to the Boynton Beach State Park Beach in Florida from Wellington Florida.  We like this beach because it is clear of litter, has showers and bathrooms and a concession stand. It also is a life guarded beach. There are beaches closer to us but this one is our beach of choice.    07/09/2007

We woke up Wednesday July 4th here in Wellington Florida to cloudy skies. It looks like RAIN! And Rain it did! All day long! Personal Fireworks were banned this year because of the drought we are having here so we didn't buy any fireworks this year. Our 4 year old son was very disappointed that we were not going to light up his favorite little tanks. "But we have the Village fireworks tonight." I told my son. Well, that is if it ever stops raining! It kept on raining. We had to even turn our office computers off because of the thunderstorms and lightning. So Tristan, our 4 year old goes over by our patio door and prays," Please Jesus make it stop raining so I can see the fireworks tonight." At 7:00 p.m. it stopped raining! The faith of a child! So we headed on over to Pierson Park Welli... 07/06/2007

You will not find Historic Homes in Wellington Florida.  Wellington Florida's Real Estate is Fresh and Desirable.   Here is an old photo of C.O.Wellington, the founder of Wellington, Florida. Wellington Florida's land started getting developed in the 1960's but most homes here were built from 1979 to the present time with new developments being built.  C. Oliver Wellington bought all the land in what is know today as the Village Of Wellington in 1951.  His vision was to create a planned unit development. Mr. Wellington was from New York but he loved Florida and would come down to Florida as often as he could. The road in Wellington called ‘Flying Cow Road’ is named after Wellington’s initials. It was all farmland back then with farmers living here. This area had the world’s largest Stra... 07/03/2007

I was interviewed by our local real estate and legal newspaper, the Daily Business Review, for an article they were writing on the impact of some potential zoning changes might have on the local real estate market. I am sure that my real estate blogging and Localism presence helped me to be selected, thank you Active Rain!.. The original article was going to cover a more broad view of equestrian real estate in South Florida, but a hot topic changed the focus of the story at the last moment. Here is the article for those of you who are interested.Zoning ReportWellington’s equestrian future at stake May 18, 2007 By: John Pacenti Janie Coffey This is the place where Prince Charles played polo. Bruce Springsteen’s daughter rides competitively during the season, along with other glitterati.... 05/20/2007

Phelps Media Group announced May 3rd that Stadium Jumping has finally announced the site of their new horse show facilities. After months of guessing, waiting and wondering, the equestrian public can rest easy now that the Winter Equestrian Festival and National Horse Shows will not be leaving Wellington.  Stadium Jumping, Inc. has paired up with Wellington Preserve and will be building a world class, nearly 200 Acre, equestrian facility.  The equestrian community, Wellington residents and many others have been sitting on pins and needles for months not knowing if the world renowned Winter Equestrian Festival was going to stay in Wellington.  The event has been produced by Stadium Jumping for nearly 30 years in Wellington.Many parties had to come to an agreement to solidify the deal inc... 05/07/2007

Before any Loan Officers, Mortgage Brokers or Mortgage Bankers get their tail feathers in a an uproar please read the post first.Many perspective clients don't really know how the mortgage process works.  They think you fill out an application and thats about it.  However, what goes on after this takes place really separates the men from the boys.  (sorry ladies I did not mean to leave you out).As many of you  know I run a mortgage company in West Palm Beach and from time to time I have the pleasure of interviewing perspective Loan Officers or Mortgage Brokers.  One of the biggest questions and as it should be is what is the split?  To many Loan Officers/Brokers fall into the "Believe everything you read" category.  They come in expecting a 90% - 100% commission and pay a small fee to t... 05/02/2007