St. Johns County Durbin Crossing - buy now and save thousands! - 11/30/10 05:21 PM
For anyone considering buying a home in St. Johns County, Florida, we just received some great news.  
One of the builders in Durbin Crossing has just announced that they will pay off the CDD bond IN FULL for all sales in Durbin Crossing.  This is approximately a $25,000 payoff and it's worth even more when you factor in the interest savings over the remaining 25 years on the bond!
Located off Racetrack Road between I-95 and State Road 13, Durbin Crossing is ideally located between downtown Jacksonville and historic St. Augustine and very close to all the great shopping and recreational … (0 comments)

OmmWriter - Software to help bloggers write better blogs. - 11/30/10 04:12 PM
 
I imagine it happens to everyone. At least everyone who writes creatively or blogs on a consistent basis. It certainly happens to me.
And I find it very frustrating... to the point that sometimes it causes me to become unproductive throughout the day even when working at tasks other than writing.
I'm not talking about writer's block.
I'm talking about writer's distractions. Those annoying little things that occur naturally all around us that draw our attention away from the place we want and need to be focused.
Whether working from a home office which I've done for the better part … (0 comments)

Confessions of a Short Sale Agent: I Already Hate Your Bank - 11/28/10 10:22 AM
Many thanks to Tni LeBlanc for allowing us to re-blog this... Tni passionately expresses how we and many other short sale listing agents feel and how hard we fight to get the banks to come face to face with reality.
Via Tni LeBlanc REALTOR® Santa Maria Homes Central Coast:
Confessions of a Short Sale Agent: I Already Hate Your Bank
I know you hate your bank.  They've taken you through hell.  You're thinking about:
•·         That crappy loan and the insane interest rate adjustment•·         The no-doc loans they sold that sunk your neighborhood home values•·         The robo-call reminders to make your payment on … (1 comments)

Have Prices hit bottom in the Jacksonville Real Estate Market? - 11/23/10 02:11 PM
Have prices for Jacksonville real estate hit the bottom yet? Hardly a day goes by without someone asking for my opinion.
 
I know that they don’t really expect me to have the answer.  They’re just looking for another opinion and since they know that I study the market carefully, they want to factor my opinion in with all the others.
 
The truth is that nobody knows if the price on any particular house is at the bottom.  Most people know that the vast majority of houses will actually sell for less than the asking price but that’s not really … (0 comments)

Video of Luxury Home for Sale or Rent in Jacksonville, Florida - 11/18/10 10:21 AM
Beautiful custom built home on freshwater canal in St. Johns Landing Estates with private community access to the St. Johns River. Keep your boat in the canal or in the driveway. This home has 4 private balconies overlooking the water, grand curved staircase in foyer, impressive 23 foot ceiling in the foyer and family room, formal living room or office, formal dining room, incredible 1st floor master suite, game room + more.
This is a beautiful custom built home designed for this lot to maximize the almost 200' of water frontage. This home is built on a freshwater canal, and literally … (0 comments)