ocala florida: Do you look forward to winter? - 10/13/08 09:22 AM
Here in Ocala Florida we really do look forward to winter. Today is October 13, the beginning of the dry season. Hurricane season ends in late October and the dry season begins about the same time. The dry season will last until mid May with low humidity and not much
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ocala florida: A Yankee's Guide to Ocala Florida - 03/25/08 09:46 AM
I moved to Ocala Florida in the summer of 2004 from the western mountains of Maine. I'm very familiar with the long range relocation process. As a matter of fact one focus of my real estate business is helping people like myself move to Ocala from some place that's just
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ocala florida: Looking for Pictures of Ocala on line? - 11/21/07 10:48 AM
Are you thinking of moving to Florida? Maybe you're considering Ocala. Ocala has the second lowest median home price in the state. Our property taxes and home owners insurance is lower than most areas in Florida. We have less traffic and a lot less crime than other parts of Florida.
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ocala florida: Ocala Real Estate Market Report for October 07 - 11/21/07 10:09 AM
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ocala florida: What happened to the Ocala real estate market? - 10/24/07 07:17 AM
What happened to Ocala's red hot real estate market? Well in many ways we have returned to normal. For a couple of years Ocala was one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. We are now experiencing a much needed correction. The reason for this real estate frenzy was two
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ocala florida: Ocala weather report for October 2007 - 10/16/07 02:25 PM
Well October isn't exactly fall here in Ocala Florida. We do however begin to cool down. The day time temperatures are now in the mid 80's and the nights in the 60's. Later in the month we can leave our doors and windows open for fresh air and to escape
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ocala florida: BARKITECTURE, an exhibition of custom dog houses - 10/08/07 12:06 PM
Barkitecture is a combination of my two favorite subjects, dogs and of course houses. Barkitecture is an art exhibit of custom dog houses to support the Marion County Humane Society. It is another project of the Marion Cultural Alliance similar to their now famous Horse Fever exhibition. The Horse Fever exhibition
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ocala florida: What's selling in the Ocala real estate market? - 09/24/07 03:18 PM
What's selling in Ocala? What's HOT : Houses under $100,000.00 are hot and accounted for 20% of sales in August. The $100-200,000.00 range is hot accounting for 56% of sales in August. The 55+ communities are doing well especially south of Ocala. The area of Southeast Ocala adjacent to the Historic district.
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ocala florida: Ocala weather report for September 2007 - 09/13/07 07:12 AM
As you may know if you're read my previous weather posts, I don't actually predict the weather. After all no one gets paid so much to be wrong so often as a weatherman. Instead I give folks thinking about relocating to Ocala Florida a general idea of what the weather
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ocala florida: Ocala and Marion County Florida Scenic Roadways. - 09/11/07 04:03 PM
Florida is best known for it's sandy beaches and palm trees but there is another Florida. A Florida of gently rolling hills, huge live oak trees and magnificent horse farms. This is a list of the scenic roadways of Ocala and Marion County Florida. County Road 475-A, also known as Shady Road
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ocala florida: Ocala has not just one but two magazines! - 08/27/07 11:05 AM
A great way to get to know any area before moving there is to read the local newspaper or see if the city of your choice has a magazine. Ocala has two magazines, Ocala Style and Ocala Magazine. Both are surprisingly sophisticated for a small city like Ocala with only 45,000
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ocala florida: Ocala Real Estate Advise for Sellers ........Try Thinking Like a Buyer. - 06/29/07 03:43 PM
If you're having trouble selling your home here in Ocala try thinking like a buyer. By stopping for a minute and putting yourself in the buyers shoes you might get a better perspective on how to sell your house. You are now a sales person. Just like the owner of a store you
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ocala florida: The Ocala International Airport - 05/29/07 04:54 PM
It may be hard to believe but Ocala does have an airport. The Ocala International Airport to be exact. Now we don't actually have major airlines. Scheduled air service was discontinued in the early 1980's after Eastern and Allegheny Commuter Airlines terminated their operations here in Ocala. With competing airports like Orlando and
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ocala florida: Historic Down Town Ocala Florida - 05/01/07 03:24 PM
Ocala is one of the few cities that I've seen since I moved to Florida that actually has a formal down town complete with a town common. Now I'm from New England where every small town has a common. Town commons date back to colonial times and were intended to
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ocala florida: Ocala Florida Weather for April 2007 - 04/03/07 03:28 PM
This is for all those people up there in the Great White North waiting for spring. The only help that I can offer is MOVE to OCALA FLORIDA !! As I sit here writing my blog in my shorts and bare feet it's 86 degrees. Now that is unseasonably
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ocala florida: Marion Oaks to Get Sidewalks - 03/30/07 06:11 PM
Marion Oaks was built without sidewalks and that over sight will be rectified in the not so distant future. The original developer laid out wide 2 lane boulevards with tree studded grassy meridian dividers but didn't install either sidewalks or many street lights. A recent article in The Ocala Star Banner goes
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ocala florida: Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Florida Termites - 02/23/07 04:02 PM
Its termite swarm season again. Termites cause $700,000,000.00 in damage each year here in Florida. Despite this scary statistic about half the homes in Florida have no form of protection. I'm one of the unprocted myself. I'm from New England and just don't worry about termites or poisonous snakes for
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