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st augustine real estate: Ocean Palms Neighborhood Tour and Homes FOr Sale (Anastasia Island homes for sale and St Augustine real estate) - 11/21/11 10:04 PM
OCEAN PALMS HOMES FOR SALE AND NEIGHBORHOOD TOUROcean Palms features low maintenance concrete block home. Choose from a traditional single family residence or a maintenance free patio home and enjoy all that Ocean Palms has to offer.Ocean Palms is designed to be truly pedestrian friendly, featuring a complete sidewalk system throughout the entire community. You will be able to walk to everything--your home, the central community park, the river park and dock, plus the beach is only two blocks from our entrance.Enjoy a sunset or cast a line from our community dock, relax by the pool, or take a nature walk … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Real Estate Market Update July 12, 2011 by Sharon Stevens of For Buyers Only Realty of St Augustine, Exclusive Buyers Agent. - 07/12/11 08:52 AM
It finally appears seeds are being planted for a housing recovery. Fannie Mae’s monthly survey reported that Americans expect home prices to drop just 0.5% in the next year. Some reported this as a negative because a 0.7% price gain was expected last month. But other analysts see this as a bottom, and those surveyed agree, as the majority (69%) believe it’s a good time to buy a home.
A MacroMarkets LLC study echoed this. More than 50% of the economists, real estate experts and investment strategists polled said they expect a bottom for national home prices this year. Almost two … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: 5 Reasons NOT To Buy A Home (Sharon Stevens, St Augustine's ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent) - 06/21/11 02:52 PM
June is National Homeownership Month, but the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA), an organization of real estate professionals who advocate for home buyers, cautions that, for some, this may not be a good time to become a homeowner.
According to 2011 NAEBA President Michael Crowley, “A potential home buyer needs to seriously consider at least five reasons that home buying may not be the best choice right now.”  Crowley mentioned mixed economic indicators and the potential for the market to turn soft again to a point where first time home buyers could potentially lose their down-payment and time invested … (1 comments)

st augustine real estate: Old Sebastian Point in St Augustine by Mattamy Homes - 03/20/11 04:14 PM
Old Sebastian Point in St Augustine by Mattamy Homes
Old Sebastian Point is a brand new community being built by Mattamy Homes in St Augustine.  This will be a small intimate community of 87 homes.  Old Sebastian Point has a great location just off of Lewis Point Road near the St Johns County Government Complex....so it has easy access to either U.S. 1 or else I-95 via State Road 16. Perfect ifor commuting to Jacksonville or visiting the Malls on the Southside.
If you want to be close to the beaches....Old Sebastian Point is only a short 10-minute drive to … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Sharon Stevens with For Buyers Only Realty of St Augustine Explains What To Expect At Closing - 03/12/11 11:19 PM
Sharon Stevens with For Buyers Only Realty of St Augustine Explains What To Expect At Closing
 
When a home sells things may differ slightly from state to state, but as a whole the majority of the details remain the same.  Here is an idea of what you can expect at your St Augustine closing.
 
Depending on what state you reside in you may be closing at any number of locations.  For example, in some areas you close at a title office, in some cases an attorney's office and sometimes it may even be at one of the real estate … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: St Augustine Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Talks About Buying a Home from a For Sale By Owner - 03/11/11 10:49 PM
St Augustine Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Talks About Buying a Home from a For Sale By Owner
 
Many people are under the mistaken impression that a St Augustine real estate agent cannot help them if they choose to buy a for sale by owner home. In fact, nothing can be further from the truth! The truth is that a St Augustine home buyer needs an REALTOR even more when it comes to purchasing a for sale by owner property. This is for several different reasons.
 
First of all, for sale by owners tend to overprice their home when … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Explains Why Buyers Need Representation in a St Augustine Real Estate Transaction - 03/10/11 11:03 PM
Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Explains Why Buyers Need Representation in a St Augustine Real Estate Transaction
 
One of the most common questions that St Augustine home buyers ask is why do they need a real estate professional to help them buy a home? It might seem like it would be a lot easier to just go out on your own, drive around St Augustine and find the house that you're interested in. Many buyers do this and just call the listing agent directly to proceed with the real estate transaction. However, this can present a problem in some cases.
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st augustine real estate: How Hard Is It To Get Condo Financing? - Sharon Stevens, St Augustine Exclusive Buyers Agent - 03/02/11 08:52 AM
How Hard Is It To Get Condo Financing? - Sharon Stevens, St Augustine Exclusive Buyers Agent
The single-family market is really starting to take off now in St Augustine. The bottom occurred sometime in 2010 (average prices went up 3.5% in 2010) It seems that all the offers that I have made for my buyers in the last 6 months have turned into multiple offer situations.  This is especially the case wtih homes priced in the under $170,000 range or so.   But I have also seen this starting to happen in the higher price-points.
Are we going to start seeing some … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Top 3 Mistakes St Augustine Investors Make when Buying Foreclosures, by Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens - 03/02/11 12:11 AM
Top 3 Mistakes St Augustine Investors Make when Buying Foreclosures, by Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Foreclosures have the reputation of being very profitable investments for real estate investors. While that can be true, they can also be very dangerous investments where you can lose a lot of money. In this article, weíll go 3 of the most common pitfalls St Augustine investors make, so you can avoid these mistakes if you decide to invest in foreclosures.Pitfall #1 All Foreclosures are Good DealsThis simply isnít true. Foreclosures are often in terrible condition. For that reason, banks and the government are often … (3 comments)

st augustine real estate: St Augustine Real Estate Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Discusses Improtant Facts To Know about financing St Augustine investment property - 03/02/11 12:07 AM
St Augustine Real Estate Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Discusses Important Facts to Know About Financing St Augustine Investment Property . Receive the best type of loan for your investment property in St Augustine . It doesn't matter if your getting a loan for a rental property or another type of property in St Augustine that you are going to keep or one you fix up and flip for a profit. This exclusive series of reports will help you to discover the starting point in your journey for investment financing. READ EVERY WORD BELOW: Sharon Stevens Discusses How to Finance Your … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: St Augustine Real Estate Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Discusses Important Facts to Know About Financing St Augustine Investment Property - 02/22/11 09:54 PM
St Augustine Real Estate Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens Discusses Important Facts to Know About Financing St Augustine Investment Property . Receive the best type of loan for your investment property in St Augustine . It doesn't matter if your getting a loan for a rental property or another type of property in St Augustine that you are going to keep or one you fix up and flip for a profit. This exclusive series of reports will help you to discover the starting point in your journey for investment financing. READ EVERY WORD BELOW: Sharon Stevens Discusses How to Finance Your … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Buying a Vacation Home In St Augustine by Sharon Stevens, St Augustine's ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent - 02/22/11 01:49 PM
Buying a vacation home in St Augustine by Sharon Stevens, St Augustine's ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent If you've long dreamt of owning a beach house, country cottage or other second home to while away your leisure time, stop dreaming. With family incomes up, mortgage rates down and resort-real-estate prices depressed because of worries about possible changes in the tax treatment of vacation get-aways, this may be the best time in years to hang out that "Home Sweet Second Home" sign on your new vacation home in St Augustine.Contrary to the popular image of a second home in St Augustine as a … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Advide From St Augustine Real Estate Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens On How To Look At A Home - 02/19/11 11:25 PM
dvice from St Augustine Real Estate Buyers Agent  Sharon Stevens On how to Look at a Home
 
Every St Augustine seller wants you to buy their home.  They will try everything to convince you that their home is better than anything else you will look at.  So how do you narrow your selection?  Here are a few simple things to keep in mind when you need to weed out some of the competition.
 
You have to feel comfortable in a home, regardless of the fact that you don't own it- yet.  When you walk into a home for the … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: 3 Common Mistakes St Augustine Real Estate Investors Make When Buying Foreclosures - by Sharon Stevens Exclusive Buyers Agent - 02/18/11 11:09 PM
3 Common Mistakes St Augustine Real Estate Investors Make When Buying Foreclosures - by Sharon Stevens Exclusive Buyers Agent Here is a list of the top three common mistakes. St Augustine Real Estate Investors Make when Buying Foreclosures.Those who invest in real estate overwhelmingly agree that foreclosure are the best deals going as far as making money. Though often true, they can be dangerous investments where you might lose large sums of money. We'll go over 3 of the most common pitfall ,in this article When investing in St Augustine foreclosed properties you can keep from making these mistakes.The first mistake … (2 comments)

st augustine real estate: St Augustine Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens' Guide to Buying a Home in St Augustine for the First Time Home Buyer - 02/17/11 08:52 PM
St Augustine Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens' Guide to Buying a Home in St Augustine for the First Time Home Buyer
Buying a home for the first time can seem like an overwhelming task. Youíre making the biggest financial decision of your life, and there is so much to consider. It helps a lot to understand the process from beginning to end. In this article, Iíll walk you through the entire process of buying a house in St Augustine so that your entire home buying experience will go more smoothly.Step #1  Getting Your Mortgage Pre-ApprovedAs we both know, lenders arenít nearly as … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Tips On Managing Risk In The St Augustine Real Estate Market by Sharon Stevens Exclusive Buyers Agent - 02/16/11 10:12 PM
Tips To Managing Risk In The St Augustine Real Estate Market by Sharon Stevens Exclusive Buyers Agent
Investors have a hard life. Rising insurance rates, legal liability, security concerns and increasing interest rates may not be actually conspiring to give them early heart attacks, but it can seem that way. Managing risk in St Augustine is in a large part, all about how to lower uncertainty by dealing appropriately with those and other stress factors.Start by exercising common sense and gathering as much information about the St Augustine real esate market and the general economy in addition to the specifics on … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: Three Quick Tips About Hiring a Contractor in St Augustine by St Augustine Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens - 02/14/11 11:01 PM
Three Things you should Know About Hiring a Contractor in St Augustine, by St Augustine Exclusive Buyers Agent Sharon Stevens
In this article, we'll go over three necessary things you need to know about working with contractors to guarantee the most cost-effective, most timely, and highest quality work.
 Tip one - Be Extraordinarily Express
When you are asking for a bid or when you are talking about a job with a contractor, be extraordinarily really explicit about what you're trying to find.
 After you have concluded on a number, you need to also be very meticulous about being explicit in what … (1 comments)

st augustine real estate: Number One "Trigger" to Quickly Get a Buyer to Make an Offer on Your House in St Augustine by Sharon Stevens - St Augustines ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent - 02/13/11 10:44 PM
Number One "Trigger" to Quickly Get a Buyer to Make an Offer on Your House in St Augustine by Sharon Stevens - St Augustines ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent
What is it exactly that sells a house? Is it the price? Is it design? Is it the kitchen, bedroom, or the bathroom? In reality, it's none of these. What really sells a house are the buyer's emotions. In order to sell your house quickly, it's very important to learn to trigger your buyer's emotions. Based on years of experience in the [Profile.market2] real estate market, here I'll share with you some of … (1 comments)

st augustine real estate: Home Loans in St Augustine Florida - By Sharon Stevens, St Augustine's ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent* - 02/12/11 09:07 AM
Shopping For a Home Loan in St Augustine Florida - By Sharon Stevens, St Augustine's ONLY Exclusive Buyers Agent*
 Next to shopping for the home in St Augustine itself, shopping for the home loan can be just as cumbersome. For such a large amount of money, you want to make sure you are getting the best deal possible.
Loan Elements
There are four key elements of your home mortgage payment: the principle, interest, taxes, and insurance. The principle is the amount of money that your are borrowing, less any down payment made. The interest is the cost of borrowing, expressed as … (0 comments)

st augustine real estate: What You Can do to Help Your St Augustine Home Inspector - By St Augustine's Only Exclusive Buyers Agent, Sharon Stevens - 02/11/11 11:33 PM
What You Can do to Help Your St Augustine Home Inspector - By St Augustine's Only Exclusive Buyers Agent, Sharon Stevens
So you have decided to get a St Augustine home inspector check your home. That’s a smart choice. And, of course, you want to get the most out of this hired professional’s services. But, wait. Before going out there and scrutinizing your St Augustine home inspector’s work, maybe you should start with yourself first? What is your role in all this? What do you have to do to make your St Augustine home inspector’s work easier and therefore make your … (0 comments)