As many of the participants know - I have long been one of RealEstateWebmasters bigest advocates.  Yesterday, in a very draft fashion - I moved my www.DaveAbernathy.com site from being a Point2 site to one the REW's new Limited Edition Custom sites.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes before the sites lead capture systems start to generate leads.  Over the coming weeks I will be adding content and blogging on a number of platforms to see how much effort it will take to get this site back to placing in my market area and see how many more leads it generates from the Point2 site with a framed IDX that the site had previously.

I am planning on focusing on the Palm Beach Waterfront Condo market first with condominium properties from Palm Beach to Juptier Island.  After I start to place for the condo markets - I will start targeting the Luxury Country Club communities like Admirals Cove and then the Waterfront Communities.

I will try and post updates here as I see how the new site performs.

Thanks,

David Abernathy
Technology Advisory Council - Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate
Business Manager - Waterfront Properties & Club Communities
Advocate - RealEstateWebmasters website solutions
Owner - Ocean 30 Marketing Group

There are 17 properties which have sold in Jupiter, Florida for over $500,000 since the beginning of the year. On the Loxahatchee River, 5 properties have sold ranging from $677,000 to $2,700,000. In Abacoa, 5 properties have sold ranging from a home in Mallory Creek for $589,595 to a home in Valencia for $1,175,000. The Ritz Carlton Golf Club & Spa has 3 properties which sold ranging from $1,000,000 to $1,600,000.

Other areas where properties have sold include:

• 1 home in Jonathan's Landing which sold for $690,000
• 1 condo on Jupiter Island which sold for $1,043,000
• 1 home in Jupiter Farms which sold for $566,000
• 1 home in a Jupiter oceanfront community which sold for $752,000

In the past ten days, 22 new listings have come on the market in Jupiter, Florida. On the Loxahatchee River, 5 properties have come on the market ranging from $515,000 to $4,500,000. In Admiral's Cove, there are 4 new properties ranging from $745,000 to $1,825,000. There are 3 new property listings for Jonathan's Landing which range from $629,000 to $1,599,000.

Other areas with new listings include:

• 3 in Jupiter Farms ranging from $599,000 to $1,495,000. 
• 3 beachfront condos ranging from $600,000 to $2,750,000
• 1 in Jupiter Country Club for $1,475,000
• 1 in Jupiter Hills for $1,800,000
• 1 in the Ritz Carlton Golf Club & Spa for $4,475,000

One of the great parts of my job is the opportunity to work with many of the best Realtors from across the country.  Today I have the chance to spend time with Derek Myers of Key Real Estate in the Pittsburgh PA area.

Derek was sharing with me that buyers in his market area, unlike Florida, tend to search more by school areas than subdivisions.  Some of the schools that are in the market that their brokerage supports include: North Allegheny Schools, Seneca Valley Schools, Mars School District, Hampton and others.

If you are looking for a brokerage to help you with your real estate transaction in the Pittsburgh PA area the team at Key Real Estate bring you experienced agents, a Mortgage Service and have a tight relationship with a Law firm that is all there to make your transaction sucessfull.

For more information about North Alleghney homes for sale contact:

Derek Myers
Broker
Key Real Estate
(724) 934-1250

Watching the Super Bowl tonight and here comes the Cars.com ad - http://www.spike.com/video/carscom-david/3105091

Well I am hoping this spikes the traffic to my sites!!!

I am spending the evening updating several sites in hope of more traffic...

David Abernathy

or

Dave Abernathy

Thanks - I am hoping for the best...

David Abernathy
Business Manager
Waterfront Properties & Club Communities
Ocean 30 Marketing Group - founder
(561) 628-0128

Bear Quarters

Today I had the chance to meet with the developer of Bear Quarters in Winter Park Colorado.   It is interesting to find in today's market what you can still purchase as a fractional ownership for under two hundred thousand dollars.

Here is a sampling from the site describing the area.  -  Great for me is I have been invited to go see the project.

Long a quiet hidden secret, Winter Park is the last ski resort area in Colorado to be developed. Winter Park has two ski areas: Mary Jane and Winter Park, home to Intrawest's ski resort. Long before Winter Park became a world class mountain resort and venue for both winter and summer activities, it was famous as a silver mining town, and boasts a lively and colorful past. Remnants of the mining past dot the surrounding area.

In the summertime many front range residents visit the town to escape high temperatures since Winter Park is usually 20°F (6°C) cooler, being that Denver sits about 5,280 feet above sea level and Winter Park is above 9,000 feet.

Winter Park is a very community-oriented place. Many events are scheduled year-round, such as mountain bike racing series, golf classics, 5 mile run/walks, Blues festival, Annual Alpine Art Festival, Fraser River Days and Lumberjack Show, music festivals, rodeos, folk and holiday festivals, concerts in the park, bicycle and foot races.

Fishing streams, lakes and ponds
Fly fishing, miles of fish filled river to fish brown, rainbow and brook trout

Hiking, biking, national destinations

Hiking for every skill level. Some of the most beautiful scenery, common to see deer and elk and moose

Winter sports
Skiing, snowboarding, tubing, snowmobiles, ice fishing

Golfing
As a golfer you will enjoy the condition of the greens on many of the local courses, but what really drives the quality of the golfing in this area is the relaxed atmosphere. So after fishing, hiking and biking you can go shoot a round.

Other Activities:
Photography, birding, sleigh rides, summertime concerts, musical festivals, weekend events at the Winter Park parks.

 More later as I learn more...

For more information contact:

Tony Solo
(561) 632-4906

This builder has pulled out all the stops!!!

Caplino Homes For Sale - Lafayette Indiana

Caplino is one of Lafayette Indiana's top communities.  It is located on the west side of town off Highway 52 just past Klondike schools and the Elk Golf Community.

For more information contact:

Paradise Valley is a 16-square-mile, upscale community located in the central valley adjacent to Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ.  There are close to 7,000 homes in this luxury community with the majority being single family homes.  All the single family homes are on 1 acre plus lots with the exception of the cluster housing located in resort-zoned areas.  The prices for homes in this community range from $1 million to $20 million.  To learn more about Paradise Valley homes for sale visit the Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty website.  

For more information contact:

Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty
(480)287-5200

LuxuryRealEstate.com Announces Global Award Winners at Fall Conference
SEATTLE - (Oct. 15, 2008) - On Oct. 11-14, nearly 200 luxury property experts met in Philadelphia for the 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia. In addition to the discussions of successful strategies and reports on current market conditions, more than a dozen LuxuryRealEstate.com members were honored with awards during a banquet on the final evening of the event.  

The following is a partial list of the prestigious Luxury Real Estate awards and their recipients:

Best Brand Integration: John Daugherty, Realtors

Best Overall Marketing Package: Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty  

Most Innovative Marketing Technique: Waterfront Properties and Club Communities  

Best Web Site - Design: Rimontgó (www.rimontgo.es)  

Most Outbound Referrals: Gibson Sotheby's International Realty  

Best Print Marketing: Harry Norman Realtors  

Most Valued Partner - MVP: Unique Homes (www.uniquehomes.com)  

Extraordinary Philanthropist: Tim Murray, Alain Pinel Realtors  

Lifetime Achievement Award: Lois Schneider, Lois Schneider Realtor  

The next LuxuryRealEstate.com event is the 4th Annual International Conference. and it will be hosted in Paris on Jan. 21-23, 2009. For more information on this upcoming event, visit  Luxuryrealestate.com/conference

About LuxuryRealEstate.com LuxuryRealEstate.com is the most-viewed luxury real estate Web site in the world. The Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate network includes 1,912 of the world's finest real-estate companies with properties in 98 countries. Participation is strictly invitation-only by CEO/Publisher John Brian Losh. In Ultimate Homes' 2008 issue, the network represented more than twice the number of top 1,000 most-expensive properties in the country than any other network. The Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate network is governed by the Board of Regents.