Sherry Armstrong's Blog

There are only 100 days left for first-time buyers to qualify for the $8,000 federal first-time home buyer tax credit. In order to qualify, the transaction must close before 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2009. Don't wait on the sidelines and miss this opportunity.  Even though you have 3 months, in ...

Yes, after many months this fixer in a great location fell out of escrow and seller reduced the price.  Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath fixer on the beachside, just minutes to the beach, stores, shopping and more! Shingle roof, concrete construction, north orientation.  Motivated seller says bring in an o...

Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 23 percent in the second quarter, year-over-year, according to the latest housing statistics from the Florida Association of Realtors. Statewide, 43,125 existing homes sold in the second quarter, up from 35,008 in the year-ago period. That's t...

Lovely 3 bedroom house located in area of established homes and offers formal living room, spacious family room kitchen with eating area, separate dining room, screened lanai (15 X 15), mature landscaping and 2 car garage. Located near schools, shopping, conveniences and only minutes to the beach...

Wilbur-by-the-Sea is a small community nestled along the Atlantic, south of Daytona Beach.  It is a quiet residential, unincorporated area without a condo or hotel, but with stunning beachfront homes, on a no-drive part of the Daytona Beach (these are protected sand dunes which provide a natural ...

Volusia County recently won a state Department of Community Affairs' Planning Excellence Award, recognizing the county's Smart Growth Initiative efforts which resulted in an Environmental Core Overlay (ECO) Map.  The effort involved extensive collaboration in identifying the county's most environ...

Some new listings arrived in my inbox this week for golf homes in and around Daytona Beach and I am astounded at the low prices and great buys available.  If you've ever dreamed of living on a golf course where it's warm, sunny, and you can play almost every day of the year, this is the place - a...

The Villages of Royal Palm is an award-winning, maintenance-free lifestyle community in Port Orange, Florida just east of Orlando and south of Daytona Beach on the East Coast of Florida, voted one of America's 100 Best Master Planned Communities, by Where to Retire Magazine. The gated community o...

The Florida Assn. of Realtors has announced the Face of Foreclosure Project, aimed at gathering as much meaningful information as possible on this monumental, complex problem. "Florida Realtors are launching the 'Face of Foreclosure' website, www.floridafaceofforeclosure.com, in an effort to bett...

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has made their database of tax data available to the public - visit their site, LincolnInstitute.   The database is a comprehensive source of information about finance in every state and many municipalities. Users can manipulate the database to compare propert...