ponte vedra beach: Beaches Home Sales UP 27% Year Over Year, Jacksonville, FL
- 12/16/12 08:42 PM
Our local Beaches area includes: Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, & Ponte Vedra Beach in the greater Jacksonville, FL market area. Our sales have rebounded this year wonderfully, to the point we are all looking for sellers who are prepared to price and present their homes correctly to sell in this market.
Here are the single family home figures, followed by the condo figures:
*Market Update
Residential
Units
Condominium Recap:
November 2012 vs November 2011
(year over year)
New Condo Listings to the market are slowing down 16%
Huge increase in Sold Condos for Nov. 2012 … (3 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Best Christmas Lights, Jacksonville, FL
- 12/12/12 07:23 AM
This is the time of year when it's so much fun to drive around and look at holiday light decorations! I have friends who used to hire a limo so we could enjoy some beverages while on the tour. These were reader submitted, I do recall some of the best displays are in the older areas of town, where the homes sit on LARGE lots, and the families honor the annual tradition of putting up lights.
Enjoy!
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/2012-12-12/story/where-see-jacksonville-areas-best-christmas-lights-and-decorations
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ponte vedra beach: Burger King Celebrates 55 Years! 12/6-12/9/12
- 12/04/12 12:33 AM
How long has it been since you had a Whopper?
It's been a while for me, I started "eating clean" this past summer (and lost 15 pounds!) and the only purchae I've made through a drive thru has been a yogurt parfait. Still, I remember LOVING these....
Burger King will be offering their signature Whopper sandwich for just 55 cents, 12/6-12/9, with the purchase of another Whopper sandwich.
Seasonal Whoppers include:
● Angry Whopper: Topped with thick-cut, hardwood-smoked bacon, melted Habanero cheese, jalapeno slices, spicy onion petal, red ripe tomatoes, lettuce and “angry” sauce, served on a toasted sesame seed … (1 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Looking For A Job?
- 11/03/12 09:50 PM
This information was included in the local Florida Times Union & I wanted to pass it along, as I know there are still plenty of people job hunting. Check the website, and if the process requires you to submit your resume, review it to make sure you have no typos before you submit.
Wells Fargo is in the process of hiring more workers at its 62 branches in Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay and Baker counties.
Wells Fargo spokeswoman Kathy Harrison said Monday that the bank has more than 50 openings in those First Coast branches. The bank plans to … (5 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: NEFAR Releases August 2012 Sales Figures
- 10/16/12 01:42 AM
I love that my association provides this data, as well as more detailed reports; it is certainly helpful when speaking to any prospective buyer or seller!
NEFAR Releases August 2012 Real Estate FiguresNo shift in 2012 trends: inventory in normal range; number of sales and prices up year to date; sales taking place faster.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors announces real estate market statistics for August 2012. Statistics encompass both single-family residential and condo sales, combined.There were 1,516 closed sales; a 1.7 percent increase year to date. Of that number, 914 were traditional sales and 602 (39.7 … (1 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Sea & Sky Spectacular, Jacksonville Beach, 10/20-10/21/12
- 10/16/12 12:22 AM
It's that time of year again, and the Beaches turn to host the Sea & Sky Spectacular! We'll have aircraft practicing towards the latter part of the week, so prepare your households (parents, kids & pets) for the noise booms we have not heard for the past two years.
Be prepared for road closures during the latter part of the week (see link for more details), as well as parking restrictions. On the days of the event, we have a ton of traffic, so please be patient; coupled with road closures, and parking lot closures, it makes more sense to many … (2 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: New Year's Day Polar Plunge, Jacksonville Beach, FL
- 01/10/12 12:18 AM
I have friends who have done this every year, and they love it. I, being from NJ originally, hold firmly to the theory that you should only go into the Atlantic Ocean between Memorial Day & Labor Day, and New Year's Day CLEARLY does not fall into that window.
I may consider it as a way to welcome 2013; let's face it, at least our water temps are still in the 60's down here, compared to the northern states!
Jacksonville Beach Polar Plunge
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ponte vedra beach: Jacksonville Beach to Mickler's Landing Bike Ride, 11/20/11
- 11/20/11 08:08 AM
Since I still have the Cannondale for test riding, I decided to ride from my area to Micklers Landing, a nice 20 mile loop this morning.
You would, at first glance, consider Jacksonville to not be very cyclist friendly, and the city is indeed working on that; I prefer to stick with either roads that have nice wide bike lanes (usually the newer or more recently improved roads), or, my beach routes where you have lower levels of automobiles, and you share the road with other cyclists, runners, etc.
Today, I took a route to to Ponte Vedra Boulevard, and that … (3 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Showing Feedback - Are You Professional About It?
- 10/01/11 01:48 PM
The exciting Saturday night of an active Realtor, entering feedback for the past few days showings while I catch up with my BFF Tivo!
I try my best to be professional and honest without too much criticism of the houses I show.
Why?
Many agents simply forward the feedback to their sellers, and I don't want to be overly negative; after all, this could well be the house of their dreams, where they raised their kids, celebrated holidays, brought new babies home from the hospital and new spouses. They welcomed friends and family. They build a life here.
They called it … (10 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Sunrise, Jacksonville Beach, FL
- 09/15/11 04:16 AM
This is the video I shot with my HTC Sensation HD phone this morning on the beach - you can see some surfers' heads bobbing in the water - a few caught some good rides this morning.
If you want to see this every morning, I can help you get your oceanfront view, or close to the beach home so you can walk or bike to the beach. Great homes at great prices and close to the beach!
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ponte vedra beach: NEFAR Announces August 2011 Real Estate Sales Results, Jacksonville, FL
- 09/14/11 11:38 PM
Once again, these are the kinds of press releases and reports we get from our local association; I would appreciate any and all feedback as to what kinds of information you get from YOUR local association. This is part of what our local dues pay for, and if we are not taking advantage of it, we are missing out on some fabulous education we can share with buyers, sellers, and the general public.
Indicators point toward recovery: closed and pending sales up, inventory and new listings down, median and average sale prices increase, percentage of lender-mediated sales down. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. … (2 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: REO Home Sales, Beaches, Jacksonville, FL January – July 2011 Home Sales
- 09/05/11 01:41 AM
Here are the 2011 stats and 2010 for comparison -
2011
69 Homes Sold Lowest price: $29,500 Highest price: $775,000 Shortest Days on Market: 1 Longest Days on Market: 245 2010
24 homes sold Lowest price: $25,000 Highest price: $329,000 Shortest Days on Market: 2 Longest Days on Market: 142
Home sales are up an incredible 187% in the REO (foreclosed) title status in Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach & Ponte Vedra Beach! I’m not 100% certain if this illustrates the market’s hunger for REO/Foreclosed properties, or the fact they are being priced and presented correctly. Days on … (1 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Assessed Value Vs. Market Value - What's The Real Difference?
- 08/24/11 12:43 AM
I worked with buyers this past Saturday & Sunday, and we found a house they were ready to make an offer on.
Being diligent, they had looked online at the property appraiser's website, and found the current assessed value of the property. This led them to believe the property would not appraise at it's current listing price, or anything close to it.
I had to explain the difference between the mass appraisal approach the city takes, versus the one-off kind of appraisal an individual property appraiser would take.
For example, the property website was not giving any value to the metal … (10 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Short Sale Closed, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- 08/23/11 03:02 AM
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ponte vedra beach: Jacksonville Beach, FL July 2011 Home Sales
- 08/04/11 04:34 AM
Here are the 2011 stats and 2010 for comparison -
2011
30 Homes Sold (up 6 from June, or 25%) Lowest price: $64,900 (June=$121,000) Highest price: $1,115,000 (June=$825,000) Shortest Days on Market:0 (June=5) Longest Days on Market: 693 (June=251)
2010
20 homes sold (June=29) Lowest price: $145,000 (June=$69,000) Highest price: $1,350,000 (June=$900,000) Shortest Days on Market: 2 (June=4) Longest Days on Market: 350 (June=665)
There are some great nuggets in this month’s numbers: home sales are up 50% year over year, days on market is, for the most part (I’m looking at the shortest … (2 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL January - June 2011 Home Sales
- 07/15/11 04:36 AM
Here are the 2011 stats and 2010 for comparison -
2011
51 Homes Sold Lowest price: $119,000 Highest price: $4,700,000 Shortest Days on Market: 1 Longest Days on Market: 2065
2010
56 homes sold Lowest price: $49,000 Highest price: $5,375,000 Shortest Days on Market: 4 Longest Days on Market: 744
Home sales are down about 8% year over year, very close to flat. The lowest price home sold figures are up impressively year over year, similar to other beaches communities. I’m not concerned at all about the difference in the highest price home sold figures, as Ponte … (3 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: My First Sprint Triathlon - I Survived & Almost Thrived!
- 07/09/11 11:18 PM
After a night of not very much sleep at all, I loaded up my beautiful (rented) Cervelo at 5:30am this morning to drive to the starting point, Mickler's Landing. Mickler's Landing is about 20 minutes from where I live in Jacksonville Beach.
As we arrived, the race director was telling us we had bad weather coming in and the race might very well be called (not something I really wanted to hear), and that we were officially in wetsuit temps with the ocean being 76 degrees.
I managed to run into my back up tri-buddy, Eden, which was fabulous, as her … (9 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Why Can't We See That House NOW?
- 07/05/11 03:52 AM
Having just spent part of my holiday weekend working with out of town buyers, this post was inspired by how difficult it can be to show property over holiday weekends.
Buyers want to be able to see everything that fits their criteria, and sometimes homes that don't fit their criteria. Why?Part of it is the vacation mentality, I think, where they are just so in love with the place they want to be part of the community sooner rather than later.
Sellers want to be able to have some kind of normalcy when they are selling, and chances are good they … (81 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: Beach Parking Woes, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- 05/31/11 03:05 AM
There are many terrific beaches up and down the First Coast, but since Jacksonville Beach started charging $5 a car on the weekends recently, beach goers have sought out options.
One of those options is Mickeler's Landing, which offers the only free parking for pubic beach access in Ponte Vedra Beach, and not far south from Jacksonville Beach.
Mickler's has 248 spots, which are typically full by mid morning, pushing later beach goers to other options, some of which may lead to parking tickets.
May 21, 2011 - 12:00am
Crowded Mickler's Landing lot puts up sign: Park at Guana There is … (2 comments)
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ponte vedra beach: A Weekend At The TPC
- 05/16/11 08:27 AM
I managed to be "gifted" a pair of Benefactor tickets and a parking pass to the TPC on Saturday, which was awesome! We had big brunch a a friend's house (complete with omelet station & DJ), prior to getting on the course. The weather on Saturday was predicted to have a 40% chance of rain, so we needed to think about our destination, as our Benny tickets gave us access to the Benefactor Tent, the Turn, and the Clubhouse.
Cabrera had hit a shot on 18 almost into the pathway as we were walking by, so we stopped to watch him … (0 comments)
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Our local Beaches area includes: Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, & Ponte Vedra Beach in the greater Jacksonville, FL market area. Our sales have rebounded this year wonderfully, to the point we are all looking for sellers who are prepared to price and present their homes correctly to sell in this market.
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