Homeowners in the Beaches (Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville Beach) enjoy another year of record home price growth! Home sale prices climbed another 11% in 2020 to a new record average of $532,406! Prices have been climbing quickly in recent years, with total growth of 33% in just the past 5 years! The inventory […]
Continue readingThe Jacksonville multifamily market is on fire!As investors compete to pick up Jacksonville investment property, sales prices SOAR! Jacksonville Multifamily Home Sale Prices:While sales prices were rising steadily over the past few years, 2020 saw prices per square foot rise by a whopping 27% ! That’s a total of a 60% increase in multifamily home […]
Continue readingWhen do the CARES Act protections end?The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was enacted in March 2020 and contains provisions to help borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans get through pandemic related financial challenges. But 9 months and many extensions later, the various federal agencies are taking a piecemeal approach to […]
Continue readingMortgage Forbearances are coming to an end.Millions of home owners opted to take a few months off their mortgage during the shutdowns, but now it’s time to start making the payments again, and in some cases pay it all back!YOUR OPTIONS FOR MOVING ON AFTER FORBEARANCE: Pay the back due amount and resume normal payments. […]
Continue readingJacksonville, Florida is the place to be! The city continues to grow and prices just keep rising as more flock to the country’s largest city! Prices predictably dipped a tad approaching year end, but 2020 overall has been a stellar year for sellers, who have seen their homes appreciate by over 30% in the last five […]
Continue readingThe Jacksonville, Florida real estate market has been on fire for years and 2020 is no exception! The average home sale price in Jacksonville keeps steadily growing and is currently at a record high of $258,000!After creeping up a little during Covid19 shutdowns, marketing time for Jacksonville homes is down to an average of just […]
Continue readingThe Jacksonville Beaches market has been ON FIRE for years, and 2020 with a roar! After a fantastic start to the year, the coronavirus hit and the state started shutting down in March. Find out how the market has fared the storm! THE MARKET DURING CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN:While we only have numbers for Jacksonville Beaches closed […]
Continue readingThe VA offers a lot of great benefits like the VA mortgage – a 100% loan program with low interest rates and fees. Unfortunately sometimes those with VA loans need to sell, and often there is just not a lot of equity in the home. If you have a VA loan and owe more than […]
Continue readingFacing foreclosure? Did you know you own your home all the way up to the day it forecloses? There are several ways to stop foreclosure and keep your home. Here’s How: HOW TO STOP FLORIDA FORECLOSURE AND SAVE YOUR HOME WHEN YOU’VE JUST STARTED MISSING PAYMENTSFederal law prevents lenders from even starting a foreclosure action […]
Continue readingFlorida is a judicial foreclosure state, with one of the longest foreclosure timelines in the country. This means that if you are facing foreclosure in Florida, you have plenty of time to come up with an alternative such as a loan modification or short sale, or even just to save some money while the foreclosure […]
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