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TOP 5 BENEFITS OF A SHORT SALE VS. FORECLOSURE!
What do you have to gain by short selling your Florida home versus letting it foreclose? TOP 5 BENEFITS OF A SHORT SALE: 1. Avoid the stress of falling behind and losing your home to foreclosure. A foreclosure can be mentally and emotionally draining and publicly humiliating. A short sale will help you stop foreclosure, and […]
Continue readingAs Jacksonville home sale prices reach decade high, short sales continue to fall!
It’s all good news for Jacksonville, Florida home owners as they continue to watch their home values skyrocket!Jacksonville, Florida Market Update:After home sale prices bottomed out in January of 2012 at an average of $149,794, sales prices have been headed up, almost doubling over the next 7 years. June 2019 saw average sales prices hit […]
Continue readingJacksonville Beaches Market Report: Sellers hold the upper hand as home sales hit record highs!
Home sale prices in the Jacksonville Beaches just keep rising in 2019! The Beaches Market Report:The Beaches home owners are enjoying another year of watching their home values rise, as sales prices rise another 6% over 2018, at a current average of $480,000:For the 3rd year in a row, marketing time is holding at 70 […]
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PROS AND CONS OF A FLORIDA SHORT SALE
Wanting to sell but owe more than your home is worth? A short sale may be an option…find out the pros and cons of a Florida short sale! PROS AND CONS OF A SHORT SALE: Pros Sell your home and settle the excess mortgage debt. Stop struggling with high mortgage payments. Stop foreclosure. Pay no […]
Continue readingThe Beaches home sale prices: How much will it cost to live by the water in Jacksonville, Florida?
Thinking of moving to the coastal Jacksonville area? This huge city has so much to offer, and its certainly not short on beautiful beaches! The Jacksonville Beaches, known locally as “The Beaches”, are a group of communities on the northern half of an unnamed barrier island, nicknamed San Pablo Island, separated from the main body […]
Continue readingFort Caroline Home Sale Prices DOUBLE since 2011, reaching record high in 2019!
Fort Caroline Home Sale Prices DOUBLE since 2011, reaching record high in 2019!Fort Caroline home owners have plenty to be happy about! 2019 is another year of tremendous price growth, as the average single family home sale price reached an all time high of $279,000 in June of 2019. This is also more than double […]
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Buying a Jacksonville home: What are CDD and HOA fees?
Looking at Jacksonville homes for sale and wondering what the HOA and CDD fees are all about? Some homes (especially older homes) may not have any additional fees at all. However many Jacksonville homes and condominiums, especially those in newer planned developments, may have HOA or CDD fees or even both!Florida CDD and HOA fees […]
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Jacksonville, Florida Relocation Resource Guide
Considering relocating to Jacksonville? We have you covered! Here is a compilation of links to all the resources you could need to make your Jacksonville, Florida relocation a smooth one! Jacksonville, Florida Relocation Resources city of jacksonville info City HallDemographicsWhat the Locals are Saying learn about the schools Duval County SchoolsJacksonville School Ratings get crime […]
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What is a HUD partial claim and how will it affect my Florida home sale?
You may have a HUD partial claim against your Florida home if you have a mortgage backed by FHA and you’ve ever had any type of loan workout – including a loan modification. What is a HUD partial claim?A partial claim is an interest-free loan from HUD to help make a loan modification possible, or […]
Continue readingAtlantic Beach, Florida real estate market softens in 2019!
After several years of ever increasing demand and sharply rising home sale prices in Atlantic Beach, Florida, 2019 is starting off on a softer note! While sales are still strong and May was a fantastic month for Atlantic Beach sellers, sales are down 8% over the same period of 2018:Home sale prices are also down […]
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