New Carrier update info

Taken from MSNBC
In response to objections from Virginia politicians who say all the east coast carriers should be berthed in Norfolk, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Jacksonville will get a nuclear carrier -- period.

Gates delivered the news on Monday in a letter to Virginia's senators, letting them know that despite their objections, Mayport will house a nuclear carrier.

In his letter, Gates stated, "Homeporting a carrier at Mayport best supports the Navy's mission and its critical to our national security interests."

Great Christmas gift for Jacksonville, again, still waiting for a confirmed date until we are true believers.

30 year mortgage rates drop to new lows

Amazing, how quickly these rates are changing.
Click here for info on 5.14% benchmark.
If you are thinking of Refinancing contact our favorite Mortgage Person.
Pam Vanscoy Suntrust Mortgage- 904-268-2836.
Have a Merry Christmas!

Unemployment rising on the First Coast

As with everywhere else in the country, jobless claims are rising, Jacksonville.com
released an article recently where the jobs are being lost here in Jacksonville.
Click here to read the article

Mayport getting a new carrier

The Navy announced yesterday that a carrier will be coming to Jacksonville within 5 years.
The impact of this could not come at a better time for Jacksonville, with our banking sector jobs hanging in the balance at Fidelity and Citi, this will be a boon for our local economy and housing market.
A new carrier to Jacksonville will bring with it a minimum of 10,000 local jobs. (Let's say that only 1/2 buy a home, that would still cut our housing inventory in Northeast Florida by 1/3!) The housing for these jobs will most likely be found in Northeast Jacksonville, Mayport, Arlington, Fort Caroline and the Southside.
The Northeast Jacksonville area is one of the hardest hit from the housing downturn with overbuilt neighborhoods by all of the suspect large builders (DR horton, KB etc.)
For those of you in the Victoria Lakes, Dunns Creek plantation and other large neighborhoods, try and hold on until these jobs starting coming to town to sell your home. Many in this area are in huge negative equity positions, and that won't change overnight, but there is a glimmer of hope for your neighborhoods that was unable to be seen until yesterday.

On a realistic note, I spoke with someone in the know who said that getting a carrier here would cost 400 million+ dollars, not including the dredging. That's a lot of money for the gov't to throw around at the moment,so hopefully we won't see any backtracking on the Navy's part, but I would keep a leveled head until work begins on preparations.

If you would like some ideas on how to make this new development profitable to you in the local real estate market we would be more than happy to discuss options with you.
Feel free to contact our local real estate team at 904-260-3787

Lease back a model home from a builder?

While it's not a common used practice, it is possible in many cases.
I found a pretty good article on the do's and dont's of leasing a model home back to a builder.
Click Here to read the artilce


If you think doing a lease back to a builder in Jacksonville would be a good fit for your needs, contact our re/max real estate team at 904-260-3787 and we can help you.

Large home on Jacksonville's Southside

$299,850

MBR - First Floor Bedroom
2 Baths
Sq Ft: 2566

MLS# 456177

All Brick Beauty! This home features wood & tile floors; lg kitchen with lots of counter space & walk in pantry; French doors leads to extra large Florida Room and opens to bricked screen porch with glass windows. Lots of upgrades; crown moulding, chair rail; garden tub in both bath rooms; sprinkler sys; roof 2 yrs; A/C 1 yr; replumb 1 yr; sep water meter; all appliances stay but 'AS IS'.
Contact The Broxson Team at RE/MAX Specialists 904-260-3787 for more information or to schedule a private tour.

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Possible bottom to inventory home levels

Large gains in getting the resale homes off of the market may point towards housing recovery in the coming year.
Full article off of CNBC here

Mortgage Rates to Zig Zag until the new year

Found a very well written opinion article on the short future of mortgage rates. If you are thinking of purchasing a home in the near future here in Jacksonville, please click here for the link from Bloomberg.

The highest home in the US

The owner/founder of beanie babies, has a new title, owner of the United States highest
home.
Click here to find out where the home is.

REDUCED HOME IN WEST JACKSONVILLE

PROPERTY IS NOW A SHORT SALE WITH A LARGE EQUITY POSITION, CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE AN APPT. WE CAN GET YOU A GREAT DEAL ON THIS PROPERTY!



8414 Candlewood Cove TRL in JACKSONVILLE
$207,000

4 Bedrooms
4 Baths
Sq Ft: 2,628 Sq. Ft



Argyle Area
Single Family Home in Small Neighborhood
Features
Levels: Two story garage: 2 car garage Year Built: 2006
Interior Features: Split Bedrooms, Garden Bath, Breakfast Room, Breakfast Bar, Closet Pantry, Elect Exterior Features: Public Water, Public Sewer, Covered Patio, Sprinkler System, Partially Fenced, A Heating Features: Central, Electric
Area: 067-ARGYLE/OAKLEAF PLNT AREA-DUVAL Subdivision: CANDLEWOOD County: Duval
Central AC: Yes Roofing: Shingle Exterior Constructio: Stucco/Coquina Front Wall

Additional Features: PRICED TO SELL REDUCED! This great home features upgraded tile downstairs; updgrade 42' kitchen cabinets; master is down with 3 bedrooms and loft/bonus up. Covered patio overlooking large yard; full sprinkler system; security system and 2 car garage with key pad & standard opener. This home is in a great location in Argyle, Contact Us at 904-260-3787 for more info

August Single Family home sales in Florida

831 homes sold by Realtors in August, down 18%

Median home price down as well.

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Looking for the deal

Everybody and I mean everybody is looking for a deal in this housing market.
We are currently working for multiple Navy personnel, a minister, an oil exec., an auto maker exec., and a local downsize buyer.
Every one of them are looking at short sales and REO properties.
Again, that's why we have made our new website that features only Jacksonville Short sale, bank owned, REO and Foreclosure properties here in Northeast Florida.
Click here to view it

Please feel free to contact us through the website, if you would like to receive our deal of the week property, or specific distressed properties here in Jacksonville

home sales Statistics Jacksonville

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Sales volume and median home price drop in July of 08
Single family home sales down 23% in Jacksonville and median home price dropped to $180,800

The condo market is looking gloomier


Sales of condos in Jacksonville dropped 37% and value dropped 13%

Pool Homes in Mandarin

Deals are coming on the market right now, and lately we have had a few customers interested in purchasing a pool home in Mandarin.
In the map below you can click into the map, and search through these pool homes featured in Mandarin.
The map will have every single pool home for sale inside the map.


If you have any questions about any of the properties, please give our family real estate team a call at 904-260-3787

If you have a pool home in Mandarin that you need to sell click here.

Listing of the week

$139,900

3 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Sq Ft: 1,330 Sq. Ft



Murray Hill Area
Great First home, In Murray Hill Jacksonville
Features
Year Built: 1961 Interior Features: Split Bedrooms, Living/Dining Combo, Breakfast Room, Electric Range, Refrigerato Exterior Features: Public Water, Public Sewer, Fenced Rear, Parcel Size is Less Than 1/4 Acre
Heating Features: Central, Electric Area: 063-MURRAY H/LAKESHORE Subdivision: MURRAY HILL
County: Duval Central AC: Yes Exterior Constructio: Concrete Block
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER, CLOSE TO NAS JACKSONVILLE AND THE SHOPS AT MURRAY HILL. A MUST SEE!Beautiful hardwood floors, new A/C,new appliances,new kitchen, new carpet-and wait until you see the tile floors and beautiful baths(tile that you would normally see in higher price homes. Beautiful historic homes all around, great location close to NAS Jacksonville and Downtown Contact The Broxson Team at Remax Specialists 904-260-3787...
GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS HOME BY CLICKING HERE

Woodside Homes Files for Bankruptcy

Courtesy of The Jacksonville Business Journal:

Salt Lake City-based Woodside Homes, Northeast Florida's 22nd largest builder in 2008 based on homes built, has announced it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization by Sept. 16, Big Builder Magazine reported Thursday.

Representatives at the company could not be reached for immediate comment.

Creditors on Aug. 20 filed a petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles to force an involuntary bankruptcy on the company. Those creditors, led Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and John Hancock Life Insurance Co., were joined a day later by JP Morgan Chase, which represents a group of lenders to the company.

Woodside was ranked seventh in revenue among private builders with $1 billion in sales during 2007 and eighth in closings with 2,703, Big Builder Magazine said.

Woodside has built homes in nine different communities in Northeast Florida, including Emilys Walk in Jacksonville and Palencia in St. Augustine.

OUR LISTING OF THE WEEK

SHORT SALE WITH BANK WORKING WITH US!

$159,900

3 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Sq Ft: 1,452 Sq. Ft



Short Sale
Bank Approved Short Sale Off of Blanding
Features
Lot Size: 60X100 Levels: Single story garage: 2 car garage
Year Built: 2006 Interior Features: Electric Range, Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer Connect, Electric Water Heater Exterior Features: Public Water, Public Sewer, Suburban Location, Parcel Size is Less Than 1/4 Acre
Heating Features: Central Area: 054-YUKN/WESC/OAK H Subdivision: GENTLE WOODS
County: Duval Central AC: Yes Roofing: Shingle
Exterior Constructio: Front Brick Wall, Vinyl Wall

Additional Features: Sold in As-Is condition, working directly with negotiator, possible quick close on this Short sale= Contact us with any questions 904-716-3387

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Short Sale REO Foreclosure and Bank Owned Specialty Division
The Broxson Home Selling Team RE/MAX Specialists
12646 San Jose Bl.
Jacksonville, FL 32223
(904) 716-3387 Office
Email: info@short-sale-jacksonville.com

www.short-sale-jacksonville.com

Short Sale REO Foreclosure Division Of The Broxson Team at Re/max Specialists

MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR SHORT SALE BLOG
FOR OUR OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE WEEK.

New Website

We have built another website to give those looking to purchase a short sale or foreclosure property a place to run searches.
Click Here
To view short sales, Foreclosures and Bank owned properties for sale in Jacksonville, Fl

Highlights from the he American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act

Key Provisions in H.R. 3221, The American Housing Rescue & Foreclosure Prevention Act



FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act

· Provides mortgage refinancing assistance to keep at least 400,000 families from losing their homes, to protect neighboring home values, and to help stabilize the housing market at no cost to American taxpayers.

· Expands the FHA program so many borrowers in danger of losing their home can refinance into lower-cost government-insured mortgages they can afford to repay.

· Protects taxpayers by requiring lenders and homeowners to take responsibility. This is not a bailout; in order to participate, lenders and mortgage investors must take significant losses by reducing the loan principal. In exchange for an FHA guarantee on the mortgage, borrowers must share any profit from the resale of a refinanced home with the government.

· Contains critical protections for taxpayers’ dollars, including higher refinancing fees that establish a new FHA reserve to cover possible losses from defaults on these government-backed mortgages.

· Only primary residences are eligible: NO speculators, investment properties, second or third homes will be refinanced.

· According to CBO, this three-year program, starting October 1, 2008, will not cost taxpayers a dime, as it is more than paid for by using funds in the first few years from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

· Provides $180 million for financial counseling and legal assistance to help families stay in their homes.



Strengthening Regulations of the GSEs

· Puts a strong independent regulator in place with real teeth, with real responsibilities and powers so that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can safely and soundly work to provide our nation’s families with affordable housing, as Democrats have been calling for since 2004.

· The new regulator will have enhanced authority to raise capital standards, set strict prudential standards, including internal controls, audits, and to enforce these new standards and promptly take corrective action. The new regulator will oversee, and can directly restrict, executive compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

· Raises the GSE loan limits for single family homes to create affordable mortgage loans for moderately priced homes by allowing GSE loans up to 115% of the local area median home price, and to make GSE loans effective in high cost areas by raising the permanent loan limit from $417,000 to $625,500,.

· Creates a new permanent affordable housing trust fund – financed by the GSEs and not by taxpayers – to fund the construction, maintenance and preservation of affordable rental housing for low and very low-income individuals and families nationwide in both rural and urban areas.



Backstopping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac To Shore Up the Housing Market

· Gives the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to increase the already existing line of credit to Freddie and Fannie for the next 18 months, as well as giving the Treasury Department standby authority to buy stock in those companies to provide confidence in the GSEs and stabilize housing finance markets.

· Includes meaningful taxpayer protections directing the Treasury Department to take the following into account, when using these authorities:

o Taxpayers should be first in line for being paid back, before other shareholders.

o There should be restrictions on dividends for shareholders and on compensation for the executives of the GSE’s until taxpayers are fully reimbursed.

· Strengthens oversight by requiring the Federal Reserve and Treasury to consult with the new regulator on issues concerning the safety and soundness of the GSEs and use of the standby authority.

· While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both now meet the capital and liquidity requirements set by their regulator, given the severe turmoil in the markets, the standby authority is needed to increase market confidence and enable both enterprises to continue to raise capital and maintain the availability of mortgage credit.

· The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says “There is a significant chance -- probably better than 50 percent -- that the proposed new Treasury authority would not be used before it expired at the end of December 2009.” CBO estimates that, if used, the federal budgetary cost of this proposal would be $25 billion over fiscal years 2009 and 2010.

· Because CBO estimates that these provisions could increase direct spending, we need to waive PAYGO rules in order to consider it. The bill requires the Treasury Secretary to make an emergency designation before using the authority -- certifying that he is acting to provide stability to financial markets, prevent disruptions in the availability of mortgage finance, protect the taxpayers, and facilitate an orderly restoration of private markets. No spending would occur unless the Secretary certifies that there is an emergency that requires immediate action. However, if those conditions are not met, there would not be any increase in the deficit as a result of this legislation.



Stabilizing Neighborhoods Hurt by the Foreclosure Crisis

· Provides $4 billion in emergency assistance (CDBG Funds) to communities hardest hit by the foreclosure and subprime crisis to purchase foreclosed homes, at a discount, and rehabilitate or redevelop the homes to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the significant losses in home values of neighboring homes.

· Foreclosed and rehabilitated homes would be sold or rented to moderate-income individuals and families -- whose incomes do not exceed 120 percent of the area median income. At least 25 percent of the funds would be targeted to house low-income and very low-income persons and families -- whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of area median income.

· Any profit from the sale, rental, rehabilitation or redevelopment of these properties must be reinvested in affordable housing and neighborhood stabilization.

· Provides $180 million for pre-foreclosure counseling, to be distributed in grants by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cooperation (NeighborWorks) – with 15 percent targeted for low-income and minority homeowners and neighborhoods, and $30 million in grants for legal counseling to assist homeowners in foreclosure.



Preventing Future Abuses and Crises

· Establishes a nationwide loan originator licensing and registration system that will set minimum standards for loan originator licensing substantially improving the oversight of mortgage brokers and bank loan officers.

· Establishes improved mortgage disclosure requirements that will help ensure that mortgage borrowers understand their mortgage loan terms.



FHA Modernization

· Expands affordable mortgage loan opportunities for families (many of whom would otherwise turn to subprime lenders) and for seniors through expanded access to reverse mortgages through Federal Housing Administration reform.

· Raises FHA loan limits to create affordable mortgage loans for moderately priced homes by allowing FHA loans up to 115% of the local area median home price, and to make GSE loans more available in high cost areas by raising the permanent loan limit from $362,790 to $625,500.

· Expands opportunities for seniors to tap into equity in their home through FHA reverse mortgage loans, by increasing the loan limit for the program, reducing and capping lender fees for such loans, and strengthening consumer protections limiting the sale of other financial products in conjunction with FHA reverse mortgage loans.

· Prevents HUD from raising single family loan fees on lower- and middle-income borrowers, and from raising loan fees on FHA rental housing loans.



Preserving the American Dream for Our Nation’s Veterans

· Increases VA Home Loan limit, as was done in the stimulus package, for high-cost housing areas so that veterans have more homeownership opportunities.

· Helps returning soldiers avoid foreclosure and stay in their home by lengthening the time a lender must wait before starting foreclosure, from three months to nine months after a soldier returns from service and providing returning soldiers with one-year relief from increases in mortgage interest rates.

· Requires the Department of Defense to establish a counseling program for veterans and active service members facing financial difficulties and provides a moving benefit to servicemen and women who are forced to move out because their rental housing was foreclosed on.

· Increases benefits paid to veterans with disabilities, such as blindness, to adapt their housing and allows the Veterans Administration to provide for improvements to homes of veterans with service-connected disabilities.



Tax Provisions to Expand Refinancing Opportunities and Spur Home Buying (H.R. 5720)

· Provides $15 billion in tax benefits, including tax credits to first-time homebuyers, a real property tax deduction for non-itemizers, an additional $11 billion in mortgage revenue bonds for states, and improves access to low-income housing.

· Gives first-time homebuyers a refundable tax credit that works like an interest-free loan of up to $7,500 (to be paid back over 15 years) to spur home buying and stabilize the market. The credit will begin to phase out for taxpayers with adjusted gross income in excess of $75,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return).

· Provides taxpayers that claim the standard deduction with up to an additional $500 ($1,000 for a joint return) standard deduction for property taxes in 2008.

· Temporary increase in mortgage revenue bond authority to allow for the issuance of an additional $11 billion of tax-exempt bonds to refinance subprime loans, provide loans to first-time homebuyers and to finance the construction of low-income rental housing.

· Temporary increase in low-income housing tax credit and simplification of the credit to help put builders to work to create new options for families seeking affordable housing alternatives.

· The cost of the bill (except for the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac provisions) is fully offset with a tax compliance provision from the President’s Budget (requiring credit card companies to report more information to the IRS about credit card transactions) and by delaying the effective date of a tax benefit for multinational companies that has not yet taken effect.

Information taken from here

June Residential Real Estate Numbers Are in...

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Home sells for a buck

Unbelievable, a home in Detroit sold for only one dollar
Click here to read the story

Pre-Foreclosures on the RISE

Pre-foreclosures hit record highs in July 2008 both nationally and in 14 states and the District of Columbia, according to new figures from ForeclosureS.com.

Alexis McGee, president of ForeclosureS.com, said the Southwest and Southeast regions have been hardest hit, with three and four times the number of pre-foreclosures in July 2008 than in the Northeast and Midwest. The Southwest region had 86,625 pre-foreclosures and the Southeast, 65,458, compared with 20,541 in the Northeast and 19,640 in the Midwest.

The states with the most pre-foreclosure filings per 1,000 households year to date through July include:

* Nevada (59.1 per 1,000, up 126.44 percent from year to date 2007)
* Arizona (54.9 per 1,000, up 403.67 percent from YTD 2007)
* Florida (48.3 per 1,000 up 176 percent from YTD 2007)
* California (25.2 per 1,000, up 119.13 percent from YTD 2007)

The 14 states with monthly record totals for July pre-foreclosure filings for 2008 include:

* Nevada, 7,993
* New York, 5,157
* North Carolina, 4,888
* Tennessee, 3,499
* Oregon, 3,199
* Missouri, 2,561
* Utah, 1,973
* Pennsylvania, 1,520
* Nebraska, 820
* New Mexico, 495
* Montana, 371
* Hawaii, 373
* District of Columbia, 206
* Louisiana, 30

California-based ForeclosureS.com bases its analysis on the number of formal notices filed against a property during the foreclosure process, including a notice of default, a foreclosure auction and/or lender-owned real estate after a foreclosed property reverts back to the lender.

Pre-foreclosure filings are the first notice and not all such properties end up foreclosed.

Moving outside the US

Found this interesting,


If you would like for us to refer you to a Licensed Competent Re/max Agent in Panama, Contact our team 904-260-3787.

Oil Company to buy foreclosed homes

Well, they seem to be doing well for themselves in the oil business, can't hurt...
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Home of the week

3323 Burgandy Branch Dr in Orange Park	$189,000 5 Bedrooms 3 Baths Sq Ft: 2287 MLS# 444810
	Short Sale Opportunity 5/3 Short Sale opportunity.

5/3 189K 2287SQFT.WOOD FLOORS, NEEDS LANDSCAPING, NEW CARPETS IN BEDROOMS BUT STILL A GREAT DEAL, ALL OFFERS WILL BE ENTERTAINED CONTACT OUR REMAX HOME SELLING TEAM AT 904-260-3787 FOR MORE INFO.
UPDATE-8-8-08 UNDER CONTRACT, CONTACT US FOR OTHER SHORT SALE OPPORTUNITIES IN JACKSONVILLE

Home of the week

Riverfront Condo only $279,000
Extremely beautiful riverfront views, one of only a handful directly on the Ortega River, Condo is on second and third floor, and has a private balcony overlooking the Ortega River with steps to the water. Granite counter-tops and stainless steel appliances in great kitchen. This gated community has full amenities and deep water access with dock, boat slips are available under separate contract.
Click here for more info

Our waterfront site hits 2,000

On the same topic as the previous post, our waterfront website is now averaging 2,000+ unique visitors per month.
That's not a lot in the big scheme of things, but for such a narrow audience, it's pretty darn good.
Visit the website here

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF SELLING YOUR WATERFRONT PROPERTY IN JACKSONVILLE OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA, GET YOU HOME FEATURED ON OUR SITE! CONTACT US ANYTIME AT 904-716-3387 FOR MORE INFO.

Remax 2nd most searched real estate term

"Remax" Ranks Second Among Real Estate Search Terms

According to the Hitwise Internet usage statistics for June, "remax" holds steady as the No. 2 real estate search term, remax.com ranks No. 4 for real estate Web sites, and a California brokerage's Web site is named among the "Fast Moving."

Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian, has been collecting and analyzing data directly from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) since 1997.

The search terms in the latest results were ranked by volume of searches that successfully drove traffic to Web sites in the Hitwise Business and Finance - Real Estate category for the four weeks ending June 28, based on U.S. Internet usage.

Hitwise Real Estate Search Term Rankings
1. realtor.com - 1.64 percent
2. remax - .81 percent
3. zillow.com - .56 percent
4. zillow - .39 percent
5. real estate - .38 percent
6. apartments - .37 percent
7. century 21 - .33 percent
8. realtor - .31 percent
9. homes for sale - .30 percent
10. www.realtor.com - .29 percent

In addition, Hitwise confirmed that remax.com was No. 4 among the most popular real estate sites in June.

Hitwise Most Visited Real Estate Web Site Rankings
1. realtor.com - 4.46 percent
2. Yahoo Real Estate - 2.70 percent
3. ZipRealty - 2.65 percent
4. RE/MAX - 2.47 percent
5. Rent.com - 2.36 percent
6. Zillow - 2.30 percent
7. Homegain - 1.77 percent
8. ServiceMagic - 1.69 percent
9. Trulia.com - 1.63 percent
10. Apartments.com - 1.62 percent

In the four months ending in June, Northern California's multi-office RE/MAX Gold boosted its Web site's visibility and performance enough to rank among Hitwise's 10 "Fast Moving Websites."

Hitwise describes "Fast Movers" as local Web sites that have witnessed substantial increases in rank in the online real estate industry.

The RE/MAX Gold site jumped 280 places in the "Business and Finance - Real Estate" category rankings.

Facts about amendment 1

Facts About Amendment 1

Amendment 1 is expected to save taxpayers about $9 billion in the next five years. Here’s how:

• Double the homestead exemption for 94 percent of homestead property owners. The current $25,000 homestead exemption remains; but a second $25,000 exemption is added for home-value between $50,000 and $75,000. The second $25,000 exemption does not apply to school taxes, however. The portion of home-value between $25,000 and $50,000 will still be taxed at all levels. Homestead owners will save about $240 a year. FAR fought to include this taxable portion to maintain fairness for smaller cities and counties with lower median home values.

• Portability. Allow owners of homestead property to transfer up to $500,000 in accumulated Save Our Homes benefits, including school taxes, to a new home. If buying a more expensive home, a homesteader calculates savings by subtracting the assessed value (taxable value) from the just value (market value). The amount (savings over time) is then subtracted from the just value on the new home. In most cases, the $50,000 homestead exemption will also be subtracted.

If buying a less expensive home, the calculation changes and is based on the percentage of tax savings rather than a dollar amount. If the assessed value of the original home was 50 percent of the just value, for example, the homesteader would transfer that percentage to the new home, or have a new assessed value that is 50 percent of the new home’s just value.

Portability is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2007—good news for customers who upsized or downsized last year.

• Impose a 10 percent assessment cap on nonhomestead property for the next 10 years. The cap does not apply to school taxes. After 10 years, voters will have the option to restore the 10 percent cap.

• Allow businesses to exempt the first $25,000 of the taxes they pay on computers, office equipment and other tangible personal property.


This information was taken from the Florida Realtor Website

Existing home sales in Jacksonville Drop in the month of May

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Home of the week

765 Manson LN in JACKSONVILLE
$165,000

3 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Sq Ft: 1,510 Sq. Ft



Single Family 1/2 acre
Country Setting close to 295

Live near the city, but feel like your in the country
to find out more about this home in Marietta click here
REDUCED 8-808
CONTACT OUR REMAX JACKSONVILLE TEAM AT 904-260-3787 FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW THIS HOME OR FOR MORE INFO

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Home of the week

10399 Alden Rd in Jacksonville
$274,000

4 Bedrooms
3 Baths
Sq Ft: 3366

MLS# 436385

Additional Features: For those looking for something different, in the middle of everything, 4/3 on almost an acre of land, enormous vaults greet you upon entering this unique home, large loft overlooking huge family room, completely remodeled inside and out,private/quiet area with nature all around, while being close to UNF,Towncenter & the Beach. Don't miss this truly unique property
To visit this home's website click here

Intracoastal Properties in Jacksonville

Click on the module below to find a property on the Intracoastal in Northeast Florida.
Great views from some of these and very usable waterfront.

Sold Signs on homes

DON'T LET YOUR AGENT PUT A SOLD SIGN IN YOUR YARD!!!!!

Recently one of our past clients in Mandarin asked us to see how much a home sold for next door to him.
It was listed with a local company notorious for putting their sold signs in their clients yards.
The home was supposed to close on a Friday so we pulled the information up on Monday for our client.
Low and behold the home was back on the market, the buyer lost his job 4 days before closing. So obviously he couldn't purchase the home.
Our client asked why they put the sold sign if it wasn't sold, my reply was and is today "Stupid tactics by agents and their companies"
Many deals are falling through these days due to financing, regulations are changing faster than the mortgage companies can keep up with and they don't know their buyers aren't approved until the last minute.
The listing agents want the neighborhood to know they are good at selling homes, so the throw up the SOLD sign, right after an accepted contract.
That means no more sign calls, no more advertising the home owners home after an accepted contract.
This is a huge disservice to the home seller.
We leave the for sale sign up so we can take the numbers and information of the calls just in case the deal falls apart.
If it does fall apart, we can quickly call back the interested buyers and let them know the home is back up for sale.
THIS IS WORKING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CLIENTS! WHICH IS OUR JOB PRIORITY NUMBER 1!
A sold sign only helps the agent, by letting the neighbors know that they as a company and an agent can sell homes but truly hurts the sellers interest.
If your agent wants to put a SOLD sign in the yard, tell them no,
tell them you want the agent to keep the FOR SALE sign out there, and for the agent to take the numbers and the information of those who call just in case this contract doesn't work out.
Oh, and worst yet I've recently seen agents putting sale pending signs on the pictures of their properties on the MLS, don't let your agent do this to you, they are supposed to be working for you not their or their companies ego.

New condo website for Jacksonville

We are pleased to announce we have a new website specifically for those who are looking to buy or sell condos in Jacksonville.
Visit here

Condos Sales Stats for April 2008

Large decrease in Condo Sales in Jacksonville. Click on Image to see it larger

Condos Sales Stats for April 2008

Large decrease in Condo Sales in Jacksonville. Click on Image to see it larger


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING OR SELLING A CONDO IN JACKSONVILLE USE THIS SITE.
HERE

Jacksonville Single Family home sales April

Only a slight increase from in numbers of homes sold compared to last year, while prices see a decline of 10%.

Colonial Point Condos

We're excited about a new listing that we have on the river near San Marco.
So much in fact that we have built a website for the community to showcase owners properties if they choose to use our services to sell their units.
You can visit the website by clicking here
The unit itself has a great view of the river from the screened balcony,
and has private entrance to the grounds leading to the boat slips.
The most unique aspect of the community is there is no extra cost for using the marina, it's on a first come first serve basis.
This is extremely rare for Jacksonville, and worth further investigation for those looking for an inexpensive place to put their boat on the St. Johns River.
The unit we are currently selling is 1700sqft. 4/2 for $209,000
Contact Our Specialty Division at 904-716-3387 for more info on this unit and others at Colonial Point,

Ocean Front Condominium Search in Jacksonville Beach

Last year around this time we had quite a few people from outside of the United States looking for Oceanfront properties, so we wanted to make this search tool available.
To look outside of Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach click here
In the search map below you can see all of the oceanfront condominiums in Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach.
Ranging from $300,000 and up.
Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach may seem to run together, however both beaches have completely different feels.
There are tabs at the top of the map to change price ranges, bedrooms, baths, etc. in the oceanfront condominium map, however this will only show Jacksonville and Neptune Beach. Again, keep in mind this is only for oceanfront condos in Jax beach and Neptune.

Home of the week- Bigtree in Mandarin great deal

10474 West Bigtree Cir in Jacksonville
$128,900

2 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Sq Ft: 1050

MLS# 430768

One-Level Home that shows like new! Beautiful prquet wood floors & tile through out (no carpet); Split bedrooms with large closets and doors opening to a cozy screen porch. Large great room with stone fireplace overlooking tree shaded pond. This home also features fully furnished kitchen and stacked washer/dryer. Walking distance to the YMCA; shops.
This home is really in a great location in Mandarin, if you need more info click here
Contact The Broxson Home Selling Team at 904-260-3787 for more information or to schedule an appointment

San Jose Waterfront

The area known as San Jose in Jacksonville allows for quick access to Downtown Jacksonville as well as some of the most stunning waterfront properties in Jacksonville.
Also this area will have a few waterfront Condominiums available.
Neighborhoods such as Epping Forest provide a marina and much more visit their website here
In the map below you will find some of the properties for sale on deep water in the San Jose area.



If you would like to make an appointment to view multiple waterfront properties in the San Jose area of Jacksonville, please contact our sales team at 904-716-3387.

Mandarin waterfront

This map should feature all of the waterfront properties for sale in the Mandarin Area of Jacksonville,Fl
The waterfront should either be riverfront or creek front. Being somewhat of a peninsula Mandarin provides lots of different waterfront properties, Julington Creek provides less expensive waterfront compared to being on the St. Johns.
If you would like to search outside of Mandarin please click here

Mandarin Homes for Sale

Kiddie Condo Loans in Jacksonville

I went with a good friend of mine to help him purchase a property to rent to his son while he is in college, he found a great place close to UNF and FCCJ.
Even better than the property he found was the loan suggested to him.
It's called a kiddie condo loan, I found this info on fhainfo.com

A great way for young adults to get started buying their first home is by using the FHA "Kiddie Condo" Loan Program. This type of mortgage allows a person to co-borrow with a blood relative (eg. parent, grandparent, sibling, etc.) who helps qualify for the loan using their income or assets. Both borrowers take title to the property and sign for the loan.

There are three big advantages to using this type of loan.
1. A low down payment (as little as 3% of the purchase price).
2. A lower, owner-occupied interest rate on the mortgage Vs the higher investment property interest rate.
3. Helps the new borrower establish a solid credit rating.

With a Kiddie Condo loan program, at least one borrower must occupy the property as his/her primary residence, but extra bedrooms could be rented out to help cover the cost of the mortgage payments. This is a perfect way for a college student, recent graduate, or anyone unable to obtain a loan on his/her own to buy a condo or townhome or single family home with the help of a family member.

The tax benefits, such as deducting mortgage interest and real estate taxes on a Federal Income Tax return, can be divided among the owners, according to who pays the expense. See your tax advisor for details.

Also a HUGE perk to this loan is the property will be homesteaded 50K deduction in taxable value starting next year with a cap.

We like using Lee Eburn with Colonial Mortgage for FHA loans, he did one last month for us and got it closed in less than two weeks, you can contact him at 904-874-2900

Single Family Homes sales up 4 % from last month

Depending on how you look at it home sales are up 4% from last month or down or dropped 37% from this time last year. Median sales price is down to 188K down 6% from last year.
Check out the graph below for details on other cities around Florida




information is provided by realty builder connection

Multiple Offers on Foreclosure and REO properties

At least once a week, we get asked how the market is doing. We'll if you are bidding on a Foreclosure or a short sale at the moment you would think it's as hot as ever.
Twice in the past 12 days we have been working for buyers who are putting offers in on Foreclosed properties that have multiple offers. Four offers in 2 days on one property and 3 offers over a week time frame on another. About one in five homes sold over the past few months in Jacksonville were either bank owned or pre-foreclosure properties. Let's say a good 40% of those had multiple offers. So who are the people that are getting the properties and how are they doing it.

The buyers of these properties don't hesitate, waiting a week or so to think about it, generally is not a good idea when dealing with bank owned properties. Almost more important to the bank than the bottom line, is how long the property is on their books. The quicker they can move the property the happier they are.

Having some money (or all the money) Banks do not want to pay your closing costs, they don't want to make repairs, they don't even want to pay for some of their closing costs (sometimes they are not allowed to ie: survey & doc stamps, depending on the program) Banks will look harder at a lower offer if it's a cash deal rather than a offer that is contingent upon financing, again b/c if the buyers financing falls through, they are putting the property back on the market.

If there are multiple offers and you are the lowest, generally your offer will just be rejected, no counter, no apologies. Just rejected. If you know there are multiple offers on the table you need to be in the ball park of the price range, and limit any nonsense in the offer. This is the biggest misconception out there, that if you make an offer they have to counter back. Not true, in a multiple offer situation you should put your highest and best offer out there if you want the property.

Now this advice is for those buyers looking for their home not simply an investment. As an sole investor, there are many other deals out there, and will be more tomorrow, but if you are looking for yourself, generally you are already getting a good deal by purchasing a foreclosed property rather than a simple resale or new home. (Generally 10-20% below market value.) Bottom line on this...
Be ready to make the offer (pre-approved, have $1,000 for a binder, have a buyers agent)
Have money ( have your closing costs saved and money to make repairs in the bank)
Make the best offer you feel comfortable with(making a low offer rarely works, and almost never works in a multiple offer situation w. a bank)

If you would like to receive updated lists of current foreclosures and short sales in Jacksonville, go to homes-jacksonville.com and click on contact us
(let us know what you are looking for and we will e-mail you the results)

Duval County Tax Calculator

For those who are purchasing a home or current home owners who want to know what their estimated tases are for the year here is a link from coj.net that uses a calculator. remember to take off your exemptions if they apply

Seller Tip #1 Selling your home is a business decision

Inevitably almost everyone who purchases a home will sell a home. When that time comes for a homeowner, it needs to be a business decision not an emotional one. When buyiing a home, (unless it's simply an investment) most of us will be making plans of family dinners, backyard parties and making upgrades that suit our needs, this is the way it is supposed to be when buying your home. However, when it's time to sell it's no longer your home, it's a house, it's an asset that will allow you to make your next step in life. It's a means to an end. In my opinion this is why so many (over 75%) of those who try and sell there homes themselves fail. One of my favorite homes I ever listed, had everything going for it, it was priced right in a growing area etc. But it was one of the hardest homes to sell. Why? The homeowners continued to make upgrades while we were marketing the property, and insisted on being at the home while it was being shown by other Realtors. They would follow around the prospective buyers talking about their childrens rooms and plans for the backyard, talking about how close they were with the neighbors. The buyers immediately were looking at the home as the current owners property not their future home, they were never allowed to make mental plans of their own family dinners and backyard plans. Initially I thought this was a small set back, but more and more showings with no offers. This continued for almost a year eventually costing the sellers tens of thousands of dollars. I used to think of little sayings such as " Let the buyer take mental possession of the home" as nonsense, no longer. If your selling your home, and you have a showing, the best bet is to leave for the time the buyer is there. If it's inconvenient either go to the smallest bedroom, backyard or garage while the home is being shown, DO NOT FOLLOW THE BUYER AROUND!
If the prospective buyer has a question, make the answers short and sweet. If they ask about the backyard, have the survey ready to give them, condition of roof, have your sellers disclosure ready. Making upgrades or repairs to a home. Again this should be looked at as a business decision. Bottom line, everything in the home should work, no exceptions. Fogged window, replace it, dishwasher doesn't work, replace it, leaky faucet, tighten it. Look at it like a car, if you are going to sell your car for top dollar, all of the lights and blinkers should be working, otherwise your going to get a lower initial offer.
The bottom line again...
When you receive an offer, don't look at how much incentives the buyer is looking for or how much in repairs they want made. Look at the bottom line, remember this is a business transaction. So what if the buyer wants you to give them a painting allowance for the master bedroom. If the bottom line of your transaction is what you want, don't let things like this deter you. The bottom line of your sellers cost sheet should be all that matters when it comes to selling a home, and my making the sale of your home a business decision not an emotinal one, the bottom line should be the last word.

6/4 3600sqft 2006 home in 32259 only 449K

See our home of the week!
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It's the best priced six bedroom home in 32259 within a dynamite school system, durbin creek elem. fruit cove middle, and Nease high.

FOR THOSE WHO NEED A BIG HOME! This home isn't for those who just want a little more space, it's for those who HAVE TO HAVE IT. Open floor plan, with beautiful lake views, upgraded to the hilt in lighting and kitchen functionality. Quiet neighborhood w/ only a few homes NO CDD Fees (savings of 2k annually)! Only 1 of 3 Six bed homes in 32259 priced under 500K!

February 08 home sales in Jacksonville Drop 40%

Only 687 single family homes were sold were sold in Jacksonville by Realtors in February 2008 off from 1,141 in Feb. of 07.
The median home price range dropped during the month from 198K to 180K down 9%.
Source Realty Builder Connection


From doing our own research, almost one in five of the homes selling are either REO, bank owned properties or short sales, and pre-foreclosures. This has held true every month this year, including March. It actually may be more, due to the banks now asking their agents not to list their properties as foreclosures.

These numbers may up-tick slightly in April, as we are seeing more properties going into pending as relocating buyers are moving into the market.
This is one of the main reasons for such a low median for the month, the majority of those 600 people who bought a home were either investors or first time home buyers.
Relocating families generally do not buy homes in the first two months of the year.

Something I found interesting as well was the numbers for Tallahassee, Florida.
In Feb. we almost had the same median price range. REALLY!
To me that shows Jacksonville long term as an undervalued market.
If anyone is asking why on this one, make the drive 3 hours west, and look for the ocean, a river, a port or a national football team.

My Realtor is out of town so I have a couple questions...

For the second time this month I've had a prospective buyer who was working with another Realtor call me about one of our properties we have for sale.
The first buyer I spoke with for about 20 minutes before he said "Well I have a Realtor but she is on vacation, so I will try and get her to show me your listing when she gets back.
The second was much more up front, saying he had a Realtor in the first sentence, but his Realtor was working with some other clients this week.
I'm glad to see our advertising is working, and it makes my day when we get a call on our properties whether the prospect has an agent or not.
What I don't understand is how buyers continue to work with agents who seem to continually be on vacation.
Everyone needs a vacation including those in the service business such as Realtors, but they should have someone covering their business when they are gone.
The problem is most agents don't want to do this, mainly because they don't want to have to pay a referral for the other agent handling their clients.
If you are going to work with a single Realtor in purchasing a home make sure they have someone backing them up.
That is one of the main reasons we work with the team concept, our team members are there for you if for some reason one of us can't be. Our clients don't get shifted around from agent to agent( a misconception when talking about real estate teams) however, if for some reason your primary agent has a family emergency, or has to go to a closing or another appointment when you the buyer has to see a house, someone is there.
Make it a point when hiring a Realtor to help you in the purchase of a home that he/she has some kind of system to help you out in case they can't.

Top 10 Real Estate Websites in Feb 08

This may be a theme we hit on quite a bit on our blog.
Mainly, because I believe these statistics are very important for those thinking of selling a home.
Remax.com
Is the second most searched site in the United States, however this chart does not take into effect the world wide clicks. Re/max is located in literally 50+ other countries.
It is my belief if you added those in, remax.com would be the most searched real estate website in the world.
How this effects the marketing of your home should be obvious.
If you list a home with a licensed Realtor your home will automatically go on to realtor.com the same as Remax.com.
However, if you are listed with a Remax agent, your home comes up first.
On realtor.com your agent has to have what is called a showcased listing.
(more on this later)
As stated in a prior post, the majority of buyers are coming in from out of town and out of country due to the increasingly low dollar.
Having your home come up first on a search on Remax.com can do nothing but heighten your homes exposure.
Also, for buyers using search remax.com trumps Realtor.com in my opinion.
On realtor.com if you are not a "Showcased Agent" your listings will only have one picture, and you have to pay $25 to add your virtual tour.
On remax.com you get all of the pictures for every listing out there, plus all of the available virtual tours, the agents from Prudential and every other company do not have to pay extra for this.
We have personally gone round and round with Realtor.com to make all of the information available to those searching the site,however we do not see any changes in the near future.
The other telling thing about the chart is there are only two other real estate companies listed. C21 and Zip.
I'm personally impressed with the amount of hits Zip has gotten, due to there relatively new business model.
To get back to the gist, using a company with a large internet presence should not only lessen your days on the market, but also bring you at least a little higher offer.( More people know about your product, the more interest, the more offers etc. etc.)
At worst, it can absolutely do no harm.

Changed to short sale, New price $185,000

6961 rapid river DR West in JACKSONVILLE $205,000 4 Bedrooms 2 Baths Sq Ft: 2,166 Sq. Ft Rolling River Estates

Seraching for new building permits in Jacksonville

The Florida Times union has a great tool that allows you to search for approved permits in your area, for instance if you want to know what is being built down the road from your home or the home you are planning on buying you can type in the road, and all new permits since 2004 will pop up.
Or you can search my regions. Only permits over $500,000 will come up.




If you really need to find out what's being built in a specific location and this search tool isn't giving you the info you want.
Feel free to call our team 904-260-3787 and we will help you with your research.
For the direct link to the page at the FTU click here

Watson Custom Home Builder closes offices

Watson Custom Homes Inc. has temporarily shut down sales offices at all of its communities as it goes through an internal restructuring and reorganization.

A representative of the Jacksonville-based company said the construction and accounting departments have been reduced and about 20 independently contracted sales agents at Watson's community sales offices are out of jobs, but declined to provide any other details of the process.

In an e-mail company President Jim Watson said, "We are currently negotiating a financial workout with our creditors. We are still building homes currently under contract, however we felt the need to put our presale efforts on hold. We are still selling inventory homes."

Fifty-nine mechanic liens, totaling $494,288, have been filed against the home builder in the last two-and-a-half months, according to American City Business Journals research. It was not clear at press time if any of those liens have been satisfied.

Watson is building in about 30 different communities in Northeast Florida, including Amelia Park in Nassau County, Durbin Crossing in St. Johns County and Osprey Cove in Camden County, Ga.

Watson ranked No. 12 on The Business Journal's 2008 home builders list with $51.9 million in reported revenue and 180 homes reported sold in 2006.

The homebuilder's products include custom homes, condos, single-family homes and townhomes. The average price of a Watson home was $272,000 in 2007.

Source

It would seem that Watson home builders still has inventory homes they need to sell, hopefully will be able to get more information soon as it becomes available.
If you are looking for new construction builders a list and links can be found on our main site under the "new construction" tab

Real Estate Firm buys land for 15M

A Jacksonville real estate firm and its private equity partner have purchased 1,800 acres near U.S. 301 in Clay County for $15 million.

Hassan & Lear Acquisitions Ltd. Monday announced the acquisition of the site, bordered to the south by Camp Blanding and the east by Jennings State Forest.

It sits near 2,800 acres that will be developed into The Highlands, a master planned community located just south of the intersection of U.S. 301 and Country Road 218.

The purchase was the Jacksonville company's first with private equity firm The Carlyle Group under the joint venture name CRP/HLV Program I LLC. Carlyle put up $50 million of equity capital and Hassan & Lear committed $9 million to the joint venture, according to the announcement.


SOURCE Jacksonville.com

Real Estate Companies Website hits

This is for Remax.com something like almost 2M hits per month


This is for Coldwell Banker, they are in a close second


This is Prudential inc. all of their services life insurance etc.


Assist 2 Sell




Watson Realty



First off why I think this is important is 85%+ of prospective home buyers begin their search on the internet. I believe if you were to look for a % of relocating buyers this number would be much higher. To me if I were a seller in todays market I would want to know these numbers. Again, I don't know the complete accuracy of these but it's gotta be pretty close.
This is one of the main reasons we have chosen to stay with Re/max, their presence around the world is huge and their presence on the internet is even larger.

12 month effective rent growth

I found this information from the Wall Street Journal

Markets with Smallest Percentage Rent Increases in the 12 Months Ending March 31
Rank Metro Market 12-month Effective Rent Growth Avg Rent
70 Las Vegas 2.50% $820
71 Colorado Springs 2.40% $636
72 Memphis 2.20% $624
73 Chattanooga 1.80% $577
74 Miami 1.10% $1,068
75 Fort Lauderdale .70% $1,061
76 Orlando .50% $821
77 Tampa-St. Petersburg .10% $786
78 Palm Beach .10% $1,055
79 Jacksonville -.10% $752
– U.S. average 4.80% $984

Not the best news for investors, insight here would be try and keep those renters you already have.
Also an insight, for those thinking of renting in Jacksonville prior to buying. This average rent will generally not land you in a single family home.
The average includes apartment complexes throughout Jacksonville.
We do not handle property management at the moment, for advertising your properties for rent. rentclicks.com an craigslist have seemed very successful for our personal properties.
Read the whole article here from th WSJ rent growth

SEARCH FOR HOMES

Best MLS Search in Jacksonville

This is a high claim, but I've found I almost like using this new tool more than the true MLS that we as Realtors have access to.
It takes a while to get used to but once you get the hang of it it's great.
Click on the link below to begin looking for active homes
SEARCH FOR JACKSONVILLE HOMES

January single family home sales

In the Jacksonville market, there were 518 sales at an average of $174,400 compared to January 2007 with 782 sales for an average of $183,100.

Click on the image to see it larger.





This information is from realty builder connection and local MLS Boards throughout Florida

Our current single property sites

In the links below you will find what is called a single property site.
For the majority of the homes we sell we have an individual site for the property.
Generally the URL is the address, which makes it easy to find through search engines if someone was to drive by the home and remember the street name they may go home and simply search for the street to find more information about the home.
When the prospective buyer does this they generally will find our SPS for the property.
This is so big for sellers. We also take the information and add it to craigslist or backpage as an image format, which will link over to the website
Here are some of the sites we have right now

http://www.1031ravine.com

www.5120siestadelrio.com

www.1748Orlando.com


www.4217anson.com

www.4560crescent.com


As we list new properties we will be adding them to the blog so come back often.
Also, if you are thinking of selling make sure your Realtor knows about this great product or better yet call us and we will make sure we use this tool to market your home, we have found it highly effective.

Getting Started with our Real Estate Blog

The purpose of this blog is to give us another outlet for real estate information in Jacksonville.
Some of the posts will be general real estate information and real estate news, while others may be to spotlight new homes on the market or great deals on homes or properties in Northeast Florida. You can find more information about our family real estate team at http://www.homes-jacksonville.com our main website, http://www.casas-jacksonville.com our mirror site in Espanol or our site dedicated to Jacksonville waterfront properties at http://www.waterfrontofjacksonville.com
The Broxson Home Selling Team at Re/max Specialists consists of four licensed agents, Kathy Broxson 21 years of Real Estate Experience working both for Watson Realty (a large local broker) and now with Re/max Specialists
Joe Broxson, a licensed assistant who was an active Realtor for 13 years before putting his license inactive, he is also a retired USN Chief Warrant Officer.
Wesley Broxson, licensed since 2004 after spending five years in the USN as a broadcast journalist.
Diane Hayes, a licensed Realtor since 2003 handles a lot of investors and works with home buyers exclusively.
Our team consistently sells 10+ million dollars worth of real estate annually and are experts are marketing homes for quick and lucrative sales.
For buyers we always have someone dedicated to working for you as a "Buyers Agent" .
And because of our team concept, we are able to help those relocating on a short time frame effectively by having one of our team members dedicated to only you for the days you are house hunting.
If you are thinking of buying.selling.investing in real estate in Northeast Florida please feel free to e-mail our team or contact us directly by phone at 904-260-3787