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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.
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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.
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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
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