Builders giving more incentives

In the time frame from when I posted the link on new housing lows, I received 3 e-mails on new construction incentive, 5K bonus for me from SEDA construction, 5 % co-op on DR Horton, and something else from another builder about a large up front bonus once the home is at foundation.
Bottom line, builders want you (home buyers).
Make sure you have good representation when you go to meet a builder in Jacksonville, our services are free to you, and we represent your interests.
Contact The Broxson Home Selling Team at Re.max Specialists
904-260-3787 to find out about new homes in Jacksonville

DR HORTON in jacksonville Florida offering buy down

DR Horton has a new deal to entice you to purchase a home
They will buy down your rate to a 2 7/8ths for the first year, then 3 7/8ths for the second year, 4/7/8ths for the third year then a fixed rate for the Fourth years and beyond at 5.336
Not a bad deal, this is not available at all communities, contact our real estate team at 904-260-3787
for more info, see the post below to find out why DR Horton is doing this.

13,000 homes for sale in Northeast Florida

I just went through and pulled some info on our current Jacksonville housing market, 13,000 single family homes for sale, that number is down from last year however the interesting fact is that only 9300 of those homes are not in some sort of distress!
Meaning almost 4,000 homes currently listed in the Northeast Florida Multiple listing service are either short sales, pre-foreclosures or Foreclosure REO properties.
As always you can search the MLS at our main website www.homes-jacksonville.com

New home sales DROP

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. new home sales fell 14.7% in December to the lowest level on record,, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday. The decline in new-home sales to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 331,000 was far below the 390,000 pace expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. New-home sales in November were revised to a 388,000 level compared with the previous estimate of 407,000. There were 482,000 new homes sold in 2008, down a record 37.9% from 776,000 sold in 2007. This is the lowest since 1982. The months' supply of homes on the market rose to 12.9 months in December from 12.5 months in November. Median sales prices have fallen 9.3% in the past year to $206,500

Remax.com moving up on searches again

Internet Search Terms: Network Claims Two Spots in Top 10

While the word "remax" has long ranked as the No. 2 search term for consumers seeking real estate information online, another phrase - "remax.com homes for sale" - gave the network a second spot in the Top 10 for November.

According to the November search-term report by Internet traffic analysts Hitwise, "remax" trails only "realtor.com" in usage by consumers seeking real estate Web sites. The "remax.com homes for sale" phrase ranked No. 9.

In related news, remax.com continues to rank on the Hitwise list of Top 10 Web sites in terms of traffic.

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

The search terms in the report were ranked by volume of searches that successfully drove traffic to Web sites in the Hitwise Real Estate category for the four weeks ending Nov. 29, based on U.S. Internet usage.

Hitwise Real Estate Search Term Rankings, November 2008
1. realtor.com - 2.32 percent
2. remax - .60 percent
3. zillow - .56 percent
4. real estate - .42 percent
5. apartments for rent - .40 percent
6. zillow.com - .36 percent
7. realtor - .36 percent
8. century 21 - .35 percent
9. remax.com homes for sale - .32 percent
10. coldwell banker - .32 percent

This is so important for you if you are selling your home in Jacksonville, close to 90% of home buyers find their Realtor or new home on-line, Remax.com is dominating search and viewers.
Your home is featured on Remax.com if you list w/ a Remax agent.
This is a huge advantage for you against your competition when selling your home.
Contact our Re/max team at 904-260-3787 to sell your home using our services