Home sales up 12.9% in NE Florida


From WOKV News Talk Radio Jax


Jacksonville, FL —

In February home sales were up 12.9% from a year ago in northeast Florida. The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors is reporting sales are up but prices are down 12.9%.

NFAR communications director Melanie Green says most of the homes sold last month were not traditional sales. "The sales that occurred in February were weighted heavily by lender mediated sales, those are your foreclosed and short sales." She says that's a bit of bad news but it does indicate that investors are coming back into the market.

We also heard from consumer warrior Clark Howard. He says right now is the perfect time to buy, the reason being that the timing is right. "If you're buying a home now, man everything is smiling on you, the prices are phenomenal on the homes, the cost of money to borrow and finance those homes is still great, and this is not a gotcha this is an opportunity."


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Current Number of Short Sales In Jacksonville FL

Currently there are 2375 active short sales listed in our MLS.  Contact me today for more information.

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Info about short sales and foreclosures in Jacksonville

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Jacksonville Condo Sells are UP - and - Prices are DOWN

Wow! Condo sells in Jax are up a whopping 90%. Yes. You read that right--90%. The median price of a condo in Jax dropped 42% to $74,200. That's the second highest drop in the state. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY A CONDO! And it's the time to buy a single family home. Prices are LOW and interest rates are still incredibly low.

If you've ever wondered if you could qualify for a loan to buy a condo or a home, give me a call or shoot me an email. I'll be happy to put you in touch with some really good lenders.

In trouble with your mortgage in Jacksonville?

This is an amazing segment on people that are walking away from their mortgages. It's not just about that, it's very educational as far as the numbers go. It's unbelievable how many people are "underwater" right now.

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Jacksonville First Time Buyers Are Running Out of Time!

Okay all of you procrastinators! It's time to get very serious about finding your first home! Time is of the essence! Please don't hesitate any longer. You must have a "fully executed" contract by April 30th with a closing date before June 30th. That's really cutting it close! Today is April 14th and you've got 16 days to find a house! Please don't wait any longer. There are currently 3338 homes in the price range of $120,000 to $190,000 listed in our MLS. Let's go look at a few of them this weekend! :-)

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Jacksonville Real Estate Market is on FIRE!

The numbers are in and it's amazing! The real estate market in Jacksonville is blazing hot!!

Sales for Jacksonville number of "solds" is up 23% over last year! The number of homes currently under contract is up over 39%. Wow!

I'm not sure if it's the First Time Buyer credit that's driving the market or if it's because of the new, lower prices on the existing inventory. I don't know what it is... but I love it!

We'll know soon. The Tax Credit expires on April 30th. If you've been considering buying a home...NOW IS THE TIME!

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