I love spring. ABSOLUTELY love spring. Here in Jacksonville Beach, FL, we get spring a little bit differently than others: some years we have a great long spring, other years we have a very short spring, and go right into Simmer Season. No, that is not a typo: our summers are simmer time to me.
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03/16/2014
"Live your life and forget your age." Norman Vincent Peale My broker sends out a daily thought each day. I've had some that have resonated more deeply with me than others, and this is one of those. We can get in our own way so many times: I don't have the time, I don't have the money, I don
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03/11/2014
I know I enjoyed our weather here at the Jacksonville Beaches in Florida this past weekend - it was our first sunny days in the past week, after a week of Nor'easter weather kept us in rain and cloudy skies. First Street from Ponte Vedra Beach to Atlantic Beach was packed with cyclists, pedestria
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03/10/2014
Well, now you can, without penalty. Getty has announced plans to make 35 million images royalty free, which is great for bloggers looking for awesome photos to use. It has not, however, been as widely embraced by the photography world. They feel it's Getty rolling over, rather than standing toug
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03/09/2014
Although our weather lately has not been the kind you think of for outdoor actvities, our forecast is supposed to start clearing up and warming up today just in time for the annual Concours d'Elegance on Amelia Island. This annual fundraiser has raised over $2.25 million for local charities sin
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03/06/2014
Here are the January homes sold in Jacksonville Beach, FL. This report includes all single family homes, and do not include any condominiums. January 2014 Homes Sold: 19 Highest Sold Price: $745,000 Lowest Sold P
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03/05/2014
I don't know about everyone else out there, but the new month of March roared in today! Buyers ringing my phone, contacting sellers with updates - maybe part of it was fueled by my being in the CIPS class last week (although my phone and email were not as busy last week), but I'm loving this fre
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03/03/2014
New listings push inventory up slightly, but homes selling in average of 86 days. Closed sales hit 1,435; 10.1 percent more than a year ago but lower than December. Prices soften a bit. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. January 2014 real estate sales and activity is now available from the Northeast Florida Ass
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02/28/2014
As many of you may know, I'm buried deep in the Certified International Property Specialist class this week. Today is the last day I took the full week, all five days: it's tough to be in class for a week, but it's sometimes tougher to get all the required classes in under a particular timeframe
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02/28/2014
I've been in class this week earning my Certified International Property Specialist desgination offered by NAR. It's been a while (at least a year or two) since I've been in a class for an entire week. Today is Day 3, so at the close of today's class, I'll officially be over the 50% mark. Why do
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02/25/2014
