Saint Augustine Real Estate Blog

New Community Ashley Oaks in St Augustine Over 1/2 Acre lots no CDD

2012-02-03T19:10:00Z

I am excited about our newest community Ashley Oaks

No CDD Fees HOA only $500.00 Per Year
RV Allowed
Boats Allowed
Sheds Allowed
Travel Trailers Allowed
Each lot is over 1/2 Acre

Homes Starting in Mid 200's

Plan 2058 3BR / 2BR / 3 Car Garage, Awesome Standard Features Starting at $222,900 Includes the Lot ‘standard lot’, lot premiums my apply.
Plan 2651 4BR / 3 BR / 3 Car Garage, Awesome Standard Features Starting at $272,900 Includes the Lot ‘standard lot’, lot premiums my apply.

Building to Start Feb 2012 , If you are Interested give me a call , or email me for the latest Models and lots

Country Walk Elkton Florida only 16 A Lots left

2012-01-30T17:36:00Z

2012 is here and Country Walk is still selling with an average of 3 Sales per month and over 10 homes under construction make

this community one of St Johns Florida must see.

Homes Priced from the 142,000.00 that include a 10 x 20 In ground Pool

Top Selling floor plan 1658 Including a Pool starting at $158,900.00
2012 Special Package for $499.00
1/2 HP Garage Door Opener
Microwave above range
Smooth top range
4 Recess can lights in Kitchen
4 prewire Fans or Extra electrical outlets

Stop by today, to view several floor plans under construction and we have 1 Spec for sale as well offering 2080 SqFt 4Br/2br/2 on a long pond view , tile in the wet areas, blinds, separate shower and tub, huge walk in closet in the owners suite and more for only $183,900.00

St Augustine Homes for sale by Auction

2011-12-04T19:56:00Z

December 2011 has 65 Homes in St Johns country set for sale on the steps of the court house. I am interested in 1 or two for myself as well for some of my Investors. This is one of the hardest way to purchase a home In my opinion as you may not be able to inspect the house or receive a clean title.

For me it all about price, if I was to purchase a townhome for example from the MLS from 55-65 K I want to purchase the same townhouse for 10 - 20 K less

Allowance for HOA dues
Repairs
Evictions
Marketing / Commission if they are going to flip

Over all I still favor a purchase from the MLS, since all of the issue above are known , the down side is not able to flip, but for me when I purchase I am looking for a long term rental. The fact is this buyer market is ending and now is the best time to explore some great deals in St Augustin Florida... If you enjoy an insane value then this offer is just for you, not only will you get a weekly email of current bank owned REO / Foreclosures but you get my professional service. Act now and contact me by email with free report 2012 in the subject line.

Country Walk Elkton FLORIDA OCT 14 2011

2011-10-14T17:11:00Z

If you want to see a community with over 20 homes under construction, drive west on SR 207 about 3 Miles west of the I95 turn left at Vermont blvd then follow the signs to Country Walk.

Country walk currently has two Builders

Advantage Homes (Offering free pools with select home purchases )
DR Horton

Both builders are offering several floor plans starting from the $130,000 , Country walk is a NON CDD Community

Wells
Fencing
Some Commercial vehicles
Boats (Behind your 6 foot fence
HOA only $300.00 Per Year
USDA 100% Financing

Country walk starting to take off

2011-08-17T12:40:00Z

Country walk located just west of I95 In Elkton Fl. 20 Minutes to St Augustine Beach and Historical downtown is red hot , over the past Month I have written 3 to be built contracts and working or several additional to boot!

WHY? it simple we offer 5 Home plans with a 10 x 20 In ground gunite pool Starting from $139,900.00 for our silver features and a Lake lot has a $3000.00 premium or preserve lots for an Additional $2500...

My favorite is the ELM offer 1662 Sq Ft under air and on a lot with Extended lanai and Bay windows with our Gold Features for $159,000 , stop by today and ask for 3 Year Paid HOA special... Again Country walk has no CDD FEES and the HOA is only $300 a Year!

Bring the boat, Work truck and start to enjoy country life

Now offering 5 Brand New homes with a 12 x 20 Inground Pool

2011-07-13T13:33:00Z

Advantage home builders is now offering 5 Models with an in ground pool, I will have pricing soon on this great opportunity to build your next home with a pool. No longer will you have to pay cash or a second loan to add a pool to your home, hassle free experience since your pool will be finished before you close! WOW this is a first for me so I am excited to be a part of this... For additional information or to see the community drive out to country walk today!

Advantage homes is offer a Brand New two story home with a 12 x 20 pool for $199,900 Starting today!

July 2011 Real Estate report

2011-07-13T10:14:00Z

The market has been a consistent slow to steady, Most of my deals have been delayed due to title issues, repairs, lender approvals etc... I been able to work most deals out but I did have 1 fallout that was set to close June 2011.

Closings

136 Blanco Downtown Historic St Augustine

1631 Hammock Grove in Jacksonville

Custom build home in Palencia

Set to close this week

1701 Lismore court in Middleburg

Brand new build to ordered home in Country Walk

Set to close by the end of July

Brand new home in Twin Lakes

Brand New home in Durbin Crossing

2011 has been an Interesting year so far with a mixture of 40% of my sales being new homes, this has not happen for several years... I recently completed a deal in Nocatee helping my future home owners to over 25K in builder incentives, Now that is insane! The key is working with a active Realtor that know the market and all of the players to get you the best deal. When you are ready to see what I can do for you , reach out and contact me.

2 Story For Sale in Palencia

2011-05-23T20:30:00Z

• 4,362 sq. ft., 5 bath, 5 bdrm 2 story - MLS® $599,900 - Affordable Custom Home

Palencia, St. Augustine - Brand new 5 bedroom 5 bath home in the exclusive selection of Palencia, Not one detail was left out of this massive 4362 SQ Foot home with a 3 car garage... Top of the line GE Monogram appliances, Aristokraft cabinets , granite counter tops, energy efficiency including a 15 Seer goodman, Tank less gas water heater and much more. This home has a bonus room, gas fireplace, located on your private preserve.

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116 Corbata Lane in Palencia St Augustine for Sale

2011-05-23T20:30:00Z

Palencia, St. Augustine - Announcing 116 Corbata Lane, a 4,362 sq. ft., 5 bath, 5 bdrm 2 story. Now MLS® $599,900 - Affordable Custom Home.

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430 West New england Drive in St Johns County is Sold!

2011-05-19T14:00:00Z

St Johns County, Florida - The single story at 430 West New england Drive has been sold.

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Price Reduced on 5432 Cypress Links Blvd in Elkton

2011-05-19T13:59:00Z

Elkton, St. Augustine - Announcing a price reduction on 5432 Cypress Links Blvd, a 1,708 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story. Now MLS® $149,900 - Motivated Seller.

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219 Cotorro Lane in Saint Augustine Shores is Sold!

2011-05-19T13:58:00Z

Saint Augustine Shores, St. Augustine Shores - The single story at 219 Cotorro Lane has been sold.

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Market report and Update May 14 2011

2011-05-14T13:20:00Z

April was a busy month with 2 closing and 2 additional sales, most of the month I was busy with reports , Updates and maintaining properties.

Closed in April

3/2 Brand new home in Country Walk , Pond View 1670 SQ FT for $145,000.00
219 Cotorro Lane in the shores for 73,500.00

Deals that fall out or back on the table include

6410 Sandhill has been delayed due to title Issues
1631 Hammock Grove Cancel the deal
5342 Cypress Lakes Cancel the Deal
1701 Lismore Cancel the Deal

Back under Contract

1701 Lismore Orange park South
7740 SouthSide Sonoma Condo

Set to Close this Month

Brand new home in the colony at greenbriar closing May 27, 2011
Brand new home in Durbin Crossing, St Johns Closing May 27, 2011
6410 Sandhill Bank Owned REO Closing by May 27,2011 as well or I will need an extension

I also wrote several additional contracts that were not successful , mostly REO or Shortsale with multiple offers . Going forward I still see potential road blocks with additional reo Inventory hitting the market in the next few months, just this morning I read an article about St Johns, Duval, and clay county 2010 Property tax that was still not paid that total over 60 Million dollars if I take an average of $2500 per property that equals 400 properties per million or 24,000 homes!

For me and my home buyers it all about affordability , while rents are ticking higher , Mortgage payments are ticking lower, one of my deals for a 100% USDA loan at $209,000 with taxes, Insurance, HOA and CDD was just over $1500.00 a month compare to another customer that ask me to help on a rental on or near CR210 , first based on my search I only had 4 homes that range from $1400 - $1900 a month and the one for $1400 was only 1400 SQFT. For home sellers I offer some of the best Internet marketing in St Johns County so if you believe that Marketing will get you additional showings and showing equal offers then I am your e-PRO Realtor of Choice

St Augustine real estate March 2011 report

2011-04-09T16:00:00Z

March 2011 was a Busy month with over 122 Homes sold, 3 for more then 1 Million

Homes Sold 122 ranging from 38k to over 1.5 Million
Condos Sold 51 ranging from 35K to over 600K
Town homes 3 ranging from 55K to 70K

Currently we have 1927 Listing which still equals a 11 Month supply prices are holding for certain communities and dipping on others, for some detail information please contact me.

With that said, Foreclosures have been dripping in slowing, current we have 44 Active and 10 under contract, I still expect foreclosures to pick up over the next 1-3 Months, for me it was busy as well with my Foreclosure listing

6410 Sandhill is under contract

2748 Broadway closed

1631 Hammock grove has offers and a price reduction , so activity is up and should be under contract in 1 week or less

1701 Lismore has had some nice offers and again I expect this house to be under contract soon

219 Cotorro Lane in St Augustine Shores should close next week

5432 Cypress Lakes is under contract and should close in April

2 Homes have been sold in Country walk one is being built and another will close May 2 2011

Additional I sold a New home in the colony at Greenbriar over 2800 SQFT loaded with options closing end of May 2011

St Augustine is growing and selling inventory is down, now is a great time to start to look for your perfect location, If you have any questions on St Augustine , St Johns county please contact me

St Augustine real estate week in review 02/27/2011

2011-03-04T13:32:00Z

As the weather heats up so are the customers, I had 3 buyers last week looking at homes in St Augustine, Closed on a 3br 2 bath condo in Palencia for $59,900.00.

In general sales are up 9% YTD and prices are down 9% from last year , Inventory is under 2000 homes from the first time in 5 Years, Foreclosures are not getting releases until the end of this month from what I been able to learn from the Major Fannie / Freddie.

Today I have a closing at 2PM for a townhome in Sumerlin off of Old St. Augustine Rd in Jacksonville.

Two Contracts in Country Walk one will close in April and the other in Summer
One Contract for a custom home in Palencia with a June closing
Accepted deal for a listing of my in Jacksonville with a Fast close by March 14, 2011
New Listing in Green Cove springs custom home on 10 Acres Price under $340,000
New Listing in Country Walk to be build Over 1800 Sq Feet More details next week