About Hernando County, FL

The number of homes for Sale in Hernando Beach, Florida has increased while average and median list prices declined. More than 70% of Hernando Beach homes for sale are located in the northern part of the community with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Active Listings: 98

Price Range:

$65,000 - $850,000

Median: $339,900

Average: $367,938

In August 2009, only five properties sold in the Hernando Beach waterfront community, all of these were in the direct access areas.

Sold August 2009: 5

Price Range:

$148,900 - $350,000

Of these sold homes, only one was a REO or bank-owned property.

Median: $190,000 Average: $228,700

Currently under Contract: 9

Of those homes in Hernando Beach that are under contract, two are contingency contract and seven are pending. There are five short sales with the remaining properties being market sales.

Hernando Beach is residential boating and fishing community offering a wide range of home styles along saltwater and freshwater canals as well as waterfront homes with frontage on the Gulf of Mexico. This community offers affordable waterfront living located just North of Tampa easily accessible via the Suncoast Parkway.

Data derived from the Hernando County MLS system as of 9/12/09, presumed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

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Marking the eigth anniversary of that fateful day in September 2001, the Retired New York Firefighters of Spring Hill, Florida dedicated a memorial to those that lost their lives and had their lives changed forever that day.

A September 11, 2001 memorial has been constructed in front of the VFW Post 10209 off Anderson Snow Road that was officially dedicated today. The program included ringing of the bells at the time each of the towers fell, presentation of wreaths, fly-overs by the Civil Air Patrol and the United States Coast Guard, bag pipes, 21 Gun Salute, and TAPS.

Members of many different fire departments as well as law enforcement were represented in the audience proudly wearing their uniforms or department gear.

Proclamations, speeches and the memory of loved ones and friends lost moved many in the audience to tears. The memorial includes a tile from the Pentagon, a piece of steel from the twin towers, some dirt from the site of the plane crash at Shanksville, PA, as well as a shell casing from the USS Cole. The blue represents the Sea of Humanity of those who perished on 9-11-01.

We all will forever remember where we were when tragedy struck, it is almost impossible not to know someone whose lives have been affected. Much has been said already, so I will leave you reflecting upon a few impressions of todays ceremony.

August 2009 Real Estate Market Report: Timber Pines, Spring Hill, Florida

Timber Pines home sales continued to be strong in August with an 30% increase in closed transactions of single family homes and villas over July. Only two of the homes sold in Timber Pines were corporate owned, foreclosure homes and all others were market sales.

The number of homes under contract in Timber Pines also increased over July to a total of 11.

Overall, the Timber Pines homes sales statistics have remained stable. Although prices have decreased as they have everywhere else, the Timber Pines community is experiencing far fewer distressed sales such as short sales or foreclosures, a big plus for the community and its residents!

Timber Pines is a 55+ Country Club community offering an active life style with several golf courses, two community pools, Activities Center, Clubhouse, Performing Arts Center, as well as many social clubs and events. The community is a gated community with an park-like ambience with 24-hour security.

Timber Pines is located off US 19 in Spring Hill, West Central Florida on the Gulf Coast of Florida, also called the "Nature Coast". Tampa International Airport is just a 45 min drive via the new Suncoast Parkway.

Total Number Properties for Sale: 158

14

Price Range: $69,900 - $399,000

Average: $138,103

Median: $134,900

Average Days on Market: 216

Total Transactions Closed:

Price Range: $50,000 - $270,000

Average: $134,229

Median: $121,150

Days on Market: 202

Of these 9 properties were single family homes, three were villas.

Total Number Properties under Contract: 11

Pending Contracts: 9

Contingencies: 2

Price Range: $89,900 - $269,900

Average: $164,818

Median: $169,000

Average Days on Market: 201

1. Single Family Homes:

Currently Active Listings: 87

Price Range: $70,000 - $399,000

Average: $149,900

Median: $152,418

Days on Market: 194

Under Contract: 8

2. Villas:

Currently Active Listings Villas: 71

Price Range: $69,900 - $177,000

Average: $119,900

Median: $120,562

Days on Market: 243

Under Contract: 3

Data derived from Hernando County MLS as of 9/9/09 and believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

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