Crystal Beach, FL

Crystal Beach Florida Post Office Collects Care Packages To Local Soldiers In Afghanistan....yes, our local town post office is busy collecting items to send overseas to local soldiers that are so far from home.

Pam Hurlburt, our postmistress, found out that we have some local Crystal Beach residents that are currently serving in Afghanistan so she decided to do something positive for them. Pam and long time Crystal Beach postal employee Jo Pichardat are collecting and sending items to our soldiers!

As far as what to send, basically anything to help them stay warm and pass the time when they are 'off' duty. Books and board games are appreciated as are socks and foot care items. Those who want to donate cash to help pay shipping costs can donate that.

If you know of other local soldiers serving in the Middle East, please stop by the Crystal Beach post office and let either Pam or Jo have that soldier's information so they are included in the list of recipients.

That is just one more example of what a great community Crystal Beach Florida is!

Crystal Beach Florida - Market Report for January 2012 shows increased activity, which is a good thing!

While only a single home sold in our little community that has no condos at all, there are 5 single family homes that are under contract and waiting for the keys to be transferred at the closing table!

That one single family home was a small bungalow - a 2 bedroom 1 bath short sale that was listed for 75k and closed after 122 days on the market for 71k.

As for those 5 homes that are pending, they break down as follows:

$2,499,000 for a waterfront 5 bedroom, 5 full bathroom and 2 half bathroom home with 7293 sq ft of living space - this is one of my favorite homes here in Crystal Beach and in the above photo!

$575,000 for another waterfront home - this one with 3069 sq ft

$399,000 for 2659 sq ft of waterfront living

$319,000 for 2250 sq ft two blocks from the Gulf of Mexico

$225,000 for 3018 sq ft of waterfront living

It will be interesting to see next month what these 5 homes actually sold for! Watch for updates in February's Market Report!

Crystal Beach Florida is indeed a wonderful place to call home. Crystal Beach is a lovely little community on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. A place where you can get around on your golf cart, Crystal Beach offers million dollar homes with waterfront views and 1950's bungalows that are a couple of blocks from the sparking Gulf waters.

Currently there are 15 homes on the market here in Crystal Beach. They run from a 4 bedroom 5.5 bath waterfront home with over 5000 sq ft that is listed for $1,250,000 to a little bank owned home with only 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms which needs a bit of updating and repair work listed at $114,900.

No matter what price range you are interested in, if you are looking for a community that is quiet, eclectic and convenient to shopping, medical facilities and the cities of Clearwater, St Petersburg and Tampa, look no further than Crystal Beach Florida - that cute little village I live in!

81 degrees here in Crystal Beach Florida today and I just had to brag about it!

I am sitting at the computer in shorts and bare feet. All of the windows and sliding glass doors are open and I am enjoying listening to the birds and squirrels chatter outside my window in the trees.

Blue skies, sunshine and the beautiful shores of the Gulf of Mexico.....that is what best describes Crystal Beach Florida! Come on down, the water is a little chilly for us but those darn Yankees sure do enjoy a dip at this time of year!

Crystal Beach Florida - It Still Looks Like Christmas

Yes, while 2012 may have started yesterday, here in Crystal Beach many homes are still decorated for the Christmas Holidays.

While taking a stroll down to the shore this morning, I had my camera in tow and took some great shots along the waterfront.

Blue skies and sunshine - the first days of January 2012!