Hernando Beach, FL

Florida Waterfront Living: These Views will leave you Speechless!

You cannot buy these views! But you can buy the house. This is the view from a third floor balcony of a home for sale in Hernando Beach, Florida.

Intersecting canals make for great and unobstructed water views with the grassy marsh preservation areas of Hernando Beach in the distance. Looking to the right, one can even see the Gulf of Mexico.

Hernando Beach, Florida, is a residential boating and fishing community along Florida's gulf coast. The community offers a wide variety of waterfront homes for sale ranging from the affordable low 100's to the 800's.

And if you are looking for waterfront living in a quiet residential community with easy access to Tampa, please contact me.

October 2009 Real Estate Market Report: Hernando Beach, Florida - Direct Access to Gulf of Mexico

The direct access areas are located in the northern parts of Hernando Beach and include all of the area north of Companero Entra. The southern areas are Hernando Beach Central and Hernando Beach South which require boaters to use a boatlift to gain access to the canals leading to the Gulf of Mexico.

This is the October 2009 market report for Hernando Beach Waterfront Homes located in those areas of the hernando Beach community that have direct boating access to the Gulf of Mexico.

The number of homes for sale in Herando Beach with direct Gulf access has remained stable. The list price range dropped significantly on the higher end resulting in a change in both median and average list prices, median upward, and average downward.

The lowest priced home in Hernando Beach, Florida, is a home that is severely fire damaged. It is offered as a short sale.

Hernando Beach Waterfront Homes Offered for Sale: 68

Price Range: $82,000 - $719,000

Median: $337,450

Average: $351,678

Hernando Beach Waterfront Homes Under Contract: 6

Price Range: $159,000 - $579,000

Median: $249,450

Average: $292,733

Four of the homes under contract are pending, the remaining two are under contract with contingencies. Four homes are offered as market listings, one is a short sale, and one is a foreclosure home.

Hernando Beach - Closed Transactions in October 2009: 2

Sold Property 1: A two-story stilt home, offered as a short sale at $190,000 sold for $165,000. Built: 1986 Bed/Bath: 2/2 Living SF: 1344 Waterfront: 50 ft on a saltwater canal

Sold Property 2: A one-story pool home, offered as a market sale at $239,900 sold for $225,000. Built: 1974 Bed/Bath: 2/1 Living SF: 1024 Waterfront: 54 ft on a saltwater canal

Hernando Beach is a residential waterfront community located in west central Florida along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Hernando Beach is within easy reach of the international airports at Tampa and Orlando as well as central Florida area attractions.

Data derived from the Hernando County MLS as of 11/2/09, believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

October 2009 Real Estate Market Report: Hernando Beach, Florida - Hernando Beach South

This market report covers the neighborhood of Hernando Beach South, the only deed-restricted neighborhood in the waterfront community of Hernando Beach, Florida.

Homes in this neighborhood are located on fresh water canals and boaters can use a boat lift to gain access to salt water canals that lead to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. There is a private boat ramp for use of residents of Hernando Beach South to launch boats into the canals of the community.

Inventory of homes for sale in Hernando Beach South remained stable with average and median list prices slightly on the increase. There were no sales in Hernando Beach South during October but one property went under contract.

Please also read the market reports for the Hernando Beach direct access neighborhood and the Hernando Beach Central neighborhood of this fine waterfront community.

Offered for Sale: 16

Price Range: $164,900 - $550,000

Median: $377,777

Average: $341,085

Sold in October 2009: None

Under Contract: 1

Offered as a short sale, list price: $289,000, under contract awaiting third party approval.

Sales Data derived from Hernando County MLS as of 11/2/09, believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

October 2009 Real Estate Market Report: Hernando Beach, Florida - Hernando Beach Central

Prices for Hernando Beach Florida homes for sale have dropped and consequently, the different Hernando Beach neighborhoods are seeing more activity as evidenced in higher numbers of properties under contract. This is true for the central neighborhood of the Hernando Beach waterfront community which can look forward to some closed transactions before the end of the year.

Hernando Beach, Florida, is a waterfront community located along the west coast of central Florida just north of Tampa. This community offers a wide range of homes located on saltwater and freshwater canals.

This real estate market update covers the central section of Hernando Beach, Florida. This area is not gated nor deed-restricted, homes are located on wide and deep freshwater canals. Boaters use a boat lift to gain access to the Gulf of Mexico, thus the area is also referred to as an "indirect Gulf access" neighborhood.

Inventory has only increased slightly in the last month with the price range remaining the same but with median and average list prices declining indicating that the new listing additions are in the lower price ranges.

Please also read the market reports for the neighborhoods of Hernando Beach with direct Gulf access and the Hernando Beach South subdivision.

Offered for Sale: 11

Price Range: $169,000 - $479,000

Median: $259,000

Average: $280,236

Under Contract: 4

Price Range: $159,900 - $243,000

Median: $187,450

Average: $194,450

One of these properties is under contingency contract, the other three are pending.

One property is offered as a short sale, one as a foreclosure, the remaining two are market sales.

Closed Transactions in October 2009: None

Sales Data derived from Hernando County MLS as of 11/8/09, believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

Hernando Beach Florida - Channel Dredge Update

After much debate - some would say debacle - the long awaited dredge of the Hernando Beach channel is finally under way!

For weeks, residents have been watching preparations take place. First the signage announcing the dredge of the channel went up by the public boat ramp on Caliente Street in Hernando Beach.

Then some big, fat pipes appeared alongside the road leading to the site where the sand from the dredge will be deposited and stock piled.

While the actual dredging of sand has not begun, there is some heavy equipment out in the Hernando Beach channel removing the bigger rocks from the bottom of the channel. These rocks are being deposited above the mean high water line on some of the spoil islands.

Orion Marine Group, Inc, is the contractor for this project. Throughout the entire dreding process, the channel will remain open to boaters. After the rock removal phase is completed, the actual sand dredging will begin - conducted by "Mr. O" - the name of the dredge barge. According to the contractor, the completed channel will be 60 ft wide at the bottom and taper upwards for a broader width at water level.

Stay tuned for updates, more photos will follow as the dredging process continues.