Orange Park, FL

Attention All Orange Park Residents - Get on Board With Team Teal!

Orange Park residents have a great opportunity to make a difference in the future of Jacksonville and the entire Northeast Florida Region by supporting our Jacksonville Jaguars. How can we do that? Buy tickets and fill the stadium next year and beyond! Tony Boselli is leading the way with myteamteal.com

Team Teal is sponsoring a gathering this Thursday evening, February 11, at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Express on Wells Road. The event is free to the public. If you are seriously interested in helping the Jaguars cement a solid future here in our city, then get your Season Tickets. If you can't buy Season Tickets, you can buy tickets for at least a game or two. Support your team and you will be supporting your community.

To quote Clay Councilman Travis Cummings, "I think the team is very important to the region, even if you're not a sports fan." This is very true. Do the math. Having the Jaguars in Jacksonville has been very good economically for our city. Now it's our turn to support our team and show our appreciation for the Jaguars putting us on the map.

The goal of Team Teal is to sell enough tickets to prevent any black outs for Jaguars games in the coming Season.

Visit Jaguars.com for Season Ticket pricing. There are several new options to make the plunge for Season Tickets more attractive and affordable.

With nearly 1 in 10 mortgages in the country going into default the terms short sale and foreclosure have become very mainstream and acceptable. However, what I commonly find is that homeowners do not fully understand either of these terms. So, lets clarify.

What is a Short Sale?

Simply put, a Short Sale is used to describe the sale of a home in which the homeowner owes the bank more than the home is worth. The bank agrees to allow the home to be sold for less than what is owed (AKA "Short Sale").

Don't be fooled by the term though. Just because it says "short" sale, the process can be very exhausting and take months.

What is a Foreclosure?

Foreclosure is the legal and professional proceeding in which a mortgagee, or other lien holder, usually a lender, obtains a court ordered termination of a mortgagor's equitable right of redemption. Usually a lender obtains a security interest from a borrower who mortgages or pledges an asset like a house to secure the loan.

Also important to know; foreclosure is a process, not an event. The foreclosure process starts at the point where a mortgagee is 30 days behind on a payment, and can continue for man months depending on how backed up the banks are.

What to do?

The good news is that if you are upside down on your mortgage or falling behind you do have options. First- you need to contact a qualified real estate agent and discuss your options. Second- you need to call your mortgage company and inform them of what you intend to do with the home. The best thing you can to do is take action, the worst thing to do is avoid the situation.

Orange Park Homes For Sale - Market Report 

Orange Park Florida Homes For Sale -   Real Estate Market Conditions For December 2009

There are currently 670 single family homes for sale in Orange Park. The average home price is $211,646 with a price range from $37,000 to 1,899,000.

There are 184 homes that are pending/under contract in Orange Park.

In the month of December there has been 76 homes that have sold and closed in Orange Park. The average closed price of $166,292 with an average of 96 days on the market.

Year to date there has been a total of 949 homes that have sold in Orange Park Florida  with an average sold price of $171,232 with an average of 98 on the market.

Highest home sale YTD in Orange Park was $795,000 and was on the market for 618 days.

Lowest home sale YTD in Orange Park was $19,500 and was on the market for 1 day.

If you would like to know your homes value see link below to get a free no obligation Comparative Market Analysis. If you are interested in buying a home on Orange Park or anywhere in the greater Jacksonville area click on link below to start searching the available homes. If you would like more information about the local market call Robert Schwabe at (904) 403-2429 or e-mail me at robert.schwabe@kw.com

Below is an interactive search tool that you can use to to search Orange Park Florida homes for sale or even all of Northeast Florida. Just change your search criteria for up to the date list of homes for sale.

All statistics are gathered from the North East Florida MLS

Information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.

Copyright © 2009 Robert Schwabe - Orange Park Florida Realtor® - Orange Park Homes For Sale - Real Estate Market Conditions December 2009

I have come to realize in my real estate career that a lot of people aren't aware of the fact that there are agents in the real estate business that actually specialize. Some know there are agents that work commercial, others that work a particular area or neighborhood. Interestingly, most don't know that there is a different kind of specialty in Real estate that is actually a great advantage to the consumer.

What I'm talking about is listing specialists and buyer's agents. Why would a real estate agent choose to work with just buyers or just sellers, and what advantage does it pose to the consumer?

A buyer (or listing) specialist is a great advantage to both the consumer and the agent, because it allows that professional to become an expert at what they do. If all that individual is concentrating on is working with buyers for example, then they are going to know exactly how to find you the right house, write the best offer, and negotiate with the most experience and expertise for your behalf. It's kind of like the difference of going to a family doctor for a foot problem, or a podiatrist. The family doctor is a great doctor, and very knowledgeable about the general practice of medicine, but the podiatrist concentrates solely on the feet and has a much better understanding of that particular area and the problems associated with it.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Orange Park, call around and see if you can find a team that has these specialties. Nothing is more important than hiring the right agent for the job, especially when it comes to the biggest purchase you'll ever make.

Jessica Touchton-Buyer's Specialist w/ The Landry Team Keller Williams Realty

(904-534-8416) jtouchton@kw.com

Congratulations to the new owners on Aquarius Road! After only 1 day on market this home sold at full price with minimal concessions to the buyer. Thank you to USAA for crazy quick lending and closing on time this past Friday. Thank you to Karen Wentz of Coldwell Banker for bringing her buyers on day one. Thank you to the Williams for trusting me with the sale of your property! We wish the new owners well and know they will enjoy many years in their new home!