Spring Hill, FL

Whether you are a car enthusiast or just looking for something to do on a Thursday evening, this car show will fit the bill.

Every Thursday beginning at 5:00 PM they start rolling in: Antique cars, original or modified, muscle cars, hot rods, of all sorts of makes and models! Carefully restored cars sit side-by-side with radically altered vehicles or even an unique one-of-a kind specimen.

Car clubs like the English Car Club, the Spring Hill Corvette Club, or the Spring Hill Car Club cruise in. Many car owners as well as spectators are regulars contributing for a familiar and friendly atmosphere.

Chic-Fil-et sponsors the show and donating the one and only trophy "managers choice". Otherwise, the show is fairly unregulated, there are no entry fees, no competition (at least not officially) and no pressure --- just plain ol' fun with cars.

When: Every Thursday, 5 PM until about 8 PM

Where: US 50, Spring Hill, Florida, Chic-Fil-et parking lot and adjacent parking lots of bank and shopping plaza.

Enjoy!

If you are thinking about buying a home or land for personal or investment use, or you are thinking about selling in Hernando County, Florida, including the communities and neighborhoods of Hernando Beach, Weeki Wachee, Pine Island, Brooksville and Spring Hill, Glen Lakes, Timber Pines, Silverthorn, Seven Hills, Sterling Hill, Pristine Place, and Southern Hills Plantation and you want to work with a local area Realtor who knows these neighborhoods please contact me.

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Florida is not only known for beaches and sunshine but also for some really big bugs! Well, this one is actually a grasshopper and home grown for that matter as it's been feasting on the plants in my very own yard all its life. I just figure, I deserved I a great photo for this hospitality.

This guy actually started out with hundreds of its brothers as tiny little specks of something clinging to some Muhly grass back in the Spring. You might guess, I can't kill nothing and it didn't seem to hurt the grass, so I kept watching as these things started growing into small grasshoppers. As they did so, their numbers decreased considerably. Still, at one point, some of my lilies looked a bit sad because they were literally eaten up by these critters.

By time, this one reached about three inches, there were only a handful of them left around so I thought I'd better get hopping myself with the camera! And of course, I had to look him up and found an quite interesting article and discovered its name "Eastern Lubber Grasshopper". I just think it's quite beautiful.

Enjoy!

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All content, including text, original art, photographs and images, is the exclusive property of Silvia Dukes, P.A., and may not be used without the expressed written permission of Silvia Dukes, P.A., Tropic Shores Realty, Spring Hill, Florida. All information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted, Copyright 2009.

Timber Pines sales for single family homes and villas decreased again in June over those for the previous month. Sales price range for single family homes increased but decreased for villas. Median and average price levels responded accordingly with those for single family homes increasing and those for the villas decreasing. However, as in the previous month, the total number of homes under contract remained stable and marketing time for sold properties decreased. Overall inventory also slightly decreased with a total of 167 active listings.

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.

Photo below: Club House with restaurant, meeting facilities,

pool, and view of 1st hole of Championship golf course.

1. Single Family Homes:

Sold June 2009: 3

Price Range: $140,000 - $189,900

Average: $163,300

Median: $160,000 (almost 40% increase over May)

Average Days on Market: 112

Currently Active Listings

Single Family Homes: 98

Price Range: $89,900 - $399,000

Average: $149,900

Median: $155,930

Under Contract: 11

Pending: 9, Contingency Contracts: 2

Price Range: $114,900 - $225,000

2. Villas:

Sold June 2009: 3

Price Range: $89,000 - $128,000

Average: $110,167

Median: $122,500 (approx. 6% decrease over May)

Average Days on Market: 70

Currently Active Listings Villas: 69

Price Range: $72,000 - $180,000

Average: $127,500

Median: $126,091

Under Contract: 7

Pending: 5, Contingency Contracts: 2

Price Range: $109,900 - 154,900

Data derived from Hernando County MLS as of 7/5/09 and believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

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If you are thinking about buying a home or land for personal or investment use, or you are thinking about selling in Hernando County, Florida, including the communities and neighborhoods of Hernando Beach, Weeki Wachee, Brooksville and Spring Hill, Glen Lakes, Timber Pines, Silverthorn, Seven Hills, Sterling Hill, Pristine Place, and Southern Hills Plantation and you want to work with a local area Realtor who knows these neighborhoods please contact me.

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There is much talk and even more questions about the first time homebuyers tax credit program. As part of the stimulus plan, Congress passed legislation earlier this year to grant tax credits up to $8000 to first-time homebuyers:

• 10% tax credit on the purchase price of a home not to exceed $8000.
• For example, a homebuyer who purchased a home for $69,000 will receive a $6,900 refund, a buyer who purchased a home for $100,000 will receive a $8,000 refund.
• Any type of home will qualify, i.e. single family, condos, townhomes, as long as they are being used as a primary residence.
• The home has to be purchased and ownership has to be transferred by December 1, 2009!
• To qualify as "first-time homebuyer" the buyer or his/her spouse may not have owned a home during the three years prior to purchasing.
• There are income limits: $75,000 annual income for single buyers, $150,000 annual income for married buyers.
• There are discussions about extending the program and also allowing the tax credit to be used as a downpayment. Please call me if you would like to know more.

Here is the best part: The tax credit does NOT have to be repaid!

What are you waiting for? Call me for more information!

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If you are thinking about buying a home or land for personal or investment use, or you are thinking about selling in Hernando County, Florida, including the communities and neighborhoods of Hernando Beach, Weeki Wachee, Pine Island, Brooksville and Spring Hill, Glen Lakes, Timber Pines, Silverthorn, Seven Hills, Sterling Hill, Pristine Place, and Southern Hills Plantation and you want to work with a local area Realtor who knows these neighborhoods please contact me.

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Here is a community that has the spirit and knows how to put on a Independence Day celebration! For the third year in a row, I was able to participate in the High Point 4th of July parade - this year as a driver.

The posting of the colors was conducted by members of the American Legion. The crowd gathered in the community center for good old fashioned hot dogs, cookies, cupcakes, and the singing of patriot songs!

Happy 4th of July!

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High Point is an active, age-restricted, gated community offering affordable living. Amenities include a private golf course, club house, pool and tennis facilities. If you would like to find out more about High Point or other communities in Spring Hill, Florida, please contact me.

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