Carol Clawson

There are hundreds of affordable homes and condos available in the very best Palm Beach Gardens area country club communities as we come in to the height of the 2009 winter season.

Prices are down, interest rates are the best we have seen in years and the choices buyers have are plentiful.

About 600 single family homes, townhouses and condominiums are for sale in eight of the areas leading country club communities.

Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens has 112 homes for sale with condos going in the low $400,000's and single family homes available for the high $400,000's to low $500,000. There are several short sales available in Mirasol.

Old Marsh in Palm Beach Gardens has 13 homes for sale, all over $1 million.

BallenIsles in Palm Beach Gardens has 106 homes for sale with some as low as the $300,000's to low $400,000's.

Frenchmans Creek in Palm Beach Gardens has 24 homes for sale with a few reduced below $1 million.

Frenchmans Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens has 50 homes and condos for sale including a few short sales. The condos are available in the $400,000's and there are four or five single family homes under $1 million

Admirals Cove in Jupiter has 97 homes and condos for sale with some as low as the $400,000's

Ibis in West Palm Beach has 170 homes and townhouses for sale with prices as low as $160, for a townhouse and $200,000 for a single family home.

Ironhorse is West Palm Beach has 27 homes for salesome as low as the high $200,000's

The Weiss-Clawson Team is knowledgeable in all country club communities throughout the Palm Beach Gardens area and would like to work with you if you are interested in these or any other communities throughout Palm Beach County. Contact The Weiss-Clawson Team directly for further information about Palm Beach Gardens area real estate.

We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you.

Home prices in Palm Beach Gardens' Ironhorse Country Club declined about 10 percent in 2008 compared with 2007 sales, reflecting the community holding its value better than many others throughout Palm Beach County.

The average dollars per square foot for homes sold in Ironhorse during 2008 was $172 compared with $191 per square foot in 2007 and $226 per square foot in 2006.

The decline in Ironhorse home prices is less than the median decline in prices throughout Palm Beach County. In November 2008, the median price for a single family home in Palm Beach County was $247,400, fully 28 percent lower than the median price in January, 2008.

Ironhorse is a small intimate country club community located south on Jog Road from The Beeline, convenient to major shopping areas, restaurants and highways. It is a full amenity country club with active golf and tennis programs, a fitness center, swimming pool, clubhouse, restaurant and social activities. There are just 325 homes in the community, many surrounding the championship Arthur Hills golf course, or abutting the Loxahatchee Nature Preserve. In early January, 2009 there were 26 homes on the market in Ironhorse.

The Weiss-Clawson Team actively represents both buyers and sellers of Ironhorse homes, participating in 70 percent of the transactions that occurred in 2008. The team includes a resident expert in Ironhorse.

If you are interested in Ironhorse Country Club, or in any other community in Palm Beach County, The Weiss-Clawson Team would like to represent you. Please contact The Weiss-Clawson Team directly for a consultation about your real estate interests.

We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you.

Buyers and sellers at Palm Beach Gardens' Ironhorse Country Club used The Weiss-Clawson Team for 70 percent of the transactions that occurred in 2008.

The number of sales in Ironhorse during 2008 was 13. Of the 13 homes that sold, The Weiss-Clawson Team represented the seller, the buyer or both in nine of those transactions.

In addition, there were three homes under contract at the end of 2008. The Weiss-Clawson Team also represents the seller, the buyer or both in the three homes that were under contract at the end of the year.

At the beginning of 2009 there were 26 homes on the market in Ironhorse, ranging in price from $350,000 to $2 million. Most homes are in the $400,000 - $600,000 range and all prices are negotiable. In 2008 the average dollars per square foot for all Ironhorse homes sold was $172 down about 24 percent from the 2006 high of $226.

Ironhorse is a small intimate country club community where all residents are social members of the club and many expand their membership to include golf. It is one of the most affordable country clubs in the area with social membership included in the homeowner dues and golf memberships costing residents a $20,000 initiation fee plus about $5900 in annual dues. Ironhorse is a full amenity club with active golf and tennis programs, a complete fitness center, swimming pool, restaurant and social activities.

There are just 324 homes at Ironhorse, many bordering the championship Arthus Hills golf course or the Loxahatchee Nature Preserve. The community is one of the best kept secrets in Palm Beach County!

The Weiss-Clawson Team includes a resident expert in Ironhorse. We are ready to introduce you to this wonderful community, to answer your questions and to show you available homes that meet your criteria.

Please contact The Weiss-Clawson Team directly for information about Ironhorse Country Club or about any community in Palm Beach County.

We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you.

The number of homes on the market in Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach and throughout Palm Beach County continues to climb as prices fall and mortgage interest rates hit record lows.

It is a buyers market and there are outstanding values available to people ready to purchase their Palm Beach County home this season.

Prices of single family homes throughout the country have declined nearly 30 percent just since January of 2008. And there are thousands of homes available for sale -- about 1500 homes in multiple listings in Palm Beach Gardens and more than 25,000 homes listed for sale throughout Palm Beach County.

At the same time that there is a glut of homes on the market, mortgage interest rates have hit levels not seen since the 1950's. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is now about 5.1 percent.

It is a wonderful time to buy and The Weiss-Clawson Team is ready to work with you to show you all homes that meet your criteria. Contact The Weiss-Clawson Team directly for a consultation on your real estate interests.'

We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you.

Prices of single family homes and condos in Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach and throughout Palm Beach County continued their steep decline in November recording a 28 percent decline since the beginning of the year.

The median single family home in Palm Beach County sold for $247,400 in November, according to statistics released by the Florida Association of Realtors. That is 28 percent lower than the price achieved in January 2008 which was $343,200. The median price reflects a midpoint number with half the homes selling at higher prices and half selling at lower prices.

And it bring the median price level back to about October, 2003.

For condos, the median price decline is about 22 percent since January with the midpoint price for a condo in Palm Beach County now $123,900.

Sellers in most communities through the area are feeling price pinches and steep competition from loads of homes on the market. There are more than 500 homes for sale in Palm Beach Gardens leading country club communities of Frenchmans Reserve, Mirasol, BallenIsles, Ironhorse Country Club and Ibis Country Club. And all of these communities have short sales and/or foreclosures.

You can get a three bedroom, two bath single family home in BallenIsles today for just $230,000. or a townhouse in Ibis Country Club for $165,000.

The Weiss-Clawson Team has expertise in all country club communities throughout Palm Beach Gardens and will research neighborhoods for clients throughout Palm Beach County. You can contact us directly for further information about buying or selling a home anywhere in Palm Beach County.

We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you.