Coleen DeGroff, MBA -- Your Gainesville FL Realtor

ALACHUA COUNTY REAL ESTATE - PROPERTIES SOLD DURING OCTOBER 2009

159 properties sold in Alachua County during October: 138 of the properties were single-family homes and 21 were townhomes/condos.

Property breakdowns are as follows:

138 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES:

Low sales price: $20,000 for a 1460 square foot home with 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms in Northeast Gainesville

High sales price: $710,000 for a 4515 square foot home with 5 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms in the North Jonesville area

Neighborhood sales breakdowns:

Lacrosse Area: 2

Not in Subdivision - 2

CR 231 Area: 1

Parkwood Acres - 1

N-121 Area: 1

Not in Subdivision - 1

Hague Area: 1

Woodland Oaks - 1

Alachua/North Alachua: 6

Alachua Forest - 1

Alachua Hills - 2

C.A. Williams Addition - 1

Alachua Meadows - 1

Wyndswept Hills - 1

South Alachua/Alachua Highland: 1

Not in Subdivision - 1

Turkey Creek Area: 3

Turkey Creek - 1

Creekside Villas - 2

CR 236 West Area: 1

Bellamy Road Estates - 1

High Springs Area: 4

River Glen - 1

Edgemoor - 1

High Springs Hills - 1

Whetstone States Addition - 1

SW Alachua/235 Area: 1

Not in Subdivision - 1

South Newberry Area: 4

Meadow Ridge - 1

Country Way - 2

Newberry (original) - 1

North Newberry Area: 6

Not in Subdivision - 1

Newberry Oaks - 2

New Town 1894 - 3

North Jonesville Area: 2

Wyndsong Manor - 1

Belmont - 1

Micanopy Area: 1

Fribley Addition - 1

Hawthorne Area: 2

Ashley Oaks - 1

Umberger - 1

NW Gainesville W of I-75: 8

Weatherly - 2

Fletchers - The Retreat - 1

Eagle Point - 3

Not in Subdivision - 1

Oakcrest Forest - 1

NW 39th Avenue - 43rd Street I-75: 11

Suburban Heights - 3

Northridge - 1

Kimberly Woods - 1

Pine Woods - 1

Buckridge - 1

Not in Subdivision - 1

Sherwood Forest - 1

Emerald Woods - 1

Richmond - 1

Millhopper Road Area: 1

Not in Subdivision - 1

North 43rd Street Area: 13

Weschester - 3

Turkey Creek Forest - 4

Blues Creek - 2

Millhopper Station-Victoria Square - 1

Northwood Pines - 1

Cherrytree - 1

Mile Run Rosemont - 1

Glen Springs/NW 39th Avenue Area: 11

Northwood West - 1

Springtree - 3

Northwood- 4

Palm Grove - 1

Wimberly Estates - 1

Paradise - 1

NW 16th Ave/Blvd: 7

Westmoreland - 2

Ridgewood - 2

Libby Heights - 1

Madison Park - 1

Greenbriar - 1

NW 6th Street Area: 4

Ingleside Villas - 1

Pine Haven - 1

Brown Addition - 2

Williston Road Area: 2

Fairway Estates - 1

Country Club Estates - 1

Arredondo-Kanapaha Area: 13

LongLeaf - 6

Meadows of Kanapaha - 1

Willow Oak Plantation - 3

Meadows on the Prairie - 1

Hammock Ridge - 1

Hickory Forest - 1

S. Parker Road Area: 1

Parker Place - 1

Haile Area: 10

Valwood - 2

Kenwood - 1

HP/Laurel Park - 1

HP/Spalding Place - 2

HP/Chickasaw Way - 1

HP/Buellers Way - 1

Stillwind - 1

HP/Hampstead Park - 1

Newberry Road South Side Region: 7

Cobble Field - Dunnideer - 1

Town of Tioga - 1

Westwood - 1

Woodlands - 1

Wilds Plantation - 2

Cobble Field - Thornbury - 1

Anglewood Area - SW 62nd Avenue: 1

Beville Heights - 1

Idylwild Area: 1

Idylwild Lane - 1

South Gainesville: 1

Not in Subdivision - 1

Lincoln Estates Area: 3

Breezy Acres - 1

Kincaid Road - 1

Lincoln Estates - 1

Newmans Lake Area - North: 1

Lake Ridge - 1

East 8th Avenue Area: 1

Harper - 1

NE Gainesville between NE 23rd & NE 39th: 4

Carol Estates North - 1

Highland Court Manor - 1

Elliot-Lengle - 1

Deborah Heights - 1

Central Gainesville NE Duckpond: 2

Not in Subdivision - 1

Highland Pines - 1

21 TOWNHOMES/CONDOS:

Low sales price: $46,000 for a 1048 square/foot, 2 bedroom/2 bathroom condo in Southwest Gainesville

High sales price: $225,000 for a 1469 square foor, 3 bedroom/2 bathroom condo in Southwest Gainesville

Neighborhood Sales Breakdowns:

NW 39th Avenue Area - 43rd Street I-75: 2

Magnolia Place - 1

Boardwalk - 1

Glen Springs/NW 39th Ave Area: 1

Gaineswood - 1

NW 16th Avenue: 3

Woodcreek Village - 2

Greenbriar Terrace - 1

Haile Area: 6

Garison Way - 2

HP/Southbrooke - 1

HP/The Links - 1

The Village at Haile - 1

HP/Plantation Villas - 1

Tower Road East: 4

GreenLeaf - 2

Tower Oaks Manor - 1

Tower Village Condo - 1

Anglewood - SW 62nd Street Area: 1

The Oaks - 1

SW University Area: 3

Casablanca East - 1

Mill Run - 1

Hailey Forest - 1

Central Gainesville SW Area: 1

Campus Point - 1

Getting Flocked, Selling Houses, and Giving St. Joseph a Break

When it comes to selling houses, St. Joseph is no longer the only game in town.

That's right. If you're a desperate homeowner willing to try anything, but squeamish about burying Jesus's stepdad upside down in your front yard to net a sale, NOW you don't have to!

I made an amazing discovery this weekend while I was flocking my boss.

See, he and his partner are leaving Gainesville, and I wanted to find a really cool way to surprise him.

And nothing, I mean NOTHING, says "Surprise!!" like coming home to a dozen pink plastic flamingos parked on your front lawn.....especially when you are trying to SELL said front lawn, along with the house that goes with it.

So....while my boss's goodbye party raged across town, my hubby and I snuck over to his house and tackified it for the whole world to see.

And guess what?? The morning after the flocking, my boss got a contract on his house!

Coincidence? I think not.

Spread the word! Them plastic pink birds are magical house-selling creatures, and don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise.

If you live in the Gainesville area, and you know of someone looking to get flocked, by all means let me know. I've got 2 dozen of these lawn ornaments available for rental....$25 for a dozen, $40 for two dozen. We park them on the front lawn of your choice under cover of darkness, leaving a "You've Been Flocked" note w/instructions on how to make them go away. All proceeds benefit the Buchholz High School Swim Team.

Another great thing about living in Gainesville!

 

Located smack dab in the middle of North Florida, Gainesville is close to all kinds of nature-related activities.  My favorite one, by FAR, is kayaking.  Athletically challenged to the point of not even being able to throw a Frisbee, I have always made it my mission to avoid all sports-related activities that did not involve sitting down. Especially after the U.S. Olympic Committee delivered a stinging defeat to sitters everywhere when they declined to make lounging an olympic event.

Then we moved to Gainesville, Florida, and I discovered kayaking.

Sure, I'd been once or twice before we moved here.....but living in Gainesville, within striking distance of dozens of lakes and rivers, and being blessed with a subtropical climate, lush vegetation, and TONS of wildlife, the recliner grew less and less appealing in favor of a couple of hours on the water in a boat I couldn't capsize if I tried.

Today's trip?  A two-hour paddle down the Ichetucknee River, with Lars Andersen of Adventure Outpost in High Springs as our guide. A tributary of the Santa Fe River, the Ichetucknee is fed by 9 springs which produce an outflow in excess of 233 million gallons a day.

 

All types of wildlife call the Ichetucknee Springs area home, including the Silt Snail which lives in a little fenced-off area near Coffee Spring and is found nowhere else on earth.

Ancient mastodon teeth and bones of other extinct animals have been found in and around the Ichetucknee River.

 

Although I didn't score any prehistoric dental fossils on my trip, I did see slider turtles as big as plates and mullet fish which jump out of the water....nobody knows why.....some speculate it's because of gas...but the mullet's not saying.

 

Anyway.

If you've never tried kayaking, I urge you to give it a go.  If someone who can't even throw a Frisbee can navigate down a river, you can too.