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Surf City Here I Come

Surf City Here I Come
In a few hours I catch an early flight and after laying over to change planesMax and Jake building Pine Cone Mountain in Atlanta I am off to Huntington Beach California to visit my daughter and two grandsons and son-in-law. I arrive at John Wayne airport at 1:18 p.m. west coast time.
I will make every effort to continue posting and commenting here in the rain and who knows maybe I’ll bump into an active rain member or two while I’m there.
Looking forward to seeing Max, who is almost 3, and Jake, who is just over a year old and having some fun on the left coast.

Ormond By The Sea, Florida Condos for sale as of January 31 2012

Ormond By The Sea, Florida Condos for sale as of January 31 2012

As of January 31, 2012 we have 56 Ormond By The Sea Florida condos for sale through the Daytona Beach Area Realtors® Multiple Listing Service (MLS).There are 41 priced under $200,000 and 5 of thoseBellair Condo for sale $59,500 are under $100,000. Additionally, there are 14 condos under contract pending closing of which 6 involve the lender as a short sale or foreclosure. There are 4 of the 56 condos for sale involving a lender , either short sales or foreclosures.
Short sales or foreclosures continue to be almost half of the pending condos but less than 10% of the condos for sale indicating the banks are pricing their properties to sell while many owners are expecting to get more than the market will bear.

The inventory increased slightly as there were 53 Ormond By The Sea Florida condos actively for sale at the end of last month.

Ocean View Realty Group has developed a table breaking down the inventory by condominium name. Unfortunately that table is too big to post here so Visit our market watch page of our web site to see the chart.
To search the Daytona Beach Florida area multiple listing Service (MLS) for homes and condos for sale in Ormond Beach and Ormond By The Sea Florida go to the sales page of the Ocean View Realty Group web site.

French Market in downtown Daytona Beach Florida

French Market in downtown Daytona Beach Florida

Downtown Daytona Beach merchants will present a French Market on this spring on Saturday, February 26, March 26, and April 23, 2012.

downtown Daytona Beach FloridaThe event is expected to offer food, arts, entertainment and much more. Outside vendors will come in to provide a variety of offerings. It is expected to be a multi-cultural event. The French Market is an open air shopping bazaar that will be experienced along Beach Street from Bay Street to Orange Avenue and also along International Speedway Blvd.

The French Market stretches more than 4 blocks in historic downtown Daytona Beach from 9AM to 3PM. You can also stroll over to the Farmer's market on City Island which is open every Saturday from 8AM to Noon.

There will be entertainment, arts and crafts, holiday items, baked goods, handbags and apparel and much more.

Admission is FREE and parking is FREE. Head on down to downtown Daytona Beach Florida on December 3rd for music, fun, food and dancing and get some Christmas shopping done.

For additional information call Kelli at 386-290-1365 or Stacey at 386-255-3701.

For information about Ormond Beach and Ormond by the Sea Florida homes and condos for sale and for rent call 386-441-8245 or visit the Ocean view Realty Group web site at http://www.ovrealty.com/ where you can also search the Daytona Beach area multiple listing service (MLS) anonymously.

Ormond By The Sea Florida homes for sale January 31 2012

Ormond By The Sea Florida homes for sale
January 31, 2012
Homes for sale in Ormond By The Sea Florida

There are 89 Homes for Sale in Ormond By The Sea, Florida through the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as of January 31, 2012. An additional 48 homes are under contract awaiting closing. As has been the case in recent months, lenders are pricing their properties more aggressively to get quicker sales. Lenders are involved in 17 of the 89 homes for sale (19%) but 14, more than half (52%), of the 48 homes under contract. Asking prices for Ormond By The Sea homes currently for sale range from $69,000 to $1,995,000.
The inventory of Ormond By The Sea Florida homes for sale has stabilized and that is a good indicator that the market may be getting back to a being more balanced between buyers and sellers. There are investors waiting for the lower priced homes to come available and if they come on the market at a reasonable price they will be sold quickly.

The chart below shows Ormond By The Sea Florida homes for sale by price range.

Price range in

$Thousands

Number

1 Bdrm

2 Bdrm

3 Bdrm

4+ Bdrm

Bank

Under 100

10

0

9

1

0

4

100-149

24

0

17

7

0

4

150-199

5

0

0

5

0

0

200-299

15

0

1

8

6

1

300-499

16

0

1

11

4

1

500-999

18

0

0

7

11

1

Over $1 Million

1

0

0

0

1

0

Total number of homes

89

0

28

39

22

11
To view homes and condos available through Ocean View Realty Group or To search the Daytona Beach Florida area multiple listing Service (MLS) for homes and condos for sale in Ormond Beach and Ormond By The Sea Florida go to the sales page of this Ocean View Realty Group web site.

Blast from the past concert in Ormond Beach Florida to benefit Vietnam Veterans of America

Blast from the past concert in Ormond Beach Florida

Last night I attended the Blast from the past concert in Ormond Beach Florida. This was a benefit concert with proceeds going to the Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 1048. Vietnam Veterans of America goals are to promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam Veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of Veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam Veterans.
Performers donated their time to help the veterans group and their many causes.
The show was hosted by Dave O’Dell, a local radio personality with 31 years of broadcast experience.
First to perform was Vince Cautero, who performs locally and has a rich music history that began as a cast member of the Broadway show “Willow Tree” with Tony Perkins. Vince sang some great old songs by Sinatra and Bennett and others.Palm Coast Swing Band
Next up was the Palm Coast Swing Band playing hits from the big band era with a couple of vocals and performances by swing dancers Jason and McKenzie. Their MC gave some Vietnam War history and some history and background for each song which was very interesting.

The headliners for the concert and the final act was the Knights to Remember, a local oldiesKnights to Remember, review group who performed some Doo Wop and oldies favorites. Each of the 5 members of the group has a long history of performing Doo Wop and Rock and Roll and each sings the lead as well as being back-up. The group was joined by guest vocalist Siobhan Daly for the final few songs and she added a new dimension to their chemistry. Check their web site for bios and their upcoming schedule. http://knightstoremember.com
A huge crowd at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center thoroughly enjoyed the show and many took the time after the show to meet the performers, get autographs and buy the latest Knights to Remember CD.
I love listening to these old songs but something special is added when you attend a live performance.
Blast from the past concert in Ormond Beach Florida