Eagle Harbor Homes for Sale
88 Active
10 Short Sale
0 Bank Owned
11% of all Eagle Harbor homes for sale are Short Sales.
The trend is still down from the from the Eagle Harbor Homes for Sale July 4 Market Report, which listed 97 homes for sale and 15% were short sales. Active homes for sale in Eagle Harbor are down by 10%.
86 homes have sold in Eagle Harbor since 10/3/2008. This means we have about a year's supply of homes on the market. The best looking, best priced homes will sell.
Eagle Harbor has many amenities, including an 18-hole golf course, three water parks, clubhouse, 5 day docks, one community with private docks, playgrounds throughout the community, tennis, a nature preserve, and many activities.
There is one townhouse neighborhood, one condominium neighborhood, and many single family home neighborhoods Neighborhoods range from patio homes with very small lots, starter homes, production builder homes to custom homes on estate lots. There is something for everyone. Three neighborhoods offer waterfront homes on Doctor's Lake which opens into the St Johns River.
Active single family homes range from $142,900 to $1,599,000. The smallest home is 1472 sq. ft. and the largest is 5701 sq. ft.
Frank and I are Eagle Harbor residents. We moved to the Jacksonville area in 1989 to be close to Frank's family and have lived here ever since except a few years in Orlando.
If you are interested in purchasing a home on Fleming Island, we are ready to help you. We have the latest information on the best values in Eagle Harbor. Please email or call us at 904-673-2308.
Original Photography, All Rights Reserved. *Eagle Harbor Homes for Sale October 3, 2009*
September 26, 2009 Eagle Harbor Homes for Sale Market Report
September 18, 2009 Eagle Harbor Homes For Sale Market Report
St. Johns Town Center has a great event weekly - a Farmer's Market on Friday from 3-8pm, rain or shine.
The Farmer's Market is in the parking lot behind Dillard's in the St. Johns Town Center. Farmers and other vendors set up canopies and create their own "street."
I didn't have time to stop by this week, but I'm going to plan on going to the Farmer's Market the next time I'm in the area on a Friday afternoon. It isn't too big and looks like a fun time.
There are farmers with local produce and artisans selling goods. There is food sampling and face painting.
It's been a big hit according to their web site.
Follow the St. John's Town Center Farmer's Market on Twitter.
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Frank and Sharon Alters have over 23 years full time experience in the real estate market. We serve the Jacksonville area in Northeast Florida, including Orange Park, Fleming Island, Clay County, Jacksonville, Duval County, and portions of St. Johns County.
Please call us at 904-673-2308 or email us. Let our years of experience and knowledge of internet marketing and technology work for you.
Todd Clark inspired this post when he wrote about doing your homework before buying. Todd did some investigating and gave them the information they needed to know before buying a condo. They decided not to sell their home and buy a condo when they found out Todd's research.
10 Things you Need to Know before you buy a Condo:
1. Get a copy of the Association Homeowners Documents and read them carefully.
2. Who is in charge of the Association - Developer or Homeowners? Who is on the Board of the Association?
3. Who is the Management Company?
4. Get a copy of the Annual Budget and check closely for how much money is in the Reserve Fund and how much is being set aside annually. Is there a plan for how much it will cost to paint, landscape, replace the roof, pave roadways (if gated), maintain amenities and common areas, etc.? Know where the money is going.
5. Are there any lawsuits pending? These can be between Residents and Association, Developer and Contractors, Association, Residents and Contractors. Are there any liens against the Condominium, Developer, or individual unit for sale?
6. How many owners have defaulted on their Association dues? Over a certain number of defaults and the property will not be eligible for FHA financing.
7. Are there any Assessments at present or any in the future that are now known? If so, how much and for how long?
8. Have an attorney or title company do a preliminary title search to validate what the Developer, Association, Seller or their agent tell you. Be sure they check the Developer also if they are still in control of the property.
9. Talk to some residents to find out how they like living there and how they rate the Management Company and Homeowner's Board.
10. Be sure you understand what the owners are responsible for in maintaining the unit - and by all means, have a building inspection to determine the condition of the unit and any maintenance that needs to be done.
Condo living can be great and at today's prices, buying a condo makes sense for many people. Investors can have positive cash flow even with Association monthly dues.
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Frank and Sharon Alters have over 23 years full time experience in the real estate market. We serve the Jacksonville area in Northeast Florida, including Orange Park, Fleming Island, Clay County, Jacksonville, Duval County, and portions of St. Johns County.
Please call us at 904-673-2308 or email us. Let our years of experience and knowledge of Internet marketing and technology work for you.
This morning our side office door was broken - you couldn't close it from the outside and you had to use the latch inside. We called Tri-County Locksmith and Lisa Bortz showed up within a couple of hours. Thanks, Lisa!
Lisa Bortz and her sister, Wendy Bradford, own two locksmith companies that service the Clay, Duval, St. Johns and Putnam County areas. Their dad, Bruce Bortz, bought the business in 1984 from the family he worked for, so it's been around a long time.
- Tri-County Locksmith is based in Orange Park and serves the Jacksonville, Clay and St. Johns County areas. Phone 904-264-3894
- All-County Locksmith is located in Palatka FL and serves the Putnam and Clay County areas all the way to the Ocala Forest. Phone 386-328-3110; Ocala 352-546-4841
You can find them on the web at LockorKey.com
Lisa and Wendy help each other out, so pretty much both companies can serve the entire area.
Lisa has been picking locks since she was 12 years old! Her dad taught her how as a Christmas present that year. They used to have contests seeing who could pick the lock first.
Lisa officially started working at Tri-County when her father bought the business and has been there ever since. Wendy 'borrowed' part of the company name when she opened All-County Locksmith in Palatka. Bruce has retired, but the girls are carrying on the family tradition.
I noticed the pretty screw driver Lisa was using. She said she bought this tool kit - with hammer, pliers, screw driver and measuring tape - so her husband wouldn't take her tools! Lisa also uses lipstick when she installs dead bolt locks - to mark them. She said she's careful to remove all the lipstick so wives don't think their husbands have been messing around!
Today, her grandson was with her, watching as she changed out the lock. The next generation of family locksmiths is already watching and learning. We highly recommend this family-owned business.
Service calls start at $50 and go up, depending on the location and type of job.
You can reach Lisa at 904-264-3894. Wendy can be reached at 386-2328-3110 and there is an Ocala number at 352-546-4841
Original Photography, All Rights Reserved. *Locksmith - Tri County Locksmith and All-County Locksmith - Owned by Two Women!*
Bryant Tutas wrote a post on why he worked short sales. His testimonials alone make his case. It inspired me to write about how I feel about short sales. Here's my comment:
Bryant, I think of short sales as a type of community service. Yes we're being paid, but often our commission has been reduced, and it is at least three times (maybe 10!) as arduous to get a short sale to closing than a normal sale. The more homes we can save from being abandoned, the better off our neighborhoods, local government, state government and economy will be.
People are in financial trouble and they don't understand their options or how to proceed. Read Bryant's Comments and you will see other agents whose sellers believe they were an answer to prayer, saved them from worse financial straits, etc.
Folks, (to quote Bryant), people don't even know what a short sale is. That's right, after all the hype all over the media, we are still asked, "Now, just exactly what is a short sale?" On a regular basis, no kidding.
We work for months and the buyer bails - it happened on the beautiful home above. We were within weeks of an answer from the infamous Countrywide, no less! Third level negotiator, requesting updated financials, BPO looked good, corresponding with us every day or so - we were CLOSE - but they were getting married and the wedding wouldn't wait, so they walked. Four months down the drain. Endless hours of holding on the phone, faxing and re-faxing the package, updating the Sellers, the buyers, all for naught.
Did we give up? NO! It went back on the market and we have another contract, starting from square one.
Some people will argue that we get paid, so how can I call it Community Service. Because those of us who work short sales and know how to bring them to closing are doing our part to level out the housing market and that is serving our communities. Just last week I ran into an agent who has been in the business a long time and was just closing her first short sale. She told me that she has avoided them. There are many agents who don't want the heartache and frustration that goes along with this type of transaction. It takes relentless perseverance, along with a lot of other skills, and it is not every agent's 'cup of tea.'
So when you've had a rough day doing your part to help the housing market recover and have to make the choice to laugh or cry, head on over to Bryant and Wendy's new web site - the perfect place to cry vent with humor laugh.
Original Photography, All Rights Reserved. *Community Service for Realtors - Working Short Sales*
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