Sherry Armstrong Daytona Beach FL real estate

The real estate market in the Daytona Beach area showed some improvement in April. Total active residential listings declined from 6418 to 6237, representing 3579 single family homes and 1781 condos.

Sales of single family residences increased from 139 to 190 houses. Condo sales went up from 26 sales in March to 58 sales in April.

While short sales and bank-owned properties can spend a long time in escrow, the trend toward more monthly sales is positive for whatever reason.

Visit my web sites to view listings and information about Daytona and Ormond Beach:

http://www.sherryarmstrong.com/
http://www.ormondbeachflhome.com/
http://www.daytonabeachflhome.com/

There are lots of good buys for investors and owner-occupant buyers, and I can recommend good lenders.

Consider the Daytona Beach area for your next real estate purchase!

Sherry Armstrong, REALTOR
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191

Selling real estate isn't all about making money and long hours and finding new clients and marketing yourself and your listings. It's about helping people - reaching out to those who have a need, to those who may not have a broad network of support, who may not have adequate - or any - health insurance.

Rose Roberts is a Realtor with our RE/MAX franchise. She was diagnosed a few months ago with breast cancer, and had very little insurance. Thanks to donations and many hours of fundraising by realtors in our company, we've helped Rose pay for the operations. Now she has hospital bills, and doctor bills, and - of course - lost income.

We're holding 2 major fundraising events for Rose soon.

April 26: Tomoka Oaks Golf Tournament. Cost $60/per person, or $220 per fore-some which includes green fees, cart fees, and lunch. 9 AM Start.

May 10: Poker Run, 1st Prize $500 (a donation by another realtor) + 2nd & 3rd place prizes + door prizes, BBQ and music. Enter with anything on wheels (remember this is Daytona, we use wheels for "runs"). Registration from 10 to 11:45 AM at the Volusia Home Builders Assn., 3520 W. International Spedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Last bike due in by 4 PM. Call Sue Morrison, 386-290-6737 for race details.

Visit http://www.helpushelprose.com/ for donations, to volunteer, or ask for information.

Reach out and help someone. What goes around does come around - thank you all!

Sherry Armstrong, REALTOR
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
800-375-7011 ext. 337

Flagler County, north of Daytona Beach and minutes from St. Augustine, offers three major birding spots as well as intriguing real estate investment opportunities.

Princess Place Preserve, 1500 acres of pristine natural lands, provides riding trails and runs along the Matanzas River and Pellicer Creek, popular with kayakers and canoeists.  Freshwater creeks meet saltwater in an estuary alive with great blue herons, egrets, ospreys, kingfishers, wood storks, and bald eagles.  Sandhill habitat attracts wood storks, little blue herons and egrets, as well as deer and alligators.  Other birds spotted in the varied ecosystem of the Preserve include pileated woodpeckers, cormorants, and anhingas.

Haw Creek Park, 1005 acres with a boardwalk, includes cypress and hardwood swamp, home to great blue herons, anhingas, and osprey.

Palm Coast Linear Park, almost 10 miles of mostly paved path along the Intracoastal Waterway, has been nominated for status as a Stop along the Great Florida Birding Trail.

My web site gives details about the communities of Palm Coast and Flagler Beach.  I live and work in this area and can give you insight and real estate market information about Flagler County and neighboring Volusia County, also a great birding destination. 

Housing costs are lower in Palm Coast than in any other community in central Florida, and Flagler County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.  For a second home location, or a vacation rental, Flagler County offers a variety of real estate investment opportunities.  Contact me for details!

Sherry Armstrong, 386-679-3191
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com

January Sees Big Jump in Inventory

I have just reviewed the monthly statistics for our area from the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service and I thought you'd like to review the current activity from January 1, 2008 to January 31, 2008. There are currently 6617 Active residential listings. There are 3872 listed houses as of today and 98 houses have sold between January 1, 2008 and January 31, 2008. There are 1830 listed condos as of today with 31 condos having sold between January 1, 2008 and January 31, 2008.

Good Buys are Available

For a breakdown by price ranges, please contact me directly. There are still great buys available in all price ranges in this coastal county but you need a local market expert to help you. Sherry Armstrong is an experienced real estate professional who has over 21 years of home buying and selling experience. For true local knowledgeable service in the Daytona Beach FL real estate market, contact Sherry directly at 386-679-3191.