St Augustine Real Estate Blog

Finding the Right Agent to List Your Home
March 19th, 2007 10:00 AM
You have decided to sell your home and intend to use a real estate broker. A particularly wise decision in today's market with large numbers of homes for sale and where a maximum marketing campaign will likely be necessary. Selecting a broker and the real estate agent who will actually list your home and who you will be working with directly is a very important decision. Once you have decided on a particular broker and one who has a strong presence where you live, picking the best agent to list your home is the next step. Many people aren't quite sure where to start when looking for an agent and tend to fall back on the local newspaper to find someone. They go to the real estate advertising section and often select the agent running the most colorful or largest ads. But before you go forward and make your decision, consider this. Real estate agents (not brokers) tend to fall into two broad categories. Those that focus on listing homes and those that focus on selling homes. When a home is sold, the listing broker (agent) is paid a commission and the seller broker (agent is paid a commission. When markets are strong and inventories low, choosing either a listing agent or selling agent may make little difference. However in slower markets, you may be well advised to select an experienced selling agent who works on finding buyers and not people who wish to sell rather than buy a home.

Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 19th, 2007 10:00 AMPost a Comment (0)

Featured St Augustine Community - The Preserve
March 29th, 2007 11:24 AM

Popular St Augustine Communities. The links below will provide active MLS listings for various price points for The Preserve, a condominium community. All listings are represented by various brokers and agents and are provided as a courtesy to our website visitors. Some of the listing reports may include up to 30 listings depending so they may take several minutes to load depending on the speed of the internet connection you have. Please be patient.

The Preserve - Homes Priced to $175,000

The Preserve - Homes Priced from $175,000 and Above

If you would like more information on any of these homes or wish to schedule a viewing, please email us or call us directly on 904.461.4668.

 carollorenc@watsonrealtycorp.com


Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 29th, 2007 11:24 AMPost a Comment (0)

Featured St Augustine Community - Seagrove
March 28th, 2007 4:21 PM

Popular St Augustine Communities. The links below will provide active MLS listings for various price points for Seagrove. All listings are represented by various brokers and agents and are provided as a courtesy to our website visitors. Some of the listing reports may include up to 30 listings depending so they may take several minutes to load depending on the speed of the internet connection you have. Please be patient.

Seagrove - Homes Priced to $500,000

Seagrove - Homes Priced from $500,000 and up

If you would like more information on any of these homes or wish to schedule a viewing, please email us or call us directly on 904.461.4668.

 carollorenc@watsonrealtycorp.com


Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 28th, 2007 4:21 PMPost a Comment (0)

St Augustine Florida Condo Update - Oceanfront Condos
March 27th, 2007 10:10 AM

Popular St Augustine Florida Oceanfront Condo Communities. The links below will provide active MLS listings for various price points for oceanfront condos. All listings are represented by various brokers and agents and are provided as a courtesy to our website visitors. Some of the listing reports may include up to 30 listings depending so they may take several minutes to load depending on the speed of the internet connection you have. Please be patient.

Oceanfront Condos from $500,000 and Under

Oceanfront Condos from $500,000 to $600,000

Oceanfront Condos from $600,000 to $700,000

Oceanfront Condos from $700,000 to $800,000

Oceanfront Condos from $800,000 and Above

If you would like more information on any of these homes or wish to schedule a viewing, please email us or call us directly on 904.461.4668.

 carollorenc@watsonrealtycorp.com


Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 27th, 2007 10:10 AMPost a Comment (0)

Listing Activity - All Brokers - St Augustine & St Johns County
March 24th, 2007 10:35 AM
Listing activity is high as the Spring season unfolds. New single family home, condo and townhome listings over the past 24 hours include Nelmar Terrace, Hidden Lakes, Palencia, Ocean Hammock, Casa de Las Sirenas, Armand Beach Estates, Palm Harbor. Sea Winds and Ocean Village Club. Other new listings in Bartram Downs, Surfside, Bass Haven, Quail Hollow, Sea Park, The Hideaway, St Augustine Shores, Whisper Ridge, Anastasia Dunes, Wingfield Glen and Coquina Gables. If you would like to know more about any of the new listings or subdivisions, please email carollorenc@watsonrealtycorp.com.

Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 24th, 2007 10:35 AMPost a Comment (0)

St Johns County & St Augustine New Listing Activity - All Brokers
March 22nd, 2007 9:05 AM
As the Spring market commences in earnest, new listing activity is increasing significantly. St Augustine and St Johns County residential, condo and townhuse listing activity over the past 24 hours include new offerings in Ponce de Leon Heights, Marsh Creek, Stonehurst, St Augustine Heights, World Golf Village and Hardwood Landings. Also Ocean Village Club, Old Town Village, The Views at Baypointe, Sea Place, Sunset Point, South Walk, Ocean House Condos, Cedars Matanzas, Flagler Estates and Southwest Woods.

Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 22nd, 2007 9:05 AMPost a Comment (0)

St Augustine & St Johns County New Listing Activity - All Brokers
March 21st, 2007 9:38 AM
New listings on the market over the past 24 hours include homes in Turtle Shores, World Golf Village, Cypress Lakes, St Augustine South, Treasure Beach, Oakbrook, Seaside of Vilano, Captains Quarters, Laterra, Fruit Cove Terrace, Ocean Villas, Sea Rach, The Views at Baypointe, Conquistador, Ravenswood Gardens, Madeira Heights and Cedars Matanzas. Subdivisions with homes under contract in the past 24 hours include Heritage Landing, Surf Club Condos, Captians Pointe, Belle Haven, Island Cottages, Ravenswood Gardens and Camachee Island.

Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 21st, 2007 9:38 AMPost a Comment (0)

Negotiating and Offer Strategies in Today’s Residential Real Estate Market Part I – Buy Side
March 12th, 2007 4:33 PM

The first rule in negotiating a real estate offer is to do your homework in advance of signing a contract to buy a residential property. Working with a knowledgeable and experienced real estate agent will cost you little or nothing and can save you a great deal of money. In most areas of the country, existing and new home inventories are high levels and may represent from 6 months to over 1 year of supply.

There are basically 3 types of sellers; those that can or are willing to wait for the market to rebound regardless of whether they have realistically priced their home or not; those that have a strong desire to sell regardless of their rationale but can walk away from an offer; and those that are bound to sell due to whatever reasons they have for selling.

Start with having your real estate agent find out all the pricing history available for a given property. This will include all previous sales to the extent public information is available. Determine if possible what the seller paid when purchasing the property and the years and/or months of ownership. Assuming an MLS (Multiple Listing System) property, find out what the original asking price was and how it compared to comparable values at the time of listing. Determine what if any price changes have been made with the listing. Ask your real estate agent to do a history search not only on the specific MLS listing number but on the address as well to determine what other MLS listing numbers were assigned to the property. Done correctly, this will give you the full property pricing history and a very important foundation and first step in developing your offer strategy.

Please comeback later in the week for Part II – Formulating the Initial Offer


Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 12th, 2007 4:33 PMPost a Comment (0)

New Clay County Homes Sites
March 12th, 2007 4:29 PM
It has been reported that Ryland Homes acquired 190 home sites in the Lake Asbury section of Clay County. Ryland plans to build single family residences in the $200,000 plus range. The new sub-division will be named Rolling Hills.

Posted by Carol Hannan Lorenc on March 12th, 2007 4:29 PMPost a Comment (0)

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