The Sandberg Team @ Ponte Vedra Key Realty
Real Estate Sales & Service in Nocatee, Ponte Vedra & Jacksonville, Florida
Maybe you had to relocate for a job before your house sold. Or you’re just so excited to move into your new home, you’ve left your old home vacant, but it’s still on the market. That’s OK. But in order to help it sell, it’s important to keep up with ongoing maintenance.
Here are three things you don’t want to let lapse when selling a vacant home:
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Sometimes, the best holiday gifts are the ones that are the most practical. And for anyone who’s moving, practicality, simplicity and efficiency are the hallmarks of a great gift.
So, in the spirit of all those “Best Of…” gift lists that we’re inundated with at this time of year, here’s just one more, to help with the heavy lifting:
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In a stretch of approximately 3 miles along County Road 210 in St. Augustine, FL, you’ll find 3 popular golf course communities, St. Johns Golf and Country Club, Cimarrone and South Hampton. Let’s take a quick look at the market, year over year, in each of these communities, and see how they compare.
| Name | Active Llistings YTD | % Change from 2017 | Avg. List Price YTD | % Change from 2017 | Avg. Sale Price YTD | % Change from 2017 |
| St. Johns Golf & CC | 69 | -14.8% | $392,303 | 5.62% | $395,554 | 9.41% |
| South Hampton | 67 | -6.9% | $365,534 | 7.93% | $354,199 | 9.65% |
| Cimarrone | 49 | 28.9% | $402,929 | 4.91% | $376,035 | 11.03% |
Data courtesy of NEFAR, through August, 2018
As one might expect, inventory is down year over year in both St. Johns Golf and South Hampton. Cimarrone is a bit of an outlier, seeing a nearly 29% increase in active listings over 2017. Average sale price, however, is up consistently across all three communities.
If you’re thinking of buying or selling in a golf course community in northeast Florida, or if you’d just like some more info on these communities (including average days on market, absorption rate, etc.), get in touch with us using the form below.
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Keeping your home neat, tidy and fresh is job one when listing it for sale. You want to make the best first impression possible for potential home buyers, after all.
That said, life doesn’t stop just because your home is on the market. Which means you might occasionally find yourself with some stubborn cooking odors, pet odors, or the funk of an active teenager or two. Fortunately, there are solutions for eliminating these troublesome scents:
Sunlight & Ventilation
Fresh air and sunlight can go a long way toward combatting odors. If you have a range hood that vents to the outside of your home, use it when you’re cooking. Otherwise, open windows to let fresh air in and odors out. Opening blinds/drapes and letting some sunlight in can also help eliminate damp, musty/moldy odors that might be lingering in your home.
Vinegar
Keep a small bowl of vinegar out while cooking strong smelling foods to help absorb the aromas. Or, if there are stubborn odors in the home even when you’re not cooking, try simmering about a cup of white vinegar in a small saucepan to help clear the air. [Read more…]
The concept of real property is central to the practice of real estate sales. Real property, in broad terms, is the land and anything permanently attached to it. Personal property, on the other hand, can be thought of as movable items not attached to real property.
Sometimes, a buyer and a seller have differing opinions on what constitutes real property, and will be sold with the home, versus what’s personal property, and can be retained and moved by the seller. That’s why, as a home seller, it’s important to specify upfront exactly what you plan to take with you when you move…especially if it’s attached to the home. [Read more…]
