As opposed to using the standard Florida real estate contract like in the resale side of real estate, most Florida home builders use their own contracts, and they usually err on the side of protecting the builder rather than the buyer. By making you aware of the contract clauses you might see in builder contracts, [...]
Florida Resort and Club Communities
Imagine coming to Florida and arriving at your condo, villa, or home and all your favorite groceries are in the fridge, your linens are freshly cleaned and beds made, the wine is chilling, and while you’ve been away you have actually been making money by letting the management rent out your home while you’ve been gone. This scenario [...]
Florida Maintenance Free Lifestyle Communities
If cutting grass, landscaping, painting, pressure washing, and general upkeep of the exterior of your home are appealing to you, skip this post. Still with me? Okay then, a maintenance-free community might be for you. While some maintenance-free communities are designated 55 and better, most are not. But because maintenance-free lifestyle communities often have restrictions [...]
Florida Golf Retirement Communities
Florida has more golf courses than any other state. There are more than 1,500 golf courses in Florida and most cities have several golf course communities, also referred to as country club communities. Courses can range from fairly modest to extremely upscale. Florida even has a license plate proclaiming it as the “Golf Capital of [...]
Florida Gated Retirement Communities
Just as in several other states, maybe even your own, gated communities are located all over Florida. But if you’ve never lived in a gated community, there are some basics you need to know about gated communities in Florida. Gated communities are gaining in popularity across the nation, especially in the Sunbelt. They can either [...]
Developer Profile: St. Joe Company
The St. Joe Company is Florida’s largest private landowner, owning approximately 650,000 acres primarily located in Northwest Florida’s Panhandle region. The St. Joe Company is a product of the Great Depression when they were able to accumulate their vast land holdings for just dollars an acre. At that time nobody saw the value that the [...]
Villages of Royal Palm – Port Orange, FL
The Villages of Royal Palm is a gated, maintenance-free lifestyle community located in Port Orange, FL. Port Orange is located on the East Coast of Florida, just minutes South of Daytona Beach. The easiest way to get there is from I-95 take exit 256 and head West on 421 (Dunlawton/Taylor). At the first stop light, turn [...]
Florida Existing Home Sales Up In September
According to the Florida Association of Realtors, existing home sales across Florida rose 34% over the year before. The rise is primarily attributed to the First time homebuyer tax credit, which ends at the end of November. Results were even better for condos across the state. Sales of existing condos rose 77% over the previous [...]
Shea Homes at Victoria Gardens – DeLand, FL
Victoria Gardens is a community located in DeLand, Florida (midway between Daytona Beach and Orlando) that has actually been under development for several years and has changed hands through many different developers, though none of them have been able to make it a success…yet. Today, Shea Homes has taken over the community and they are [...]
3 Reasons Why Florida Will Ultimately Remain The King Of Retirement
Everywhere you turn newspapers, magazines, and other websites are relishing in the fact that Florida is no longer growing as fast as it once was. In fact, most data indicates that Florida’s population actually shrank last year. While this may be true right now, its most likely a temporary blip in Florida’s long history as [...]
