Alysia

Alysia
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Jacksonville with Jacksonville Skyline

Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Jacksonville Announced

Leave a Comment / Jacksonville, New Home Construction /

Big announcement in Jacksonville today from the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences and Shad Khan’s Iguana Investments Florida LLC.  Slated for a 2026 opening, the new property was announced to the public.  The Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Jacksonville will be the focal point of the Jacksonville Shipyards development.  Strategically placed overlooking the […]

Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Jacksonville Announced Read More »

Home Inspection vs. Appraisal: Understand the Difference left side has a box with a home inspection sheet and the right side of the blue box has a clipboard with home appraisal

Home Inspection vs. Appraisal: Understand the Difference

Leave a Comment / Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Mortgage Info, Real Estate Advice /

Are you buying or thinking about buying a home? If so, you should understand the difference in the home inspection vs. appraisal process. Let’s take a look at the differences and similarities in these two important parts of home-buying. What is a Home Inspection? A home inspection looks to the physical condition of the structure

Home Inspection vs. Appraisal: Understand the Difference Read More »

2023 Best & Worst Cities for First Time Home Buyers post includes picture of downtown Jacksonville Skyline over St. Johns River

2023 Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers Includes Jacksonville

Leave a Comment / Awards, First Time Buyers, Jacksonville, Mortgage Info /

Earlier this week WalletHub released their list of 2023 Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers. Florida took command of the list dominating the top 5 spots.  Jacksonville comes in at #40 with an overall score of 56.88.  The Bold City follows Pittsburgh, PA and comes in just ahead of Centennial, CO. With affordability high

2023 Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers Includes Jacksonville Read More »

Do I Have Sufficient Equity to Sell My Home? Right half side of image is a yellow house with stucco roof with small palm tree in front and arched windows and doorways

Do I Have Sufficient Equity to Sell My Home?

Leave a Comment / Advice, Home Seller Tips, Homeownership, Real Estate Advice /

Many homeowners thinking about selling will ask “Do I have sufficient equity to sell my home?”  It’s a question that needs a few pieces of information to properly answer.  For the calculation, you’ll need the current market value of your property and the amount remaining on your mortgage(s). Current Market Value of Property is Important

Do I Have Sufficient Equity to Sell My Home? Read More »

4 Things That Determine Your Property Value text over a kitchen with dark floors, wood topped island and a living area in the background with TV and whitewashed fireplace. Wooden beams on white ceiling.

4 Things That Determine Your Property Value

Leave a Comment / Advice, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate Advice /

If you’re curious how to determine property value – whether because you’re looking to sell or interested your equity read on.  There are 4 main factors that drive property value including age/condition of your home, the size of your dwelling, updates to your property and neighborhood comps.  Far too often, people fall victim to online

4 Things That Determine Your Property Value Read More »

Picking Your Real Estate Agent 3 tips located between a brown wooden cutting board, a container of kitchen tools and a plant

Picking Your Real Estate Agent: 3 No-Fail Tips

Leave a Comment / Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate Advice /

If you are thinking about selling or buying a home, you have likely spent some time thinking about hiring a real estate agent.  Taking the time to do your homework will help ensure you find a trusted partner skilled at their trade.   You know you want someone who will work for you and fight professionally

Picking Your Real Estate Agent: 3 No-Fail Tips Read More »

Home buying checklist: Reality Check edition over a kitchen with grey cabinets and tan colored floors

Home Buying Checklist: Reality Check Edition

Leave a Comment / Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate Advice /

House hunting? Read on for a helpful Home Buying Checklist: Reality Check Edition.  Why am I offering a checklist when there are countless ones available all over the internet, on social media and likely in handouts from your REALTOR?  Because most fail to talk about nuanced parts of the home buying process.  So use those

Home Buying Checklist: Reality Check Edition Read More »

Duval County Market Update data table with Jacksonville Skyline in background

St. Johns Area Weekly Market Update

Leave a Comment / Jacksonville, Market Data, Neighborhoods, SilverLeaf /

Welcome to the St. Johns Area Weekly Market Update for SilverLeaf, St. Johns, Duval and Clay counties. Market Update for SilverLeaf Community As always, we’ll look first to the SilverLeaf community for an update.  Property sales plummeted this week with the 4th of July holiday falling early in the week.  Inventory reversed trend with a

St. Johns Area Weekly Market Update Read More »