With indications that prices are stabilizing more and more owners are putting their homes on the market. This influx has outpaced the absorption by buyers and brought up the inventory levels again. In the meantime buyers have an overwhelming amount of inventory to sift through when looking for a home. When they find a home to purchase it is usually both larger and/or newer than what they were able to afford a year ago.
August 13th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
We think you are going to love our new property search tools! By adding over 70 VIP search fields we’re inviting you to be as Picky as you want when trying to find a home for sale in Gainesville & Alachua County.
July 29th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
This horse-friendly community has seen some real estate activity this year, with one sale and 3 homes for sale now. Update on home values, and market trends.
August 24th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
You may want to make some “green” updates to your home and not know where to start. An energy audit is a great way to find out where your home is leaking energy and focus on the items with the biggest improvements first. I found a good resource for tips of saving energy, a website [...]
July 14th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
The properties for sale on our list this week are larger than usual, averaging 2,855 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. 9 of them are short sales. Most of them have a Gainesville address, but a few of the homes are in Alachua, High Springs, Micanopy, Melrose, and Newberry.
July 13th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
An overview of what the Gainesville / Alachua County Market is doing. An update on property sales for homes condos and land, sale prices, sales volume, marketing times, and more.
July 12th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
Tip #5: Plug home electronics, such as TVs and DVD players, into power strips; turn the power strips off when the equipment is not in use (TVs and DVDs in standby mode still use several watts of power).
July 8th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
For any of you out there who were trying to close on a property before July 1st and didn’t, I have some GOOD NEWS! Home Buyer Deadline Extension Congress has voted to extend the deadline for closings from 6/30 out to 9/30/2010. The president still needs to sign it into law, but the rumor mill [...]
July 1st, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
You are putting together your team of experts to help you thru this home buying process. Remember, they all need to work well together. Now that you have been educated by your mortgage person/bank person, you will need to shop for a Realtor. Finding a Realtor Search Online: There are several ways to choose who [...]
June 30th, 2010 by Bonnie Seide
Here is some good news: Average sale prices so far this year are within $500 of the average sale prices for 2009. Also, homes over $300k have begun selling again.
June 26th, 2010 by Kathleen Seide
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