Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Gainesville this Week

Tobin and Jill Wagstaff are being treated to a new home by Gainesville residents and the producers of the TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

Progress in Longleaf

Our customers contracted with Robinshore to build this house in Longleaf, off Archer Road in Gainesville FL.  It is coming along quickly now, this video shows tile on the floors, cabinets, and counters have all been installed!

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Living Large

With all the talk of being energy-efficient, and eco-friendly, and greener than your neighbor there is a shift happening in real estate.  It has been slowly growing over the years, and with the stimulus package money it is building momentum.  I think the high gas prices had nudged a few people to consider these issues [...]

Sticks and, uh, concrete

We have been video taping a house being built for one of our out-of-town customers.
Watch the Progress
We are posting videos of the house as it goes up onto Youtube, but to make finding them easier we started a blog for the project!
Watch the videos as step-by-step the home comes together:

Energy Survey

If you haven’t checked it out yet, GRU’s website has a ton of information if you spend the time to look around.
Energy Survey
After spending about 15 or 20 minutes answering their questions GRU produced a nice report for me about the energy consumption in my house.  They also point out areas that I am likely [...]

Capital City Bank Groundbreaking

April 29, 2009
Capital City Bank is opening a new branch in East Gainesville.  We were invited to the groundbreaking ceremony by Mike Borden, one of the community bankers.

Capital City Bank Ground breaking from Seide Realty on Vimeo.
The new location on Main Street south of the intersection of Main St. and NW 16th.  Things are moving [...]

Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Upgrades

Did you know that you could get money back for your home upgrades?
Residential Energy Property Credit (Section 1121): The new law increases the energy tax credit for homeowners who make energy efficient improvements to their existing homes. The new law increases the credit rate to 30 percent of the cost of all qualifying improvements and [...]

Chinese Drywall Update

There are a lot of unanswered questions about Chinese Drywall.  Since so many people are looking for answers I decided to share some information that the Florida Association of REALTORS® put together.
How does this affect homeowners in Gainesville?
Before we get too far along I’d like to mention that this shouldn’t have much of an impact [...]

Spring Parade of Homes

It’s almost time for the Spring Parade of Homes here in Gainesville, FL.
In case you don’t know, that’s an annual showcase of the best new homes for sale that local builders have to offer. The homes range from luxury to affordable. It’s semi-annual really, because there is also a smaller Fall Parade of [...]

Gainesville’s Annual Home Show

Local builders show Gainesville a good time while we learn
I was a volunteer at the annual home show yesterday at the O’Dome.  It’s an annual even hosted by the Builders Association of North Central Florida, a time for the people of Gainesville to come out and talk to people in the business about all kinds [...]