Seide Realty » Gainesville FL & Alachua County Real Estate http://www.we-promise.com/blog Get the dirt on Alachua County Real Estate Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:12:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 25 Biggest Price Drops since July 1st http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/07/25-biggest-price-drops-since-july-1st/ http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/07/25-biggest-price-drops-since-july-1st/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:00:27 +0000 Kathleen Seide http://www.we-promise.com/blog/?p=3721 This is your update on the largest price changes on homes for sale in Gainesville & Alachua County.

130 Alachua County & Gainesville homes had price reductions in the MLS system in the last 2 weeks (since July 1st 2010.)

Biggest Drop

This week's biggest price reduction was in Country Club Estates for $80,000.

The biggest price drop last week was for a home in Country Club Estates, off Williston Road in SW Gainesville.  The asking price for this home was reduced by $80,000 to $439,000.  It is a large 4,500 sqft home with 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and 2 half baths on 3/4 of an acre.  This is the original Gainesville Golf Course Community.  It was originally listed for $579,000 in February.

Click here for more details of this house

Overview of the 25 Biggest Price Drops

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.

The average price reduction was $36k with the largest reduction at $80,000 and a minimum $20k to make it on the list this week.

Click here for details & photos for all these properties.

(Information will display while the homes are still for sale. Also, some of them are not included in our data feed and so they are not in the link.)

Nothing Ticking Your Fancy?

Here are a few of our own listings with recent price changes, take a look:

Shaw Farms Golden Pond Farms Santa Fe River
Shaw Farms Golden Pond Farms Riverfront Home & 10 Acres
$408,450 $199,000 $599,785

Details of the 25 Biggest Price Drops

MLS # Neighborhood Street Address City Size Price Reduction
312306 Country Club Estates 6611 SW 35th WAY Gainesville 4,577 $439,000 $ 80,000
293177 * Fletcher Park 12010 SW 3rd LN Gainesville 2,680 $ 435,000 $ 75,000
313554 Haile – William Kent Court 4037 SW 93 DR Gainesville 4,236 $ 639,000 $ 60,500
305300 Haile – Kestral Point 10042 SW 48 PL Gainesville 4,133 $ 709,000 $ 50,000
311599 None 7520 County RD 346 Micanopy 2,355 $ 550,000 $ 50,000
307559 Turkey Creek 11618 NW 72nd TERR Alachua 2,382 $ 239,000 $ 50,000
298876 None 3702 SW 23rd ST Gainesville 2,390 $ 220,000 $ 40,000
313790 * Mile Run 6704 NW 37th DR Gainesville 1,847 $ 180,000 $ 39,000
315899 * Cambridge Forest 10303 SW 21 AVE Gainesville 2,522 $ 390,000 $ 35,000
315400 Hall Estates 7722 SW 24 AVE Gainesville 2,801 $ 240,000 $ 35,000
315826 Wyndsong 14610 NW 11th PL Newberry 3,482 $ 597,860 $ 32,040
312508 Quail Ridge 7111 NW 25 LN Gainesville 3,591 $ 439,000 $ 30,900
306470 Shenandoah 7815 NW 20th LN Gainesville 5,201 $ 769,900 $ 30,000
310191 * Cheney Walk Estates 10974 SW 11 LN Gainesville 4,346 $ 769,000 $ 30,000
314034 Chateau Forest 3604 NW 31st ST Gainesville 3,164 $ 469,500 $ 30,000
304754 * Stillwind 7738 SW 49 PL Gainesville 1,849 $ 170,000 $ 29,999
306238 None 6808 NW 290th ST High Springs 4,443 $ 699,000 $ 26,000
312914 * Anglewood 3829 SW 2nd AVE Gainesville 1,092 $ 110,000 $ 25,000
315132 * Sherwin Acres 7609 NE 96th AVE Gainesville 1,410 $ 100,000 $ 25,000
314964 None 13515 N County Rd 225 Gainesville 2,240 $ 275,000 $ 24,000
315073 * Tillman Acres 15934 NW 249 TERR High Springs 2,734 $ 275,000 $ 24,000
305871 Eloise Gardens 6888 SW 90th ST Gainesville 2,430 $ 349,000 $ 22,000
310830 Fletchers-The Retreat 1738 NW 117 TERR Gainesville 1,405 $ 160,000 $ 22,000
308034 * Westchester Manor 7607 SW 5th PL Gainesville 2,001 $ 190,337 $ 20,563
311052 Sable Chase 4011 NW 34th TERR Gainesville 2,059 $ 224,900 $ 20,100

*This home is a ’short sale’, click here to learn what that means.

Based on information from the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of REALTORS or its Multiple Listing Service on 7/12/2010. Neither the Association nor its MLS guarantees or is in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

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]]> http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/07/25-biggest-price-drops-since-july-1st/feed/ 0 25 Biggest Price Drops Last Week – May 15th 2010 http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/05/25-biggest-price-drops-last-week-may-15th-2010/ http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/05/25-biggest-price-drops-last-week-may-15th-2010/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 13:00:13 +0000 Kathleen Seide http://www.we-promise.com/blog/?p=3573 This is your update on the largest price changes on homes for sale in Gainesville & Alachua County.

94 Alachua County & Gainesville homes had price reductions in the MLS system this week. (Price changes for 5/9/2010 – 5/15/2010)

Biggest Drop

The biggest price drop last week was for a home West of Archer in the Holiday Farms subdivision.  The property has over 18 acres of land being sold with a mid to small sized concrete block home built in 1977.  The property is near Goethe Forest, and almost to the Alachua County line.

Overview

The properties for sale on our list this week are larger than usual, averaging 2,648 square feet with almost 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. 9 of them are located outside Gainesville in archer, Alachua, High Springs, Micanopy, Melrose, and Newberry. The average price reduction was $29k with the largest reduction at $100,000 and a minimum $17k to make it on the list this week.

Click here for details & photos for these properties.
(Information will display while the homes are still for sale. Also, some of them are not included in our data feed and so they are not in the link.)

MLS # Neighborhood Street Address City Size Price Reduction
309154 Holiday Farms 19107 SW 179 ST Archer 1,532 $  295,000 ($100,000)
297745 Turnberry Lake 2860 NW 138thTerr Gainesville 4,224 $  705,000 ($50,000)
309103 Doig Robertson 837 NE 5th AVE Gainesville 3,123 $  145,500 ($39,500)
306766 Garison Way 7289 SW 35th RD Gainesville 3,378 $  550,000 ($35,000)
306880 Canterbury Farms 13803 NW 21st LN Gainesville 3,465 $  615,000 ($35,000)
297604 Turnberry Lake 2712 NW 138th TERR Gainesville 3,218 $  525,000 ($33,500)
307792 None 4001 E University AVE Gainesville 999 $  199,000 ($30,000)
314577 Maple Ridge 2358 NW 16th AVE Gainesville 2,764 $  309,900 ($30,000)
299585 Springstead 23145 NW 142nd AVE High Springs 3,417 $  420,000 ($29,900)
312661 * Meadows On The Prairie 10107 SW 95th PL Gainesville 1,510 $  189,900 ($29,600)
313694 None 27124 NW 203rd PL High Springs 1,596 $  399,000 ($26,000)
314249 None 2891 SE 18th AVE Gainesville 1,170 $     33,900 ($26,000)
301314 Sawbuck 11626 NW 2 AVE Gainesville 4,916 $  724,000 ($25,000)
312105 Turkey Creek 11621 NW 72nd TERR Alachua 3,108 $  349,900 ($25,000)
313787 Hampton Ridge 707 SW 117th ST Gainesville 3,501 $  624,900 ($25,000)
313777 Indian Landing 6304 Dogwood LN Melrose 2,016 $  475,000 ($23,000)
310545 None 17218 SW 10th TERR Micanopy 1,773 $  399,000 ($20,900)
305806 Dylans Grove 1624 SW 188 ST Newberry 3,195 $  539,000 ($20,000)
311247 None 25411 NE SR 26 RD Melrose 1,692 $  129,900 ($20,000)
314134 Cobble Field/Hedingham 827 SW 85th WAY Gainesville 1,995 $  320,000 ($19,750)
314648 Blues Creek 7822 NW 50th ST Gainesville 2,812 $  309,500 ($19,500)
312911 Cambridge Forest 10322 SW 23rd AVE Gainesville 3,404 $  479,900 ($19,100)
313659 C. A. Williams Addn 14404 NW 148th PL Alachua 1,928 $  249,900 ($19,100)
314513 Meadows Of Kanapaha 7924 SW 90th LN Gainesville 2,649 $  279,900 ($19,100)
313205 Savanna Pointe 4012 SW 69th AVE Gainesville 2,825 $  449,500 ($17,500)

*This home is a ’short sale’, click here to learn what that means.

Based on information from the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of REALTORS or its Multiple Listing Service on 2/19/2010. Neither the Association nor its MLS guarantees or is in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

Do you want us to help you?

We can do the looking for you, and check out the details of the homes you are interested in. Contact us and let us know how we can help you.


 

]]> http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/05/25-biggest-price-drops-last-week-may-15th-2010/feed/ 0 25 Biggest Price Drops Last Week – Feb 18th 2010 http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/02/25-biggest-price-drops-fe-18th/ http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/02/25-biggest-price-drops-fe-18th/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:24:01 +0000 Kathleen Seide http://www.we-promise.com/blog/?p=3071 This is your update on the largest price changes on homes for sale in Gainesville & Alachua County.

145 Alachua County & Gainesville homes had price reductions in the MLS system this week, slightly less than the 105 we saw last week. (Changes for 2/11/2010 – 2/18/2010)

Biggest Drop

MLS 304299 Haile: Stratford Ridge

MLS 304299 Haile: Stratford Ridge

The biggest price drop last week was for a home in Hibiscus Park where the owner’s loan is for more than the house is worth.  That’s called a short sale.  Their bank will have to approve any contract before they can give a clear title.  The 2nd largest price drop is also a short sale.  They are now offered for $219k ($100k reduction) and $450k ($50k reduction).

The biggest price drop for homes in a “normal” selling situation was for a home in Haile Plantation.  The owners of MLS#304299 at 8713 SW 38th Ave in Stratford Ridge reduced their asking price by $49,000 last week.

The home is now offered at $550,000 the 3 bedroom 3 1/2 bath home was built in 2002.

Overview

Homes for Sale in Haile Plantation

View info for the top 25 homes

The homes on our list this week are larger than usual, averaging 2,517 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. 6 of them are located outside Gainesville in Alachua, High Springs, Micanopy, and Newberry. The average price reduction was $32k with the largest reduction at $100,000 and a minimum $17k to make it on the list this week.

Click here for details & photos for 20 of these properties.
(Information will display while they are still for sale.  5 of them are not included in our data feed and so are not in the link.)


 

MLS # Neighborhood Street Address City Size Price Reduction
300684 * Hibiscus Park 218 NW 27th TERR Gainesville 1,972 $219,000 ($100,000)
307763 * Shaw Farms 11624 NW 129 TERR Alachua 2,748 $450,000 ($50,000)
304299 Haile: Stratford Ridge 8713 SW 38th AVE Gainesville 3,697 $550,000 ($49,000)
307352 Haile: Stratford Ridge 8713 SW 38th AVE Gainesville 3,697 $550,000 ($49,000)
309497 Haile: Kestral Point 10002 SW 48 PL Gainesville 4,002 $699,500 ($45,500)
298093 Forest Park Replat 1823 NW 7th AVE Gainesville 1,571 $209,000 ($40,000)
308570 * None 2246 NW 31 AVE Gainesville 2,400 $159,900 ($40,000)
301314 Sawbuck 11626 NW 2 AVE Gainesville 4,916 $819,000 ($30,000)
303426 Palm Terrace 3 NW 24th ST Gainesville 2,464 $210,000 ($30,000)
308818 * G E Foster Addn 410 NW 5th AVE High Springs 1,414 $59,900 ($30,000)
310823 San Felasco Estates 6427 NW 81st BLVD Gainesville 3,909 $659,000 ($30,000)
311397 Picwick Park Condo 4411 SW 34th ST Gainesville 1,168 $74,900 ($30,000)
307136 None 1212 NW 154th ST Newberry 3,014 $710,000 ($25,000)
307623 Carrington Park 5730 NW SR-45 Newberry 3,001 $414,900 ($25,000)
309619 * South Pointe 1164 NW 120th TERR Gainesville 1,985 $190,000 ($25,000)
309782 Sorrento 4864 NW 21st DR Gainesville 2,162 $214,900 ($25,000)
308248 * Broadmoor 10528 NW 14th PL Gainesville 2,133 $175,000 ($25,000)
310534 * NewTown 1894 25179 NW 10th AVE Newberry 1,699 $125,000 ($25,000)
307857 Treehouse Village 83 SE 16TH AVE Gainesville 874 $59,000 ($20,900)
296305 The Village at Haile 9177 SW 52nd RD Gainesville 1,122 $159,900 ($20,000)
308157 Sable Chase 4125 NW 34th DR Gainesville 2,385 $289,000 ($20,000)
308907 Colony Park 1810 NW 17th LN Gainesville 2,892 $299,900 ($20,000)
310545 None 17218 SW 10th TERR Micanopy 1,773 $429,900 ($20,000)
308725 Turkey Creek 10601 NW 62nd TERR Alachua 2,529 $374,500 ($19,400)
309903 Sorrento 2004 NW 50th PL Gainesville 1,816 $199,900 ($19,100)
307914 None 6040 SW Archer RD Gainesville 4,103 $167,899 ($17,096)

*This home is a ’short sale’, click here to learn what that means.

Based on information from the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of REALTORS or its Multiple Listing Service on 2/19/2010. Neither the Association nor its MLS guarantees or is in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

Do you want us to help you?

We can do the looking for you, and check out the details of the homes you are interested in. Contact us and let us know how we can help you.

]]> http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2010/02/25-biggest-price-drops-fe-18th/feed/ 0 25 Biggest Price Drops Last Week – Dec 10th http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2009/12/25-biggest-price-drops-dec-10th/ http://www.we-promise.com/blog/2009/12/25-biggest-price-drops-dec-10th/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:00:34 +0000 Kathleen Seide http://www.we-promise.com/blog/?p=2641 This is your update on the largest price changes on homes for sale in Gainesville & Alachua County.

83 Alachua County & Gainesville homes had price reductions in the MLS system this week, slightly less than the 105 we saw last week. (Changes for 12/3/09 – 12/10/09)

Click to see all homes on the list

Click to see all homes on the list

Biggest Drop

The owners of a home in Haile Plantation (in Stratford Ridge) reduced their asking price by $79,900 last week, and they made the top of our list.

Now offered at $480,000 the 4 bedroom 3 1/2 bath home was built in 2002. It is a short sale, and the owner’s bank hasn’t approved the asking price yet, so there may be some delays before a buyer could move in.

Overview

The homes on our list this week are larger than usual, averaging 2,200 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. 10 of them are located outside Gainesville. The average price reduction was $25k with the largest reduction at $79,900 and a minimum $10k to make it on the list this week.

Click here for details & photos of these 25 properties. (Information will display while they are still for sale)


 

MLS #
Street Address City Neighborhood Size Price Reduction
306119 * 3916 SW 89th DR Gainesville Haile – Stratford Ridge 3127 $ 480,000 $ (79,900)
301124 * 1740 NW 113th DR Gainesville Fletchers Oak Glen 2236 $ 229,900 $ (69,100)
310191 10974 SW 11 LN Gainesville Cheney Walk Estates 4346 $ 880,000 $ (45,000)
306351 25108 NW 68th LN High Springs None 3393 $ 699,000 $ (39,000)
306621 4608 NW 119th ST Gainesville None 2732 $ 545,000 $ (30,000)
309765 9250 SW 92nd AVE Gainesville Haile – Storeys Round 2902 $ 468,000 $ (25,600)
302988 21403 SE 111th AVE Hawthorne Lakeshore Gardens 3029 $ 450,000 $ (25,000)
293004 13231 SW 5TH AVE Jonesville Town Of Tioga 2485 $ 409,860 $ (20,000)
303391 8992 SW 67th PL Gainesville Eloise Gardens 1926 $ 229,900 $ (20,000)
307384 203 NW US 441 HWY Micanopy None 2105 $ 275,000 $ (20,000)
307520 * 4304 NW 60th TERR Gainesville Summer Creek 1564 $ 149,000 $ (20,000)
308590 7004 NE 218th TERR Melrose Lake Bonnet Estates 2356 $ 129,900 $ (20,000)
309781 16503 NW 208th WAY High Springs Edgemoor 2175 $ 349,000 $ (20,000)
309877 5203 SW 75 TERR Gainesville Valwood 1224 $ 160,000 $ (20,000)
305194 9225 SW 31st PL Gainesville Haile – Preston Wood 2760 $ 480,000 $ (19,900)
298031 103 NW 7th ST Micanopy None 1056 $ 110,000 $ (18,900)
309723 868 NW 136th ST Newberry Arbor Greens 1854 $ 279,900 $ (18,900)
308390 13405 NW 145th AVE Alachua East Side 1080 $ 102,000 $ (17,900)
309118 * 11030 NW 60th DR Alachua Dry Creek 1145 $ 124,900 $ (15,100)
290599 2040 NW 109 TERR Gainesville Ridgemont 2100 $ 344,900 $ (15,000)
303662 4119 NW 13 AVE Gainesville Westmoreland 1970 $ 195,000 $ (15,000)
309604 4903 NW 20th DR Gainesville Sorrento 2776 $ 319,900 $ (15,000)
309924 10904 NE Waldo RD Gainesville None 2128 $ 149,000 $ (10,900)
305618 * 3012 SW 101st TERR Gainesville Windward Meadows 1705 $ 149,900 $ (10,100)
308848 611 NW 34 TERR Gainesville Woodland Terrace 1452 $ 158,900 $ (10,100)

*This home is a ’short sale’, click here to learn what that means.

Based on information from the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of REALTORS or its Multiple Listing Service for the period 10/11/09 – 10/17/09. Neither the Association nor its MLS guarantees or is in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

Do you want us to help you?

We can do the looking for you, and check out the details of the homes you are interested in. Contact us and let us know how we can help you.

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83 Alachua County & Gainesville homes & condos had price reductions in the MLS system this week, slightly less than the 105 we saw last week. (Changes for 10/11/09 – 10/17/09)

MLS 298605; 18134 NE 77th LN, Hawthorne, FL 32640

MLS 298605: 18134 NE 77th LN, Hawthorne, FL

Biggest Drop

Last week the owners of a home in Hawthorne reduced their asking price by $445,000.

Now offered at $950,000 3 bed 2 1/2 bath the home was built in 2006.  It has a 2 car attached garage and another detached 2 car garage – totaling 5400 square feet under roof.

The property also includes 27.5 acres of land and it sounds nice, with features like “Asian Oak solid hard wood floors.” It’s located about half an hour East of downtown Gainesville.

Overview

The homes on our list this week are larger than usual, averaging 2,500 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths.  Many of them are located outside Gainesville and include an acre or more land.  The average price reduction was $49k with the largest reduction at $445,000 and a minimum $15k to make it on the list this week.

Click here for details & photos of these 25 properties. (Information will display while they are still for sale)


 

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MLS #
Street Address City Neighborhood Size Price Reduction
298605 18134 NE 77th LN Hawthorne None 2,590 $ 950,000 $ (445,000)
302069 10111 NW 136 DR Alachua Stonegate 3,278 $ 585,000 $ (90,000)
300866 22615 NW 22nd AVE Newberry None 1,661 $ 279,000 $ (80,000)
303055 14191 NW 166th TERR Alachua Brandon Estates 4,163 $ 799,000 $ (75,900)
307978 * 4420 NW 70 ST Gainesville Emerald Woods 2,203 $ 170,000 $ (55,000)
298932 * 20245 NW 251 ST High Springs River Run Plantation 2,151 $ 349,900 $ (40,000)
308346 11828 NW 71 TERR Gainesville Turkey Creek 2,005 $ 210,000 $ (39,000)
307968 7815 SW 42nd AVE Gainesville Kenwood 3,385 $ 469,000 $ (37,000)
296273 * 5138 NW 58th ST Gainesville Cottages At Millhopper Forest 2,940 $ 359,000 $ (36,000)
308532 * 923 SW 98 ST Gainesville None 1,968 $ 209,900 $ (35,100)
298489 15833 NW 245 DR High Springs Tillman Acres 2,302 $ 250,000 $ (30,000)
305673 9811 NW 153rd TERR Alachua Alachua Highlands 1,934 $ 269,900 $ (27,000)
307726 4306 SW 80th ST Gainesville Kenwood 2,462 $ 289,999 $ (25,001)
303867 10431 NW 35th PL Gainesville Meadowbrook 2,046 $ 209,900 $ (20,000)
306470 7815 NW 20th LN Gainesville Shenandoah 5,201 $ 929,000 $ (20,000)
308309 12182 SW SR 45 Archer None 2,831 $ 220,000 $ (19,000)
303910 8329 NW CR 235 RD Alachua None 1,512 $ 115,000 $ (18,900)
307728 4144 NW 159 DR Newberry Charleston 3,599 $ 344,100 $ (18,100)
301767 4833 NW 46th PL Gainesville Magnolia Place Condo 1,295 $ 159,000 $ (18,000)
305992 9319 NW 23rd PL Gainesville Brookfield 2,231 $ 249,900 $ (15,100)
307103 11303 SW 24th AVE Gainesville Namora Estates 2,523 $ 299,900 $ (15,100)
306089 1502 NW 41st RD Gainesville Floral Park 2,196 $ 299,900 $ (15,000)
306452 12804 NW 151st RD Alachua Alachua Forest 1,404 $ 50,000 $ (15,000)
299188 14907 NW 142 TERR Alachua Olmsteads Survey 2,362 $ 225,000 $ (14,990)
299080 6712 NW 34th WAY Gainesville Sutters Landing 1,798 $ 185,000 $ (14,900)

*This home is a ’short sale’, click here to learn what that means.

Based on information from the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of REALTORS or its Multiple Listing Service for the period 10/11/09 – 10/17/09. Neither the Association nor its MLS guarantees or is in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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