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Davidson Realty Welcomes New Agents Jessie Forga and Jane Dulisse to Team of Experts

March 28, 2023

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Posted by in Agent Feature, News, Staff

Davidson Realty is proud to welcome new faces to its team of real estate experts. “At Davidson Realty, we are passionate about serving people above everything else. Our commitment to serving both in real estate and the community sets us apart,” shares Davidson Realty President, Sherry Davidson. Davidson Realty is delighted to introduce two new members to the family!

 

 

Jessie Forga

Minnesota native, Jessie Forga has resided in St. Augustine, Florida since 2018. With a passion for serving the area, Jessie is ready to help with your home buying and selling needs. As a proud member of Davidson Realty, Jessie carries the values of hard work, integrity, and outstanding client service into everything she does.

 

When Jessie isn’t making homeownership dreams come true for her clients, she enjoys spending time watching her two children play sports or exploring the area with her family. Her daughter, Ainsley, plays softball and does weightlifting while her son, Lachlan, plays on his school baseball team and on a travel team.

 

Jane Dulisse

Jane Dulisse was born in Burlington, Wisconsin, and grew up on an agricultural farm surrounded by dairies and vast amounts of open land. This was instrumental in developing her strong and determined work ethic that she touts to this day.

 

Upon graduating, a move to California was imminent, as she wanted to be a part of big city life and the new up-and-coming boom of business that was happening there.

 

Jane started her career in the mid-1980s selling and listing residential properties in the San Jose, California area. Starting her business on the west coast opened her eyes to a whole new knowledge of real estate in the fast-paced life in California.

 

Several years went by, business was exceptional, and homesickness set in. You can’t take the country out of the country girl, sooo..

 

After moving back to Wisconsin, she acquired her new real estate license. Over the next twenty years, Jane expanded her real estate knowledge to include commercial, business, and vacant land transactions, in addition to the residential market.

 

As time marched on, another move brought Jane to St. Augustine, Florida. Loving real estate she could not resist acquiring her Florida Sales Associate License.

 

Jane is very committed to community involvement in her area. At the World of Golf Cascades community center, she is part of the events committee, beautification club, and assists in the pottery and ceramics studio.

 

Currently, Jane and her husband live in World of Golf Villages and love the idea that they will never shovel snow from their driveway or sidewalk again. They also love knowing that they can golf, go to the beach, and enjoy outdoor activities year-round without wearing a parka. Florida is truly a great place to live, work, and play.

 

Jane enjoys working with clients to help them find the perfect home, business, commercial building, or parcel of land to build the dream house they’ve always wanted.

 

Davidson Realty has the perfect tools needed for her to list, market, and sell your property with as little disruption to your life as possible. Jane looks forward to meeting and working with you. Your satisfaction is our main concern and what we strive for.

 

If you are interested in a career in real estate with Davidson Realty, call us today at (904) 940-5000.

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TOP Davidson Realty New Build Transactions of 2022

March 23, 2023

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Posted by in Featured Listings, New Home Construction, News

Davidson Realty Agents prepared for thousands of new home buyers moving to the greater North Florida area in 2022. Through builder liaising, community tours, and interactive selling tools, Davidson Realty enhanced our local market expertise, especially with new home builds. St. Johns and Duval Counties are experiencing a big boost in new construction with the demand for affordable housing. We are pleased to share our top 5 new build transactions from 2022.

 

 

475 Back Creek Drive, Saint Augustine, FL 32092

In the heart of Trailmark, you’ll find this beautiful one-of-a-kind Mastercraft home backing up to Sixmile Creek. Shelley & Tim Nemethy were able to sell this home for $762,000.00, making this home the highest seller of 2022.

 

142 Red Twig Way, Saint Augustine, FL 32092

Located near the World Golf Village area in the tucked-away neighborhood of Trailmark, you’ll find this charming Drees home. This home blends in with nature and has exceptional amenities, giving buyers the best of both worlds. Mirtha Barzaga sold this house for $690,680!

 

188 Shinnecock Drive, Saint Johns, FL 32259

Located in the ever-growing RiverTown Community, you’ll find this 5-bedroom, 4-bath home. With access to some of the best schools in St. Johns County, it is the perfect place to raise a family. Terri Apocada sold this home for $646,182.

 

76 Ladyslipper Drive, Saint Johns, FL 32259

Sold on the first day of June, this beautiful Mattamy build is located in a quiet, secluded area of Rivertown-Watersong. WaterSong is an exclusive neighborhood for Active Adults 55+ that is located within RiverTown. Giving its homeowners a modern, resort-style life in an unspoiled natural setting. Mirtha Barzaga assisted her clients with the purchase of this beautiful home for $600,599.

 

11134 Engineering Way, Jacksonville, FL 32256

This one-of-a-kind, Providence build located in ETown captivated buyers with its luxury features and family-friendly environment. This home is conveniently located between the St. Johns Town Center and Flagler Center on 9B (1-295), just minutes away from everything Jacksonville has to offer. With the help of Caitlyn Hawkins, this beautiful home sold for $590,000.

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TOP DAVIDSON REALTY SALES OF 2022

March 8, 2023

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Posted by in Featured Listings, News

For more than thirty years, Davidson Realty has established a reputation as one of the most respected real estate brokerages in Northeast Florida. We attribute much of this success to our culture of putting people above everything. In 2022, Davidson Realty served thousands of clients across Northeast Florida with more than forty agents. “The Davidson Realty team is strong and mighty! There isn’t a corner of the First Coast that our agents haven’t served and we are proud to have the trust and confidence of the Northeast Florida community,” shares Davison Realty President, Sherry Davidson. We are proud to share some of our top sales for 2022. 

 

10 10th Street Unit #7, Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233

This one-of-a-kind, ground-floor oceanfront Cloister condo captivated potential buyers with its newly renovated interior and ideal location in Atlantic Beach. With the help of Caitlyn Hawkins, this beautiful home sold for more than $1,270,000 cash in just fourteen days! 

 

121 Newport Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082

Located in the exclusive Harbour Island enclave in Marsh Landing, you’ll find this charming Mediterranean, Kevin Gray custom home.  Suzy Evans and Sam Davidson got their clients an all-cash offer of $2,332,500! 

 

152 Corbata Lane, Saint Augustine, Florida 32095

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac behind the gates of the golf community of Palencia, this luxury custom home is complete with a stunning outdoor kitchen overlooking a private backyard. Suzy Evans helped her clients sell this home for more than $1,250,000. 

 

2460 Den Street, Saint Augustine, Florida 32092

Listed by Shelley and Tim Nemethy, this luxurious custom home in the King and Bear community sold for $1,299,000 in June. This spacious home had captivating features including a gourmet kitchen and an enormous screened lanai overlooking the green on the 2nd hole. 

 

6148 Racetrack Road, St. Johns, Florida 32259

This commercial land sale was listed and sold by Sam Davidson for $1,400,000 in just thirty-two days. The property’s location was just one of the many things that made this plot so attractive. It’s located directly across from the new Bartram Pointe retail center at the entrance to Bartram Springs, adjacent to Gate’s Durbin Park PUD, and only a half mile from Gatlin Developments’ new $250 million dollar mixed-use project. 

 

2022 proved to be another successful year for Davidson Realty. If you are interested in buying or selling a home in Northeast Florida, call the experts at Davidson Realty today at (904) 940-5000.

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Fantastic Finish – Davidson Realty 2022 Awards

February 24, 2023

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Posted by in Awards, Events, News, Staff, Top Agents

Each year, the Davidson Realty family feels a renewed sense of gratitude for the Northeast Florida community and each other. In addition to providing expert real expert services to the Northeast Florida community, Davidson Realty held more than thirty charitable and customer appreciation events in 2022, including the Davidson Cares Clay Day event which raised more than $100,000 for local organizations. The 2022 Davidson Realty calendar stayed full with more than twenty-eight training sessions, twenty-six sales meetings, eighteen bible studies, twelve birthday celebrations, and ten pizza and notes sessions. Davidson Realty also proudly welcomed ten new agents to the brokerage. 

 

The annual Davidson Realty Awards Banquet is a special night dedicated to celebrating and reflecting on all that was achieved in the past year. This year, Davidson Realty agents and staff voted for a banquet theme of “Party Through the Decades” and everyone was inspired to dress up accordingly for the occasion. The Tringali Barn in St. Augustine, Florida was decorated with centerpieces and party favors from the 20s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, including lifesize Rubix Cubes and old-fashion car cut outs. The party featured a popcorn and candy bar, build your own root beer float station, Italian food and desserts, and a custom decades cake from Cinottis. A big thank you to the awards committee: Andrea Gallagher, Matt Burkhart, and Mirtha Barzaga who spent months creatively planning. On the day of the event, the committee had additional help and support from Liz Pappaceno and Andrea’s parents (Mike and Mary DelPrete). It gives us great pleasure to acknowledge the hardworking agents and their accomplishments in 2022. 

 

Michele Wiedenhaefer

Davidson Property Management – Most Rentals in 2022

 

 

Terri Apodaca

Davidson Property Management – Most Properties Referred in 2022

4 Million Dollars Closed

3 Million Dollars Sold

 

Malaika Carew

Davidson Property Management – Rookie Agent of the Year

 

 

Bonnie Weinstein

5 Years of Service

4 Million Dollars Closed

3 Million Dollars Sold

 

Matt Burkhart

10 Years of Service

 

Judy Kashou

15 Years of Service

 

Jennifer Todd

3.5 Million Dollars Closed

 

Reba Barkley

4 Million Dollars Closed

 

Candy Gil

3.5 Million Dollars Closed

3 Million Dollars Sold

 

Margherite Myers

3.5 Million Dollars Closed

3.5 Million Dollars Sold

 

Caitlyn Hawkins

3.5 Million Dollars Closed

4.5 Million Dollars Sold

 

Lynn Whitley

4 Million Dollars Closed

4 Million Dollars Sold

 

Ron Savarese

4 Million Dollars Closed

4.5 Million Dollars Sold

 

Liz Pappaceno

4.5 Million Dollars Closed

5 Million Dollars Sold

 

Suzy Evans

6 Million Dollars Closed

6 Million Dollars Sold

$7,500 Bonus

 

Rebecca Schaffer

6 Million Dollars Closed

7.5 Million Dollars Sold

 

Mirtha Barzaga

15 Years of Service

14 Million Dollars Closed

14 Million Dollars Sold

2022 Closing Agent of the Year

2022 Sales Agent of the Year

2022 Listing Agent of the Year

$10,000 Bonus – 7th year

 

TEAMS

Shelley & Tim Nemethy

15 Million Dollars Closed

13 Million Dollars Sold

$7,500 Bonus – 3rd year

 

2022 Special Recognition Awards 

Shirley Barber

The Flower Power Value People First Award – the first to always help anyone, anytime and does it with a smile. She treats the people and this building with such reverence and respect like we were her own family. She does it so quietly and unassumingly. Great example of always putting others first!

 

Rebecca Schaffer

The Break on Through to the Other Side Break Out Year Award – Doubled her business from last year in closings and sales!

 

 

Amy Thorton 

The Totally Tubular Team Player Award – instrumental in helping Sherry with the reconciliations and various accounting tasks in 2022.

 

We would also like to recognize our amazing staff for all their support throughout the year: Shirley Barber, Matt Burkhart, Matt Davidson, Sam Davidson, Rochelle Richardson, and Andrea Gallagher. 

 

Additionally, we’d like to thank our property management team who help take care of all our owners and tenants: Laura Hendricks, Amy Thornton, and Judy Kashou.

 

The Davidson Realty Team is proud of all the hard work displayed in 2022 and is eager to witness the success that will come in 2023. These accolades would not be possible without the trust and loyalty of Davidson Realty clients. Thank you for choosing Davidson Realty for your real estate needs. If you are interested in experiencing the Davidson difference, call us today at (904) 940-5000. 

 

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Northeast Florida Market Update

February 16, 2023

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Posted by in News, Northeast Florida Market Trends

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

Henry Ford

 

In the 2023-2026 Florida and Metro Forecast, Dr. Sean Snaith, the director of the University of Central Florida Institute of Central Forecasting said “The U.S. economy is either in or on the brink of a recession. Because of the forecasted shape of the recession: a gradual decline into recession and 12 or more months in the downturn followed by a gradual climb out of recession, we have dubbed the recession the Pasta Bowl Recession.” If you haven’t heard him speak, take the opportunity. He is very smart and very funny.

 

A few interesting predictions from the forecast are:

 

Real Gross State Product will mildly contract during the recession as growth will slow to -1.3% in 2023, turning positive in 2024 and accelerating in 2025 to reach 1.7% by 2026.

 

The unemployment rate was 2.9% in 2022. The recession will push up the rate to 4.6% in 2023, and to 5.8% in 2024, before easing slightly to 5.4% in 2025 and 5.0% in 2026.

 

Housing starts were 192,294 in 2022 with starts decelerating to 133,829 in 2023 and 134,755 in 2024 before ticking up to 149,920 in 2025 and 152,865 in 2026.

 

The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) market stats for January 2023 show the median sales price is stable, closed sales are down, pending sales are up and inventory is up slightly from last month.

 

The median sales price of $330,000 is down 2.4% from December and up 3.4% from last January. There were 1,525 closings which is down 30% from last month and 33% from last year. This reflects the last several months of very low buyer demand.

 

There were 2,248 pending sales in January. This was the most since August of 2022. Nationally, pending sales increased for the first time since May.

 

“This recent low point in home sales activity is likely over,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Mortgage rates are the dominant factor driving home sales, and recent declines in rates are clearly helping to stabilize the market.”

 

There were 3,451 new listings in January which is 32% higher than the previous month and 19% higher than last year. The active inventory went from 6,231 last month to 6,403. When you read how much inventory has increased, keep in mind how many of the new listings were absorbed. There is plenty of demand and the spring buying season looks to be warming up.

 

I love this time of year with March Madness coming, Baseball Spring Training starting and the real estate market getting back to a more normal rhythm. If we can help you with any of your real estate needs, please let us know.

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