Davidson Hits the Road!

August 25, 2010

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DSC_0110There has been a lot of restructuring going on lately in this St. Augustine FL real estate office and we couldn’t be happier about it! We are really excited about our new and improved sales meetings on Tuesday mornings. The agents are getting more involved, we are team building, celebrating hard work, congratulating each other, and having fun! And, of course, we are learning all about Northeast Florida real estate.

To help get more “hands on” we’ve decided that once a month, the last Tuesday of the month, we’re taking our party on the road to see and learn all we can about our area. So far we’ve seen the beautiful Lennar, David Weekley Homes, Taylor Morrison, and CornerStone Homes’ models in Nocatee and August 31st we are setting out to make Aberdeen home for a couple hours.

Aberdeen is full of great properties and builders. Have you had the chance to check out the community? There is so much going on there that you might not have seen. We are starting off at the Drees Homes’ model and then exploring what Richmond American, DR Horton, Holder Johnson, and Mercedes Homes’ have to offer. If you are interested in the CR 210 area, any one of our Jacksonville Realtors can show you around town! Read more

Renowned Local Developers Paul & Jerome Fletcher of Fletcher Management Company will be our Guest Speakers at the Davidson Speaker Series on September 30

August 11, 2010

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Heard about the $1 deal that made Ponte Vedra home to the TPC?  It’s a fascinating story, and one you can hear firsthand from the brokers of the famous deal themselves: Paul and Jerome Fletcher. The Fletchers will be our guest speakers on Thursday, September 30th as part of the Davidson Speaker Series.

Brothers Paul and Jerome Fletcher of Fletcher Management Company have been at the epicenter of local development, especially Ponte Vedra, for more than 30 years. In 1979, their $1 deal landed Ponte Vedra home to both The Tournament Players Championship and the PGA Tour headquarters.  They are equally well known for their commitment to high-quality, thoughtful development. Together they have developed major golf course communities in Jacksonville (Baymeadows), Memphis (Stonebridge), Birmingham (Inverness), St. Augustine (Palencia), and Ponte Vedra Beach (Oak Bridge and Marsh Landing).

Join us on Thursday, September 30th as The Fletchers talk about the history of St. Johns County and Ponte Vedra, and discuss their vision for the area’s future.  The casual social event starts at 7:00 pm with wine and cheese and the seminar begins at 7:30. 

The Davidson Speaker Series was started by Sherry Davidson, President, Davidson Realty, Inc. so that local professionals could share their expertise with the community. The event is held at the Davidson Realty offices, located at World Golf Village just across from Publix. Everyone’s welcome! 

Please note that our previously scheduled August Davidson Speaker Series has been canceled.

Our Top St. Augustine Realtors in July 2010!

August 5, 2010

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What a great list of ladies we get to congratulate for July 2010! I bet you have seen their names on this list once or twice before…Here are our tops for the month:

pcPauline Cake is our Top Producer for July with $930,000 in closings. Pauline was recently recognized as our Top Lister in April. Pauline has been with The Davidson Companies and selling Jacksonville FL real estate for what seems like forever! She is very familiar with our Tops List and continues to be one of our top St. Augustine realtors!suzy

The Top Lister for July is Suzy Evans with $350,000 in listings sold. Suzy has barely missed a month on the Top’s list since she joined us 2 years ago in August (Happy Davidson Anniversary!!) She was just announced as our Top Producer and Top Lister for the 2nd Quarter. Not to mention, she was our Top Lister and Top Producer in May. You are the best, Suzy!

Mirtha BarzagaOur Top Sales Agent is Mirtha Barzaga with over $700,000 in buyer sales and over $900,000 in total of buyers and listings sold. Mirtha was also our shining star for the 1st Quarter, being honored as our Top Sales Agent. Mirtha just recently launched her Heritage Landing Facebook Fan Page. Here is the link and all you have to do is click “like” the page to start seeing Mirtha’s great community updates on your homepage: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Heritage-Landing-by-Mirtha-Barzaga/121845651184553?ref=ts

These women have worked hard this month (and every month before it), so make sure to give them a BIG congratulations when you see them around our St. Augustine golf course community!

Jacksonville FL Real Estate Trends in June

July 27, 2010

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DSC_0326The market stats report from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) for June 2010 continues to show encouraging trends for Jacksonville Realtors and homebuyers. My favorite trends seen in June are:

PENDING SALES: Pending sales are up in June 2010 by 20% over June 2009 and by 46% over June 2008. Many people expected pending sales to drop dramatically when the housing credits ended in April. The pending sales did decline about 28% in May, but they increased in June about 15% over the May numbers.

CLOSINGS: The closings reported year-to-date through June 2010 are 8,161 compared to year-to-date numbers through June 2009 of 6,377 closings.

SALES PRICE: The median sales price has increased from $135,250 in April to $139,995 in May to $143,090 in June 2010. We are still seeing most of the sales in the lower price ranges but there seems to be stability in the homes priced under $250,000.

DOM: The days a home is on the market before selling has averaged 102 days throughout 2010 compared to an average of 112 days through June 2009. Read more

Congrats to our Top Agents in June & the 2nd Quarter!

July 7, 2010

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This month we are full of congratulations, celebrating our Top Agents for June, our Top Agents for the 2nd Quarter, AND our 2 staff members that deserve more than a little recognition! Before we get into all that though, we need to give a BIG congrats to all of our Jacksonville realtors for making 26 transactions with over $5 million in sales for June and almost $5 million in closings! For the 2nd Quarter, WE HAD 85 TRANSACTIONS with over $17 million in sales and almost $13 million in closings! Now, that is OUR agents standing out from the crowd!

Ana SpezialeOur Top Lister for June is Ana Speziale with close to $500,000 in listings sold! She almost hit $900,000 in volume including her sales for the month. Hurricane Ana is taking over!dottie

Our Top Producer and Top Sales Agent in June is Dottie Lay with over $700,000 in closings and over $900,000 in sales. Dottie was our Top Sales Agent in May and is ALSO our Top Sales Agent for the 2nd Quarter with over $2.6 million in sales and listings sold. Congratulations on a GREAT quarter, Dottie!

suzyFor our 2nd Quarter, our Top Producer and Top Lister is Suzy Evans! Suzy had over $2 million in closings, over $1 million in listings sold, and when you add her sales she reached over $1.4 million! Suzy isn’t giving up that crown any time soon – she was our Top Lister for our 4th Quarter last year AND our 1st Quarter this year!DSC_0281

We want to give Michelle Gonzalez a special nod for being our Agent of the Quarter with 10 transactions totaling over $1.2 million and 6 closings of over $600,000.

Property Mgt TeamAnd, last but not least, our staff members of the quarter are John & Elsie Evans of Davidson Property Management, Inc. They are Property Managers extraordinaire! They have the smoothest running, fastest growing property management company around and we LOVE having them as a part of our family.

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