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Here we are swinging into August already and getting so close to the 450th celebration. Most questions about when, where and how can be answered on www.StAugustine-450.com/Celebrate450. No doubt about it – St. Augustine is pulling out all the stops. Be there or be square! The king and queen of S...
08/03/2015
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With so many events going on simultaneously in St, Augustine, it's a challenge to decide what to do, which to pick, where to go, but in general you can't go wrong whether it be The first Friday Art Walk, The Paseo Pastel (just finished)at the VCB. Performances abound like The "Wizard of Oz at Chr...
05/11/2015
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The 450th - Again! Hmm..- the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine's founding is, of course, this year and officially in early Sept.. I thought the whole year would be organized by now and that we would be in full fledged celebration mode. My mistake, although by the number of tourists ...
04/03/2015
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but the stores are already gearing up for Christmas - even St Augustine'sNights of Lights is scheduled to "go live" before Thanksgiving! Do you think that's rushing things? I guess the duration of turkey day is just too short to invest much time or money on...
11/03/2014
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Now that the "dog days of summer" are nearly over, well, nearly, I thought I would reminisce a little about summer in St Augustine and maybe get some feedback from you all as well. The origin of the word "vacation" comes directly from the latin "vacationem", meaning leisure, freedom, exemption, ...
08/04/2014
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Here are some of the latest stats for the Northeast Florida area. It might come as a surprise that our median sales price for St Johns County is now $196,000 while Jacksonville's is up but still behind at $185. The average selling price for our county is $236,554.85 and average days on the mark...
06/02/2014
It gets harder and harder to keep up with the frenzy of activities in St Augustine these days. Seems there is not a weekend to take a breath or you will miss out on something great! While all these events are happening ( we have recently seen Rhythm and Ribs, A Taste of St Augustine, the Easter...
05/01/2014
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Some quick general housing stats: prices haave fallen as much as 35% from 2006 and are up again 24% after a post-bubble slump in 03/12. The rate of foreclosure starts fell to its lowest level in 8 yrs iin the 4th quarter of 2013. Higher prices allowed delinquent homeowners to sell without a loss...
03/28/2014
Do you know if you are a Baby Boomer? Generation Y? Generation X? A Millennial? Who are these people, what are their tastes, criteria and what are they typically looking for when they go house-hunting? The last of the Baby Boomers (those born from 1946-1964) will turn 50 in 2014. Research h...
02/02/2014
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Here are some quick "bites" related to the real estate market, both locally and nationally, taken primarily from the Florida Realtor magazine for Jan/Feb. Flood Insurance: Findings - Most of the $25 billion debt for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is due to Hurricane Katrina and Hurri...
01/06/2014