Market Updates & Local Insights
Notes on the Northeast Florida market, worth a couple minutes.
Want a Better Deal on a Home? Look for These 7 Signs
Learn seven signs that a home seller may be willing to negotiate on price, closing costs, repairs, mortgage rate buydowns and other terms.
The Home Buyer's Red Flag Cheat Sheet: Northeast Florida Edition
Jacksonville and St. Augustine homes come with their own quirks — sandy soil, humidity, salt air, and a mix of housing stock from the 1960s to today. In this post, Matt breaks down 8 red flags Northeast Florida buyers should watch for before falling in love with a house: roof age (and how it affects your insurance), polybutylene or galvanized plumbing, aluminum wiring, termite damage, poor drainage, flood zone status, HVAC age, and septic systems. None of these are automatic dealbreakers — they're just things worth asking about, inspecting, and negotiating on before closing.
The ROAD to Housing Act Just Became Law. Here's What It Means for Northeast Florida.
Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping housing law with more than 50 provisions. Here's what it could mean for buyers and sellers in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and the rest of Northeast Florida.
What to Expect When You're Buying a Home in Northeast Florida
A walk through the four stages of buying a home here, from building your game plan to what the final 48 hours before closing actually look like.
Welcome — What to Expect Here
A quick note on what this space is for, and what's coming.