Here is an analysis of residential home sales in Alachua County going back one year. This is for single-family homes only, not condos or land. November 2008 and January 2009 were both very slow months, and sales are increasing now with our main season coming into...
Kathleen Seide
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Articles by Kathleen Seide
Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Upgrades
Did you know that you could get money back for your home upgrades? Residential Energy Property Credit (Section 1121): The new law increases the energy tax credit for homeowners who make energy efficient improvements to their existing homes. The new law increases the...
Haile Plantation Market Update – homes from 2,150 to 2,700 sqft
Homes for Sale There were 6 more homes that came up for sale in the last month, but because others were taken off the market or sold there are now 19 homes for sale in this market segment. That is just one more than last month. The homes range from $298,000 to...
Florida’s Govenor talks with REALTORS(R)
Here is a video from a recent meeting in Tallahassee. A panel of REALTORS (R) had the opportunity to sit down with the Governor to talk about the issues facing the real estate industry right now, including things that could be done to help the recovery (like...
Why Rent? Why Buy?
If you plan to stay in one area for several years there are a lot of good reasons to purchase a home instead of rent. Prices go up It costs you more each year to rent than it did the year before. If you are paying $1000 a month today and see a 3.5% increase, over the...
Sync Your iPhone And Google Calendar
I just came across this interesting article about an easier way to sync calendars between your iPhone and computer... NeuvaSync NuevaSync is software that mimics an Exchange Server allowing you to sync your Google Calendar and Google or Plaxo Contacts with your iPhone...
Haile Plantation: New Sale between 1,600 and 2,150 sqft
One of the homes under contract have closed... In Laural Park - it was built in 1988 with 3 bedrooms & 2 baths it is large at 2,036 sqft. It was listed for $268,900 and sold for $250,000 which puts it at about $123 per square foot. That is just a little bit...
Mentone Market Update
An update of sales activity in Mentone, a neighborhood on Archer Road in SW Gainesville FL
Chinese Drywall Update – Laws & Lawsuits 2009
There are a lot of unanswered questions about Chinese Drywall. Since so many people are looking for answers I decided to share some information that the Florida Association of REALTORS® put together. How does this affect homeowners in Gainesville? Before we get too...
Good Deals In a Bad Economy
“So the best thing to do would be to buy fancy clothes and cameras to go drive to a vacation spot with my new car where I can eat lobster and scope for real estate. I can then purchase furniture, computers (with lots of memory) and big screen tv’s for the new house.”