U.S. Pending Home Sales Hit Eight-Month High in May
Sales of new U.S. homes rose in May to the highest level in six years, providing the strongest signal yet that housing is recovering from a recent slowdown.New home sales jumped 18.6 percent last month...
View ArticleWilliam Vasana Honored with the 2014 Five Star Real Estate Agent Award
William Vasana named one of Jacksonville’s outstanding real estate agents, with fewer than 7% awarded.Five Star Professional is pleased to announce that William Vasana, Watson Realty Corp., has been...
View ArticleThe Energy Hua Hin oceanfront condo in Thailand
New oceanfront condo project in Hua Hin, Thailand priced from the USD $50K. Project is under way and Phase 1 and 2 are expected to complete in 2015. The Energy will endlessly recharge and revitalize...
View ArticleWill Vasana Received 2014 Best of Jacksonville Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWill Vasana has been selected for the 2014 Best of Jacksonville Award in the Real Estate Agents category by the Jacksonville Award Program.2014 Best of Jacksonville AwardEach year,...
View ArticleWatch MATT ABOUT JAX: Watson Realty Family of Services
Watch Matt Pittman from The Florida Times-Union interviewed Donna Overman at Watson Realty Corp. and Greg Harris at Watson Title Services.To learn more about Watson Realty and their Family of Services,...
View ArticleJacksonville Housing Market Report – August 2014
The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors published the 2014 August real estate report with in-depth summary of Jacksonville housing real estate market including 29 submarket areas.In retrospect,...
View ArticleJacksonville Home Sales and Prices Decline, But Pending Sales at Nine-Year High
Fewer homes were sold in Northeast Florida in August than in the month before. And they sold for less money, too. Median sales prices dropped in August 2014, both from July and from August 2013,...
View ArticleTwenty Mile at Nocatee
Inspired by history, Twenty Mile will be Nocatee’s newest and most distinctive community featuring large oak trees, split-rail fencing and a rustic, old-Florida style. Set on the largest lots in the...
View ArticleU.S. Existing Home Sales Dip in August
U.S. existing home sales retreated 1.8 percent to a 5.05 million annual pace in August.Pending home sales dropped in August for the same reason closings did— investors retreated from the housing...
View ArticleAugst Home Prices Up 6.4 Percent Over Last Year
Home prices continued the annual gains in August but have appreciated at a slower pace since hitting a peak a year ago.CoreLogic, which tracks data on the housing market, reported that prices rose 6.4...
View ArticlePonte Vedra Dominates Priciest Home Sales in Second Quarter
The second quarter of 2014 saw a number of multi-million dollar home sales in the Jacksonville area, with the majority of them in Ponte Vedra Beach.The top sale of the quarter was a 4,200-square-foot...
View ArticleFlorida Tops in the U.S. for Cash Sales of Homes in July
Florida had the largest share of cash sales of any state in July, with 49.7 percent, a new report from CoreLogic shows.For the United States as a whole, cash sales made up 32.9 percent of total home...
View ArticleJobs are Growing on The First Coast
More jobs are created in Jacksonville. Overall, 3.3 percent more Jacksonville residents have jobs this time this year compared to last year.The Department of Economic Opportunity posted Florida’s...
View ArticleDelinquent Homeowners Two Years Behind on Mortgage Payment Can Now Qualify...
Florida borrowers two or more years late on their mortgage payments could get another chance to save their homes following a change in loan modification rules by the Federal Housing Finance...
View ArticleFannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Accept 3% Down Payment Mortgages
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are close to allowing consumers to buy a home with as little as a 3 percent down payment and still have the mortgages backed by the two agencies.More details are expected to...
View Article2014 Northeast Florida Housing Market Report
The 2014 Annual Report on the Northeast Florida Housing Market is out. The sales price and inventory showed improvement but the market recovery was not as strong as in 2013. We saw moderate inventory...
View ArticleU.S. existing home sales rise in December but down for 2014
U.S. home resales rose slightly in December but fell overall for the year, the first annual drop since 2010 and another sign that the housing market recovery remains uneven amid expectations of a...
View ArticleWatson Realty Corp. Announces Nocatee Office Groundbreaking
St. Johns County, Fla. – Watson Realty Corp. is excited to announce the groundbreaking of its newest office in Nocatee, Florida. The ceremony will be held on April 7th at 2:30 p.m. at the site of the...
View ArticleWilliam Vasana Receives 2015 Best of Jacksonville Award
Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJacksonville Award Program Honors the Achievement2015 Best of Jacksonville AwardJACKSONVILLE June 4, 2015 — William Vasana has been selected for the 2015 Best of...
View ArticleU.S. New-Home Sales in May Climb to Best Levels Since 2008
Purchases of new U.S. homes surged in the Northeast and West in May, as steady job growth over the past year has lifted the real estate sector.The Commerce Department said that new-home sales rose 2.2...
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