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GREAT New Listing in Avondale!
Darling Bungalow in Heart of Avondale
Hurry in to see this great new listing on a super street in the Heart of Avondale. Located just a quick stroll from the Shoppes of Avondale and a very easy commute into downtown or to NAS Jax, this darling bungalow is just right. Among its great features are very charming curb appeal, tall ceilings, lots of light, renovated kitchen with corian countertops & stainless appliances, large bathroom with original tile floors, two car garage, delightful pavered patio and more! This is the one you’ve been waiting for — don’t delay. With interest rates this low, you can buy this house for less than the cost of renting!
Great NEW LISTING in Venetia Neighborhood of Jacksonville!
It’s not often that we have the pleasure of listing a 5 bedroom 4.5 bath home with over 3,000 square feet for such a reasonable price! This wonderful home in the neighborhood of Venetia is a short drive from downtown Jacksonville as well as NAS Jax. There’s room for everyone in this house and it has so many of the features that today’s buyer wants — updated kitchen, family room open to the kitchen, split plan, refreshing pool and jacuzzi, tons of storage and more! Priced at only $109 per square foot, this is an opportunity that will not last! Please call us today for a showing of this very special home.
FOUR Closed Sales this Week In Avondale & Ortega – Two were at FULL PRICE!
1463 Ingleside Avenue - Sold for $310K
3873 Oak St. Sold for $177K
4922 Morven Rd. Sold for $250K/Lot Value
Villa Riva, Unit 105, Sold for $775K
The Powell Steilberg team had a banner week! We sold three of our listings, we brought a buyer to another listing, we had a contract accepted on another listing and will enter a brand new listing into the system today.
So…Four completed transactions (closings) in one week with two more on the way is a good thing! Good for us personally but also good for the state of the real estate market in Jacksonville – things are really beginning to move!
Two of the homes we sold were sold at FULL PRICE. This means that the homes were well priced, the buyers realized the value being offered and were smart enough to jump on a good deal when they saw it.
The properties were:
1.A luxury condominium at Villa Riva – Unit 105 – Sold for $775K
2. A Small Brick 2br/1ba bungalow on Morven Road in Ortega. It sold for $250K which was just about lot value – the buyer plans to tear the house down.
3. A wonderful two story home in Avondale that I wrote about yesterday. Sold for $310K. Buyers are delighted with their purchase!
4. A very special 3br/1ba bungalow in Avondale on Oak Street with hardwood floors & renovated kitchen. Sold for asking price of $177K. First time home buyers are very excited about their new home!
Save HUGE amounts of money on your Property Taxes!
In a post I wrote some time ago, I talked about Amendment One or Property Tax Portability. In a time of sagging real estate prices, there continues to be some GOOD NEWS in Real Estate.
If you have lived in your home for a long time (let’s say 10 years or more), there is likely a difference between the assessed and market values of your home due to the Save Our Homes Amendment (Amendment 10) which has limited the increase in the assessed value of your home to 3% or the CPI (whichever is less) since it was passed in 1992.
If you are one of the lucky people who has benefitted from this difference in value (referred to as deferred value), when you SELL, you can carry or “port” this difference with you to a new homestead in the state of Florida.
Effective as of January 2008, Amendment One was intended to “unlock” the real estate market and enable people who had been in their homes a long time and who had accumulated substantial property tax savings to take it with them or “port” it to a new homestead so they could sell but continue to enjoy lower property taxes.
I recently had the pleasure of working with a customer who had accumulated the maximum allowable port ($500K) who was able to apply that amount to a new residence and realize SUBSTANTIAL savings on their property tax bill. The customer did not know about Property tax portability and was, of course, DELIGHTED to learn about this amazing benefit! Click here for a table with examples of how Portability works.
It pays to work with realtors who know not only the latest statistics of the market but also other facets of the market that can save you money!
Another GREAT new listing in Jacksonville’s Ortega Neighborhood!
4631 Ortega Blvd.
We are fortunate to have just listed another WONDERFUL home in one of Jacksonville’s best neighborhoods – Ortega! Very spacious with 4,700 square feet, this home has room for everyone and all of the features desired by today’s buyers.
Starting with the dramatic entrance foyer and moving into the huge dining room flanked by large picture windows, you know right away that this is a home made for entertaining! The family room is open to the fabulous kitchen that has lots of counter space, a large eat-in area and easy access to the two car garage.
The master bedroom is downstairs and the home features a split plan with a fabulous loft space upstairs that could be used as a second family room for teens, a study area, a home theater area or exercise space. The possibilities are limitless.
Please call us for an appointment to see this great house before it gets snapped up — at only $840,000 (178 per square foot) it’s likely to go fast!
NEW LISTING in Ortega! Wonderful New Construction Home!
A Wow House Has Just Come on the Market in Jacksonville, FL - Don’t Miss this Home with Classic Elegance!
Classic Elegance
The Avondale and Ortega areas are noted for their Historic Charm and Beautiful Older Homes but we all know that historic homes often go hand in hand with high maintenance and/or renovation expenses.
The new home that we’ve just listed at 4973 Arapahoe Avenue provides the best of both worlds. Here, you get to be part of an established, older neighborhood yet enjoy the modern conveniences afforded by new construction. Built in 2006 by noted builder John Parr, this home has an open floorplan, tall ceilings, a great livability factor, five bedrooms, a fabulous loft/bonus room, walk-in closets, walk-in pantry, very spacious garage with storage, large screened patio and refreshing salt water pool. To see a video of the home, click here.
Refreshing Salt Water Pool
Take a look and please call if you’d like to see this great home in person! We’d be happy to schedule a showing appointment.
JUST LISTED! Darling Bungalow in Avondale Neighborhood of Jacksonville
1422 Rensselaer Avenue
JUST LISTED today in the historic district of Avondale, this adorable bungalow with wonderful front porch is waiting for its new owner! Among the great features of this house are 3BR’s/1BA, totally renovated kitchen with brand new cabinets, countertops and appliances, great tile backsplash with mosaic glass inserts, beautiful wood floors, lots of windows and natural light, wide doorways, fireplace and HUGE fenced yard. This great home is also just steps away from Boone Park, minutes from downtown and within walking distance to the shoppes of Avondale. You can indulge in a frozen sweet treat at the new YOBE yogurt or a melt in your mouth BBQ sandwich at MOJO’s on St. John’s Avenue. Don’t miss it this great starter home! 1422 Rensselaer Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205. MLS #577242.
Please call me or Caroline for an appointment to see this very special home!
New Article about the Powell Steilberg Team in Jacksonville’s “Resident” publication
Take a look at the great article about the Powell Steilberg real estate team from Jacksonville, Florida! They specialize in the Avondale, Ortega and Riverside markets and look forward to helping both buyers and sellers in this very special part of town! Give Caroline Powell a call at 904-463-1898 or Allison Steilberg a call at 904-252-5181 for personalized assistance!
Powell Steilberg Team Sells 9 Homes since January 2011 in Avondale and Ortega
The real estate team of Caroline Powell and Allison Steilberg The sold properties are: single family homes at 4620 Algonquin Avenue and 4652 Ortega Blvd and a condo at 1661 Riverside Avenue in Riverside. The pending sales are: 3022 St. John’s Avenue — this will close next week, 1465 Edgewood Circle, 1769 Glendale Street, 1463 Ingleside Avenue and 3527 Riverside Avenue. We have one condo that’s a pending sale at Beau Rivage – a very nice building on St. John’s Avenue.
Other members of the Avondale office are similarly busy so it begs the question, are we in a real estate recovery? If you’re thinking of selling, there are LOTS of buyers out there looking for homes. Interest rates are still at historic lows and there’s a lot of pent up demand for housing.
A word of caution, if you want to sell, it’s imperative that you PRICE YOUR PROPERTY CORRECTLY and do everything you can to put the house in prime showing condition. Clear out all th clutter, invest in some fresh paint, do a clean out of the yard, closets and garage — today’s buyers are picky. They will buy a property at a fair price only if it looks great with updated kitchen and baths or if it’s a “distressed” property and is a BARGAIN BASEMENT STEAL!
Thanks for reading — check back often for the latest news about real estate in Avondale, Ortega and Riverside from the market leaders in the area — remember, “With Us, It’s All About You”!
Gone in a Day! Is the Real Estate Market improving in Avondale?
1463 Ingleside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL
Sometimes, it takes the right mix of price, beauty and well….price to make a property sell quickly. Our new listing at 1463 Ingleside Avenue was on the market for less than a week when we received an offer.
The house had previously been listed for sale by owner at a much higher price as the seller struggled with whether or not to pursue a short sale. After consulting with us and learning that the property value would necessitate a short sale, the sellers agreed to the price we recommended, we had professional photographs made, entered the house into the Multiple Listing Service and received an offer in a matter of days!
The list price of the house is $310K or $158 per square foot. The house has tall ceilings, a renovated kitchen, one car garage and darling guest house. Most notably for an older home, this has both a family room AND a large master bathroom — almost unheard of for an older home in Avondale. The seller of this home has great taste and has done wonders for the home in terms of style! From the moment you walk in the door until you finish in the guest house, you are convinced that this is a very special property.
If you’d like more information about any of the great homes in the Avondale, Ortega or Riverside neighborhoods, please give Allison Steilberg or Caroline Powell of the Avondale A Team a call. Allison’s number is 252-5181 and Caroline’s is 463-1898. Our website address is www.allaboutavondale.com. Come visit!
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