Vintage Bungalow in J B Bailey Estates - New Listing!

This home is an absolutely adorable bungalow in Gainesville. This home is located just off Main Street in the J.B. Bailey Estates neighborhood, which is a designated historic area here in Gainesville.

Would you like to walk to Publix and get your groceries?

Would you like to be able to bike to UF, or Downtown Gainesville?

Well this just might be what you are looking for !!

Front View

Absolutely adorable bungalow in historic district. Two bedrooms, one bath and Bike to UF. Beautifully restored wood floors. Open & Bright kitchen. Second bedroom being used as dining room. Shows VERY well. Covered front porch, rear screened porch, Living Room, and Sun Room. Large yard with tremendous curb appeal & landscaping. Central Heat/AC just 2 years. Shows pride of ownership, so don’t miss this beauty!

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Living Room, Sunroom or Den, Screened Patio, Nice Front Porch.

MLS# 295272 $ 169,000

Please view more info and photos of this home at my web site.

Priced Right for You !! Please call Chris Bohn at RE/MAX to schedule a showing of this home!

Gainesville Real Estate Market Report

Real Estate Market Report
for June 2008 - Gainesville, FL.

You either love statistics or hate them.  
I love numbers, so I thought I would share the Gainesville Real Estate
market stats for last month.

Total Homes Sold in June
2008 =  333

Price by Bedrooms
	-2	3	4+	Condos	Total
Sell Price Volume	$2,634,900	$29,025,758	$24,195,094	$14,077,300	$69,933,052
List Price Volume	$2,826,426	$30,267,328	$25,425,275	$14,283,847	$72,802,876
Avg Sell Price	$138,678	$197,454	$322,601	$153,014	$210,009
Avg List Price	$148,759	$205,900	$339,003	$155,259	$218,627
List/Sell/Ratio	93%	95%	95%	98%	96%
Median List Price	$159,000	$195,000	$304,900	$159,700	$193,000
Median Sell Price	$151,500	$189,000	$290,000	$153,500	$186,000

Days on Market for Units Closed			Types of Financing for Units Closed
From	Thru	Units	Type Financing	Units	Type Financing	Units
0	30	84	Conventional	193	VA	4
31	60	57	Cash	54	Seller	3
61	90	46	FHA	55	Private	24
91	120	36
121	180	39
181	365	46
366	720	24
721	99999	1
Total =		333

Selling Price Range		Closed Single-Family Units Number of Bedrooms			Condos / Townhomes
From	Through	-2	3	4+	All	Total	Avg DOM
0	19999
20000	29999		1			1	150
30000	39999	3	1			4	135
40000	49999	1	2			3	127
50000	59999	1		1	3	5	102
60000	69999		1	2		3	91
70000	79999	1	1		7	9	58
80000	89999				3	3	112
90000	99999	1	3		3	7	138
100000	119999		4		13	17	121
120000	139999	1	11	2	9	23	117
140000	159999	4	15	3	16	38	91
160000	179999		21	3	12	36	89
180000	199999	5	26	4	10	45	146
200000	249999	1	33	10	10	54	156
250000	299999		14	13	5	32	120
300000	399999	1	12	24	1	38	97
400000	499999		2	4		6	99
500000	999999999			9		9	141
	Total=	19	147	75	92	333	119

Data Drawn from
Gainesville MLS Home Sold Report 06-01-08 through 06-30-08

Gainesville Real Estate Market Stats - June 2008

Gainesville is Great!!

Here are some local statistics about the Gainesville-Alachua County MLS.

If you are wanting to know more specific information about “YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD” or “YOUR SUBDIVISION”,  please call me!

As of June 30, 2008,this table shows the number of listings currently in our MLS Database.

Residential : Single Family homes for Sale
Vacant:  this is vacant land only (Lots and Acreage)
Multifamily: This is duplex, triplex, quads, and larger.
Rent: This are homes and apartments for rent only.
Attached:  This category covers all Townhomes and Condos for sale.
Lease: These are properties for lease (land and commercial) not residential
Business: This category covers businesses for sale, and may or may not include real estate.
 

2790	Residential
2720	Vacant
231	Commercial
64	Multifamily
298	Rent
986	Attached
190	Lease
23	Business
7302	Total

For those of you who enjoy “stats”, the next table will show Average Price Per Bedroom April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008.

Price by Bedrooms
	-2	3	4+	Condos / Townhomes	Total
Sell Price Volume	$7,978,750	$75,860,205	$62,314,859	$27,043,454	$173,197,268
List Price Volume	$8,553,218	$79,767,335	$65,427,363	$27,810,713	$181,558,629
Avg Sell Price	$122,750	$196,021	$350,083	$150,241	$213,823
Avg List Price	$131,587	$206,117	$367,569	$154,503	$224,146
List/Sell/Ratio	93%	95%	95%	97%	95%
Median List Price	$135,000	$199,000	$332,400	$155,450	$189,900
Median Sell Price	$128,000	$189,000	$297,955	$149,450	$183,949

Information is compiled from the Gainesville-Alachua County Assocation of Realtors & MLS Database .

If you are wanting to know more specific information about “YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD” or “YOUR SUBDIVISION”,  please call me!

Posted By: Chris Bohn, GRI- ABR-ePro-Gainesville FL Real Estate
Copyright © 2008 Chris Bohn, RE/MAX Professionals, Inc., is a Florida Realtor® who specializes in Gainesville, FL and communities in Alachua County, FL . To find out more information about her real estate services please visit her profile. You are welcome to contact her by phone at 352-333-3883  or by email at chris@eHomesGainesville.com  . You can click to view her listings or visit her website.
Thank you for your visit.

Home Buyers’ Wish List - Let’s Get Started!

Everyone has a wish list.

On my first contact with a buyer, I like to take time to really understand what their needs and wishes are when looking for their next home. I ask them to help me make their WISH LIST.

A wish list can be a list of things they want in a home, and it can be things that they DON’T want in a home also. It helps me understand my buyers tastes & lifestyles. In my opinion, there is no such thing as a “picky buyer”. The more my buying clients tell me about what they like (and don’t like) - the better a job I will do in researching homes available in Gainesville. Our high inventory of homes for sale in Gaineville and the MLS database offer a large spectrum of price ranges. So the Price Range is the Most Important factor to any buyer….but let’s talk details, details, details !!

Here are some things to consider when preparing your own wish list. And let me know if you have things to add to the list as questions for home buyers. Share your wish list with YOUR Realtor !

• Number of Bedrooms & Bathrooms
• Size of the home (Square footage) - Which is all about the floorplan layout too
• Floorplan Style - One level, Two levels, Open Floor plan
• Size of Garage or number of cars
• Do you want a pool, or spa, or both? Screened or Not?
• If you don’t want a pool, do you want a screened patio?
• Size of parcel
• Age of Home - Is age an issue, or is updated older home ok?
• Type of Construction
• What type of neighborhood do you want your family in?
• Do you want to be in a planned community with restrictions and community ammenities?
• Are schools important?
• What type of “travel-commute” time do you prefer to get to work each day?
• Tell me what you want in your kitchen?
• Do you want a fenced back yard?
• Do you want a fireplace?
• Is it important that the master suite be on the first floor?
• Do you prefer a split bedroom floor plan?
• Will you do a lot of entertaining? Need a formal dining room or summer kitchen?
• Do you want a luxury master bath with 2 sinks, shower, and a jetted tub?
• Surfaces - Wallpapers? Flooring? Counter Tops?
• Bells & Whistles - tell all me all the extras you like - irrigation system, alarm system, sound systems, crown molding, high ceilings.

Every detail, no matter how small, can be very important to your buyers. We may not be able to find a home that is a perfect to match your wish list, but we will strive to find the best homes to view!

The more I know about my clients’ “likes and dislikes”, helps me to be well prepared for our first trip to show homes.

After showing homes to your buyers, you will learn what styles they like.

It’s great when your clients tell you that you’ve selected fabulous homes for them so see.

I LOVE working with buyers!

If you are wanting a caring, attentive, patient, buyer’s agent to help you find your next home in Gainesville FL & surrounding communities in Alachua County, FL…….. please call me!

Condos Near UF and Shands Hospital

Are you looking for an EXCELLENT DEAL on a Condo Near UF & Shands Hospital ??

Well this is it !!

Price is ROCK BOTTOM and FIRM !  

Lowest Price for a 1BR/1Bath Condo in Prairiewood Condominiums!!   $69,995

Great Location – Great Price! Quiet complex so close to UF, Shands & VA! Complete renovation on this one
bedroom condo that includes washer/dryer, microwave, dishwasher, stove &
refrigerator. Good size bathroom, and plenty of closets and storage. Living
Room/Dining Area combo with beautiful built-in shelving unit. Convenient to everything, shopping, restaurants, parks, and Bivens Lake. Great Investment opportunity.
Monthly condo fees cover insurance and building maintenance. Currently leased month to month.  

Bike to Shands!  Bike to the VA Hospital!  Bike to UF Vet School!  Bike to UF!

Let’s get you under contract over the Memorial Day Weekend and you will have a peaceful, quiet community condo just in time for the beginning of classes.

Address:  2490
SW 14th Drive Unit #17, Gainesville, FL 32609

 

Written and Posted By: Chris Bohn, GRI-ABR-ePro- Gainesville FL Real Estate
Copyright © 2008 Chris Bohn, RE/MAX Professionals, Inc.,
is a Florida Realtor® who specializes in Gainesville, FL and communities in Alachua County, FL . To find out more information about her real estate services please visit her profile. You are welcome to contact her by phone at 352-278-9357  or by email at chris@eHomesGainesville.com  . You can click to view her listings or visit her website. Thank you for your visit.

 

 

 

 

 

Gainesville Luxury Home in Cobblefield

JUST LISTED !!!   You won’t want to miss this  Spacious  & Luxurious home in SW Gainesville.

Spacious & Stunning G.W. Robinson home with full of custom features throughout  4,113 sq ft. (heated and cooled). 

5 Bedrooms/ 4 Baths

Formal Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Great Room, Two Guest Wings, Master Wing, and Upstairs Bonus Room.

The grand kitchen with maple cabinets & solid surface counters.  Breakfast bar, breakfast room with french doors that open to the lanai.  Plenty of cabinets, panty, center island. 

Entertainment is the key theme of this home and has a whole home sound system, built-in media wall in the Great Room.  Gas Fireplace in the great room and you will love the ”heated” salt pool & spa that is caged with summer kitchen.  Entertainment inside and out!

Plenty of parking with the 3 car garage. Professional landscaping with zoned irrigation, large privacy fenced back yard.  Luxurious landscape on ½ acre corner in the Kelburn section of Cobblefield. 

Luxury master wing with private study, his & her closets, large luxury bath with jetted tub, beautiful walk-in glassed shower, and dual vanity with dressing table.

All five bedrooms are on the main level, and the Theatre/Media room is upstairs over garage.  This upstairs wing could be a 6^th bedroom with private bath.

So Much to see on this home, and you will enjoy the VIRTUAL TOUR.

MLS# 293219    $ 649,900      1129 SW 89th Street, Gainesville, FL 32607

If your career is bringing you to Gainesville FL, you will want to see this luxury home in Gainesville.  

 

 

OPEN HOUSE - Walnut Creek Sunday 4/20

Just Reduced !!  New Improved Price !!  $ 169,900

Please come visit this adorable garden home in Walnut Creek. We will be having an Open HOUSE, Sunday April 20th from 1pm to 4pm.

Sweet deal on this Walnut Creek home. Contemporary, Open & bright floorplan. Vaulted ceiling, full kitchen builder-upgrade package with smooth top stove. Inside laundry room with washer & dryer, rear entry single car garage. Master bedroom with large walk-in closet. Front porch, irrigation system, and association maintains the lawn. Seller may replace carpet with acceptable offer, and furnishings are negotiable. This NEW PRICE shows seller motivation! Don’t miss this one!

DIRECTIONS: Entrance to Walnut Creek at NW 39^th Ave & NW 26^th Terrace. At stop sign turn L and then left on NW 26^th St. Home on right. Don’t let cat or dog out when entering the home.

Gainesville Market is Picking Up !

Don’t be over whelmed with the Gloom and Doom on the news media. Our Real Estate market here in Gainesville is picking up….and right on schedule too.

Our busiest season is from April through September. Families start planning their move and begin looking for homes so they can “really move” once school is out. The student community that rolls into Gainesville has gotten started with searching for homes and condos too.

Many buyers may be coming to Gainesville for their professional careers, and they are starting to look now because of the low interest rates, the large inventory of homes that are currently on the market, and they are all beginning to realize that NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY !!

Don’t let the national press get you depressed about how things are here in Gainesville Florida ! Gainesville is Great!

A recent article in USA TODAY says that Gainesville has done very well in relationship to other areas in Florida.

If you have hopes & dreams of owning a home for the first time in your life, then pick up the phone and talk to your banker or a lender ( or call me). Find out if you can “qualify” for a loan. The FHA Program is great for buyers now! Getting pre-qualified on a loan, will empower you as a buyer.

Call me if you have any questions about Gainesville’s real estate market. I love working with buyers, so let’s talk about what you are wanting in a home!

Spring is Blooming!

I have to share the “BLOOMS” in my own yard. I have a large island in my front yard with huge live oaks and bordered with mondo (monkey) grass. And planted underneath these oaks are “George Tabor” azaleas. They seem to be very happy shrubs……and they are showing their color.

The spring season is showing it self in Gainesville, Florida.

Wisteria is also blooming everywhere around Gainesville, and I wish I had that plant growing in my yard and trees.

I grew up in Miami, and moved to North Central Florida in 1995. I love living where we do have seasonal changes in weather and visual, seasonal changes in our landscape too.

If you are planning a move to the Gainesville FL area, I know that you will fall in love with the live oaks, the spanish moss, the crepe myrtles, azaleas, and our wonderful community.

Here is another shot from my “once a year” bloomers….. my amarilla bulbs. They are just starting to open and strut their colors !

Good News from CNNMoney - It’s a Buyer’s Market!

Finally some good news coming from the National Media.

A recent article on CNNMoney.com is very informative with regard to home values across the country. The main theme in the article is EXCELLENT NEWS!

Our current market now is giving home buyers the best buys they’ve had since 2004 !!

I have been shouting this from my soapbox, website and blog site….and finally the national media is starting to pass along good news to prospective home buyers.

The condition of any real estate market is “Localized” and our market here in Gainesville should not be compared with markets in South Florida.

We have much more stability here, and this map shows which areas have been the hardest hit in the country.

It’s a great time to be a buyer ! And it’s easy to do!

First, get yourself a Buyer’s Agent Realtor to represent you (not the seller).

Second, get a local lender to talk to you about what loan program is good for you and your budget.

Third….start shopping for a home!

There are many homes & condos waiting for buyers just like YOU here in Alachua County.

Think of shopping for a home as a “process of elimination”.

Please call me and we can talk about your “wish list” of what you want in a home or condo. Let me help you find a great home!

Written and Posted By: Chris Bohn, REMAX Professionals Inc. I want to be your buyer’s agent.