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Sizzling Hot Summer Dates! Take Advantage of Upcoming Davidson Speaker Series Events & Webinars

June 15, 2010

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Posted by in Events, Speaker Series, Webinars

Life in “The Village.” Green building trends for new construction or remodeling. Exploring South Hampton. These are hot topics of discussion this Summer as part of Davidson Realty’s free community education programs for Jacksonville and St. Augustine area residents.

June

Webinar – World Golf Village: The Neighborhoods within The Village

June 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Royal-Pines-#3Davidson Realty President Sherry Davidson and Davidson agent Lynn Whitley will take you for an in-depth look at The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village, including Turnberry, Royal Pines, St. Andrews, Isles of the World, The Legends, The Residences, Glenmoor, and The Cascades. Learn all about these master-planned communities from the experts and discover which offers the right lifestyle for you. The webinars are online seminars you attend right from your computer. Visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/875101472.

Davidson Speaker Series – Green Trends in Building

June 24 at 7:00 p.m.

How much can you really save with a tankless water heater? Should you invest in Energy Star appliances now? What eco-friendly products should you consider when building or remodeling? And, are they worth the investment? These questions and more will be addressed by Steve Johnson and Craig Moyle of Steve Johnson Custom Builders at a free seminar titled “Green Trends in Building.” Johnson and Moyle will cover the latest in green building options, the best choices for new construction and remodeling, heating and cooling options, and other environmentally friendly products for the home. Steve Johnson Custom Builders is a full service design build firm with more than 15 years experience. They combine award-winning design expertise with a commitment to deliver projects on time and on budget.

The seminar is part of the Davidson Speaker Series which presents a new topic each month at its offices in World Golf Village. Complimentary wine and snacks are served. Read more

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Jim Davidson Shares His Food Secrets

June 10, 2010

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Posted by in Jim's Recipes

MeatloafJim Davidson is not only the Master Developer of World Golf Village he is also a spectacular chef! Once a month he spoils us at our Friday Cookout, so we wanted to spoil you by giving away some of his secrets. Here is one of his great recipes to try at home:

Jim’s World Famous Meatloaf

 2-1/2 lbs Ground Meat (Beef or Venison) If beef, use lowfat
1-1/2 lbs Ground Pork
1 Fine Chopped Large Onion
1 15oz. can Hunts Tomato Sauce
1 14oz. can Diced Tomato (Drain Juice)
2 Large or XL Eggs beaten
Dust meat with Goya Adobo All Purpose Seasoning
Dust  meat with Black Pepper
Light Dust meat with Salt
10-20 drops Louisiana Hot Sauce
20+ drops A1 Sauce
½ cup Progresso Bread Crumbs – Plain
Ketchup swirl on top of each Meatloaf
Makes 2 – 10” x 6” x 2” Meatloafs – When you put each loaf in pan make sure that meat doesn’t touch any sides of pan.
Put in Aluminum Pans – 12” x 10-1/2”
Preheat oven 350°, cook uncovered on top shelf for approximately 2 hours or until 160° – 180°. May take a little less time.
Remember: This is a “Hands On” recipe. I wouldn’t recommend using your feet “like with grapes” but you MUST make sure every ingredient is thoroughly mixed.

Jim

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Updates on Short Sales from the CDPE Momentum Convention

June 9, 2010

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Posted by in Distressed Properties, News, Short Sales

untitledAt the end of May, I was fortunate to go on a road trip with Davidson Realty’s Short Sale Coordinator Cindy Vaughn to Tempe, AZ to attend the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) seminar. We had a great time and learned a lot. There were many great speakers and I wanted to share some of the comments I found most interesting.

Rick Sharga from Realty Trac Inc. talked about three waves of foreclosures. The first wave of foreclosures occurred when employment was strong and the economy was growing. These foreclosures were caused by the sub-prime loans. The second wave of foreclosures was caused by unemployment. They estimate that there is 1 foreclosure for every 6 to 10 jobs lost. The third wave of foreclosures is mainly due to Option Arm loans resetting. Many people will see payments rise by $1,000 to $1,500 per month. The resetting Option Arms will peak in 2011.

Matt Vernon from Bank of America spoke about improvements to the short sale process using a new technology called Equator. Just to give you an idea of their volume of short sales, in March 67,000 short sales were initiated and 64,000 decisions were made. They have made major improvements in the time frame for approvals; however, Matt pointed out that only about 10% of the loans are owned by Bank of America. Most of the approvals have to be made by an investor and some investors respond more timely than others. Read more

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Join Us in Congratulating Our Top Jacksonville Realtors in May

June 4, 2010

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Posted by in Top Agents

This month we are back to our March ways! Our team almost made it to $9 million in sales this month!

dottieOur Top Sales Agent this month is Dottie Lay with $1.3 million in sales and listings sold. We were lucky enough to have over 15 different agents participate in contributing over $8.9 million in sales for May!suzy

Our Top Listing Agent, Top Producer, AND Featured Agent this month is Suzy Evans! Suzy totaled over $960,000 in listings sold this month. Our Top Producer is recognized for closings and Suzy had over $1 million in closings for May. We had 15 different agents with closings totaling over $3.8 million.

For those of you who don’t know a lot about Suzy, you must not have been reading our past Tops blogs because she continually makes the list! Suzy was our Top Lister for the 4th Quarter last year, our Top Lister for the 1st Quarter this year, our Top Lister in March, and our Top Producer in April. Even though that’s as far back as I’m willing to dig, she has been performing at the top of the list ever since she became a part of Davidson’s team. These are just a few of her professional accomplishments, but I bet you didn’t know… Read more

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