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Sherry Davidson Shares 10 Personal Tidbits

November 15, 2010

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Posted by in Staff

untitledEvery month we ask a member of our staff 10 quirky questions based on the Proust Questionnaire. (We stole the idea from Vanity Fair magazine!) This month we have a special treat…Sherry Davidson – president of Davidson Realty and all around extraordinary woman – is answering the questions. She is also vice president of Davidson Development – the master developer of World Golf Village, which is known to be one of the most successful master-planned communities in Northeast Florida. It also is Sherry and her family’s home. Meet Sherry!

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Sitting in our hunting camp with good friends and my family eating whatever fabulous meal everyone just prepared together.

2. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Impatience.

3. What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Arrogance, which sometimes manifests itself when people refuse to wear socks with dress shoes.

4. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Intelligence, many times it causes arrogance.

5. On what occasion do you lie?

Only to not hurt someone.

6. What is your greatest regret?

I spent many years caring what others thought of me. Thankfully, I am over that.

7. What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Compassion.

8. What is the quality you most like in a man?

Passion for whatever they do. This might be obvious if you know my husband who is passionate about everything.

9. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I wish I had been born as an outgoing person. I have to really work on it.

10. What is your motto?

Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

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NEFAR Market Trends for May 2010

June 22, 2010

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Posted by in Northeast Florida Market Trends

More than ever, folks have a lot of questions for those of us in the real estate industry. The fact is real estate values impact most people’s lives. I would like to share some statistics about sales, pricing and inventory and my thoughts on the local market.

The pending sales for May 2010 in the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors market stats were down about 25% from March and April but 14% above May 2009 pending sales. Many experts were predicting May sales to decline dramatically because homebuyers can no longer take advantage of the tax credits that were available for contracts signed through April 30, 2010. Our office did not see a decline in May sales.

The median and average sales prices were both up slightly in May over March and April. The median sales price for Jacksonville FL real estate was $139,900 and the average sales price was $175,785. These prices are below May 2009 prices but that should not be a surprise. I look for trends from the previous months. What happened last year is over and I look for current trends. Read more

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Honoring Our Top Realtors for January 2010!

February 4, 2010

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Posted by in Top Agents

January was a good month for St. Augustine real estate! We had a total of 25 transactions with an average price of $272,000, which is higher than previous months. It is great to see that housing prices are picking up in St. Johns County. Fourteen different Davidson agents had a sale in January. Things are looking good!

Dottie Lay webDottie Lay stood out in January being named Top Sales Agent with over $1 million in sales and Top Producer with over $1 million in closings. Dottie is familiar with all of Jacksonville real estate. She is originally from Jacksonville Beach and now she lives in World Golf Village’s Royal Pines community, so she can help you with any of your real estate needs! Read more

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November NEFAR Stats Show Pricing Continues to Stabilize

December 17, 2009

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Posted by in Northeast Florida Market Trends

The Market Statistics provided by the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors for November, 2009 continue to show encouraging trends. Even though we do not have a full year of data, the number of closings on homes in Northeast Florida for 11 months of 2009 already exceeds the number of closings in 2008. The previous year numbers were:
2005: 24,367 closings
2006: 22,366 closings
2007: 16,775 closings
2008: 12,604 closings

The closings year to date for 2009 are 12,925, and, based on the numbers we have seen in the past few months, we expect the 2009 grand total with December’s numbers to be over 14,000 closings .

As for monthly pending sales, I believe we will continue to see some inconsistencies. Pending sales for November 2009 are 1,343, which is a 59.1% increase over November 2008. However, the November 2009 pending sales are about 200 less than the number we saw in September and October 2009. Read more

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Northeast Florida Market Statistics

September 2, 2009

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Posted by in Northeast Florida Market Trends

Jacksonville homes for saleThe Northeast Florida Association of Realtors released their July 2009 market statistics. I see some very encouraging trends for the real estate market in the Jacksonville and St. Augustine area.

The total number of active listings or properties available for sale is down 18.1% from last July. Since there are less homes for sale and increased sales activity, there are 13.1 months supply of inventory on the market. Even though 6 months supply is optimal, our inventory number is much better than last year when there was 17.0 months supply available.

The median sales price and the average sales price seem to have stabilized. The median price was $160,000 in June 2009 and is $159,800 in July 2009. The average sales price was $192,430 in May 2009, $184,015 in June and Read more

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