Florida State Wide Open House Even
Open House
Chad Stewart's Lake City Florida Real Estate Blog.
Chad Stewart is a Broker Associate / Realtor with Westfield Realty Group. I personally update & maintain my website & this blog. North Florida is a great place to live & work. I work with buyers & sellers for real estate in Lake City, FL, Columbia County, Florida & the surrounding areas. Check back frequently to this blog for Florida real estate news, Market info, technology updates & more Lake City FL Real Estate info.
Attention Short Sale Sellers... Read the Fine Print..

Labels: FEMA map, FL, Flood Zone Maps, Real Estate online Marketing for Lake City
Great property. This is a1,776 sq ft concrete block stucco house with some nice acreage. 4 acres is fenced for animals or horses, with small farm shelter. Nice trees on front part of property.
House is open style floor plan, upgraded Corian kitchen countertops. Big back room could be used for 3rd bedroom or den with access to back patio. Price has just been reduced. This place is well worth the visit.
.. Property is just over the border in Suwannee county, but has a Lake City, FL address.
We now have the Cambridge model available in the Preserve at Laurel Lakes. This is a great value at $194,900 customized to your preferences. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. This comes out to an amazing price of only $106.50 per sq ft. Quality home by Isaac Construction.
NOW YOU KNOW
If you were planning to go the FHA loan route when buying your house, you might want to move quickly...
Labels: and Lake City Real Estate, FHA Changes
Do you want to sell a home in 2010? You may want to think January instead of June.. With the new tax credit expiring in April, you will probably see more early year home buyers vs the May-June market.
One of a kind property at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Interstate 75, here in Lake City, this 944 acre is prime long term development potential. With the expansion of the port in Jacksonville and distribution and overall development potential of north central Florida, this property is worth a serious look.
Labels: Jacksonville Port Expansion, Lake City FL Development property, North Florida Regional news
Greetings,
Labels: $8, 000 HomeBuyer Tax Credit, Lake City FL Real Estate
U.S. now a renters' market
Columbia County School Zone Maps!! Nice. Been looking for this. :)
Short sales: Playing by the new rules
Here are a few more of my mapping & data integration test today..
There are some very cool tools for exporting your listings to google maps, google base, msn maps etc...
Take a look at the affordability index...it is off the charts at 166.
http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=227866
http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=227870
Obama signs bill: Buyer tax credit extended
Realtors roll up sleeves to move property???
This is great news for the Lake City, FL area... As you may know, the port in Jacksonville has experience growth & could be experiencing even more... The Panama Canal is expanding as well allowing larger ships to come thru from Asia & other area...
Labels: Economy Real Estate Market - from Lake City FL Realtor, Jacksonville Port Expansion
Foreclosures slow as courts get bogged down
NOW YOU KNOW
From Florida Association of Realtors...
Labels: Florida Real Estate Crash or Not
Foreclosure bargains are disappearing...Some houses go under contract less than 90 minutes after they're put on the market, says the founder of Foreclosure.com
Labels: Foreclosures, Lake City FL, Short Sales
They came out with the $8,000 tax credit that you can use for a downpayment, however the program is limited to SHIP qualifications only.
Labels: $8, 000 tax credit in Florida, and Lake City Real Estate, SHIP downpayment
The Basics: 2009 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Labels: 000 tax credit in Florida, 8, Lake City FL
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
From Florida Assoc of Realtors... Tips & Info sites for home loans...
• Bankrate.com: www.bankrate.com/brm/green/mtg/mort1a.asp Good primer on different types of mortgage borrowing.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.: www.mortgageinfocenter.com/tips/default.asp Offers dozens of mortgage borrowing tips over five pages.

Labels: Lake City FL REal Estate Market Compared to Rest of the State
Chad Stewart is now on Youtube as well... Check out videos & home tours & keep checking back.... If you are a Realtor & are not yet using Youtube or many of these online marketing & networking sites, you might as well get started. You need to keep your listing exposed to absolutly as many people as you possibly can.
Labels: Amazing houses, Campsties, Real Estate, Youtube
South Florida market looking better Threats still exist, however, says NAR Economist Lawrence Yun, who spoke at Miami's International Real Estate Congress. Read more
Wondering about a 1099-c regarding cancellation of debt on a foreclosure or short sale. You may qualify for NOT paying taxex on that "income"
Labels: 1099-c, 1099c, Cancellation of Debt on Foreclosure or Short Sale.
Governor signs $8K homebuyer credit into law
Home sold in Eastside Village. Only on the Market for 4 days!! But really only 1 business day. Wow. This goes to show price it right & still you can sell quickly in Lake City, FL. This was not a short sale or foreclosure.
Labels: Lake City FL Real Estate Sales
Big Improvement to First-Time Buyer Tax Credit
FLORIDA REAL ESTATE
Latest Listing & Youtube Video Test.
Labels: FL, Latest Listing in Lake City
This article has important things to keep in mind when dealing with sellers that wish to walk the path of a short sale, foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Labels: FL Realtor, Foreclosures, Posted by Lake City, Short Sales
Limited time to partake in the $8000 tax credit!
Labels: FL Real Estate, Lake City, the $8000 tax credit.
Here is some great news..., yes buyers get in there & start making your move. Well priced properties are selling quick. - Chad Stewart - Lake City, FL
OPEN HOUSES
RENTERS
Look at this. NAR housing affordability index at 173. This is the best index since they started keeping records.
GOOD TIME TO BUY
HOME SALES
HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT