Kendra Robertson, Licensed Realtor

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Home - Riverside Avondale Preservation Open Every Saturday. Rain or Shine. 10am to 3pm. Produced by Riverside Avondale Preservation, the Riverside Arts Market is a weekly community market hosted in Historic Riverside on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine.   At the Riverside Arts Market, we ask that RAM visitors and makers ...

Just Closed in Atlantic Beach! 🏠

You will be seeing it Coming Soon (not too soon)…because this meticulously maintained single story, 3 bedroom 2 full bath, two car garage, built in 1981 will be renovated and re-listed!

Finding solutions that work for my sellers, that made for a (relatively) easy transaction, is another reason to celebrate. 🎉

JUST LISTED:

📍 3951 Kernan Boulevard #110

Charm meets convenience in this first floor condo, located close to the clubhouse & pool and the Avanti Community is centrally located in a prime area just minutes from shopping and major thoroughfares.

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This three bedroom two full bath is meticulously maintained, includes a covered, screened in patio with nature views. The kitchen is open to the living and dining room and includes a breakfast bar. The owner-suite has a walk in closet, garden tub with glassed in shower, split floorplan from the additional spacious bedrooms. Light and bright with plantation shutters and lots of storage. The community offers a controlled access entry gate, a fitness center, swimming pool, an outdoor grill area and more.

Did you know? MOCA JAX- VyStar Free Saturdays - Free Admission

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FUN FACT : Neptune Beach's Merimar by the Sea homes were built at special angles to ensure each one received an ocean breeze!
(Not to mention $58 monthly payments)

Market equalizing between buyers and sellers?
It appears that the Northeast Florida housing market is slowing to what is expected in a rising interest rate environment. And other market statistics are not what we usually see in the month of June. Closed sales usually go up, not down, yet in Northeast Florida for single-family homes closed sales declined nearly 11% to 1,907. Similarly, pending sales usually go up and not down in June, yet pending sales last month plummeted 35% to 1,261 homes. Read More here: https://nefar.realtor/news/2024/07/17/media-releases/market-equalizes-between-buyers-and-sellers/

Calling all young adults! Do you know of someone age 18-29 that would like to join me and my co-host, Mark Dilworth, in a class designed to empower and equip the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs with the tools needed to remove limiting beliefs, take action, and live a big life? This interactive learning experience, designed for ages 18-29, helps attendees accelerate their success through proven models and tools that they can implement right away.

What You'll Learn

Who am I and what do I want my life to be about?
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What key relationships do I need to support me along the way?
How will I fund my mission so I can make the greatest impact?

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Smiling, happy new (pool) home owners! 🏠 The search came to an end, after several missed opportunities, that felt disappointing (at the time) but it all works out in the end, when you find a house that checks all the boxes! 🎉 Such a JOY to walk my buyers, Greg & Lula, through the process of finding just the perfect place to call home! ❤️

Available for Rent 🏠🌴

• Atlantic Beach
• $6000/month
• Beautiful renovation and addition
• Unfurnished

News: Affordability crunch has homeowners staying put despite inventory increase

A U.S. housing market that continues to see home-price appreciation, paired with higher-for-longer mortgage rates, may prolong the lock-in effect that's stymied inventory the past couple of years. Many housing economists predicted 2024 would see more relief for homebuyers by way of greater inventory and households more willing to sell their homes after being tethered to record-low mortgage rates obtained during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Affordability crunch has homeowners staying put despite inventory increase - Jacksonville Business Journal The likelihood of a continued "lock-in effect," combined with home-price appreciation and mortgage rates that still hover around 7%, mean consumers remain more pessimistic than ever about the housing market.

Cannot get over how stunning this home is! Schedule a tour today 🏠

Neighborhood Spotlight ✨ SilverLeaf is a family-friendly new home community where you can live, learn, and play close to home. This master-planned community located in St. Johns County maintains the high standards that are a trademark of The Hutson Companies. This innovative developer brings nearly four decades of development and construction expertise and community involvement to its vision for SilverLeaf, where its high standards are coupled with North Florida’s most trusted and respected builders.

SilverLeaf SilverLeaf is a master-planned community boasting neighborhood parks and award winning amenities.

Market Update Monday! Let's Talk Affordability.

Bankrate shows that you need to earn $114,771 in Florida to afford a median priced home. But let's take a moment to acknowledge that every person's budget is different. What you can qualify to purchase and what you can "afford" can be two different things, usually dependent on personal budgeting.

The "annual income needed to afford a median-price home is based on a person spending no more than 28% of their annual income on housing, as per the traditional 28/36 rule. Bankrate's calculations did not include other monthly expenses or debts. Income data in this analysis is adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index"

In simple terms, if you made $100,000 a year, theyre limiting the monthly payment you could afford to $2,333. (28% of $100,000 = $28,000 / 12 months = $2,333 per month).

Source: The Market Distillery

New Listing! 🏠 Contact me for a showing ⬇

9110 Honeybee Lane is ready for its new residents! 🏠 Contact me for a tour of this charming home within Sweetwater by Del Webb, 55+ community, today ⬇

Local News: One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach sold for $48.6 million!

One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach sold June 27 for $48.62 million. The oceanfront property comprises a 2.33 acre hotel site and a 0.8 acre parking lot at 1 Ocean Blvd. It is north of the Beaches Town Center at the end of Atlantic Boulevard and was once known as the Sea Turtle Inn.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2024/jul/01/one-ocean-resort-spa-in-atlantic-beach-sold-for-486-million/

Come for a virtual tour of my newest listing ✨
516 Fresh Pond Rd. Ponte Vedra Beach ⬇

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=mgeYxjvHF8m

Testimonial Tuesday! 🏠 Getting to help my first time home buyers find their perfect match is one of my favorite parts in being a realtor.

Neighborhood Spotlight ✨ EverRange now is preparing for almost 500 single-family lots, a third of the total anticipated for the Southeast Jacksonville property owned by the Davis family and in development by The PARC Group. The 1,226-acre development is designed for 1,500 homes between Nocatee and eTown in Southeast Jacksonville.

Join Waitlist Stay in the know about EverRange, a new master-planned community in Jacksonville, Fl.

Bank of England's Hometown Heroes ✨ Featuring Kendra Robertson

The Florida Hometown Heroes Loan Program makes housing affordable by providing down payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers. Everyone deserves the opportunity to own a home in the community where they work.
Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program will help make this a reality. Contact us to take advantage of this program and find the loan to get you home!

For Sale!

The spacious layout of this four bedroom home includes multiple flex spaces: a possible office or playroom at the entrance with double glass doors, a formal living or sitting area plus a family room, a heated and cooled lanai overlooking a screened in porch with a private, wooded view. The high ceilings and open layout are an entertaining dream-the kitchen, with a breakfast nook, is the focal point to all the views. Brand new appliances, Corian countertops, walk in pantry, a prep island and plenty of space to gather together. All one level, the split floorplan creates a quiet owner suite, with room for a sitting area and an entrance to the backyard porch oasis. Two bedrooms share a full bath, and the fourth bedroom (could also be a flex space) has its own hall bath, with hallway access to the backyard. A three-car garage completes this expansive layout. Meticulously maintained, freshly painted with new luxury vinyl plank floors, new tankless gas water heater, new AC unit in 2023 and a roof installed in 2019. Conveniently located and yet, on a large high & dry lot on a quiet cul-de-sac with low HOA fees.

It is always such a joy to see homebuyers close on their first house. Such a milestone moment! Finding the perfect fit isn’t always easy, the first home they fell in love with opened their eyes to the process of truly understanding the potential maintenance a house requires. (And how an inexperienced investor can cut corners, to be honest) …luckily this couple continued their search and moved on to a newer construction home that met all their needs, including lots of light and a screened in porch. So excited for Mike & Erika to bring their own style to this beautiful home.

Jacksonville Market Update 🏠

When will interest rates drop?
It's reasonable to conclude that interest rates are remaining higher than most people expected because the Fed has not lowered the Federal Funds Rate.The Fed is keeping rates higher for two main reasons: 1) because inflation is still above their target level and 2) our job market has remained stronger-than-expected.

Also, it's important to note that interest rates tend to move up and down based on what the market expects the Fed to do. For example, mortgage rates went from 7.85% in October 2023 to 6.62% in December 2023 based on new expectations that the Fed would cut rates in 2024. Since then, the Fed has walked back their plan to cut rates after getting higher-than-expected inflation reports. Because of that, rates have come back up to 7.00%.

The main point is that the Fed never actually changed rates - they just talked about the future and it was enough to move markets. Now, if we want to get an idea of when rates could come down, we need to watch the data on inflation. Higher inflation will force the Fed to keep rates high unless we start to see our economy really slow down. The opposite is true as well.