Kristen Van Riper, Realtor

Two hotels along Butler Boulevard sell for $31.3 million | Jax Daily Record Naples Hotel Group sold the Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express & Suites to Panama City Beach LLCs.

“Do I buy now or wait?”

Many people are questioning the current state of the market and future projections. If you have similar questions and would like to proactively get the (factual) answers, please join us with local economist Alex Stewart who will be giving a short presentation at our office next Wednesday night with a Q&A afterward. Alex is very impressive and extremely knowledgeable about all things housing and mortgage, he spent the last several years as a mortgage banker here in Jax. We'll also be serving wine and cheese too! DM me for the address of our new office.

**If you need to bring the kids, that's fine too. We're going to have some games and such to keep them occupied.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/adeeb-family-plans-second-strings-sports-brewery

Adeeb family plans second Strings Sports Brewery | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida The restaurant that brews its own beer plans a 2024 opening at the former Terry’s Country Store in Jacksonville Beach.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-live-in-florida-6931257

9 Best Places to Live in Florida, According to Real Estate Experts From affordable to luxurious, these are the best places to live in Florida.

Happy Closing Day for my seller friends, the Richards!!

Hooray for closing day!🥳
Congratulations & Welcome to Florida!🏠
Thank you to our lovely clients for closing at our Blue Ocean Title office in Jacksonville💙
Listing Agent: Kristen Van Riper, Realtor with Keller Williams Atlantic Partners🥰
Buyers Agent: Daniel Gregory with Remax Unlimited in Ponte Vedra Beach🌟
Loan Officer: Craig Weeks with First Coast Mortgage😎
It was an absolute pleasure working with you all! 🤩

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/tiaa-bank-being-sold-will-be-renamed

TIAA Bank being sold, will be renamed | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida The institution will remain based in Jacksonville.

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/features/trending-today/st-augustine-caps-on-the-water-most-beautiful-restaurant/77-7ed6a334-1ef5-4cb9-b585-15e5c3ef681f

St. Augustine restaurant ranked "15 Most Beautiful Restaurants in U.S" Cap's On the Water was ranked No. 9, according to tripstodiscover.com.

https://www.amsterdamfoodie.nl/2022/best-restaurants-in-st-augustine-florida/

5 Off-the-beaten-track Restaurants in St. Augustine, Florida Away from downtown St. Augustine, this foodie guide goes in search of the best restaurants and cafes that are off the beaten track in America's oldest city.

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/things-to-do-amelia-island

Get Refreshed on This Tranquil Florida Island This Florida island has fewer people, less humidity, and so much to do.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemaher/2022/03/25/2022-housing-market-will-it-continue-to-bubble-or-will-it-burst/

2022 Housing Market: Will It Continue To Bubble Or Will It Burst? Is there a real estate bubble? In several key ways, things have changed since the 2007-08 housing crisis. Not only are home prices unlikely to drop - it's extremely likely that they'll keep rising due to low supply and high demand.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/top-10-home-sales-of-week-131

Top 10 home sales of week | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida Here are the top 10 single-family residential real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded March 7-13, 2022.

https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/local/2022/03/16/russian-billionaire-igor-makarov-parks-yacht-st-augustine-forbes-says/7059167001/

Russian billionaire's yacht is docked in St. Augustine Igor Makarov founded Itera, "Russia's first independent gas company," according to Forbes, and is now president of Areti International Group.

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https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/grumpys-restaurant-plans-a-neptune-beach-location

Grumpy’s Restaurant plans a Neptune Beach location | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida The franchise is looking for an August opening at the former Kamiya 86 spot.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/new-school-planned-for-shearwater

New school planned for Shearwater | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida The school will be built on 26 acres between County Road 210 and County Road 16A.

https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/the-impact-of-russia-ukraine-tensions-on-the-u-s-housing-market

The Impact of Russia-Ukraine Tensions on the U.S. Housing Market Any decline in international real estate transactions will have little direct impact on the U.S. housing market. Russian foreign buyers account for less than 1% of foreign buyer purchases, and overall, foreign buyers account for about 2% of existing-home sales.

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15 Best Restaurants in St Augustine, FL for 2022 (Top Eats!) Looking for the best restaurants in St Augustine, FL? Look no further! Click this now to discover the BEST St Augustine restaurants - AND GET FR

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https://news.nocatee.com/nocatee-ranked-12th-best-selling-master-planned-community

Nocatee Ranked 12th Best-Selling Master-Planned Community Nocatee is now the twelfth Best-Selling Master-Planned Community in America! Nocatee builders reported 738 new home sales in 2021.

https://fortune.com/2021/12/06/housing-market-slowing-heading-into-2022/

Home price growth is finally decelerating—and it’s just the start The latest reading of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index finds year-over-year U.S. home price growth slowed in September. That marks the first deceleration in nearly two years.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/zillow-quits-home-flipping-business-cites-inability-to-forecast-prices-11635883500?st=wvtu0n4g7gga3p2&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Zillow Quits Home-Flipping Business, Cites Inability to Forecast Prices The company’s termination of tech-enabled ‘iBuying’ comes after it said it was halting all new home purchases for the rest of the year.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/zillow-gets-outplayed-at-its-own-game-11634551201

Zillow Gets Outplayed at Its Own Game The company that has prided itself on its technology to outsource a lot of human work is suddenly referring the work right back to humans.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/homes/zillow-halting-home-buying/index.html

Zillow slams the brakes on home buying as it struggles to manage its backlog of inventory Zillow will stop buying homes through Zillow Offers for the rest of the year, as the company's iBuying program goes from full speed to full stop.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/best-places-to-buy-vacation-home-in-florida

The 7 Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home in Florida The real estate market in Florida continues to heat up, and we've found the best cities and towns to buy a luxury vacation home in Florida.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hot-u-s-housing-market-cooled-some-in-august-11632319895?st=rquwpcd1afc3gzg&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Hot U.S. Housing Market Cooled Some in August Existing-home sales slipped 2% from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.9 million, the National Association of Realtors said.

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