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Growers Alliance: Coffee for a cause

By: Eva Nagorski March 21, 2016 - 1:36pm Add new comment

Purity Gikunju and Martin Kabaki run Grower’s Alliance. This film tells their story, revealing the good work they do. One cup of their coffee goes a long way. How long? They have built a dialysis clinic. They have dug water wells. They work directly with orphanages, schools and churches.


#1 Reason to Sell Your House Today

By: carey@frankelrealtygroup.com October 8, 2015 - 11:56am Add new comment

If you are debating listing your house for sale this year or even early next year, here is the #1 reason not to wait! Buyer Demand Continues to Outpace the Supply of Homes For Sale According to the National Association of REALTORS’ (NAR) Foot Traffic report, there are more buyers out in the market right now than at any other time in the past three years.


Is it Time to Downsize your Home?

By: carey@frankelrealtygroup.com October 7, 2015 - 1:41pm Add new comment

A recent study by Edelman Berland revealed that of homeowners who are contemplating selling their house in the near future 33% plan to scale down. Let’s look at a few reasons why that would make sense to many Americans.


Sometimes Change Is Good

By: Rusty Collins October 5, 2015 - 8:44am Add new comment

The history of homeownership has shortened from the 30-year mortgage model to the 3 to 5-year spell before the homeowner moves. More change has come with the Short Sale trend, but that change is not necessarily all bad.


Renters: It is about to Get A Lot Worse

By: carey@frankelrealtygroup.com October 3, 2015 - 9:50am Add new comment

Multiple real estate experts believe that rent will continue to rise. Read reports from CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and more. Lock in your monthly payment by buying a house with a fixed low rate mortgage while they last.


Have Leaky Windows?

By: Ask Phyllis October 2, 2015 - 1:05pm Add new comment

If you’re a homeowner in Northeast Florida with leaky windows, you may be entitled to compensation as a result of a class action lawsuit against MI Windows and Doors, LLC. The lawsuit includes leaking tape-glazed windows manufactured between July 1, 2000 and March 31, 2010. The settlement covers water leakage and damage to windows and property. The brands included in the settlement are:...


Waiting to Vote?

By: Rusty Collins October 2, 2015 - 9:31am Add new comment

Monday (October 5, 2015) is the registration deadline for the Special Referendum Election in St. Johns County regarding the one-half cent sales surtax for new school facilities and safety, security and technology upgrades. Maybe you are waiting to vote until the Primary or the General Elections. Some US citizens have waited longer than others to go to the polls.


Negligence & Gross Negligence

By: Rusty Collins October 1, 2015 - 7:44am Add new comment

In Palatka, if you jump out of an airplane and there is nothing in the pack—that is Gross Negligence. If the pack does not open quite right—that is Negligence. In terms of home hospitality, you have more duties to your invited guests than to the uninvited ones, but you do have certain liabilities for certain hazards on your property, even for trespassers.


Existing Home Sales Slow Amongst Tight Inventory [INFOGRAPHIC]

By: carey@frankelrealtygroup.com September 30, 2015 - 4:13pm Add new comment

It's that time again to examine home sales. It seems existing Home Sales slowed down slightly in August but remained 6.2% higher than August 2014. Inventory levels remain below the 6 months necessary for a normal market at a 5.2-month supply. First Time Buyers rebounded in August to make up 32% of sales, matching a 2015 high.


Drafting the US Constitution

By: Rusty Collins September 30, 2015 - 8:54am Add new comment

Fall cleaning? While you may be preparing for the holidays with rearranging and cleaning out, framers of the US Constitution did the same thing back in 1787 as they created the document that would be become the foundation of our republic. You might be surprised at some of the things left out of the US Constitution and what got rearranged.