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July 2010

What sells a house?
it may not be location, location, location >> Read Full Story


Bottom line: it’s the Realtor
From the publisher, James F. Bailey Jr. >> Read Full Story
Laurels to Lennar
Cornerstone gets ‘Golden Service’ >> Read Full Story
A ‘rebirth’ for the Tradeshow
Special to Realty/Builder Connection The 31st annual Realtor Builder Tradeshow has taken the theme of... >> Read Full Story
Tips from the tops at WCR meeting
The St. Augustine Women’s Council of Realtors brought in experts from surrounding counties to give... >> Read Full Story
Wellington opens subsidiary
Wellington Companies, the parent company of Wellington Homes and Wellington Remodeling, is celebrating its one-year... >> Read Full Story
July's TOP PRODUCERS
Prudential Network Realty
· Arlington/Southside: Margie Rasey, Joy Gunter.
· Avondale/Ortega: Caro Powell/Allison Steilberg, Debra Warren, Susan Donnell/Elizabeth O’Steen.
· Beaches: Michelle Cummings, Al Kekec, Beverly Hecht.
· Fleming Island/Orange Park: Sara Gallagher, Kat Wetmore, Kathy Davenport.
· Mandarin/St. Johns: Pamela Pearce, Minh-Tam Nguyen, Lisa Mordecai.
· Ponte Vedra: Elizabeth Hudgins, Cici Anderson.
· San Marco/San Jose: Anita Vining, Kristin Nimnicht.
· St. Augustine: An Marshall, Tom Stewart, Doug Carr.
Start Packin’ Realty
· Bill Collins.
ERA Davis & Linn
· Wendy Hughes, Jeff Riber, Winston Relaford.
Century 21 Atkins
· Elizabeth Meux.
Century 21 Lighthouse
· Kathy DiGiovanni, Wayne Altman.
Century 21 Discover Realty
· Marsha Hall Prieto, Rebecca Gagnon.
Exit 1 Stop Realty
· May
· Jacksonville: Cathy Wilson.
· St. Augustine: Tracy Glochau, Margo Currie.
Davidson Realty
· May
· Dottie Lay, Suzy Evans.
Sam Folds Realty
· Hannah Medors.
Watson Realty
· May
· Top salespersons for Jacksonville region: Missy DeKay, Ponte Vedra; Tom Duvall, Ponte Vedra.
· Top lister for Jacksonville region: Randy Martin, Mandarin South.
· Rookie of the month: Bill Johnson, Ponte Vedra
· Intracoastal: Sandy Miller, Evelyn Martin.
· Atlantic Beach: Jan Shields.
· Hodges: Miffy Calhoun, Toni Randall.
· Mandarin South: Debbie Shagnea, Randy Martin.
· Ponte Vedra: Tom Duvall and Missy DeKay, John Richardson.
· Mandarin North: Doris Arnold.
· OP Fleming Island: Neil Avery.
· Baymeadows/Sunbeam: Pat Crossen.
· Hidden Hills: Jill Marquez.
· OP Blanding: Lisa Wilkerson, Faircloth/Boyett team.
· Fort Caroline: Carol Foster.
· Ortega: Keith Waldrip, Jon Singleton.
· St. Johns: Lisa Menton.
· Southside: Christina Welch, Will Vasana.
· San Marco/San Jose: David Butler, Sonya Shanks.
· Chaffee Road: Judy Taylor, Susan Krawczyk.
· North Jacksonville: Alice McCrory, Mary Davis.
· OP Oakleaf: John Magowan, Jennevive Parke.
· South Beach: Kathy Wiegmann, Kay Seitzinger.
· Middleburg: Emily Carter, Tina Raulerson.
Kingsouth building in Palencia
Chris Dostie of Kingsouth Construction is continuing a family legacy of quality construction that began... >> Read Full Story
New name, old name
A new name is an old name: JW Custom Homes has returned to its original... >> Read Full Story
Generation meets the agents
One of the area’s newest builders showed off a model last month in St. Johns.... >> Read Full Story
Margaritas for Mattamy
Mattamy Homes went all-out with a “Margaritaville” theme to show off its homes at Cornerstone... >> Read Full Story
Laterra adding homes
Sixteen new coach homes are currently under construction in four buildings at Laterra Links with... >> Read Full Story
At SMC
The Sales and Marketing Council met last month at UNF’s University Center and here are... >> Read Full Story
Profile: Jan Mullen
after AT&T, it’s a real estate career >> Read Full Story
Site Agents... what do you want from a Realtor relationship?
Q. Site Agents... what do you want from a relationship with a Realtor? A. One... >> Read Full Story
Profile: Shawn Starr
starting a new building company >> Read Full Story
The Laurel winners
INDIVIDUALS Grand Award
Lennar Golden Service Award
Cornerstone Homes Dick Baker Memorial Award
Barbara Moore, Lennar Developer of the... >> Read Full Story
SEBC offers seminars
The Florida Natural Gas Association will present two seminars at the upcoming Southeast Building Conference... >> Read Full Story
ICI opens Julington model
ICI Homes has opened a new model home and introduced 12 new floor plans priced... >> Read Full Story
Correcting an IRS wrong
The IRS has been rejecting first-time homebuyer claims from anyone who shows a Form 1098... >> Read Full Story
Legal Questions and answers from Florida Realtors
Q: I’m a broker-associate who’s involved in a commission dispute with my broker. My broker... >> Read Full Story
ICI has new Palencia plans
ICI Homes is offering three new floor plans in the Bella Terra neighborhood at Palencia. There... >> Read Full Story
New
ICI Homes: site agent Susan Scott at Victory Lakes. Watson Realty: agents Jim Logston, Chaffee Road;... >> Read Full Story
Same story: sales go up over last year
Sales of existing homes in Florida rose 18 percent in May, marking 21 months that... >> Read Full Story
Realtors do well in Legislature
From Florida Realtors TALLAHASSEE - How would you define a good legislative session for Florida Realtors... >> Read Full Story
Hints for helping get the unlicensed
Unlicensed activity affects almost every profession and among those with major problems are real estate... >> Read Full Story
Feng Shui has a big place in home sales
This article is excerpted from an essay by Alexandra Shaw, who has been certified as... >> Read Full Story

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