Tag: St. Johns County

  • Cost to Sell a Home in St. Johns County, FL

    Cost to Sell a Home in St. Johns County, FL

    Documentary Stamp Tax, title company charges, prorations, and negotiated credits are the real transaction costs of a St. Johns County sale. Your mortgage payoff and any compensation are separate lines, and keeping them apart is how you get a net estimate you can trust.

  • St. Augustine Real Estate and the Trader Joe’s Effect

    St. Augustine Real Estate and the Trader Joe’s Effect

    A Trader Joe’s is proposed for the Legends Landing development along International Golf Parkway, and buyers are already asking what it means for St. Johns County home values. Here’s what the confirmed facts show, what remains a projection, and how to think about amenity-driven real estate decisions.

  • Aerospace Advantage St. Augustine Airport Expansion and Real Estate

    Aerospace Advantage St. Augustine Airport Expansion and Real Estate

    St. Augustine Airport’s east-side expansion, backed by roughly $20 million in FAA and state funding, is designed to attract aerospace manufacturers, corporate hangars, and MRO operators to St. Johns County. The project is still in the planning and permitting stage, but the employment and infrastructure investment it signals is worth understanding before you buy or…

  • What It Really Costs to Sell a House in St. Augustine

    What It Really Costs to Sell a House in St. Augustine

    Selling a home in St. Augustine or Jacksonville involves more than agent compensation. Florida’s Documentary Stamp Tax, title-related charges, mortgage payoff, prorated taxes, and negotiated concessions all affect what you walk away with, and several of those line items depend on your contract terms and closing date rather than any fixed rate.

  • Brightline and St. Augustine Real Estate Decisions

    Brightline and St. Augustine Real Estate Decisions

    Brightline holds trackage rights through Northeast Florida and a federally funded Cocoa station anchors the corridor, but no committed station exists yet for Jacksonville or St. Augustine as of September 2026. Here is what that distinction means for buyers, sellers, and investors making real estate decisions right now.

  • First Coast Expressway Impact on NE Florida Real Estate

    First Coast Expressway Impact on NE Florida Real Estate

    The First Coast Expressway (SR 23) is a $1.8 billion toll corridor connecting Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties, with Clay County segments now open and full completion projected around 2030–2031. Understanding where each phase stands today matters for buyers, sellers, and investors evaluating properties anywhere along the Jacksonville–St. Augustine corridor.

  • Brightline Extension: St. Augustine Commuters

    Brightline Extension: St. Augustine Commuters

    Brightline holds passenger trackage rights along the Florida East Coast Railway corridor through Jacksonville and St. Augustine, and a $56.5M federally funded Cocoa station secured in August 2026 marks a meaningful precursor step. But as of today, no firm route, station plan, or opening date has been committed for Northeast Florida. Here’s what St. Augustine…

  • Oceanfront Living in St. Johns County, FL

    Oceanfront Living in St. Johns County, FL

    St. Johns County’s Atlantic coastline spans some of Northeast Florida’s most desirable oceanfront communities, from Ponte Vedra Beach’s luxury gated estates to Vilano Beach’s laid-back barrier-island character. But oceanfront ownership comes with real costs, flood insurance requirements, hurricane preparedness, and maintenance demands that inland buyers never face. Here’s what every buyer needs to understand before…

  • Relocating to Ponte Vedra Beach: Coastal Luxury Life

    Relocating to Ponte Vedra Beach: Coastal Luxury Life

    Ponte Vedra Beach is one of Northeast Florida’s premier luxury coastal communities, where Atlantic beachfront estates, TPC Sawgrass, and easy access to Jacksonville and St. Augustine create a lifestyle few markets can match. As of early 2026, median home prices sit near $890,000 in a balanced market with more room to negotiate than in recent…

  • Coastal Living in St. Augustine Beach, FL

    Coastal Living in St. Augustine Beach, FL

    St. Augustine Beach on Anastasia Island offers a rare blend of oceanfront living, no Florida state income tax, and year-round access to pristine Atlantic beaches and the cultural depth of the nation’s oldest city. Whether you’re planning a full-time retirement or searching for the perfect second home, the barrier island lifestyle here is as practical…