Happy Holidays from your Rosemary Beach Real Estate experts!
At Thanksgiving, our team reflected on all the reasons we should be thankful this year. Good health, the quality of life we enjoy here on the Emerald Coast and the beauty of our community. And, in 2011, we can truly be thankful for a revitalized real estate market!
Rosemary Beach is ending 2011 much like it started…with a bang! We ended November with year-to-date sales of more than $82.8 million. That’s an 80% increase over last year, with an average sales price of $1.48 million, and average price per square foot of $515.
Have we seen the bottom of the market? I think so. When you compare our performance this year with Rosemary Beach sales in the PEAK sales year of 2007, we are more than back in the game. In 2007, the average sales price in Rosemary Beach was $1.895 million, and $1.04 million for all of Scenic 30A. Our lowest sales price this year is up 52% compared to our most depressed price in 2010.
In addition, our inventory levels are the lowest they have been in six years. That means, if you are a SELLER, it’s the PERFECT TIME to give us a call. We would love to give you a FREE MARKET ANALYSIS and let you know what your home is worth in today’s market place. Or just come by the office when you are in the neighborhood because we ALWAYS have an agent on duty. 7 DAYS A WEEK!
During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, we conducted a very successful home tour --featuring 8 of our Rosemary Beach residences. We estimate that more than 50 people visited each home and the response was very positive. People love to visit our homes! The tree lighting was very well attended and our Town Center was packed! Santa knew most of the children and whether they had been “naughty or nice.” The Merchants had wonderful bargains for “Black Friday” sales and they were very busy!
Looking ahead to 2012, we are very excited about the construction and opening of the COASTAL LIVING 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWHOUSE, located at 194 W. Kingston Road. This 6200-square foot, 5 BR/4.5 Bath residence will be one of the finest homes to be built on one of the LARGEST ESTATE LOTS in Rosemary Beach. Designed by Lew Oliver, the showcase home will feature Rosemary’s largest single family pool, enclosed private courtyard with covered veranda, fireplace, chef’s grilling area and an outdoor dining area large enough to seat 16 people. Pre-construction price for this beautiful home is $2,395,000. We are proud to say that ROSEMARY BEACH REALTY’S Billy Creswell is the listing agent and BENECKI HOMES will be building this fine home. Come by our office for more information when you are in town.
As you can see, we have plenty of reason to be thankful this holiday season. And we are grateful to be in a position to help others less fortunate than ourselves. Have you ever heard of FOOD INSECURITY? It is a reality for children who aren’t sure if they will have food to eat. It is a real condition and it affects 1 in every 10 children in the U.S. -- even right here in WALTON COUNTY!! Rosemary Beach Realty is an authorized drop-off location for our local OUTREACH organization. Please come by and help those in need. You can give FOOD OR CASH OR CHECKS AT OUR OFFICE. For more information on this effort, go to: info@foodforthoughtfl.org
Come by our office when you are in town and let’s talk about some REAL ESTATE.
You’ll be greeted with a smile…..PROMISE! |