Ormond Beach Area Waterfront Home for Sale

Because we live where the Atlantic Ocean is so close, and the intracoastal runs right through town, and the Halifax River is also there to enjoy, and we have lakes and marinas too, waterfront properties catch my eye. Buyers seem to always be looking for a good buy on oceanfront or riverfront homes for sale.

Here's a new listing in Flagler Beach with a front deck that offers a panoramic view of the Atlantic - this is a Florida oceanfront home, complete with sea breeze, the sounds of waves, and the ever-changing weather patterns you can watch far out to sea.

The home is 3 bedrooms/2 baths, 2,202 SF interior, 11,675 SF lot, 2-car garage, 6 X 36 porch, built in 1972. Amenities include central air, central heat, east orientation (if you use Feng Shui), littoral rights, kitchen appliances included, cat-5 network wiring, storm shutters, ceiling fans, built-in entertainment center, updated kitchen and pantry.

Located just minutes from Flagler Beach pier, several shopping centers, and the Flagler Farmers Market, you can enjoy oceanfront living and be close to conveniences too. The home is listed at $599,000 and can be shown on short notice.

Flagler Beach, between Daytona/Ormond Beach and St. Augustine, is home to 5,500+ residents. It is unique on our part of the central Florida coast: a fishing village that has retained its original charm. The city is home to six miles of uncrowded beaches, many great fishing spots including the Flagler Beach Municipal Pier, restaurants with oceanfront dining, gift shops and a whole host of recreational facilities. The Intracoastal Waterway also flows through the town providing countless opportunities for boaters and fishermen.

Flagler Beach is just one of many waterfront communities central Florida offers you, where you can relax, enjoy the outdoors, and - in this market - buy a home at a great price!

Contact me for more details on this home or other waterfront properties in Ormond Beach.

Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-379-3191
yourkeytothebeach@gmail.com
www.ormondbeachflhome.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com

Seabridge North Home in Ormond by the Sea, Ormond Beach, Reduced to $235,000

Rarely available, this Seabridge North 3 bedroom/2 bath condo overlooks the miles and miles of no-drive beach located in Ormond by the Sea. The home is an outstanding opportunity for your primary residence, as an investment (those cold winter months will be here soon), or your 2nd home-weekend getaway! Seabridge North is being updated; concrete work is in process, as is fresh paint! The unit features beautiful tile throughout, hurricane shutters, balcony, breakfast bar, ceiling fans, central A/C and heat, and an east orientation. Rentals are allowed, with 1 week minimum. Sorry, no pets.

Directions: East on Granada Blvd. left on Ocean Shore to Seabridge on left.

Contact Sherry Armstrong, 386-679-3191 for a private showing.

Oceanview Home in Ormond by the Sea, Seascape Condos, $199,900

Lovely 5th floor unit offers 2 spacious bedrooms and 2 full baths, extensive tile in traffic areas, carpeting in bedrooms. Newer air handler, dishwasher and refrigerator. Newer furniture, this condo offers move in ready. Relax poolside or enjoy the drive free beach. Close to shopping, dining and public parks too.

Directions: FROM GRANADA BLVD EAST, LEFT ON OCEAN SHORE BLVD TO CONDO.

Contact me for a private showing.

Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
yourkeytothebeach@gmail.com
www.ormondbeachflhome.com

Oceanview Condo for Sale - Ormond by the Sea - Seascape - $199,900

Lovely 5th floor unit offers 2 spacious bedrooms and 2 full baths, extensive tile in traffic areas, carpeting in bedrooms. Newer air handler, dishwasher and refrigerator. Newer furniture, this condo offers move in ready. Relax poolside or enjoy the drive free beach. Close to shopping, dining and public parks too.

Directions: FROM GRANADA BLVD EAST, LEFT ON OCEAN SHORE BLVD TO CONDO.

Ormond Beach Real Estate Really Has Been a Good Investment Over Time

Stan Smith, a University of Central Florida finance professor, just completed an analysis of the central Florida real estate market, and concluded that, even though prices rose and fell dramatically in recent years, they appear to have settled back into historic patterns. Current home values are just about where they would have been if the real-estate bubble had never inflated and burst.

"Most homeowners are within 6 percent of where they would have been had there not been a bubble. The people who have been here since before 2005, they should not have been hurt," Smith said, though he added: "... A lot of people did buy in 2005 and 2006, and obviously they have been hurt significantly."

Volusia County Property Appraiser Morgan Gilreath has obtained results similar to Smith's. Gilreath recently plotted home prices from 1996 to the present and concluded they are not far below where they would have been without the bubble. Gilreath said his analysis was not as thorough as Smith's research at UCF, but both indicate the residential market is not likely to decline much further.

"The point that the charts are telling us is that we're close to where we think the bottom is going to be," he said. "The question is: When is it going to turn around? I have evidence that it is turning around here in Volusia."

Read more about the studies at the Orlando Sentinel.

Ormond Beach Company Offers Reef-Safe Sunscreen

Tropical Seas, Inc, based in Ormond Beach, has created a new line of Beach Buff® Reef-safe sunscreens, which has been well received since its launch. The sunscreen you are using now may block UV rays, but it probably also is harming our coral reefs. 4,000-6,000 metric tons of toxic sunscreens are estimated to wash off swimmers every year, leading to sunscreen-induced bleaching of up to 10 percent of the world’s coral reefs, according to Soapwire.

Tropical Seas wants to give you a better solution. Their sunscreens were subjected to a comprehensive series of independent laboratory tests to support and authenticate the biodegradability of the lotions. The research found that 99 percent of the material biodegraded in seawater within 60-80 days, while no evidence of toxicity to micro-organisms and other sea life was detected. The study also found that Beach Buff’s waterproof formula allows less than 3 percent of the product to come off in the water, which compares favorably to mass market brands that lose up to 29 percent of the product immediately upon entering the water.

“The products are flying off the shelves,” said Dan Knorr, CEO and president of Tropical Seas, Inc. "Our distribution partners tell us that consumers are embracing the idea that they can protect themselves while helping to save the oceans, reefs and sea life.” No other sunscreen currently on the market can substantiate the “reef safe” claim. “Our Reef Safe lotions not only biodegrade quickly, but very little gets into the oceans to begin with,” said Knorr. “These sunscreens are in keeping with our corporate commitment to environmental responsibility. We’re proud to do our part in making the oceans a little cleaner while we keep our customers safe from the dangerous effects of the sun.”

The company commits its bottom line to good causes also, donating a portion of every sale to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. No animal by-products are used in its products, and it does not perform animal testing of any kind.

Beach Buff “Reef Safe” sunscreens are now available in resort locations across the U.S. Sunbelt and throughout the Caribbean islands.

Thank you, Tropical Seas, for helping to protect our Ormond Beach resources.

Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
www.ormondbeachflhome.com

(resource: Soapwire)

Recent Sales in Halifax Plantation, Ormond Beach, FL

Here's an update on sales in Halifax Plantation, one of Ormond Beach's premier master-planned communities. (Read my earlier blog post about a house for sale in Halifax Plantation.) That pool house, by the way, just sold.

Halifax Plantation home sales in the last 3 months include:

• 1459 Hohe Lane. 3/2, 2367 SF, built 2001. List $259,000, sold $210,000, DOM 88.
• 3112 Sperrin Drive. 4/3, 2586 SF, Lakefront, built 2004. List $329,900, sold $302,500, DOM 67.
• 1409 Kinnard Circle. 3/2, 2451 SF, Lakefront, Pool, built 2006. List $375,000, sold $290,500. DOM 161.
• 1405 Enos Drive, 4/3, 2521 SF, Pool, built 2006. List $399,500, sold $340,000, DOM 490.
• 3767 Carrick Drive, 3/2, 2708 SF, Pool, built 1997. List $425,000, sold $385,000, DOM 76.
• 3927 Kiowa Lane (mentioned above), 4/4, Pool, built 2006, bank-owned. List $479,900, sold $419,900, DOM 373.

If you want more sales information about Halifax Plantation in Ormond Beach, or would like to preview any of the available homes, just let me know.

Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
yourkeytothebeach@gmail.com
http://www.ormndbeachflhome.com/

1459 Hohe Lane

3112 Sperrin Drive

1409 Kinnard Circle

1405 Enos Drive

3767 Carrick Drive

3927 Kiowa Lane