• Home with double porches in the Abbott Tract, St. Augustine, FL

    Which Way Your Lanai Faces Matters More Than You Think

    Nobody Puts This in the Listing Two houses on the same street in Nocatee. Same floor plan, same builder, same finishes, both with a screened lanai on the back. One family eats out there four nights a week from October to May. The other family put a table out there in year one and has not sat at it s

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  • Surfer on the waves in Jacksonville Beach, FL

    The Upgrade Move: Trading a Silverleaf or Shearwater Home for the Beach

    The Thought Usually Shows Up on a Sunday You drove out to the beach for the afternoon. Parked at Mickler's or down at Jax Beach, spent four hours doing nothing in particular, and then got in the car at five to drive back inland. Somewhere around the Palm Valley bridge, somebody in the car said it ou

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  • Roseate spoonbill in shallow water in St. Augustine, FL

    Duval County vs St. Johns County: What the Price Gap Really Buys You

    There Is a Line on the Map That Costs Real Money Drive south on US 1 or 9B and at some point you cross from Duval County into St. Johns County. Nothing changes. Same pine trees, same flat road, same sky. But the price per square foot on either side of that line is different enough that people plan t

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