• Victorian home with turret and porch in Jacksonville, FL

    When the Grandkids Visit: Northeast Florida as Home Base

    The Real Fear Behind the Move Nobody says it out loud in the first conversation. They talk about taxes and weather and the cost of the roof they just replaced. But somewhere around the third call, usually from one spouse more than the other, it comes out: I do not want to be far from the kids. It is

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  • Bridge framed by green trees in Jacksonville, FL

    Moving to Northeast Florida Without a Job Lined Up

    Not Everyone Moving Here Is Done Working There is a version of the Florida relocation story that gets told constantly. Sixty-five, retired, sold the house up north, done. That story is real and it is a big part of who moves to Northeast Florida. But there is another group that gets almost no attenti

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  • Aerial view of downtown and the river in Jacksonville, FL

    What Happens to Prices When a Community Finishes Building Out

    The Day the Model Homes Close Is a Bigger Deal Than It Sounds If you live in an actively building community in St. Johns County, you have watched this happen in slow motion. A section fills in. The construction traffic shifts a half mile down the road. The sales trailer that has been there since you

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