• Gated Community or Open Neighborhood? How to Choose in Northeast Florida,Joey Larsen

    Gated Community or Open Neighborhood? How to Choose in Northeast Florida

    Does the gate actually matter, or is it just for show? It is one of the first filters people apply when they start house hunting on the First Coast, and it stirs up surprisingly strong opinions. Some buyers will only look behind a gate. Others find gates off-putting and want an open, connected neigh

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  • What Builders Are Offering in St. Johns County This Year,Joey Larsen

    What Builders Are Offering in St. Johns County This Year

    How do you actually get the best deal on a new build? Walk into a builder's model home in St. Johns County and everything is designed to make you fall in love, the staging, the finishes, the smell of new. What is not on display is the part that matters most to your wallet, the incentives. New constr

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  • A Stroll Down Centre Street: Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach,Joey Larsen

    A Stroll Down Centre Street: Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach

    Where do you go when you want the day to slow all the way down? There is a stretch of Amelia Island where the pace drops the moment you arrive. Live oaks arch over the street. The storefronts are Victorian, painted and preserved, and they lean toward the harbor at the end of the road. People wander

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