Watson Realty Corp.’s Hodges Blvd. Office held its Grand Opening on Tuesday, May 22. On hand for the ribbon cutting were Chairman of the Board, William A. Watson, Jr., far right; Managing Broker, Jane Fairall, center; and several members of the Hodges team.

The office is located at 4500 Hodges Blvd., 1/2 mile north of JTB Blvd. and near the entrance to Glen Kernan Golf and Country Club.

Constructed by KURSTAR Construction, the 10,000 sq. ft. building features concrete block and brick veneer construction and offers state-of-the-art technology to best serve its customers. T

he building will eventually provide office space for over 75 Realtors.

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Watson Realty's San Marco/San Jose office

Watson Realty Corp.’s San Marco/San Jose Office, located at 5443 San Jose Blvd., is pleased to announce its expansion and renovation in this strategic market area.

The expansion will include multiple new offices to accommodate an expanding Realtor sales organization, and other internal modification and cosmetic upgrades. The frontal exterior will feature a dramatic change to enhance its overall appeal.

The expansion and renovation will be created by KURSTAR Construction, Inc. of Jacksonville and is projected to be completed in the fall of this year.

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Feds suing real estate companies

According to an article found here. Federal regulators sued well known real estate companies, contending their brokers took kickbacks for steering Californians to a company that reports on earthquake and other hazards for homes being sold.

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Another reason to buy a home on the water?

Alligator hunting permits go on sale on June 12th in Florida.


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Speaking of home ownership

According to statistics pulled from the Mid Florida mls today, 8755 homes have sold in Seminole, Orange, Volusia and Osceola counties combined thus far in 2007.

There are also over 30,000 homes currently on the market in those same 4 counties.

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June is homeownership month - 2007

According to this White House proclamation, June is the official National Home ownership month. According to the press release, 70% of Americans have taken part in the American dream.

If you would like to join this group, visit this home ownership web center.


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Florida is still a good investment for investors

According to GE Money in an article published by MotgageSolutions Florida is still a good investment opportunity.

Property investors should not be put off buying in Florida despite lower house price inflation in the US recently, says GE Money Home Lending.

The specialist lender has seen Florida sales double in the year to date through its British Mortgages Abroad products when compared to last year. This bucks sentiments that investors are in fact moving away from this market.

“Clearly the US economy is going through change, with a slow down in house price inflation of 6.5 per cent across the country. However, Florida is still performing relatively strongly with house price inflation at 9.5 per cent,” Gerry Bell, head of marketing for British Mortgages Abroad, said.

GE Money Home Lending says many property investors have been warned off Florida recently by UK media articles talking of a falling market.
But the lender says Florida’s house price inflation, along with the current strength of sterling against the dollar potentially represents a good investment opportunity for those looking for a second home abroad and especially those seeking a longer-term investment opportunity.

“It would be unwise for investors looking to sell their property in Florida to do so at the time when the market is unsettled, unless they clearly needed to do so,” Bell says.

“Florida remains a solid option for long-term property investment.”

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Watson Realty Corp. meets with International Broker

Watson Realty Corp. REALTORS® recently met with BusinessPanama President and CEO, Juan Francisco Pardini, at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ annual conference in Palm Desert, CA. Chairman of the Board, William A. Watson Jr.; Executive V.P. of Relocation Services, Carlotta Landschoot; and V.P. and Director of Relocation Services, Mary Lou Lee met with Pardini before visiting the country on the company’s sales incentive trip in April.
BusinessPanama Real Estate is a full-service company and a major player in all real estate services, including the sale and acquisition of quality residential, beach, island, highlands and commercial properties.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ (www.LeadingRE.com) is a global real estate network comprised of more than 650 of the best-known local and regional real estate firms. With more than 5,500 offices and 160,000 associates in the United States and nearly 30 countries abroad, Leading RE affiliates sell over $400 billion in homes sales representing 1.4 million transactions annually, outselling any national franchise and leading the nation in the sales of $1 million-plus homes. Both BusinessPanama Real Estate and Watson Realty Corp. are members if this distinguished relocation network.

Watson Realty Corp. REALTORS® (www.WatsonRealtyCorp.com), established in 1965, has 43 residential sales offices, 20 property management offices, a Commercial Division, a New Homes Division, Watson Home Improvement, Watson Plumbing, Watson Electric, Watson Heating and Air Conditioning, Watson Mortgage Corp., Watson School of Real Estate, Watson Title Services, and Watson Relocation Services. They are located throughout Northeast and Central Florida as well as in St. Marys, GA. Watson Relocation Services has offices in both Jacksonville and Orlando.


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