Why should you move to Florida? Canoeing in January.

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Did you spend this January day shoveling snow or trying to stay warm? Make a move to Florida and spend next January canoeing.





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Deland is only minutes from Daytona Beach

One of the advantages of living and owning a home in Deland is that you are approximately 30 minutes from Daytona Beach. Whenever you desire you can enjoy all that the world's most famous beach has to offer without having to spend most of the day in your car.

The home I am featuring in this blog offers that advantage and many more. Additional benefits of this home besides being so close to the ocean are:

• 100 X 135 lot
• stainless steel appliances
• beautiful oak trees
• brick fireplace

This 3/2 Earl Morgan listing is being offered for under $200,000. You can enjoy a virtual tour of the home by clicking on the picture or call me to arrange a private showing.

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Homes for sale in Deland

Today’s real estate market report indicates that there are 716 homes for sale in Deland Florida. Home prices range from $29,900 up to $5,200,000. The following is a example of the inventory break down;

• Homes priced $1.00 - $200,000: (338)
• Homes priced $200,001 – $500,000: (303)
• Homes prices $500,001 & up: (75)
• Homes that are 3 bedroom, 2 bath: (299)
• Homes that have a 2 car garage: (357)
• Homes built in 2000 or later: (275)
• Homes listed in the last 30 days: (101)

Search for a home for sale that matches your criteria by using our free home search link on the right side of this page or give us a call and we will do the search for you.

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Deland houses for sale

There are currently over 800 houses for sale in Deland. These houses in Deland have a price range from $29K - $5.2 million!

So far in 2008, 252 homes have sold in Deland as compared to 355 for the same time period last year.

Deland is located between Orlando and Daytona. The St. John's River, Stetson University and the beautiful downtown area perfect for summer strolls makes Deland the perfect choice for those looking to relocate to Central Florida.


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New homes planned for Deland

BOB KOSLOW reported for the news-journalonline that a 153 unit single family development is being planned in Deland near the existing Victoria Park community.

Deland’s community development director Dale Arrington, is quoted in the news report regarding concerns for over development,

"We are still issuing building permits for real people moving into new homes and
not as investments, so I am not worried about over building here. We are still
an active community."

Read the complete news report.


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The Daytona Beach News Journal Online reports that 3 commercial buildings that are part of the Village Center, the commercial center located near the Victoria Park community, are on track for completion with many of the tenants expected to be in place by May.

Victoria Park is located in Deland Florida.

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Deland residents given a chance to be heard

Deland city leaders will be holding several meeting in January. As the press release states:

"Through a series of scheduled meetings, the City is seeking to engage residents in a process of establishing priorities for services and programs and providing direction for City officials as they plan for the coming year."


"Residents can attend any of a series of scheduled meetings where City staff will provide information, answer questions and ask participants to help us identify the program and service priorities for our City government."

The Deland meeting locations are:


1-17 @ 7 p.m., Stetson Baptist Church, 1025 W. Minnesota Ave.
1-24 @ 7 p.m., Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd.
1-28 @ 7 p.m., Spring Hill - Back to Basics, 918 S. Adelle Ave.
1-30 @ 7 p.m., Club at Victoria Gardens, 1001 Garden Club Drive
1-31 @ 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 115 E. Howry Ave.

The complete press release can be located here.


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Stetson University's blog receives makover

Stetson University located in Deland Florida announced the makeover of the Stetson blog. The student controlled blog offers an inside look at campus life and informs prospective students about what life at Stetson is like.

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Even more tornado pictures for Deland Florida

Thanks to Carolyn Hewitt for these pictures.

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Ground Hog day tornado Deland Florida

On Christmas day the tornado that swept through Deland did so with much notice on my part. The F2 that wiped out several homes north of Deland would have seen like nothing more than a healthy thunderstorm were it not for my parents calling me immediately afterwards excitily explaining how they drove right through the tornado accidentally. The groundhog day storm was different.

A few minutes before 4 am I was awaken from my sleep confused as to why people were throwing rocks at my house. In that twilight period between dream and real world I was sure that the neighbors were up to mischief pelting my roof and windows with pebbles. Very quickly, what I was hearing became clear. Accompanied by strong winds and flashes of light, I realized I was listening to hail hitting my home. I was able to get outside in time to hear a huge explosion and then it became fairly calm.

The light of day revealed that this tornado was far more damaging and deadly than the Christmas day tornado. My sister, who lives in a mobile home near the impact area, describes a frightful scene during the storm of her hunkering down in her bath tub with her son and a mattress draped over them. The warning for her was the sound of her car alarm going off just prior to 4 am. Fortunately the storm left her park without producing the devastation it left in it's path.

The end result of Deland's latest encounter with a tornado is far better than our neighbors to the west. At this time I am unaware of any deaths as a result of this freakish storm. The area hit the hardest is on the south side of Deland near our Watson Realty Deland branch office. According to the manager of this branch, the office was closed on Friday but the building did not appear to receive any significent damage. A large building that employees over 400 Volusia County workers, a sheriff sub station, an insurance office, the local Dunkin doughnuts, the Dollar General Store and the Volusia County Health Department building were all damaged to some extent by the storm. The damage is still being assessed.

We are saddened over the loss of life this storm produced and thankful that our family, friends and the Deland community did not experience personal loss of the magnitude experienced in Lake County. I will be posting pictures of the areas hit in Deland once I am able to get into that area.

Here is the path the storm took.

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New condos in Deland

We are down to the last 15 new condos available for sale in Deland at Beresford Manor. Sales have been brisk as we are set to close 6 new units the 1st week of October immediately after their completion. The next units will be completed in January. What a great opportunity to own a brand new condo in an age restricted community. Snowbirds, come and get one. You can see all the information at my website, www.gregstaker.com


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