Volusia County 2008-09 School Year Calendar

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From the Volusia County Schools News Room

2008-09 School Year Calendar

• August 12 (Tuesday) . Preplanning Begins – Teachers Report
• August 18 (Monday) . First Day of School for Students
• September 1 (Monday). Labor Day Holiday
• September 26 (Friday). Professional Development Day/Student Holiday
• October 24 (Friday) . Teacher Duty Day/Student Holiday
• November 10 (Monday). Teacher/Student Holiday
• November 11 (Tuesday). Veterans Day Holiday
• November 21 (Friday). Thanksgiving Holiday Begins - End of Day
• December 1 (Monday) .Classes Resume
• December 19 (Friday). Winter Holiday Begins - End of Day
• January 5 (Monday) . Classes Resume
• January 16 (Friday). Teacher Duty Day/Student Holiday
• January 19 (Monday) . Martin Luther King’s Birthday Holiday
• February 16 (Monday) . Presidents’ Day Holiday
• March 30 (Monday). Teacher Duty Day/Student Holiday
• April 3 (Friday). Spring Holiday Begins - End of Day
• April 13 (Monday) . Classes Resume
• May 25 (Monday) . Memorial Day Holiday
• June 5 (Friday). Last Day of School for Students
• June 9 (Tuesday) . Last Day of School for Teachers
  
  Make-up days for inclement weather include:
  
• November 10
• November 24
• November 25.

The order in which the days would be used will be decided later if they become necessary.

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Upcoming Section 8 information meeting for landlords

Information regarding Volusia County’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program can be obtained at a 2 hour meeting being held on Aug. 22 between 10 a.m. and noon. The meeting will be held in the in the Volusia County Council chambers in the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.

Additional information and contact info.


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Volusia County has been approved for $1 million for hurricane home fortification

Homesteaded homes with an insured value of $300,000 or less may qualify for funds to fortify their homes from hurricane damage.

The program was created by the Florida Legislature in 2006 to provide free wind inspections and grants to homeowners.

To find out if your home qualifies you can visit the Volusia County government website for more information.


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Need to get a car tag or title in Volusia County?

Then you will love this. Volusia County has a web cam installed so you can monitor the long lines from home before leaving. They even can tell you approximately how long you will be waiting in line:

The average line at the tag office moves at a rate of one person every one
and a half to two minutes.

The cam shows title and tag offices throughout Volusia County including Deland and Orange City.


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- Greg Staker Watson Realty Corp. 407-304-0255

West Volusia Florida real estate trends

I just looked over the most recent numbers through September has tallied by mfrmls and found these to be interesting:

From Jan-Sept 2005, 62.18% of all transactions were completed with conventional financing. Cash transactions accounted for 15.69%. The data does not say what percent of the conventional financing was insured vs uninsured. Another interesting figure concerns FHA and VA financing. FHA 1.79% and VA 0.72%. This leads me to believe when considering the amount of new Realtors that have entered the Florida real estate market over the last couple of years, very few of them understand these financing options well enough to assist the consumer.

The average sales price in this area dropped to $202,175 in September compared to $210,418 in August.

Inventory for September was 881 units which is the highest number reported since January 2005. As this normal Florida real estate market continues to develop, marketing will be the key to continued success. Those companies who have spent the last few years focusing their marketing efforts only to attract real estate agents or worse yet, have nothing more but a sign in the yard and listing in the mls as their marketing plans, will need to do some serious catch up.

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Central Florida school system information

Here is a list of the Central Florida school system websites. Please visit these sites to locate a school or to obtain information on schools in your area or the area you are moving to.

• Orange County Schools - website
• Osceola County Schools - website
• Seminole County Schools - website
• Volusia County Schools - website

You can also find additional information about Florida schools by visiting the Department of Education.

West Volusia real estate market

Recently reported numbers for July, 2005 as reported for the West Volusia MLS look like this:

Avg. list price $208,000.
Avg. sales price $204,000.
Avg. DOM 34
July inventory was reported as 606. Compare this to 397 in April and May and now over 1000 for August further indicates a slow down. Is it because prices have reached the limit or has the buyer supply dwindled? We will see.


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- Greg Staker Watson Realty Corp. 407-304-0255