Homes Sold & For Sale in Seaside – October
November 9th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, Seaside Living
October was not good for activity here, as no homes sold in Seaside during the month. However, there is one home pending on Forrest Street that is scheduled to close the middle of November.
There are currently 29 homes for sale in Seaside. These include an 1100 square foot, two bedroom, two bath home priced at $1.25 million. The top of the line is a three bedroom, three bath, 2094 square foot home on the gulf for $5.195 million.
Homes for Sale in Seaside – November 1st.
Total # of Listings 29
Lowest Price Listing $1,250,000
Highest Price Listing $5,195,000
Average Price $2,140,000
Avg. Price/SqFt $1,328
Avg. Days on Market 471
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Homes Sold & Homes for Sale in Watercolor – October
November 9th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, Watercolor Living
October was a particularly bad month, as no homes sold in Watercolor for the month.
There are currently 141 homes for sale in Watercolor. The entry level home is a four bedroom, five bath home, 2190 square foot home priced at $739,000. I typically mention the highest price home as being $4.995 million, and that still is the case. But to mix it up a little bit this month, there is a home that is priced closely behind at $4.9 million. This home is in Phase One, has six bedroom, eight baths, 5400 square feet and a tower with views of the lake and the gulf.
Homes for Sale in Watercolor – November 1st.
Total # of Listings 141
Lowest Price Listing $739,000
Highest Price Listing $4,995,000
Average Price $1,801,877
Avg. Price/SqFt $655
Avg. Days on Market 243
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Homes Sold & For Sale in Sandestin – October
November 9th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, Sandestin Living
October was a pretty active month as there were eight homes sold in Sandestin for the month. The least expensive was a three bedroom, four bath, 1596 square foot home in the Bungalos that sold for $478,000. Another home on Merion Drive sold for $1.225 million and featured three bedrooms, three baths and 3304 square feet.
Homes Sold in Sandestin in October
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Total # of Listings 8
(Click on the Graph Above to Enlarge). There are currently 196 homes for sale in Sandestin. They range in price from a small home with two bedrooms, two baths, 1191 square feet at Linkside at $319,900. The most expensive home in Sandestin is in Burnt Pine on the bay with four bedrooms and six baths priced at $4.995 million. Homes for Sale in Sandestin – November 1st. Total # of Listings 191
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Condos Sold & For Sale in Grand Dunes – October
November 9th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, South Walton Living
There were two condos sold in Grand Dunes in October. The first was a 14th floor unit in the North Tower with four bedrooms, four baths, 3030 square feet that sold for $1.325 million. The second was a sixth floor unit in the North Tower with four bedrooms, four baths, 3150 square feet and sold for $2.1 million. This sale should make the Sellers in the South Tower feel particularly good.
There are currently 46 condos for sale in Grand Dunes. The least expensive is a second floor unit in the North Tower, three bedrooms, three baths, 2490 square feet that is priced at $1,049,000. The top of the food chain is a 4956 square foot penthouse in the South Tower that is two levels with five bedrooms and five bathrooms priced at $4.25 million.
Condos for Sale in Grand Dunes – November 1st
Total # of Listings 46
Lowest Price Listing $1,049,000
Highest Price Listing $4,250,000
Average Price $1,739,867
Avg. Price/SqFt $617
Avg. Days on Market 234
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Homes Sold & Homes for Sale in Destiny & Destiny by the Sea – October
November 9th, 2007 Categories: Destin Living, Real Estate News
There was one home sold in Destiny in October. This home is on Papaya Park, is three bedrooms, three baths, 2600 square feet and sold for $680,000. This attractive house was the personal home of a local Realtor and brought close to the asking price of $699,900.
There are currently 80 homes for sale in Destiny and Destiny by the Sea. Of that number there are 28 homes for sale in Destiny by the Sea. The entry level home is in Destiny, has three bedrooms, two bath, 1850 square feet and is listed for $499,500.
The top of the line is located in Destiny by the Sea with an asking price of a casual $13.5 million. This 9000 square foot home features eleven gas fireplaces, 13 HDLCD televisions, third floor being one master suite, heated gulf front pool and of course an elevator.
Homes for Sale in Destiny & Destiny by the Sea – November 1st
Total # of Listings 80
Lowest Price Listing $499,500
Highest Price Listing $13,500,000
Average Price $1,820,342
Avg. Price/SqFt $500
Avg. Days on Market 230
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Homes Sold & Homes For Sale in Kelly Plantation – October
November 9th, 2007 Categories: Destin Living, Real Estate News
There were two homes sold in Kelly Plantation in October. The first was for $1,050,000 and is a four bedroom, three bath home with 3683 square feet. The other sold for $2.948 million and is a really nice home with 132 feet of bay frontage, six bedrooms, five and a half baths and 6360 square feet. This sale was the second highest price home sold in Kelly Plantation in 2007.
There are currently 69 homes for sale in Kelly Plantation at the first of November. They range in price from $575,000 for a four bedroom, three bath home with 2,414 square feet to the 16,000 square foot bay front mansion that I typically mention in each monthly post as being the most expensive home in Kelly Plantation. Interestingly this home’s price was raised in October from $11,250,000 to its current $12,400,000. Currently in our market, it is unusual to see price increases on any property. This property has been on the market for about 100 days as of this writing.
Homes for Sale in Kelly Plantation – November 1st
Total # of Listings 69
Lowest Price Listing $575,000
Highest Price Listing $12,400,000
Average Price $1,604,992
Avg. Price/SqFt $387
Avg. Days on Market 199
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P.F. Changs Opens in Sandestin
October 21st, 2007 Categories: Restaurant Reviews, Sandestin Living
Christopher Renteria is Operating Partner and in the forefront of Flemings Steak House in Sandestin. Chris and his entire staff have a real positive, professional and upbeat attitude and that along with one of the coolest settings in our area make Flemings a favorite haunt of ours. Chris was kind enough to invite us to the pre-opening party last night at P.F. Changs in Sandestin, as Changs is a sister restaurant to Flemings.
The opening of Changs has been highly anticipated in our area and based on our dining experience last night the place will be packed for a long time to come. The main seating area pictured in the first paragraph above (click on all pictures to enlarge) is not a mind boggling beautiful setting, but you come here for the food. Even though we had a table reserved, we opted for the bar where we had outstanding service.
For starters I went with my favorite at Changs (having eaten at other Changs) the Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Along with spiced chicken there is green onions, water chestnuts, black mushrooms, rice sticks, sesame oil, garlic and minced chicken sauce. Its a great dish and although I dont go for the rice sticks when I make my wrap, I dont feel overly stuffed for the main course.
My guest ordered the Crab Wontons, but because the place was totally packed and there was action aplenty she was accidentally served the Harvest Spring Rolls. The perfectly crunchy exterior had stuffed inside bamboo shoot strips, black mushrooms, cabbage, carrots, celery, soy sauce, sesame oil, mushroom oyster sauce with a sweet and sour sauce. Others around us had the same appetizer, and everyone was pleased.
When one of the waitstaff inquired if the Won Tons were good, I pointed out that we got the Spring Rolls but were very happy with them. She insisted that we also get the Won Tons, and not wanting to disappoint her we tackled them next. Another crispy but thicker exterior was filled this time with crab meat, cream cheese, garlic, ginger, bell pepper, onions, white pepper and a spicy plum sauce. I liked the dish as the ginger aspect of it gave it a pleasant and different taste, but this was my least favorite dish of the night.
Not trying to be overly imaginative (or perhaps starting to zone out a little after spending all afternoon at the Rosemary Beach Wine Festival), I ordered the Kung Pao Chicken. Even in my haziness, it turned out to be a good move. The marinated chicken was surrounded by chili pepper pods (be forewarned on these I couldnt taste my wine for a few sips after consuming one), garlic, Kung Pao Sauce, peanuts, dried chili flakes, sesame oil and green onions.
The dish was a little dry, but that was fine as I had plenty of things around me to remody that. Along with a huge bowl of moist brown rice (white rice also available), a trio of sauces was delivered at the beginning of our meal. The red sauce delivered a little more kick than I wanted, the mustard horseradish sauce also had kick but a likeable kick and the third was also good with a soy sauce base and a small mixture of the other two.
My guest ordered the Shrimp with Candied Walnuts. I thought the dish sounded too sweet with honeydew melons and a creamy lemon sauce, but it was quite good.
I was struck by how fresh the shrimp tasted, and the dish strangely enough tasted less sweet when you combined some melon with the shrimp. All in all a good dish, but you have to be in the mood.
Changs has a decent wine list, and we gave it a small workout by trying different things by the glass. For the chicken wraps, we went with La Crema Pinot Noir a wine that is our go to pinot noir as many places in our area serve this by the glass, and its a good bargain. For the Spring Rolls, J Pinot Gris was the choice. We tried the Charles Krug Sauvignon Blanc with crab won tons I like this one because its not overly loaded with grapefruit as many sauvignon blancs can be. For the shrimp dish, the Kim Crawford Unoaked Chardonnay was our choice. My excuse being the wine festival, I cant remember what I had with the Kung Pao Chicken.
We had a great evening at Changs, and this has to be one of my favorite chain restaurants anywhere. The waitstaff was positive, attentive and professional. I really liked the music and the vibe in the bar area, and the wine and food totally lived up to our high expectations. I know that there is oftentime lines to get in to Cantina Laredo, but I see P.F. Changs being even more popular in our area. Go!
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Homes Sold & Homes for Sale in Rosemary Beach – September
October 4th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, Rosemary Beach Living
There were two homes sold in Rosemary Beach in September.
One is located on Rosemary Avenue, has five bedrooms and five and a half baths, 4345 square feet and sold for $2.3 million. This beautiful home is just a block away from the gulf and includes a 500 square foot carriage house as part of its stated square footage.
The other home sold is on Belize Lane, has six bedrooms and six and a half baths, 5199 square feet and sold for $2.625 million.
At the beginning of October there are 87 homes for sale in Rosemary Beach. The asking prices range from $809,000 for a two bedroom, one bath cottage home with 710 square feet that is under construction on the north side of CR-30A to $5.495 million for a six bedroom, seven bath home with 4356 square feet.
Homes for Sale in Rosemary Beach – October 1st
Total # of Listings 87
Lowest Price Listing $809,000
Highest Price Listing $5,495,000
Average Price $2,208,221
Avg. Price/SqFt $849
Avg. Days on Mkt 271
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Homes Sold & Homes for Sale in Alys Beach – September
October 3rd, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, Rosemary Beach Living
There were no homes sold in Alys Beach in September. However, towards the end of the month a three bedroom, two and a half bath 2484 square foot home went under contract and is pending. The home was listed at $2.917 million and is scheduled to close at the end of November.
At the beginning of October there are nine homes for sale in Alys Beach. They range in price from $1.995 million for a three bedroom, four bath 2180 square foot home to $2.998 million for a five bedroom, six bath 3060 square foot home designed by Miami architects Martinez and Alvarez.
Homes for Sale in Alys Beach – October 1st
Total # of Listings 9
Lowest Price Listing $1,995,000
Highest Price Listing $2,998,000
Average Price $2,421,222
Avg. Price/SqFt $916
Avg. Days on Mkt 295
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Homes Sold & Homes for Sale in Seaside – September
October 3rd, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News, Seaside Living
There were no homes sold in Seaside in the month of September. However, one home did go pending towards the end of the month. It’s a small (1830 square feet) Charleston Cottage near the Swim and Tennis Club that had a list price of $1.745 million.
At the first of October there are 32 homes for sale in Seaside. They range from an 1100 square foot, two bedroom/two bath cottage listed for $1.25 million to a three bedroom, three bath gulf front home for $5.195 million.
Homes for Sale in Seaside – October 1st
Total # of Listings 32
Lowest Price Listing $1,250,000
Highest Price Listing $5,195,000
Average Price $2,288,094
Avg. Price/SqFt $1,351
Avg. Days on Mkt 419
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