It's Going to be a Very Good Year on 30A

It may have been a cool winter, but real estate was heating up down here! The real estate stats for the first quarter on 30A look very promising. In fact, a snap shot of sales for February 2017 looks very good indeed!

The Top Selling 30A Communities are:

1.     Watercolor

2.     Seacrest Beach

3.     Rosemary Beach

4.     Seagrove Beach

5.     Watersound

The average sales price on the West side of 30A was $691,933, and the average sales price on the East side was $1,084,659. Average days on market - 30A West came in at around 180 days, while 30A East averaged a little less at 125 days.

And based on February of last year (2016), the number of pending sales was up a whopping 27%. Inventory was up 2.4%, and the median sales price was also up 2.4%.

All stats and figures point to the fact that there is no better time to buy or sell here on Scenic 30A! If you would like to know how your property stacks up, check out my website where you will have all the stats and real estate information at your fingertips! Visit www.robinknows30a.com!

And if you need more information or are thinking about buying or selling property on 30A, give me a call - I'd love to help you find that perfect beach home you've been dreaming of!

Top 10 Apps for Home Buyers and Sellers

Digital technology has made significant inroads in practically every facet of socity, so why should buying and selling real estate be any different? When trying to decide the best way to go about buying, selling, moving to and/or remodeling a home, there are countless apps to help with your decision-making that can be accessed for a fee or free. But what are the best? The following list provides the top 10 . . . 

1.  Homesnap. See a home for sale that you like? With Homesnap, you just take a photo with your smart phone and the Homesnap app can pull the home's interior photos and data from the Multiple Listing Service. iPhone and Android.

2. Dwellr. Developed by the US Census Bureau, this app drills down to the neighborhood level to provide home values, education statistics, commuting information and more. iPhone and Android.

3. Realtor.com. Search for the home of your dreams with an app that has the most accurate listing information available.

4. Houzz. Found the perfect home? Here's an app that will provide the inspiration you need to make it on your own. Includes more than 8 million photos of homes that you can search by room, style, location, and more. iPhone and Android.

5. MagicPlan. Not sure how you're going to fit all your furniture into a new home? Pull out your smart phone. MagicPlan can quickly measure rooms and create floor plans from the photos you take. iPhone and Android.

6. GreatSchools Finder. Get detailed ratings, test scores and reviews of schools in the areas where you're looking to buy. iPhone and Android.

7. AroundMe. See how close a home is to banks, bars, grocery stores, entertainment and other key locations that may influence where you guy. iPhone and Android.

8. Mortgage Calculator Plus. A top 100 financial app in the United States and 30 other countries, Mortgage Calculator Plus quickly estimates your mortgage, then provides analytics and graphs to show you principal payments over time and much more. iPhone.

9. Family Handyman DIY Tip Genius. If you're preparing your old home for sale or improving your new one before moving in, this app can save you time and money. iPhone and Android.

10. Real Estate Dictionary. Having trouble deciphering all the real estate jargon? This app from Lingodiction covers more than 2,000 common terms, concepts and fundamentals. iPhone and Android.