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Real estate news for Freeport and Niceville, Florida, including the Hammock Bay and Bluewater Bay areas surrounding the Choctawhatchee Bay.

Open the door to your sweetest SweetBay life with single family homes starting in the $400s. Choose from an array of beautiful floor plans and architectural styles. Neighborhood parks, pools, paths, and bayside trails await, and new home buyers enjoy priority admission to University Academy. Live in a community-focused...
By Lori Leath Smith During one of the most important financial decisions of your life, you want to be informed and reassured every step of the way. You might encounter some roadblocks during your homebuying experience, but what’s worse is not even knowing about them. It can be a scary...
By Gail Pelto, Realtor 2021. Done. Caput! On to a new, exciting year! So, let’s recap the Destin and Miramar Beach residential real estate market stats for 2021 compared to 2020: • In 2021 the number of SOLD Listings was up by 23.9% over prior year. • In 2021 the Median Sales...
By Gail Pelto (a twist on Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore) ‘‘Twas a few weeks before Christmas along the Emerald Coast, Home Buyers and Sellers were busy making toasts. Offers had been made, negotiated by all. Everyone happy, no closing was stalled! It’s been a great year in real estate…interest rates...
By Gail Pelto Florida case law provides that, with some exceptions, a home seller must disclose any facts or conditions about the property that have a substantial impact on its value or desirability, and that others cannot easily see for themselves. In order to assist sellers, the Florida Association of Realtors...
By Gail Pelto Home inspections are one of the privileges that a home buyer has when purchasing a home and are initiated once you have a contract in place. There are two purposes to have them done: one is to let you know what you are buying and the second...
By Gail Pelto Normally, I give you an update about the real estate market in January, a review of the prior year. However, since 2021 has been such a crazy year, I felt you might want to know how it’s been year-to-date and where the real estate market looks to...
By Gail Pelto There’s a whole lotta stuff you need to know before you jump into the home buying process—a BUNCH of “do’s and don’ts.” One of those is how to go about getting financing for a mortgage, how to choose a lender, and the best practices on communication with...
By Gail Pelto I’m getting this question more and more frequently these days as I look for listings for my buyers: “Gail, I’d love to sell in this market and get top dollar for my home. But then I’ll have to buy something else and pay top dollar for it....
By Gail Pelto You have just completed one of the biggest financial transactions of your life and can now call yourself a “homeowner.” With the help of a realtor, like me, you purchased your first home, you’ve signed all the necessary paperwork and are about to walk up to your...
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