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More amazing news for JAX!!

7/28/2016

While Amazon announced yesterday that it will be adding an 800,000 sq ft distribution facility to Jacksonville... We now have learned that Citi Bank is bringing another 800+ jobs to town! Excellent news for Jacksonville residence, as our town continues to boom with prosperity, it's important to know that our real estate market is on fire too! On average we tend to have 5-buyers per every home that gets listed! Since The Kohlhaas Team has you covered on all your relocation needs, please call on us with any and all questions you may have! 904-735-8666

http://m.jacksonville.com/jobs/local-jobs-news/2016-07-27/story/citi-hire-800-here?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_The_Florida_Times-Union#article=73408C9E7872B11E19472B78438DFC256269

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT JACKSONVILLE

7/27/2016

this is a massive announcement guys… Amazon is opening a distribution plant right here in Jacksonville! This is big news for our city, job growth, and a fantastic revenue generator.!!

Back to School Time is coming...Are YOU prepared?

7/18/2016

Really? Is it Really? WOW! Where did the summer go?! Seems like time slips past us faster and faster.......Plus, as always- feel free to call upon The Kohlhaas Sales Team for ALL your Real Estate Needs...near or Far...we can help you no matter where you are!

Home Maintenance Checklist

7/13/2016

When it comes to home ownership...there are a TON of things that we all wish we knew about, prior to buying. For example...do LED Lights REALLY lower your electric bills? When should I change out the air filter for my A/C? ...and importantly...when should I start looking at things around my home to make sure that my house is in great shape for years to come? Since buying a home is the biggest investment you will ever make (in most cases)...it is so important to make sure you keep it in great shape. So we took some time to create a Home Maintenance Checklist to help you understand ALL the items YOU should be looking at and for, before a Home Inspector finds it later during a closing. If you have ANY questions whatsoever please feel free to reach us directly, 904-735-8666 and we will happily answer any questions you may have, and also put you in contact with one of our Trusted Inspection Professionals if needed!

July 05th, 2016

7/5/2016

Mercedes-Benz Bringing More Jobs to Jacksonville

Thats right folks!!! Mercedes-Benz is moving their Engineering Services Division from New Jersey to Jacksonville.. Governor Rick Scott announced just now that Mercedes-Benz USA will be relocating and expanding right here in our home town! This means that they will be adding tons of new, well paying jobs to our local economy!

Check out the complete announcement HERE!!

The Kohlhaas Sales Team welcomes this amazing expansion and we look forward to helping all transferees in buying their homes here in Jacksonville! We are your relocation experts and proud members of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce!

GAP Between Homeowners and Appraisers Opinions Narrow...

7/5/2016

In the past there have been altering variations on WHO has the correct opinion on whether or not a price is accurate for a home's sale. The homeowners (in most cases) think with emotion and sometimes have an opinion on price based on the memories they associate with their home. But, appraisers look at the trending market stats and spreadsheet like comps to decide on what the price of a home will (or should) sell for.

It is very common to have a variance of opinions and let's face it...we ALL want to get the highest price for your house, and for it to sell in the shortest amount of time. So what has changed? Just like the market, opinions can change verily, and it is important to keep up with the changing times as to stay ahead of the market, and "The Jones'"

I stumbled upon the blog post below, and wanted to take a minute to share with you, some findings regarding the "shift" in opinions when it comes to appraisal values.

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by The KCM Crew on June 28, 2016 in
In today’s housing market, where supply is very low and demand is very high, home values are increasing rapidly. One major challenge in such a market is the bank appraisal.
If prices are surging, it is difficult for appraisers to find adequate, comparable sales (similar houses in the neighborhood that closed recently) to defend the price when performing the appraisal for the bank.
Every month, Quicken Loans measures the disparity between what a homeowner believes their house is worth as compared to an appraiser’s evaluation in their Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). Here is a chart showing that difference for each of the last 12 months.

The gap between the homeowner vs. appraiser’s opinion has started to head in the right direction (closer to even), as June saw a slight decrease from May’s -1.95% to -1.89% nationally.
Homeowners in the western part of the country, however, have been pleasantly surprised as their homes have appraised higher than they expected. Denver received its highest HPPI last month as homes came in an average of 3.28% higher than the homeowner believed it would. Nine of the twelve metro areas that had a positive HPPIlast month were located in the west.
Quicken Loans’ Chief Economist, Bob Walters explains:
“The hot housing markets along the West Coast are growing quicker than owners realize, giving way to higher than expected prices for buyers and more home equity for existing owners.
On the other hand, the housing markets are more balanced in the East and Midwest, leading owners to be slightly over-enthusiastic about their home’s appreciation.”
Bottom Line Every house on the market has to be sold twice; once to a prospective buyer and then to the bank (through the bank’s appraisal). With escalating prices, the second sale might be even more difficult than the first. If you are planning on entering the housing market this year, meet with an experienced professional who can guide you through this, and any other, obstacle that may arise.
Written by
Rochelle Anne Klein-Loper

Please remember...

7/3/2016

please don't forget to make sure that your animals are safe and secure tonight and tomorrow night while fireworks are going off.!

Most Sustainable Countries in the World

7/1/2016

How does the United States "Stack Up" to the Rest of the World? See below!

We are pleased to present the twelfth annual Fragile States Index. The FSI focuses on the indicators of risk and is based on thousands of articles and reports that are processed by our CAST Software from electronically available sources. We encourage others to utilize the Fragile States Index to develop ideas for promoting greater stability worldwide. We hope the Index will spur conversations, encourage debate, and most of all help guide strategies for sustainable security.

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Shifting Incomes for American Jobs

7/1/2016

Shifting Incomes for American JobsBY NATHAN YAU / POSTED TO DATA UNDERLOAD / TAGS: INCOME, JOBSWith some occupations, people make more annual income than others. Obvious. But we typically see figures in terms of means and medians when in reality, the difference between the person who makes the most and the one who makes the least can be significant.
The chart below shows the spread for major occupation groups, for several decades. Imagine you randomly select 50 people from each group, and this is what their annual income probably looks like.
The data for 2000 and earlier comes from the decennial census, and the data for 2010 and 2014 come from the American Community Survey.

As you progress through time, you’ll notice the distributions of income spread out more. This is especially obvious when you switch between 1960 and 2014. With the exception of lower paying jobs in areas such as food preparation and cleaning, it looks like there’s more opportunity to earn a higher salary (among those who have jobs at least).
That said, even if a job typically pays well, there are still people at the lower end of the bracket.
Nerd Notes

This is total personal income for individuals, as opposed to salary from an employer. I didn’t want to minus out the self-employed, but consequently the dollar values include things like welfare and retirement income.
The occupation groups are broad. See here for detailed listings.

I adjusted for inflation and binned by $5,000 increments, but it’s probably worth noting that some of the binning you see is from rounding.
I downloaded the data from IPUMS, which makes Census microdata much easier to grab.
I’m not fully sold on using a force-directed graph instead of histograms to show distributions, but I do like that it gets you closer to the individuals that the data represents.
I analyzed and prepared the data in R and made the final visualization withd3.js.

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