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Where is St. Augustine located in Florida? |
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St Augustine, the oldest city of our nation is located in Northeast Florida, 45 miles North of Daytona Beach and 35 miles South of Jacksonville. Anastasia Island is where St Augustine Beach and Crescent Beach are located....three bridges connect downtown to the beaches. Highway A1A traverses the island north to south and continues all the way to Miami 325 miles south. Tourists visit St Augustine every year to see the many sights in the historic areas and to enjoy the white sand beaches. The travel channel rated Crescent Beach one of the top ten beaches in the world a few years ago. |
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What is the climate in St Augustine? |
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The climate here is subtropical. The average annual temperature is 80 degrees. Almost every single day is sunny and beautiful. Ocean proximity softens the air, when it's hot or cool. Pines, Palms, and Oaks make the air healthy and fresh. There is no direct hit of hurricanes due to the Gulf Stream being further away from the coast and that is why they tend to avoid our city along with the natural inward curvature of the north Florida coastline. Storms tend to stay at sea by the time they reach this far north.
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Why should I choose St. Augustine, Florida as a city to invest in? |
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FLORIDA - Florida is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Both, the environment and the economy in Florida are known to be the best in the USA . According to surveys conducted in the past 5 years, Florida is named as the first state choice within the states where people would like to live. Every year, 350, 000 people permanently move to this beautiful state. Between 2004 and 2013, approximately 77 million people will retire in the United States . Statistics show that 43% of these people will settle in Florida . That shows that there will be 36 million retirees moving to Florida . Combined with other categories of working people, the total number of people moving to Florida annually will reach 3.6 million, or 10 times more then now. This situation will affect real estate prices that are currently rising. Real estate investments in Florida are one of the most profitable in the USA now as well as in the future. There will always be a demand for oceanside property and our restrictive building codes have kept the density at the beach very low compared to south Florida so there are always people wanting property here but there is not enough to go around. Thus we hold our prices very well and the trend over the past 50 years has outgained most of all of Florida on a percentage basis.
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What is the population of Anastasia Island? |
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The latest information we have estimates just over 20,000 full time residents on the island |
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Is St Augustine prone to hurricanes? |
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No, we have had only one hit this part of the state in over 150 years and it was a small one in 1962 "Dora" |
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What to do in spare time? |
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In addition to the obvious, the beach, we have a nice country club at Marsh Creek with clay courts, gym, various activities and of course a very good golf course between the intracoastal waterway and the ocean. There are numerous cultural activities regularly exhibited downtown as well as historical touring that continues throughout the city. It would take months to see it all. Flagler College is a highly respected institution attracting students from all over the country and world. St. Augustine Beach regularly has public concerts and food festivals during spring and summer months and well into the fall. |
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Are there any good restaurants in the Crescent Beach St. Aug Beach areas? |
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Yes, lots of them mostly specializing in sea food. St. Augustine has its own shrimp boat fleet, commercial fishing boat fleet and commercial oyster harvesters. There are a dozen or more locally owned restaurants that are excellent along with numerous chain restaurants within minutes driving time. Chains include Outback, Carrabba's, Longhorns etc. Downtown St. Augustine has most any kind of good restaurant you could ask for, French, Italian, Greek, American and of course "local" which is sea food at its best. There are a couple of tourist trap type restaurants that are lousy at best, better call us and ask about those. |
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Can I see and play Marsh Creek Country Club? |
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Yes, call Ronnie Tumlin at our office 904-471-9696 and we will arrang a tee time for you. |
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What are the most common reasons people put their property up for sale in your area? |
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Many times condo owners get older and don't want to travel to their vacation homes as much as they used to. One spouse dies and the other decides to sell. Relocation is very rare. Usually, a death in the family or simply getting on in years is the most prevalent reason for people putting their properties up for sale on Anastasia Island. |
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What is the insurance situation for oceanside properties? |
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Insurance has not been a major problem. The State provides windstorm insurance, Flood insurance is not a problem to attain. Normal homeowners insurance is available to most everyone through a variety of sources and agencies. Costs vary according to values and proximity to the water. |
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What makes St Augustine Beach and Crescent Beach so special? |
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We are one of the few snow white hard packed sand beaches on the Atlantic coastline. You can ride a bike, drive a car, walk, run, walk your dog you name it. No rocks like just south of here, there is no steep drop off as you wade into the breakers, few rip currents ever occur. At the extreme south end of Anastasia Island right at Matanzas Inlet the shelling is excellent after a high tide every morning. Surf fishing is excellent year round. This beach was rated one of the top ten best kept secrets in the world by the Travel Channel several years ago. Our beach does not wash away with storms like the nearby beaches to the north and south. We are a jewel like none other. You truly have to experience it to understand. |
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