We live in a place where people — from all over — spend their vacations. Amelia Island has been recognized by top magazines across the country as a coveted tourist and retirement destination (that’s why the Ritz-Carlton Hotel group chose to come here, isn’t it?) Sprinkle in 13 miles of beaches, endless inland waterways and rivers, and a historic downtown in Fernandina Beach, and you have prize-winning and motivating recipe — for living, playing and working.

Southeast USA Housing Market Turnaround?
When the strategist who publishes the “Gloom, Boom & Doom Report” raves about the housing market in the southeastern U.S., you feel like you have to listen. Marc Faber, acclaimed editor of the often negative but always provocative report, says housing in many southeastern locations is among “the most attractive assets in the world.”

DEAL SEEKERS: House Hunters Eye Florida Real Estate
INSIDE SCOOP: Where do today’s homebuyers and renters want to live TOMORROW? FLORIDA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA. Of the top 10 US metros where demand among online house hunters is strongest, seven are located in the Sunshine State according to Trulia’s Metro Movers Winter 2012 Report.

Amelia Island Plantation Real Estate News
There’s positive housing market news being reported for the calendar year recently ended. “Real estate sales in Amelia Island Plantation experienced a significant increase over the previous two years. Overall sales in terms of dollar volume finished at just under 55 million dollars for 2011,” according to a recent report.

Dreaming of a Beach Home? Logistics, Logistics, Logistics
Reach for the beach, not just for a vacation. Living in your dream place before retirement is not so far fetched anymore, with the mobile internet, the flexibility of telecommuting, and an easy access airport nearby. CNN host, Erin Burnett, just spent time here in northeast Florida and thinks Jacksonville International may “be the best airport in America.”

Florida Cities Dominate Gains in Home Listing Prices Says Realtor.com
Florida cities dominated the top ten list of the highest home listing price gains nationwide during the one year period December 2010 through December 2011, according to Realtor.com. Seven Florida cities are on this top 10 list, with gains in listing prices ranging from +16% to +32.5%, far above the US national median list price gain of +5.03%.

Amelia Island Real Estate: “2012 A Much Better Year?”
AMELIA ISLAND REAL ESTATE: For the first time since the real estate market began softening, some local professionals are muttering words of promise. Hope. Enthusiasm. Fernandina Beach Realtors are seeing signs of improvement, favorable trends, some predicting “2012 will be a much better year.”
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Isle of 8 Flags Shrimp Festival Fernandina May 4-6, 2012
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Rainlily Ideal Flowering Plant For Northeast Florida Gardens
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What’s Happening on Amelia Island? Event News April — June 2012
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GOLF LOVERS: Omni Amelia Island Plantation Among Top Golf Resorts
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Miss Shrimp Festival Scholarship Pageant 2012, Fernandina Beach
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