Business topics, local insights & opinion by Steve Nicklas.
A published report revealed the top 50 houses in Northeast Florida based upon their assessed/market value. Most of them are clustered along the Atlantic Ocean between Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach (and farther south beyond Palm Valley). However, at the top of the list is an Amelia Island Plantation oceanfront home with price tag of $6.1 million.
The location of a dumpster placed in middle of the parking lot at Main Beach has created a stink on social media. While a brick wall and a gate enclose the dumpster, someone said it was like putting lipstick on a pig. Either way, it’s hard to miss.
There were no hanging chads, no recounts, no controversies. It was simply the political process working the way it should. And Nassau County, Florida will be a better place to live, work and visit for it. An impressive group of fiscally conservative candidates made a clean sweep in various races last week involving Nassau County.
The inventory of houses has declined significantly in the Amelia Island and Yulee area. The supply-demand equation has returned to a healthier level here. Units are selling much faster, and qualified buyers are looking. The supply is limited; the demand is returning as retirees are able to sell their properties in other places and relocate here.