Port Saint Lucie Ranked as #3 in Best Cities to Retire in Florida

by Hamid Hakimi | Housing Market, Relocating to Port St Lucie

Port Saint Lucie Ranked as #3 in Best Cities to Retire in Florida

According to the US News report dated December 3rd, 2019, Port Saint Lucie is ranked as the 3rd best place to retire in Florida. The following list of the recent awards and accomplishments of Port St Lucie may help to better understand the reason for this popularity:

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• Port Saint Lucie as a Safe City – According to Realtor.com, the city of Port Saint Lucie is ranked #3 as the safest city in the US. https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/10-safest-affordable-us-cities-where-youd-actually-like-to-live/
• Dynamic City and Urban Center – Point2Homes have ranked Port Stain Lucie as #2 among the small cities in the US as the most dynamic. Also, the same source has given Port Saint Lucie the #15 ranking in comparison to all cities in the nation.
https://www.point2homes.com/news/us-real-estate-news/americas-dynamic-urban-centers-150-u-s-cities-ranked.html
• Best City to Retire – Port Saint Lucie has been ranked as #5 for the Best Cities to Retire by US News.
https://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/press-room/articles/2019-10-08/us-news-unveils-the-2020-best-places-to-retire
Retiring in Florida has been the cliche for many decades with over 900 people making it a reality every single day. There has never been any doubt about the Sunshine State’s popularity with retirees and non-retirees. However, the dilemma for the future residents has been deciding on what part of Florida to move to. Coastal Florida has been a top choice for many years until the baby boomers reached the retirement age and start changing the norm, as they have been doing it all their lives.

The rise of the Villages, The Tradition, and Margaritaville communities that are located away from the coastline is a perfect example of the change. This has also had an immense impact on the growth of some cities offering close proximity to the coastlines without the housing and insurance costs associated with living by the ocean.
Port Saint Lucie, FL has been quietly leading the rest of the State as a near-coast city with the highest rate of growth during the last two decades. According to the census bureau, the population of Saint Lucie county was 89,155 in 2000 and 193.400. This is while the same source reports Port Saint Lucie population for 2017 at 189,344 and St Lucie County at 313,506 a whopping 100.12% increase in 17 years.
There are many reasons for such an increase in population for a city known for keeping a low profile to become the 7th largest city in Florida in a short time. The close proximity to the wonderful beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, low housing expenses, and safety are a few reasons to mention for the increase in the migration to Port St Lucie and the Treasure Coast area.

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I have been living in South Florida for over 40 years and it took me 33 years to find the city which offers the best lifestyle and home prices at the same time! Port Saint Lucie, FL has been my home since 2102 and the only regret I have is why I didn’t make the move earlier. Being involved in the real estate industry for 19 years has afforded me the ability to appreciate and recognize good real estate opportunities with future appreciation, and Port Saint Lucie offers both. I have worked in the real estate markets in Miami/Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties and appreciate the unparalleled values we offer in Port Saint Lucie and the Treasure Coast area. The price difference for some areas could be higher than 50% to 75% when compared to home values in Port St Lucie. The great housing values combined with an amazing lifestyle, safety, and a short driving distance to the famous beaches of Hutchinson Island and Jensen beach have resulted in the popularity of Port Saint Lucie.

Valencia Cay at Riverland

by Hamid Hakimi | 55+ Communities, Communities, Tradition

Valencia Cay at Riverland, Port St Lucie

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Amenities Valencia Cay at Riverland
Valencia Cay at Riverland Clubhouse
Valencia Cay at Riverland Amenities
Valencia Cay at Riverland Pool Area
Clubhouse Valencia Cay at Riverland 55+ Homes
55+ Valencia Cay at Riverland Clubhouse
Valencia Cay at Riverland Sports Facility
Clubhouse in Valencia Cay at Riverland

Valencia Cay at Riverland a 55+ Community

Valencia Cay at Riverland is an age-restricted 55+ Active Adult Community located in the Tradition, Port St Lucie, Florida. Valencia Cay is another masterpiece designed and developed by GL Homes with an amazing selection of amenities. GL Homes has been a success story in the construction industry where only the resilience and quality products survived the downturns and crashes of the past 40 years. Valencia Cay is part of the amazing 4,000 acres Riverland master plan located in the western Port St Lucie in Treasure Coast of Florida. The amazing 34,000 square feet clubhouse is the central hub for gathering and activities for residents and is designed to create a fun and active lifestyle. The Club at Valencia showcases an unparalleled resort-style swimming pool along with a 14 acres Sports and Racquet Club facility and the Arts and Cultural Center. In addition to all activities available in Valencia Cay at Riverland, the residents can enjoy the restaurants and shops in the Tradition Village Squares and enjoy the -old-town-USA atmosphere unique to Tradition. For more shopping, there is The Landing at Tradition, a large shopping center/mall with many nationally known department stores.

Port St Lucie and especially the St Lucie West and Tradition neighborhoods are the homes to some of the most incredible 55+ communities offering great amenities at great prices. For golf enthusiasts, PGA Village Verano in Tradition, FL has been a favorite and the addition of the 55+ Active Adult community of Cresswind at PGA Village Verano has been a piece of welcome news for anyone interested in living in a resort-style golfing community.

Homes in Valencia Cay at Riverland Port St Lucie

The floorplans for homes in the 55+ Active Adults community of Valencia Cay at Riverland are showcased in five distinct collections. The size and price of the homes vary for each collection with Premier Collection offering the smaller and most affordable homes while the Crown Collection is dedicated to larger and high-end homes. The complete list of the collection is as follows:

Floor Plans in Valencia Cay at Riverland -Tradition, FL

Premier Collection – Mainly 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths homes some with additional rooms like 3rd Bedroom/Den or Great Room
Regal Collection – 3 floorplans consist of 2 bedrooms with option for 3rd, 2 baths, Den and Great or Family Rooms and a floorplan with 3 Bedroom with Option for 4th Bedroom or a Den, 2 1/2 Baths and a Great Room
Signature Collection – 2 floorplans offer 2 1/2 Bedrooms with Option for a Den/3rd Bedroom and 2 floorplans with 3 Bedroom with Optional Den/4th Bedroom
Vintage Collection – From 4 floorplans 2 of them offer 2 Bedrooms with optional Den/3rd Bedroom, 2 1/2 Baths, another floorplan is consist of 2 Bedrooms, 3 Baths plus Family Room and Living Room
Crown Collection – With 3 floorplans, the Crown Collection offers larger homes than all other collections. The 3 floorplans are from 3 to 4 Bedrooms and 3, 3 1/2 or 4 Bathrooms

PREMIER COLLECTION REGAL COLLECTION SIGNATURE COLLECTION VINTAGE COLLECTION CROWN COLLECTION

Community Map for Valencia Cay at Riverland, Tradition Florida

Valencia Cay at Riverland Community and Homesite map

Premier Collection Homes in Valencia Cay at Tradition

Egret Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

1,355 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 1,903 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Egret Model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Egret Floorplan - Valencia Cay at Riverland

Osprey Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

1,508 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,092 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Office/Hobby Room
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Osprey Model- Valencia Cay at Riverland
Osprey Floorplan - Valencia Cay at Riverland

Ibis Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

1,599 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,166 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms with Optional Den or 3rd Bedroom and 2 Bathrooms
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Ibis Model- Valencia Cay at Riverland
Ibis Floorplan - Valencia Cay at Riverland

Heron Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

1,716 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,336 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Plus a Den
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Heron Model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Heron Floorplan - Valencia Cay at Riverland

Regal Collection Homes in Valencia Cay at Tradition

Lucia Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

1,842 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,702 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 3rd Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Lucia model-Valencia Cay Port St Lucie
Lucia -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Sierra Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,064 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,831 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 3rd Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Sierra model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Lucia-floorplan -Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Marsala Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,127 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,797 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 3rd Bedroom
Family Room, Living Room Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Marsala Model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Sierra-floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Tribeca Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,254 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,117 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Tribeca model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Tribeca Floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Signature Collection Homes in Valencia Cay at Tradition

Atlantica Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,167 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 2,819 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 3rd Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Atlantica model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Atlantica-floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Palazzo Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,157 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,082 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio, Golf Cart Garage or Storage and 2 Car Garage

Plazzo model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Plazzo-floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Bimini Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,358 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,111 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Bimini model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Bimini -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Amalfi Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,396 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,117 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 3rd Bedroom
Family Room, Living Room/Dining Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Amalfi model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Amalfi floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Vintage Collection Homes in Valencia Cay at Tradition

Alexandra Grande Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,457 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,170 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 3rd Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Alexandra Grande model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Alexandra Grande -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Caroline Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,580 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,572 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Baths Plus a Den/Game Room or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio, Golf Cart Garage or Storage and 2 Car Garage

Caroline model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Caroline-floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Bianca Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,740 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,550 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
2 Bedrooms, 3 Baths Plus a Den \
Family Room, Living Room, Screened Patio, Golf Cart Garage/Storage and 2 Car Garage

Bianca model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Bianca -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Julia Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,753 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,619 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Julia model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Julia -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Crown Collection Homes in Valencia Cay at Tradition

Bellagio Grande Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,645 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,693 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 3 Car Garage

Bellagio model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Bellagio -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Carlyle Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

3,108 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 4,163 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths
Great Room, Club Room, Screened Patio, and 3 Car Garage

Carlyle model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Carlyle -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Charlston Grande Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

3,312 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 4,198 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 4 Baths
Club Room, Screened Patio, and 3 Car Garage

Charleston Grande model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Charleston Grande -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

Julia Model – Valencia Cay at Tradition:

2,753 Sq. Ft. Under A/C and 3,619 Sq. Ft. in Total Area
3 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths Plus a Den or Optional 4th Bedroom
Great Room, Screened Patio and 2 Car Garage

Julia model - Valencia Cay at Riverland
Julia -floorplan Valencia Cay Port St Lucie

More Information Valencia Cay at Riverland, Tradition FL

For more information regarding the homes for sale in Valencia Cay at Riverland and other new homes in Tradition, FL, or if you are planning to sell your home, please contact St Lucie West and Tradition real estate experts at:

Email: info@portstlucie.city

Phone: (772) 323-6730

Amenities Valencia Cay at Riverland a 55 Plus Community in Tradition, FL

Clubhouse at Valencia Cay at Riverland Tradition, FL

Clubhouse in Valencia Cay at Riverland

Clubhouse Valencia Cay at Riverland – Tradition, Florida

The amazing combination of the amenities in Valencia Cay at Riverland offers a resort lifestyle throughout the year. The residents could elect to spend their leisurely time in the 34,000 square feet Valencia Cay Clubhouse, the expensive resort-style swimming pool or to take a stroll in over the Paseo Greenway Walking Trail, part of the 4,000 acres of the Riverland Master-planned Community with 14 acres dedicated to the clubhouse and recreational tracts. Followings are the highlights of the amenities in the Valencia Cay at Riverland, Tradition Florida:

Sports and Racquet Club Facilities
34,000 Sq Ft Valencia Cay Clubhouse
Resort-Style Swimming Pool and Cabanas
Access to Additional Incredible Amenities in 4,000 Acres Masterplaned Community of Riverland
Extraordinary Modern Fitness Center
Security Entrance Gate
Regional Arts and Culture Center
Town Center, a Place for Shopping and Gathering
Picturesque Paseo Greenway – a Traffic Free Trail Connecting the Residences and Amenities

Amenities Valencia Cay at Riverland
Amenities Valencia Cay at Riverland
Amenities Valencia Cay at Riverland

Amenities Valencia Cay at Riverland
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Buying Homes Port St Lucie

The Port St Lucie real estate showcases many amazing residential areas, each with their own design concept, lifestyle, and amenities. The diversity of homes in Port St Lucie along with more favorable prices have been attracting home buyers with different tastes and wish lists to Port St Lucie and Tradition area.

When searching for that dream home in the Port St Lucie area, the first step to locating the ideal home is to match the neighborhood to your own living preferences. For example, when searching for a self-sufficient development with a genuine small-town feel, you can find the perfect match in the homes in Tradition, Port St Lucie. Tradition is truly an exceptional town, complete with a town center, known as the Tradition Square which is packed with things to do, places to dine and recreational activities to enjoy for all ages. Families can select from homes in a number of gated and non-gated communities each showcasing a unique lifestyle and experience.

Port St. Lucie is a wonderful city to live if you’re searching for an uncomplicated, laid back everyday lifestyle. Buying a home in Port St Lucie area means getting used to a life surrounded with trees, sunny shorelines, peaceful sea breezes, boating, and fishing. There are a number of great golf courses within a few minutes drive. The day continues with taking a walk around the local stores, museums, galleries, and boutiques. Port St Lucie is also a wonderful destination to delve further into sailing and sportfishing, or you can capitalize on miles of wildlife and preserves for bird watching, relaxing strolls or peaceful cycling. What’s even better, this tranquil way of living includes quality amenities along with amazing homes in unbelievable prices in extraordinary developments compared to other coastal towns.

Port St Lucie provides its homeowners with a small-town experience while offering the means to all amenities expected from larger metropolitan areas. Tradition is part of a larger metropolitan area of St Lucie West that features excellent dining establishments, shopping along with other luxury amenities. Additionally, Port St Lucie has maintained a reputation for a safe small-town, with its various parks, beaches, and recreational activities.

Life in Port St Lucie, St Lucie West, and Tradition provides the homeowners and visitors with a wide range of great possibilities. If you happened to be a fan of sports, you possibly know that Port St Lucie is the home of the New York Mets during the spring training. Baseball fans come to Port St Lucie for this annual community get together while experiencing some of Florida’s best-known golf courses. Port St Lucie also features a variety of other growing sports events that attract a diverse number of sports fanatics.

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Port Saint Lucie Ranked as #3 in Best Cities to Retire in Florida

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Port Saint Lucie Ranked as #3 in Best Cities to Retire in Florida According to the US News report dated December 3rd, 2019, Port Saint Lucie is ranked as the 3rd best place to retire in Florida. The following list of the recent awards and accomplishments of Port St...

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Port St Lucie Real Estate Market Report 2020

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St Lucie County Real Estate Report January 2020 The report contains the local real estate activities for the homes sold by Realtors® and homes sold by owners are not a part of this report. The Florida Association of Florida, FAR, shows the continuation of the...

How to Sell Your House

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How to Sell Your Home When it comes to selling your home there are a multitude of issues to be mindful of in order to sell the property at the highest price and shortest time possible. Without a good planning the homeowners risk either leaving money on the table or...

How to Qualify for a Mortgage

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How to Qualify for a Mortgage Qualifying for and obtaining a mortgage is the first hurdle the home buyers may face. The process is handled by mortgage professionals who will issue a pre-approval letter indicating the amount of the mortgage the homebuyers could...

Kings Isle Real Estate Sales Report

by Hamid Hakimi | 55+ Active Adult Properties, Port St Lucie Real Estate

Market Report for Kings Isle Port St Lucie, FL 34986 The market report for the calendar year of 2019 consists of 64 closed sale transactions on record for Kings Isle Port St Lucie, FL 34986. The average is 5.3 sales a month for sold properties in the Kings Isle 55+...

7 Reasons for Buying New Construction Homes

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7 Reasons for Buying New Construction Homes Buying new construction homes offers a number of benefits, which generally are not available when purchasing resale homes. However, when you're in the market to purchase a home, you have to compare the advantages of...

Port St Lucie Real Estate

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Port St Lucie Real EstateThe Port St Lucie real estate showcases many amazing residential areas, each with their own design concept, lifestyle, and amenities. The diversity of homes in Port St Lucie along with more favorable prices have been attracting home buyers...

7 Reasons for Selling Your Florida Home in Winter

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7 Reasons to Sell Your Home in Winter For most retirees or retirees-to-be, downsizing brings the anguish of departing from years of memories in a large home and moving to smaller residences. Like most home sellers the empty-nesters do not think of selling their...

Smart Locks Review

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Buying Smart Locks The popularity of Bluetooth has extended to locks on our front doors, but are they as safe as they sound? With many consumers, especially the Millennials, love for new gadgets the cell phones have become an integral part of our daily routines....

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Buying Home in Port St Lucie

The home buying process requires more than just a licensed real estate professional with access to Multiple Listings Services (MLS) System. You need an agent who fully comprehends a real estate transaction requirements and knows about the buyers’ anxiety that is associated with such transactions. You will need an agent who has already been through it, a person who has similar concerns when they were looking to purchase a property for themselves.

There are many aspects to the home buying process which change from year-to-year and a real estate agent needs to be kept up-to-date on these changes. Some involving federal government regulation, the environmental laws and regulations, home finance loan documents specifications and others may include the legal issues pertaining to the purchase of a property. To comply with all that every home buyer needs to be on top of every aspect of the procedure, or be assisted by a qualified person. As a former real estate appraiser and over a decade of experience with assisting buyers of pre-construction properties as well as the resale of real estate. I will devote my entire attention to see that our buyers have reached all their goals in purchasing a property at the right price.

We are available to help potential buyers interested in buying homes in Port Saint Lucie, St Lucie West, St Lucie, Stuart, Hutchinson Is, Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, and Fort Pierce real estate marketplaces. Call (772) 323-6730 or email info@portstlucie.city, for our free service in providing you, without any obligation, a detailed list of properties that match your requirements.

MLS Search Assistance

The Search of Multiple Listing Services, MLS is now at your fingertips and few clicks away. Now you can search for all properties that match your requirements at your leisure. Just send us a list of the desired properties and we will arrange for a tour of all of them at a date and time convenient to you. We will also help our buyers to understand the many fields of information that are found in an MLS, Multiple Listing Service search. We will work with you from the first search till the purchase of your dream home is completed.

Automated Search Reports

As soon as I know your requirements for the property selection, I’m able to create a customized search-alert emails to help keep you up-to-date of latest listings and price reductions for properties within the standards that you have set. This service will constantly keep you abreast of the Port St Lucie real estate market and the properties that are compatible with your criteria. Upon finding the qualified properties we will arrange for a tour of all of them at any time and date that is convenient for you.

Financing Assistance

After the crash of real estate market due to toxic mortgages, the procedure for obtaining a home loan has been tightened considerably. In the current market, you will need a proven professional to facilitate a homeowner’s loan. That said, we have just the right sources in the Port Saint Lucie, St Lucie West, St Lucie, Stuart, Hutchinson Is, Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, and Fort Pierce real estate markets to expedite your loan in a timely manner and with best rates and lowest costs possible.

Price Negotiations

The strategy to negotiate the best possible price is an art that is utilized only by experienced and educated real estate professionals. As a previously licensed real estate appraiser and a Graduate of REALTOR® Institute, GRI, I will create the best marketing strategy that is tailored to sell your home at the best price possible. Pricing your home correctly is instrumental in both price negotiation and also satisfying the requirements of financial institutions for granting a homeowners loan for potential buyers. There are limited real estate professional who can possess both the experience of a real estate appraiser and a REALTOR® with over a decade of successful real estate transactions.

Inspections & Repair Negotiations

Negotiating a sales contract is not only limited to reaching an ideal purchase price. This is very true for older homes and any property which require repairs and maintenance. We will assist you in hiring the best home inspectors in the industry to pinpoint any issues that might exist in the home prior to the closing date. The inspection could clear the home from any repair issues or might prove the presence of problems with structure, plumbing, electrical or HVAC. Upon discovering issues, we will enter into another round of negotiating with the sellers. We will try to either have them make all necessary repairs or obtain credit that our buyers could fix the issues.

Contract to Closing

There are various organizations and individuals associated with each real estate transaction from contract to closing. Including the legal representatives, surveying company, appraisal company, title company, mortgage broker, financial institution, mortgage underwriter, both real estate agents, and perhaps other people. Everyone has their own unique responsibilities and prerequisites, and each is focusing on carrying out an excellent work for you. Nevertheless, their target is narrow, aimed at their own particular task in the transaction. As the home buyers’ broker, my duties entail organizing the activities of every one of these firms and individuals in order to create a smooth closing to the buyers.

If you are looking to purchasing a home in Port Saint Lucie, St Lucie West, St Lucie, Stuart, Hutchinson Is, Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, and Fort Pierce real estate markets please call me at (772) 323-6730, or email me at info@portstlucie.city to get started in working for you.

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Buyer Services

by Hamid Hakimi | Buyers Information

The services of real estate agents in finding properties are similar when it comes to working with buyers. However, I receive high marks and recommendations from my past home buyers because as a former licensed property appraiser I take buyers related real estate services to the next level. Take a tour through the checklist for buying homes in Port St Lucie and you’ll see why I’m the best Realtor in the Port Saint Lucie real estate markets for buyers. Start anywhere in the links below that interests you and take this looped tour of our buyer services.

Locating the Right Property for You
Check out how I combine normal MLS search assistance with automated email alerts to find the perfect home for you.

Price Negotiations
You’re not left to fend for yourself when you make that first offer to purchase. Before that, I have provided you data and guidance to make sure that you’re on the right track to a good deal.

Inspections and Repairs
More negotiations usually crop up after you’ve agreed on a price, and they’re normally the result of inspections and necessary repairs. I am experienced and ready to help.

Getting the Best Port St Lucie Financing

It’s difficult to qualify for the best mortgage financing and jump through lenders’ hoops, so I help you to find the best mortgages for your needs.

Title Insurance

When purchasing a home you will enter a non-familiar territory that comes with many new terms and charges. In the past many of my buyers have had questions about Title Insurance and how does it work. Title Insurance provides you with the assurance that your title, which represents your ownership will not jeopardize due to past liens, taxes, municipality assessments, special taxes, and levies. For further details please refer to this comprehensive pamphlet that is produced by the American Land Title Association: How Title Insurance Works.

Contract to Closing

The great number of delivery deadlines, documents, and tasks involved in a real estate closing will all be coordinated by my closing staff and myself.

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Finding the Right Property

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Finding the Right Property

Buying the Right Home

Buying Homes in Port St Lucie

Although our website offers a comprehensive Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Search service but that is not the only service we provide. To locate the perfect home for sale in Port St Lucie and Treasure Coast that MLS to match all the buyer’s needs requires more work than just expecting them to search and find a home they like. It is our responsibility to introduce other options available for our buyers. This could be a similar or even better area that offers similar or superior homes i Port ST Lucie for the same price.

Upon getting to know your preferences we will create a customized email program that will focus on all the neighborhoods and developments that are perfectly matched your criteria. We will also send you emails alerts regarding new listings as soon as they enter the market and also alerts on prices changes for the listings that you have already received. We also explore all other opportunities offered by the new construction homes and pre-construction homes. If there is no set timeframe to purchase a home the pre-construction homes could offer substantial savings to buyers. This is while the new construction homes are move in ready and offer builder’s warranty eliminating the possible repairs which older homes may require.

We follow up with all aspects necessary to successfully buy homes in Port St Lucie regardless of holidays or weekends, as we are on duty every day till we hand you the keys to a new home that you fell in love with. our goal is to create a smooth transaction from the first day of search to the closing for all our buyers. Call us at (772) 323-6730 or email at info@portstlucie.city to get started the path to the purchase of your new home.

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Negotiating Price When Buying and Selling Properties

Selling My Home With today’s internet and global data access, most of our home buyers and sellers have a great knowledge about the Port St Lucie real estate market. However, depending on the accuracy of the data, this could be a double edge sword and it is up to the real estate agents to use their knowledge and experience to assist the home sellers and buyers to use updated information and logic. The cardinal rule for negotiating price when buying and selling properties is that everything in real estate is negotiable! Please note that we did not say only the price is negotiable but everything is negotiable. This covers the price as well as many terms and situations affecting the contract process during and after the price negotiation. The following examples will shed more light to what one may encounter during the contract to closing process:

Price Negotiations- The first step initiated when an offer is submitted, which may trigger back and forth counter offers.
Post Executed Contract Renegotiation- Sometimes it become necessary to renegotiate the price or repair costs due to unforeseen issues coming to surface after Inspection or Appraisal Report
Terms Negotiations- Terms deal with other subjects in the contract than the price. Terms could include:
- Closing Date
- Down Payment Amount
- Pre-Closing Occupancy by Buyer
- Post-Closing Occupancy by Seller
- Seller Financing
- Seller Contribution to Repairs or Closing Costs
- Other Contingencies

To negotiate is an art necessary for a successful transaction. Sellers at times have an emotional attachment to their homes of many years and may resist any changes to the initial contract and buyers always want to negotiate the price and terms down to the last pennies possible. Buyers and sellers are primarily looking to preserve their own interests and at times need a third party to resolve the issues amicably and who would be a better third party than the Realtors®. The more experience the Realtor® possesses the easier the process will be. A Realtor® with expertise in negotiation realizes that his buyer or seller cannot be always right and it is his duty to advise his client with honest even though his point of view is different.

The easiest way to prove a point is with numbers. Realtors® should compile data from active listings, pending listing as well as the closed transactions to show the new price is around the ballpark and there is no financial damage to their clients. The market trend is another efficient tool to convince the sellers or buyers to accept the changes in the price. For example, when the prices are on a steady rise of 3% a month it is easy to convince the buyers that they will recuperate the small amount in dispute by the closing time or couple months after. This method is also applicable to sellers.

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Port St Lucie Real Estate Market Report

Port St Lucie Real Estate Market Report June 2015

Home Prices in Port St Lucie

Median prices for homes sold in Port St Lucie Real Estate Market saw an increase of $30,000 in one year alone. Waiting to purchase a home in Port St Lucie area means losing $1000’s and the reports prove that. The Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) has compiled a report on St Lucie County and Port St Lucie real estate market for the first quarter of 2016 in comparison to the same period in 2015. The report is a clear indication of a market with ever-rising prices. The Median Sale Price for Quarter-1 of 2016 is indicated to be at $195,000 a sharp increase of $30,000 from the $165,000 average price of the same quarter in 2015.

The latest report is the local market update for the month of May 2016 compared to the same month in 2015. This report shows a 15.6% increase for the month of May, with a $24,000 increase in Median Sale Price. The Median Sale Price for May of 2016 was $178,000 up from the $154,000 in 2015.

Although the trend is a clear indication of a seller’s market the low-interest rates have created a unique buyer’s market as well. This combination of events is fueling the price increase and the way we see it, this will continue at least until the beginning of the next year. According to the reports, the Federal Reserve will not touch the current interest rates at least until 2017 and even then it is not clear if there will be an increase. Any changes in the interest rate in 2017 will be the direct result of the drop in the unemployment rate at that time as well as other economic

Port St Lucie Home Sales 1st Quarter 2015

Port St Lucie Home Sales 2016 The Port St Lucie home sales market report compiled by the Florida Association of Realtors shows a $30,000 increase in Median Sales Price in Q-1 of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.

The Median sales price for homes sold in Port St Lucie in 2015 was $165,000 while in 2016 the median is registered at $195,000. Other noteworthy figures in this report were both the Median Time to Contract and Median Time to Sale. The 47 days for Median Time to Contract of sold homes in Port St Lucie indicates a healthy real estate market with homes going under contract well below the 60 days threshold. The Median Time to Sale, on the other hand, portrays a bigger picture.

The 47 days for Median Time to Contract of sold homes in Port St Lucie indicates a healthy real estate market with homes going under contract well below the 60 days threshold. The Median Time to Sell, on the other hand, portrays a bigger picture. The significance of this numbers remains in the anticipated effects of closing time after the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act, or as otherwise known Dodd-Frank Act, in October of 2015. The well-publicized changes had a noticeable effect on the mortgage industry, which created the discussion of prolonged closing periods.

The Q1 Median Time to Sell in 2016 proved otherwise by dropping to 95 days from 96 days in the same quarter the previous year or -1%. the first 47 days from the 95 days were allocated to marketing and only the last 48 days was contributed to the closing process. This is while the cash sales, which reduces the necessary time for closing was down -27% from the first quarter of 2015.

The $30,000, or +18.2% increase in Median Sale Price of homes sold in Port St Lucie in the first quarter of 2016 is another wake-up call for the buyers who are still waiting to purchase a home in Port St Lucie since last year. This is while the buyers who did purchase a home have created equity of $35,940 with a Median Price of $195,000. This trend is here to stay for a while.

In conclusion, the upward trend is here to stay for a while and if remains in the same pace it would reward over $70,000 to the lucky home buyers in Port St Lucie who purchased during the first quarter of 2015 or over $35,000 to the buyers who purchased their homes in the first quarter of 2016. With interest still at historically low rates and great for sale home prices in Port St Lucie, this prediction seems to be on the target.

Please contact us for more information and detailed reports on quarterly sales for a single family home, townhomes and villas in St Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties.

St Lucie County Real Estate Report Q3, 2015

The report on local real estate activities by Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches (RAPB) shows the continuation of the established trend of rising prices. The most notable changes for single-family homes in the St Lucie County real estate are:

Median Price- Rose to $167,000 in the 3rd quarter of 2015 from $137,000 in the same period in 2014, a whopping 16.8% increase in one year.
Average Days on Market- Drop to only 26 days in comparison to 49 days in the 3rd quarter of last year. This is a clear indication of low inventory and high demand, which in turn fuels the rising prices.
Inventory- Considering the shortage of inventory of homes for sale in 2014, the drop of 14.7% in inventory represents an even bigger problem. With home builders struggling to add to the inventory and continuous shortage of inventory the higher prices are inevitable. The problem for surrounding counties is more severe as some like Palm Beach County has reached the boiling point of maxed out prices much earlier in 2014.

Overall the Port St Lucie real estate report for 2015 indicates a stronger seller’s market which combined with anxious buyers has resulted in listings ending up in the multiple offer situation. This is a reminder of how the market went crazy in the last decade real estate boom. Multiple offers, price war, anxious buyers trying to buy before prices increase even higher while sellers holding back in the hope of cashing out even more in tomorrow’s market. Unless the new home construction catches up with the shortage of inventory, the rise in interest rate seems to be the only unfortunate remedy for slowing down the train before the wreckage arrives as it did only a few years back.