Any Ornithology Enthusiasts Among Us?
Ahh... the fine art of bird watching taken to the next level. Doesn't the term 'ornithology' just get your blood pumping with excitement and anticipation?
No? Why I can't imagine... LOL
So what's a real estate agent doing discussing birds for anyway? Well, it comes from a jesting comment our fine govenor made recently regarding the Florida State Bird. I wonder how many people even know what our state bird is today, anyway. Is it taught in school anymore?
Well, many people may think it is the 'snowbird'... that clever creature that migrates down from Canada (or a northern state) each winter to nest in a mobile home community. Nope... that's not it.
Others may think that surely it must be the pelican or the flamingo. Wrong again.
Actually, it is the same bird that many other states claim as their state bird - the Mockingbird. But that's not really the point of my musings.
Recently, Govenenor Crist made this observation regarding the overbuilding of high-rise condos in Miami: "Have you been to Miami lately? It's like we have a new state bird: the building crane.''
And I thought we had an over abundance of high-rise condos being built in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. But with less than a dozen on the actual and figurative horizons, we don't even come close to the 37 new high-rise condos and 20,000 new units are being built in Miami's downtown. And they saw sales fall almost 50 percent in May, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.
I simply want to point out to buyers and sellers of real estate in Jacksonville, Florida that ALL real estate is LOCAL. When you hear or read stories about the horrible plight of the real estate market, in general, those stats are not necessarily reflective of our local market. In fact, although we are continuing to see a market with more sellers than buyers, our market is continuing to perform quite well when compared to most other Florida cities.
Jacksonville continues to be one of the greatest cities in which to work, live and play! We're glad that we are a part of this thriving community!