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It seems like Port Orange appraisers, Port Orange investors, Port Orange sellers, Port Orange loan officers, and Port Orange Realtors are all on different pages when it comes to determining a home’s value. Here are a few challenges in this area: 1. Port Orange sellers think that their home is worth $200,000 more than the model match [...]

Port Orange Homeowners know that spring cleaning is upon us once again. Here is a fantastic article with spring cleaning information form a local home inspection company. Don’t forget to get a home inspection when buying Port Orange Real Estate!! Everyone knows spring cleaning sounds like a great idea. You say you’ll do it, then a few [...]

Port Orange Homeowners know that spring cleaning is upon us once again. Here is a fantastic article with spring cleaning information form a local home inspection company. Don’t forget to get a home inspection when buying Port Orange Real Estate!! Everyone knows spring cleaning sounds like a great idea. You say you’ll do it, then a few [...]

Important Tax information shared by Sue Rogers, Manager and Licensed Title AGent of True Title, Inc., 1265 W. Granada Blvd., Ste 1, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. On December 20th, Bush signed into law a measure that will change the tax effects for a homeowner in foreclosure. These are critical changes that may change your [...]

Important Tax information shared by Sue Rogers, Manager and Licensed Title AGent of True Title, Inc., 1265 W. Granada Blvd., Ste 1, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. On December 20th, Bush signed into law a measure that will change the tax effects for a homeowner in foreclosure. These are critical changes that may change your [...]

Port Orange Bicycle Safety “ Keep our children safe! Did you know that their are fines for children 14 and under for failure to wear a bike helmet in Port Orange FL? The fine is $48.50 for children 14 and under and $76.50 for 16 to 14! It is not required for individuals over 16 but it [...]

Port Orange Bicycle Safety – Keep our children safe! Did you know that their are fines for children 14 and under for failure to wear a bike helmet in Port Orange FL? The fine is $48.50 for children 14 and under and $76.50 for 16 to 14! It is not required for individuals over 16 but it is [...]

Each year in October, the city of Port Orange, which lies just south of Daytona Beach, has a huge event called Port Orange Family Days. Well, this year the city of Port Orange is also having "Port Orange Family Days: Kidz Days" this Thursday through Sunday, March 20-23. There will be a carnival every day, and there is a free booth where kids can create their own Easter hat to wear in their very own Easter Parade!As usual, the event will be held at the Port Orange City Center, but it will compliment the events being held by First Baptist Church (an Easter egg hunt!) on March 22, and the sunrise service at 7:30 a.m. by Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church on March 23 (also at the City Center).On Friday night at 8:00 p.m., don't miss the Movie Under the Stars, at the Port Orange Amp

It seems like everything’s a little nicer in small towns like Port Orange. Even Rural Home Loans are friendlier. Countrywide® Home Loans offers generous terms that give you more ways to get eligible homebuyers into new homes. Rural home loans are optimal for first-time buyers in approved Rural Housing Service areas. Here’s why: Bookmark to: Hide Sites

It seems like everythings a little nicer in small towns like Port Orange. Even Rural Home Loans are friendlier. Countrywide® Home Loans offers generous terms that give you more ways to get eligible homebuyers into new homes. Rural home loans are optimal for first-time buyers in approved Rural Housing Service areas. Heres why:

Just a reminder that Daylight Savings Time is upon us again! The second Sunday in March (March 9, 2008) at 2:00AM officially starts Daylight Savings Time. What does this mean to Port Orange residents? Port Orange students will be waiting for Volusia County school buses under darker conditions in the AM. Keep alert while driving near Port [...]

Now is the time to buy and this is the best bargain in the Cypress Head Golf Community! View Larger Map Don’t miss out on the best deal in Cypress Head Golf Community! Here is a link to show you all homes available in the Cypress Head neighborhood!It doesn’t get any better than this. We just [...]

Considering Port Orange Corporate Relocation? Corporate relocation is sometimes a difficult endeavor for many people. FAMILIES get nervous about when they start having to think about leaving their familiar environment to a totally new place to live. Corporate relocation to Port Orange doesn’t have to be a bad thing at all. We can help make the move [...]

Volusia County Homestead Exemption Reminder!! Just a quick reminder that today, March 3, 2008, is the deadline to file homestead exemption in order for you to receive a $25000 tax exemption! Don’t forget to file for portability too if you moved in 2007!! Read a similar article on Homestead Exemption: Homestead Deadline Approaching in Volusia County   Tags: Volusia+COunty, HOmestead+exemption Share This

Congratulations Port Orange FL and City Manager Kenneth Parker!!We are proud to announce the City of Port Orange was recognized by the FLorida League of Cities fortwo awards. In addition, Kenneth Parker was named the City Manager of the Year! Share This

This is one of the most amazing videos I have seen in support of our troops! It has been watched more than 21,000,000 times!  Lizzie Palmer, a young sophomore from Ohio, showed her support for our troops with this amazing video! She is an awesome young lady who plans on joining the U.S Army after she graduates! Thank you Lizzzie Palmer! I came across this website that provides an opportunity to send a special “thanks” to all of the military personnel around the world. Soldiers and military personnel  can view this site to read your inspiring messages of encouragement, gratitude, hope and inspiration. Team Gagliardi stands behind our troops and wishes them a Happy Holiday! Leave a comment below in support of our troops!  SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Tags: Lizzie+Palmer, Team+Gagliardi, Support+Our+Troops Share This

Janis Gagliardi Has Been Meme’d! Being Meme’d is like being tagged as in the game “tag” and then writing 5 things about yourself and sharing it with everyone. Sarah Bandy, a fellow blogger and Realtor Tagged Me. http://tylertalkalot.com/2007/12/05/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-sarah-bandy/ Here is my MEME and five facts you may not know about me:1. Today is my birthday! I was born in Kew Gardens, New York in 1955! Oops guess I gave away my age. My parents retired in 1973 and moved our family from New York to Daytona Beach FL. Been here ever since! 2. I am a retired registered  nurse of 20 years. Worked both in a hospital setting and home health care. Started my career in real estate after retiring from nursing. 3. I ‘ve been married for 30 years to my husband Marty. We have 2 children, Michelle and Mike, and 1 adorable granddaughter, Lauren who is 3 years old! 4. I love cruise vacations on the Royal Carribean

Residential fires take their toll every year in lost lives and destroyed property. Many conditions that cause fires can be avoided or prevented by homeowners. A Port Orange friend of ours lost all her furniture and her childrens toys and clothing this past week in a Port Orange residential fire. It is reality and can happen to anyone! Here is a list of simple precautions that will help prevent fire in your Port Orange FL home especially during the holidays. These tips were provided by Ray & Wendy Evans Home Inspectors with Pillar to Post . (more…) Share This

Buyers are in the driver’s seat in a buyers market and sellers are up against low ball offers in a buyer’s market. The buyer wants the house because it’s a perfect fit and the seller  is anxious to sell in a slow market!  The list-to-sale ratio is calculated by taking the sales price and dividing by the list price then multiplying by 100. For example if a Port Orange home is listed for $250,000 and the house sold for $200,000 then: 200000/250000 x 100 = 80% In this case we see that the home sold for 80% of the list price. If you calculate the average list to sale ratio for a neighborhood it will give you the average for the comparable sales price of neighboring properties. So, with this in mind when you have a low ball offer of $175,000 on a $250,000 home, your buyer’s offer is 30% below the list price. You can show your buyer that this offer is 10% below the average price that sellers are accepting in that neig

Port Orange Real Estate Team sponsors local basketball team, Port Orange Juice, at the YMCA. After the game they interview two players on the game. Port Orange Florida is their home and community and they do their part to make it a great place to live. Want more info on Port Orange Real Estate or Port Orange Community news visit http://www.portorangejuice.com   Above (left to right) Mike Gagliardi and Ryan Merthe! Tags: Port+Orange+YMCA, Port+Orange+Real+Estate, local+basketball Share This

ICI Homes Brings Great Deals And Green Efforts To Port Orange FL Homes! Waters Edge is a family friendly community built by ICI Homes and located off Williamson Rd. in Port Orange FL. Waters Edge homes offer many styles and floor plans of 3–6 bedroom homes priced from $199,000 to $600,000! Both resale and new construction homes are available. ICI has recently embraced a new energy standard for their homes called “Efactorsm” – tecnology that produces an environmentally friendly home of the future! Some of these energy efficient feautures you’ll in Port Orange Efactor ICI home include foam insulated roof and walls, 14 Seer AC, low E2 windows and doors, and variable 2 speed air handler in AC space! The Efactor benefits include: Homes require less cleaning Lower energy bills Quieter interiors Higher Indoor air quality If you are looking for an affordable Port Orange Home with the latest in energy efficient elements and environmentally friendly homes, call Team Gaglia

Wallet - Friendly Luxury Homes | Rolling Hills Estates Port Orange FL If you’re looking for affordable luxury homes come to prestigious Rolling Hills Estates located in Port Orange FL! Here you will find sprawling custom built Paytas built homes on acre lots. Homes boast 3000 SF to 6000 SF of indoor and outdoor living space! Homes with in ground salt water heated pools surrounded by gas tiki lamps, attached covered lanais with summer kitchens, and cabanas for entertaining pool side all lend to a “Luxury Port Orange Florida Lifestyle.” There are several  3 to 6 bedroom homes built between 2003 and 2006  currently for sale in Rolling Hills Estates Port Orange FL many with 3+ over sized car garages! Prices range from $824,000 to $1,400.000. Now is the time for buyers to take advantage of the affordable prices for Port Orange custom homes. Buyers can take advantage of the custom benefits that originated from the  imagina

Thanksgiving is finally here and I’ve made the cranberries and stuffing to take to my sister Donna’s house. Got the TV on and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade which makes me wish I was in NYC for the holidays! I promised myself I would spend this day with my family and take the day off from blogging and real estate. For many of us, this is the one time of the year when we take time to notice the blessings in our lives. So here I am to make this one post today and reflect on what I am thankful for and in no particular order: I am thankful for my health I am thankful for a very loving and considerate husband and family, extended family and friends I am thankful that I live in freedom in the USA I am thankful for the men and women who protect our country I am thankful for the medicine that keeps my mother’s condition in check and for the Flordiez family who take care of her I am grateful for the work I do and all our clients I am thankf

This week the Florida League of Cities named Ken Parker as City Manager of the Year and Port Orange as a City of Excellence in Florida! Criteria for this award includes efficiency of the government, city leadership, intergovernmental cooperation, and other professional programs and services! Another reason to call Port Orange, FL home!     Tags: Florida+League+of+Cities, Port+Orange+FL, City+of+Excellance Share This

This is Lauren, our granddaughter! She is 3 years old and of course the sweetest little girl we know! Yesterday, her Poppy and I, attended a Thanksgiving school luncheon and celebration at St. Paul’s Episcopal School! Lauren and her classmates dressed up like Indians and Pilgrims to celebrate Thanksgiving. The food was delicious and the kids were great! Tags: St.+Paul’s+Episcopal+School, Thanksgiving Share This

The Dunlawton Bridge or Port Orange Bridge is actually known as the William V. Chappell Jr. Memorial Bridge.  There were 2 bridges before the more modern bridge we see today. According to a book called “Port Orange” written by Harold Cardwell and Priscilla Cardwell, the first bridge was built in 1906 was made of sable palm pilings and pine timbers. After that a second wooden toll bridge was built in 1951.       (more…) Share This

This is the YMCA League basketball team that Port Orange Juice is sponsoring this year. Our son, Mike Gagliardi, Realtor, second from left, approached my husband and I, and thought it would be a great way to give back to the community and at the same time advertise our Real Estate Blog –  Port Orange Juice! From left to right: Ryan Merthe, Mike Gagliardi, Jimmy, Pete, Frank, and Mike. Good Luck Port Orange Juice Team!   Tags: Port+Orange+Juice, YMCA+basketball, team, real+estate+blog Share This

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. which changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November.So set your clocks back one hour on Sunday ,November 4th , at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time. Keep you family safe and use this time as a reminder to change the batteriesin smole alarms and carbon monoxide detectors!     Tags: daylight+saving+time, port+orange+homeowners, George+Bush Share This

New Citizen Alert from the Port Orange Police Dept: The Port Orange Police Department would like to inform our citizens about an individual posing as a legitimate real estate lady and going into residences and stealing property as she views the residence. The criminal is going to residences with real estate signs in the yard and says she is a real estate agent.  She then gives a business card belonging to a true real estate agent. She says she wants to walk through the residence because she wants to know about the house so she can show it later. When she gets the owner distracted, she then steals money, prescriptions, or other items from the residence. This individual is described as a white female, in her early 50s with shoulder length dirty blonde hair, glasses and heavy set. She was described as driving an older model small white vehicle that had front end damage and covered with rust.  Anyone with information about this individual should contact Detective Sgt. Wayne Do

Have you spent a pretty penny on an RV or motor home? Now you need a place to to park your motor home or RV. Some of you park your RV in a storage facility due to subdivision restrictions, city ordinances or space constraints. Maybe you are lucky enough to be able to keep your RV on your driveway or property. Some homeowners even go so far as to build a home that has a huge custom built garage for an RV or motor home of their dreams. The need for homes with RV garages is growing with the love for motor home enthusiasts in the Port Orange area. There are a number of RV homes currently on the market in Port Orange and Daytona Beach neighborhoods with RV garages. Homes are available with RV parking space or RV garages in the following Port Orange subdivisions: Cypress Head Spruce Creek Riverwood Plantation Whispering Creek Quiet Place In The Country Tomoka Farms Sweetwater Estates RV homes are out there, but it takes some searching if you don’t have a Port Orange

The single family home has taken on new meaning. The need for in law suites is growing with the changing family in the Port Orange area. Last year, this was the perfect situation for our family when my elderly mother needed to sell her home and come live with us for health reasons. We provided her with 2 rooms and an adjoining bathroom to provide her with some privacy. There are a number of homes currently on the market in many Port Orange neighborhoods and the Daytona Beach area with in-law suites.These homes are out there, but it takes some searching if you don’t have a Realtor to customize a search for you. There are not many search engines out there to find homes that will tailor your search for homes with in law suites or guest quarters.  In law suites are becoming commonplace in newly constructed Port Orange homes as well as resales. These in-law suites, nanny suites, in law apts., or guest quarters can be anything from a second master suite with a

What does the new Florida roof law mean to Port Orange homeowners? Roofing just got a little more expensive for Florida homeowners. Effective Oct.1st, a new state law requires certain repairs when installing a new roof and applies to owners of single-family homes built before 2002. The law does not affect commercial properties, condominiums, apartment buildings or construction after 2002, when new hurricane codes went into effect in most of the state. Click on corner of picture to enlarge. This is not building code change it is law!!! The law is part of a larger bill signed by Gov. Charlie Crist in June meant to create “My Safe Florida Home Hurricane Mitigation Law.” This new roof law is intended  to strengthen existing homes against hurricanes and could cost homeowners up to 20% more to replace a roof in Central Florida and up to 50% more for coastal homes. The repairs  include:•  Ensuring that the plywood is securely fastened to the gables b

The Port Orange Church of The Nazarene presents their 1st Annual Pumpkin Patch! Come and enjoy picking your pumpkins in a festive pumpkin patch Oct 10th through the 31st 11AM – 7PM!! There are plenty of opportunities for you and your family to take photos of they kids while they soak up the fall fair! Hay rides will be offered Fridays and Saturdays 5:30 to 7:30 weather permitting! Feel free to leave a comment after your visit to the Fall fair. Also, please let us know of other topics you would like us to write about!     Tags: Port+Orange+Church+of+the+Nazarene, Pumpkin+Patch, hayride Share This

Act now and protect your family from the flu! The flu shot year is about to begin and our Port Orange Dept. of Fire and Rescue will be offering Flu and Pneumonia shots to the public for the 2007 season. The cost of shots are $25.00 for flu shots and $40.00 for Pneumonia shots. They accept cash, check and Medicare ( Part B, Non HMO) Flu and Pneumonia Shots will be available at the Port Orange Fire Station #73 which is located at 1090 City Center Blvd. Port Orange on the following dates: October 1–5 from 9AM – 4PM October 8-12 from 9AM – 4PM October 15-19 from 9AM – 4PM October 22–26 from 9AM – 4PM October 29– Nov.2 from 9AM – 4PM November 5–9 from 9AM – 4PM November 12–16 from 9AM – 4PM November 19–21 from 9AM – 4PM Here’s a great article about Immunization Against Influenza. Sites and times are subject to cancellation due to serum availability. Please feel free to leave a comment. Als

The Port Orange Police Department is advising the Port Orange community about a couple targeting homes with “For Sale” signs in their yard. If you have any questions about this or other alerts, please contact Crime Prevention Officer Dave Miller at 506-5822 or by e-mail at dmiller@port-orange.org Read details of the story here. For all your Port Orange Real Estate needs Team Gagliardi! Marty and Janis Gagliardi 386–316–5968  Tags: Port+Orange+Police, Homes+for+Sale Share This

Looking for the cheapest gas prices in town? Here is what I found! Unleaded $2.789 Diesel  $3.069CITGO Global Market #27102750 S. Nova Rd.  Daytona Beach, FL 32119 Information above from WESH.com These prices are provided by OPIS. OPIS is the only comprehensive source of U.S. wholesale and retail petroleum prices. Tags: gas+prices, Port+Orange, Daytona+Beach Share This

4 Ever Fitness in Port Orange FL is offering a hot new 45 minute cardio class that consists of a variety of exercises! Don’t worry… it’s not all running on a treadmill. Personal trainers, Rachael Lund and Will Timmer will take you through the routine that covers cardio, upper body, lower body, and ooooh, the dreaded abs!!! Classes will be offered on Wednesday nights at 7PM and two classes on Saturday at 12PM and 1PM. Classes cost $150 for 10 sessions. Tennis shoes and towel are required to participate. There will be only 4 spots available per session, so look to sign up at the front desk next time you are at 4 Ever Fitness!! 4 Ever Fitness is located at 4639 Clyde Morris Blvd. Suite 104 PO FL Tags: 4+Ever+Fitness, Port+Orange+FL Share This

It’s time again for the largest Port Orange block party that brings family fun to the City Center. There will be plenty of fun for all ages for four days starting Oct.4th! Famiily Days offers a great variety of fun and entertainment for all in Port Orange! Visit Family Days website at www.familydays.com to find out when your particular event or performance is scheduled! Featured performers include Port Orange’s very own artist and Nashville artist, Greg Pope! In addition there will be local blues legend, Mark Hodgson and the Spruce Creek High Jazz Band! Bring the family for games and activities and have a great time on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will be a big day with the parade around the City Center Circle starting at 10AM!! Team Gagliardi hopes to see you at Port Orange Family Days! Tags: Port+Orange+Family+Days Share This

PortOrangeJuice.com has been listed on Posh’d for October by Shaun Mclane of Orlando Florida. We are spreading the word, and hope our fellow friends and website visitors vote for us. If we receive the highest rating for the month, we will be the featured site for next month. Click here to see our site and many more. For those of you not familiar with Posh’d, it is a website that supports those of us who are trying to break the mold and make real estate sites on the web a better experience for everyone. We are very proud of our accomplishments and would like to thank our website designer, The Real Estate Tomato, for their devotion and believing in us! Sincerely, Marty, Janis and Mike Gagliardi your Port Orange Real Estate Team!! Tags: Posh’d, Port+Orange+Real+Estate Share This

What are you waiting for? This is a buyers market and with 150 homes for sale in Port Orange, there are a lot of motivated sellers in the following Port Orange neighborhoods: Baywood Beacon Woods Brandy Hills Cambridge Estates Commonwealth Countryside Coventry Forest Deep Forest Foxboro Groves Hamlet Harbor Oaks Harbor Point Harbour Town Hidden Lake Kingswood Leisure Villas Little Town Potato Patch Raintree Riverwood Plantation Sleepy Hollow Southport Southwinds Sugar Forest Sugarmill Summertrees Sweetwater Hills Taylor Woods The Settings Viking Lower prime rate + low home prices  equals  A great time to buy a home! Search here for Port Orange Homes for sale and don’t hesitate to call Team Gagliardi, the team that knows Port Orange! 386.316.5968 Tags: Port+Orange, Port+Orange+homes+for+sale, Team+Gagliardi Share This

Huge Savings that you can’t imagine are waiting for you at DR Horton’s Coquina Cove. DR Horton is drastically slashing prices on several single family home and villa models with 30 days to close! This is the end of their fiscal year!! I just received a call from their sales office and they asked that I contact all my prospects now!! To top that off, if you go through Countrywide and a few other of their preferred lenders, there is an additional benefit… They pay closing costs!!! Tell your friends and family to call me immediately if they are in the market for a new home and can close in 30 days!!! Redwood $202,000 5 bedroom/2.5 bath 2347 SF Living 2 car garage 2 story Master Bedroom down corian kitchen countertops cherry cabinets tile floors Cielo $235,000 5 bedroom 2764 SF Living was $335,000! upgraded cabinets,tile and appliances Villas $158,000 upgraded cabinets upgraded appliances upgraded tile CALL MARTY AND JANIS at 386.316.5868!! WE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE DEALS AT COQ

Rollings Hills is an upscale Port Orange FL neighborhood with plenty of space to roam with city amenities nearby. Rolling Hills is a luxury subdivision of Paytas built Port Orange homes that sell at an average price of $800K and an average of 4000 square feet of living space and up. Lots are one acre or more, a scarcity in the city of Port Orange, FL. In Rolling Hills, buyers get deep front yard setbacks, wide sidewalks, and long driveways! Ponds and wildlife accent the common areas of pine, oak and flowering trees. Many of the Rolling Hills residents enjoy outdoor living with features such as screened lanais and pools, detached cabanas and gyms, and in law suites with attached garages. The sprawling lots lend to many owners who have built RV garages.   Ultra-luxurious, sprawling, custom-built Port Orange Fl homes featuring expert craftsmanship and the finest in upgrades and design are waiting for you at Rolling Hills. If you are looking

Team Gagliardi SOLD another 3 bedroom 3 bath Port Orange FL pool home! 6068 Sabal Crossing Ct. closed on Sept. 7, 2007 . This Sabal Creek luxury home sold for $365K!!! Sabal Creek Estates is a beautiful gated community located in Port Orange on Williamson Blvd. You’ll love the many custom built Johnson homes available with safe rooms and Above Code technology! In this much sought after community there are 3 to 5 bedroom homes with lush landscaped yards, premium lakefront homes on lots with views of a fountain, panoramic preserve views, screened pools with lanais for entertaining, and last but not least 3 car garages! Sabal Creek is zoned for Spruce Creek High School which is ranked the 53rd highest rated high school in the nation! Shopping and dining are nearby in addition to I 95 and the beach! Sabal Creek is a must see community with a neighborhood feel! Sabal Creek Homes Available Call Team Gagliardi if you are thinking of selling your Sabal Creek home! 38

When men from across the country hacked into a local police department computer to get personal information, they didn’t expect to get tripped up by detectives who watch every penny. The group of computer-savvy criminals who used a Trojan Horse virus to break into a Port Orange Police Department computer to gather personal [...]