A great time for baby booms to buy Ormond By The Sea, Florida real estate

Lower property values for Ormond By the Sea homes and condos make this a great time to buy. Baby Boomers looking to move south for retirement in a few years can buy now and be ready when their time comes, possibly renting in the meantime to help pay the expenses of ownership. Many owners of Ormond By the Sea, Florida homes and condos use their property occasionally as a vacation getaway when it is no rented, providing another benefit to buying now. Low interest rates provide anther incentive to taking the leap into purchasing an Ormond By The Sea, Florida home or condo now. Your mortgage payment could be $200 or more lower each month in your retirement years if you buy now rather than wait a few years when interest rates may be much higher.
If you need additional information about beautiful Ormond By the Sea, Florida visit the Ocean View Realty Group web site at www.ovrealty.com where you can also search the Daytona Beach Area MLS anonymously. Contact Ocean view Realty Group Realtors – Marion O’Connor, Rhonda Lehnen or Shonda Stebleton at (386) 441-8245 or ovforsale@aol.com for information about Ormond By the Sea, Florida homes and condos for sale and for rent.
Experience the fabulous Atlantic ocean Views available from many Ormond By the Sea, Florida condos, and get those ocean breezes from your private balcony every day after you move into your condo. Lock in today’s low values and watch the appreciation of you home or condo rise over the years. Now is a great time to buy Ormond By the Sea, Florida homes and condos.
For information about Ormond Beach and Ormond by the Sea Florida homes and condos for sale and for rent visit the Ocean view Realty Group web site at http://www.ovrealty.com/  where you can also search the Daytona Beach area multiple listing service (MLS) anonymously.

China Taste is coming soon to Ormond By The Sea, Florida

There is a coming soon sign at 1228 Ocean Shore Blvd. at the Ormond Mall for China Taste, a take out only Chinese restaurant. Chinese Taste will be a couple of doors down from the hairdresser toward the south end of the mall. We can only hope that the food is good and that they can stay in business longer than the Chinese Buffet that was at the north end of the mall a few years back.

Ocean View Realty Group

For additional information about
Ormond By The Sea rental homes and condos
contact Deanna Thomas, our rental specialist ovrentals@aol.com

Thinking of buying or selling
an Ormond By The Sea home or condo?
Contact Realtor Marion O'Connor or Rhonda Lehnen or Shonda Stebleton at ovforsale@aol.com

Ormond By The Sea home and condo owners....................
picture your property here for rent by Ocean View Realty Group.
Contact Ocean View today. At Ocean View one call does it all!

Vacation rental information is on our vacation rental web site at
www.OrmondBeachCondoRentals.com

Toll free--USA and Canada 1-800-356-3409
Phone 386-441-8245
fax 386-441-2407
mail to:ovrealty@aol.com

136 Marlin Drive Short Sale in Ormond By The Sea, Florida

Walk to the beach from this Ormond By The Sea, Florida 2 bedroom 2-bath ranch. FOR SALE $110,000 this is a short sale for 136 Marlin Drive. This family home features an oversized 2-car garage, split floor plan and a fenced back yard. Contact Rhonda Lehnen for additional information and your private showing.

 Ocean View Realty Group

http://www.ovrealty.com/  

For additional information about
Ormond By The Sea rental homes and condos
contact Deanna Thomas, our rental specialist ovrentals@aol.com

Thinking of buying or selling
an Ormond By The Sea home or condo?
Contact Realtor Marion O'Connor or Rhonda Lehnen or Shonda Stebleton at ovforsale@aol.com

Ormond By The Sea home and condo owners....................
picture your property here for rent by Ocean View Realty Group.
Contact Ocean View today. At Ocean View one call does it all!

Vacation rental information is on our vacation rental web site at
www.OrmondBeachCondoRentals.com

Toll free--USA and Canada 1-800-356-3409
Phone 386-441-8245
fax 386-441-2407
mail to:ovrealty@aol.com

Haiti Relief Fund icon added to Ocean View Realty Group Blog

The January 12, 2010 earthquatke in Haiti was a devastating blow to the small country.  Thousands of people lost their homes, business and lives and many are in dire need of just about everything you can think of.  Ocean View Realty Group has posted an icon on the web log at http://ormondbytheseaproperties.blogspot.com/   that facilitates donations to the relief effort through the American Red Cross.

42 Beechwood Dr. House for rent in Ormond By The Sea, Florida bu Ocean View Realty Group

Available for annual lease April 1, 2010. Beechwood Drive number 42 is a fully furnished and equipped 3-bedroom 2-bath home in Ormond By The Sea, Florida. This home has many nice features including a remodeled kitchen, circular drive, rear patio with gas gill and a detached 2-car garage. The kitchen boasts a smooth top range, dishwasher, disposal, microwave and side by side refrigerator. The master suite has a queen bed, TV and walk-in shower. The second bedroom has a queen bed and TV and the third bedroom has twin beds. Move right in to this beautiful Ormond By The Sea, Florida home with monthly payments of only $900 for a year lease. Tenant pays all utilities.

Ocean View Realty Group

For additional information about
Ormond By The Sea rental homes and condos
contact Deanna Thomas, our rental specialist ovrentals@aol.com

Thinking of buying or selling
an Ormond By The Sea home or condo?
Contact Realtor Marion O'Connor or Rhonda Lehnen or Shonda Stebleton at ovforsale@aol.com

Ormond By The Sea home and condo owners....................
picture your property here for rent by Ocean View Realty Group.
Contact Ocean View today. At Ocean View one call does it all!

Vacation rental information is on our vacation rental web site at
www.OrmondBeachCondoRentals.com



Toll free--USA and Canada 1-800-356-3409
Phone 386-441-8245
fax 386-441-2407
mail to:ovrealty@aol.com

January 2010 Ormond By The Sea, Florida home sales

Only one of the 7 January 2010 Ormond By The Sea, Florida homes that sold were bank owned or short sales.  There are 35 additional homes under contract awaiting closing and almost 70% of those are forclosures or short sales.  A short sale is when the lender accepts less than what is owed on the mortgage for a property.  Last January (2009) there were 5 sales, and in January 2007 & 2008 there were 10 homes sold. 

The homes sold in Ormond By The Sea, Florida in January 2010 range in price from a 2-bedroom 1-bath on Azalea Drive for $89,900 to a 4-bedroom on Sea Oats Terrace with a pool and ocean view for $450,000.  The average sales price for the 7 sales was $178,743.  The Sea Oats sale was a short sale and added $45,000 to the average sale price for the month.

For information about Ormond Beach and Ormond by the Sea Florida homes and condos for sale and for rent visit the Ocean view Realty Group web site at http://www.ovrealty.com/  where you can also search the Daytona Beach area multiple listing service (MLS) anonymously.

Ormondy C-4 Condo Price Just Reduced $249,900 in Ormond By The Sea, Florida

Ormondy condo Unit 4-C is on the 4th floor and is the southwest corner of the building. Southern exposure is a much sought-after feature of vacationers. You can work on your tan on your private balcony. This Ormond By The Sea rental condo features almost 1500 sq. ft. (see floor plan) of living area in 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Watch the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean from your private balcony.  http://www.ormondycondo.com/
Ormondy Condo

1513 Ocean Shore Blvd.

 Ormond Beach, FL

Sq Footage 1,484
Parking 1 Car garage
HOA/Maint $410 per month

Ocean View Realty Group

For additional information about
Ormond By The Sea rental homes and condos
contact Deanna Thomas, our rental specialist ovrentals@aol.com

Thinking of buying or selling
an Ormond By The Sea home or condo?
Contact Realtor Marion O'Connor or Rhonda Lehnen or Shonda Stebleton at ovforsale@aol.com

Ormond By The Sea home and condo owners....................
picture your property here for rent by Ocean View Realty Group.
Contact Ocean View today. At Ocean View one call does it all!

Vacation rental information is on our vacation rental web site at
www.OrmondBeachCondoRentals.com

Toll free--USA and Canada 1-800-356-3409
Phone 386-441-8245
fax 386-441-2407
mail to:ovrealty@aol.com

Ormond Mall Publix Update

The Ormond Mall Publix in Ormond By The Sea, Florida is coming along nicely, in anticipation of an early March 2010 opening. The exterior of the building looks complete and half the parking lot has been refinished. In a quick peek inside, before I was evicted, I saw the check out stations in place and the freezer aisles all ready.

It looks like Ormond by the Sea, Florida will have a big beautiful new Publix store in about a month.

January 2010 Ormond By The Sea, Florida condos sold

January 2010 Ormond By The Sea, Florida condos sold

In January 2010 through the Daytona Beach area MLS there were 2 condos that sold in Ormond By The Sea, Florida.  A 1-bedroom at Ocean Shores Condo sold for $50,000 and a 3-bedroom at Oceanaire sold for $250,000.  Since 2006 there have been 4 or fewer sales every January.  There were 13 sales in January, 2005.  There are currently 7 Ormond By The Sea condos under contract awaiting closing.  The Ocean Shores condo was a renovated 3rd floor unit that was on the market 91 days.  The Oceanaire condo was a top floor unit with a large roof deck, storm shutters and a fireplace that was on the market for 327 days.

As an example of how values have droopped in recent years, the Oceanaire 3-bedroom that sold has one other just like it that sold in 2005 for $500,000 and again in 2006 for $400,000. 

For information about Ormond By The Sea Florida homes and condos for sale and for rent visit the Ocean View Realty Group web site at http://www.ovrealty.com/

A Tiny Cruise Line closes in Daytona Beach, Florida

A Tiny Cruise Line specialized in sunset cruises with the city lights glimmering on the Halifax River and mid-day cruises to watch the dolphins and other river wildlife. They operated an 1800’s style fantail launch from Halifax Harbor in Daytona Beach, Florida at 501 South Beach St. A Tiny Cruise Line ceased operations after 18 years.

The business and the boat are for sale.  For additional information contact owner Jim Linder at

(386) 226-2343