Davie Florida Real Estate
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Davie, Florida, located approximately 9 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale and approximately 25 miles northwest of Miami, is approximately 8 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. Davie real estate is well known for its rapid growth over the past several years, but it has managed to maintain small-town charm and appeal. The town of Davie was founded in the early 1900’s by settlers from the Panama Canal Zone and back then, it was called Zona.
The town of Davie was named after developer Randolph Davie and was originally Everglades land. Educational institutions calling Davie home include the Broward Community College Central Campus, the Davie Campus of the University of Florida and Nova Southeastern University. The Town of Davie lists its population as 90,194 within its 35.59 square miles.
Davie real estate consists of not only single-family homes, condos, townhomes and villas, but also multi-family, commercial, and vacant land for either commercial or residential development. The Davie residential market is estimated to have more than 28,682 homes with a median value of $450,000. Davie vacant land currently ranges in price from $55,000 for a .25 acre lot for mobile home placement to $6,450,000 for 15 acres of residential land. The Davie area real estate market offers a wide variety of housing and development opportunities.
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Bargain-Hunting RefinedYou may have heard that it is a good time to buy a home and you may think it is merely the hyped-up advertising of the National Association of Realtors. It may also be that, of course, but it really is a good time to buy the right home, because I am walking […]
First Time Homebuyer $7500 Tax Credit Approved!The “Housing and Economic Recovery Act” was signed into law on July 30, 2008 and what this means to you is that any first time homebuyer (an individual who has not had an ownership interest in a principal residence in the previous three years).
Various guidelines and restrictions apply:
-Single or Head of Household homeowners can make […]
200 Laptops lost at Tampa International each weekExperts say you should tape a business card to the bottom of your laptop and never let it out of your sight.
Sources say that half of those laptops are never recovered and according to Dr. Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and data protection think tank, the airport environment is partially to blame. […]
Many divorcing couples are finding they cannot afford to physically separate until the house is sold. Because many people do not have sufficient equity or great credit, they are stuck together ‘until sold house do us part.’
However, some homeowners find an advantage to sticking around. Because home buyers are ever more savvy, they look for reasons behind a […]
As of April 21, 2008, there are nine employment opportunities in the Town of Davie, Florida.
Included in these job openings are one Planner, one Fire Inspector, one seasonal Lifeguard, three Police personnel and three Utilities Department employees. Additionally the Town of Davie is seeking volunteers to assist in working the reception area of the Police […]
On Wednesday, April 16, 2008 the Davie, Florida Town Council passed an affordable housing ordinance to assist low-income residents.
The plan would impose impact fees on builders who opt out of affordable housing quotas set forth by this plan - up to $14,400 per unit.
This ordinance stipulates that new developments with 10 or more units will be required to rent or sell at least 20% of those units to […]
On Friday April 25th, Nova Southeastern University will show off its medical, health and biotechnology advances by hosting a research day.
This event will run from 7:30AM to 4PM at Signature Grand, 6900 State Road 84 in Davie and will be sponsored by NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD). It will feature 130 research presentations from world-renowned researchers, HPD faculty and students.
HPD’s research is conducted […]
Charter schools in Florida will have to report student performance publicly and will have to avoid conflicts of interest, according to a recent Senate bill. But the House Schools and Learning Council’s companion bill did not contain some accountability measures included that Senate bill.
An Orlando Sentinel charter school investigation is credited with helping frame the legislation, which allows […]
South Florida cities, school districts, airports and police departments are selling used and, in the case of police departments, seized property at online auctions. Airports auction unclaimed lost-and-found articles as they run out of storage space.
They offer these items on various sites such as Govdeals.com, Propertyroom.com and Publicsurplus.com.
Property varies from tools, bicycles, […]
In 1952, soldier Richard Lanshe mailed a letter to his parents living in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania from Fulda, Germany.
The letter finally arrived in Wyomissing in 2008. Richard Lanshe’s parents had died and, in fact, so had Richard last year, but a dedicated United States Postal Service employee forwarded the letter to Richard’s daughter in Davie.
Daughter Kathy Lanshe was overjoyed to receive the letter and […]
The Delorean Club of Florida will host South Florida Tech Day on April 6, 2008 at 5800 Hawkes Bluff Avenue in Davie.
The Delorean Club of Florida is centered around the DMC-12, aka Delorean automobile manufactured by John Delorean from 1981 - 1983. Automotive enthusiasts may recall that the Delorean was featured in the movie trilogy ‘Back […]
Last Friday, the Davie campus of Florida Atlantic University dedicated a new 20,000 square foot $6 million dollar student union building.
FAU students now have a gathering place for socializing, studying or relaxation. The new student union building is located northwest of the Liberal Arts Building and also contains offices for the Student Government and other campus organizations. […]
Pembroke Pines has approved the construction of 250 affordable housing units to be built on the City Center site, at Pines Boulevard between Palm Avenue and Hiatus Road. City Center is adjacent to the Pembroke Pines City Hall and is currently under construction.
The city is applying for $5.5 million in grants from the state to fund the project […]
It seems more and more foreclosures are on the MLS now than ever before and that should not be a surprise with the media attention focussed on distressed properties and owners. It also appears prices on these properties are being lowered more quickly than non-foreclosure properties in order to expedite sales.
We are currently working with several buyers to locate foreclosure properties […]
Real estate sales this past year slowed compared to 2006. Home sales in 2007 dropped 29%, while overall prices slipped 8%, an indication of home owner unwillingness to reduce prices, fewer purchasers in the marketplace and mortgage loan restrictions. The number of expired and cancelled listings were very high in 2007.
As of this post, there are currently approximately 17,231 single family residences […]
TOWN OF DAVIE’S DAVIE PRO RODEO SCHEDULE
DATE
EVENT
TIME
November 3, 2007
Southern State Bull Riding Finals
8:00 p.m.
February 23, 2008
Orange Blossom Festival & Rodeo
8:00 p.m.
February 24, 2008
Orange Blossom Festival & Rodeo
2:00 p.m.
June 26, 2008
PRCA Rodeo for Youth
Starts at 10:30 a.m.
June 27, 2008
PRCA Rodeo for Youth
Starts at 10:30 a.m.
June 28, 2008
Davie Pro Rodeo
8:00 p.m.
September 6, 2008
Davie […]
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 75,720 people, 28,682 households, and 19,761 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,265.2/mi² (874.5/km²). There were 31,284 housing units at an average density of 935.9/mi² (361.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.05% White (72.2% were Non-Hispanic White,)[5] 4.56% African American, 0.25% Native […]
Davie, Florida - HistoryDavie, Florida was founded by a group of settlers composed of workers from the Panama Canal Zone. The original name of the town was Zona because of this. Randolph P. Davie, a developer, bought about 27,000 acres (110 km²) in the area and the town name was changed to “Davie.” It was carved out of […]
Davie FloridaThe Town of Davie is home to over 90,000 residents who live across a lush 35 square miles within central Broward. The Town’s rural atmosphere, western theme district and sprawling educational complex foster an environment that separates Davie from all other municipalities in Broward County. Green open spaces, numerous parks and over 165 miles of […]
