Boynton Beach Real Estate: October 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

AUCTIONS: BEST BUYS IN TOWN & HISTORIC HOMES: WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN

For BEST BUYS IN TOWN and WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN See The Examiner.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

WEEK OF 10-12-09 PENDING SALES ROSE BY 2% IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Buyers are becoming aware that NOW is the BEST TIME EVER to buy in Florida, and the best properties are being bought up as you read this. Front runner Palm Beach County was up 3%. Have you been out looking for the best possible deal? Better hurry….

Saturday, October 03, 2009

HOW LONG WILL FOODS STAY OKAY IN YOUR HOME?

Keep it or toss it? Head over to http://www.stilltasty.com, and find out shelf life, and length of time it’s ok in the refrigerator or freezer. Search for the foods you want to know about. You might find some surprises!

Thursday, October 01, 2009

529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN CHANGES PROPOSED

Among recommendations from the White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families (Treasury Department) here are some proposals:

529 plans getting greater availability of age-based index funds that shed equities and add fixed-income assets as beneficiary approaches college
eliminating a “home-state bias” for fee and state tax assessments which currently force families to use funds offered in their home state rather than in others
put limits on balances on a per-beneficiary bases rather than on state-by-state basis
Treasury should collect data from surveys re 529 plan participation and investments
Strengthen compliance and monitoring of Section 529 accounts and disbursements
Simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which currently has 153 questions, some having no impact on student aid – over 1MM eligible students fail to fill out this currently complex form
Tailoring the form to individual students
Allowing students to electronically retrieve their tax info from the IRS and enter it into the online FAFSA

MARILYN FARBER JACOBS is a Licensed Advisor / Independent Insurance Agent – who has College Savings Plans to tell you about, using a 529 Plan, term, universal life or whole life plans so that you, or someone you know, can make an educated choice.

Enjoy Boynton Beach....

Boynton Beach has the good fortune of being the city on the Atlantic coast that is closest to the bountiful Gulf Stream: A fisherman's paradise! One can be deep-sea fishing just a short boat ride from the Boynton Inlet. Five miles of coral reef offshore with 60-foot visibility await the deep-sea diving enthusiast. The new downtown area will offer a yachting marina, outdoor performance square and exhibit of kinetic art sculptures. Promenade Park, a natural preserve, will provide scenic walking and jogging trails bordering the ICW and Pedestrian Promenade, and interconnecting walkway, and will link the city's 40-acre Mangrove Nature Walk and RiverWalk with the marina and performance square.

Boynton Beach's Oceanfront Park was rated best overall beach in Palm Beach County in 2001. Boynton's Intracoastal 10-acre Park is one of the newest in Palm Beach County. Gracing the entrance to the park is a Veteran’s Memorial with a grassed plaza and sitting wall overlooking a sparkling lake with a lighted floating fountain. Catch sight of many facets of nature in and around the park including at the southeast corner where existing mangrove and coastal planting areas have been preserved.

Boynton Beach is located just a few miles from the bountiful Atlantic Gulf Stream and is serviced by two local marinas. With Lake Osborne to the north, Lake Ida to the south and countless canals criss-crossing in between, Boynton Beach is a freshwater angler's paradise! Find some shade to sit under, cast out the worm and it won't be long before you'll see that plastic float slip under the water!

Water is not your thing? Golf courses abound, ranging from private to semi-private to public. There are many parks with oceanfront and intracoastal beaches that feature swimming, picnic areas, barbeques, water skiing, jetty, marina with boat slips, children's play areas, ball fields, jogging trails, racquetball, tennis, volleyball, bocce, and horseshoes.

The Boynton Beach Municipal Park features ocean swimming, BBQ and picnic areas, snack bar and rest rooms. A Boardwalk winds through natural mangrove preserve and features an observation deck.

Many new, large gated communities are sprouting up on the landscape. The concerns of the city of Boynton Beach span all ages. There is presently a brand-new $37.8 million high school under construction that will accommodate 2,500 students. There is a special emphasis on health care services for the elderly.

Classes are held at the Boynton Beach Art Center, and the Civic Center features the Gold Coast Chorale and Community Band. Visit the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. JFK Medical Center services the community, and is growing in leaps and bounds.

All varieties of foods are found in local restaurants for your dining pleasure.

The Montreal Expos and The Atlanta Braves can be seen playing baseball at their Spring Training Camps in the area. You can watch The Miami Heat and The West Palm Beach Beachdogs play basketball, or The Florida Panthers and the West Palm Beach Barracudas play hockey.

You can find something for everyone in Boynton Beach!

MARILYN HANDLES LISTINGS AND SALES

MARILYN JACOBS IS THE "GO TO REALTOR" TO LIST AND SELL YOUR HOME, AND TO FIND BUYERS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT... IF IT'S OUT THERE!

Email marilynfjacobs@gmail.com, let her know price range, # bedrooms, location (city, ocean/countryclub/active adult/ inland house condo or townhouse) and move in and move out dates. Tell your friends to call Marilyn AT 561-302-3388.

AT THESE LOW PRICES FOR CONDOS AND HOUSES, NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO BUY A PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, 2ND HOME, VACATION HOME OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE. Call Marilyn will find THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS.

SIX OF MARILYN'S LISTINGS.... look how fast they sold....

Under contract in 14 days: Delray Beach townhouse. Under Contract same day as listed: Polo Club house. Under contact in 21 days: Polo Club condo and also a Polo Club townhouse. Under contract in 90 days after being on the market one year: Polo Club house. Sold in 63 days during the DEADEST PART OF THE MARKET: Smith Farm/Lake Worth house. First day out, out-of-towners bought a house through Marilyn in Canyon Springs. Marilyn made TWO internet sales: Vizcaya and Boca Quay. If you list with Marilyn, start looking NOW for your next home... you may be there sooner than you think! Thinking of listing? See MARKETING PLAN at www.MarilynJacobs.com.