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Woodfield Country Club is a beautiful community that encompasses 830 acres of prime real estate in the Boca Raton area.  The community has 1300 residences including townhouses and single-family homes.  The prices range from $300,000 to multi-million dollar homes. It’s such a large community that it’s subdivided into twenty distinct neighborhoods.  Each neighborhood has its own unique ambiance.  The community is family–friendly and emphasizes both children’s and adult’s activities. There are three types of memberships available: social, sport and golf. 

The community boasts an elaborate 38,000 square foot fitness center.  Called the Cascades, the center features the latest in fitness equipment as well as a spa, sauna, salon, and café. 

Stonebridge Golf and Country Club is one of the many superb gated communities in the Boca Raton area.  The 398 homes that comprise the community dwell on a beautifully landscaped golf course and many even have lake views.  The clubhouse is an amazing 40,000 square foot structure that under went an extensive renovation in 2008.  The facility boasts a fully equipped fitness center (with spa treatment and massage therapy available), an elegant formal dining room, a grille room and a lakeside lounge.

Gourmet level meals are served in the three dining areas, which can accommodate up to 250 guests. The head chef has over eighteen years of culinary experience.  He is a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.  He

Economic news in the United States is increasingly more positive.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently soared above 13,000 and the unemployment rate is slowly decreasing.  Many economists feel that these milestones indicate that the American economy is beginning to come out of a lingering recessional era.  Most experts believe, however, that the housing market will be slower to respond to the improving economic climate. 

As most people are aware, certain areas of the United States were disproportionately affected when the housing market crashed in late 2006 and 2007.  Florida was one of the hardest hit states.  Consider that during the 1990s and early 2000s, home prices in Florida were ten percent above the national average.  In 2005, the

The housing market is again beginning to pick up in South Florida.  Historically low interest rates and low housing prices are driving the surge in sales.  It is still possible to purchase foreclosure homes and short sale homes at drastically reduced prices, but the supply is dwindling. If anyone is interested in buying a home at bargain basement prices, the time is now. 

According to the “Bloomberg Report,” homes in or nearing foreclosure accounted for 24% of housing sales nationwide in the last three months of 2011.  People are always looking for a bargain, particularly for such a costly purchase as a new home.  Also, there has been a delay in banks disposing of foreclosed properties because of federal and state investigations into flawed

The population of the Boca Raton area is growing because people want to take advantage of all Southeast Florida has to offer.  Four miles of white-sand beaches, multi-purpose trails, numerous shopping centers and restaurants, thirty-one parks, three community centers, three tennis centers, several world-class golf courses, two libraries and two public pools are only some of the amenities Boca Raton has to offer.

In addition, housing for all income levels is plentiful and well priced.  There are many middle and upper middle class neighborhoods, as well as exclusive neighborhoods catering to those who can afford the best money can buy.  Both new homes and resale homes are still abundant.  Interest rates are at historical lows.  Because the national

Buyers and investors are finding great bargains on Boca Raton short sales in most neighborhoods and price ranges. A short sale is a pre-foreclosure that has not gone through the formal Florida foreclosure process yet. Right now, a foreclosure is taking up to two years from the time it is processed. A short sale can be bought before the lender takes possession of the property with the seller’s lender’s permission. Since the owner is still in possession of the property, short sales tend to be in better condition that REO properties. While there is never a guarantee that the seller’s lender will accept a short sale offer, understanding how the process works and working with a local Boca Raton Realtor increases your chances of successfully securing a