Green Cove Springs, FL Real Estate — Homes For Sale in Green Cove Springs, FL

Area Insights... Green Cove Springs, Fl 32043 This past week I took one of my clients to tour newer homes in the Green Cove Springs, Florida area. Most folks have not heard of Green Cove Springs but they usually have heard of Jacksonville. Because land to develop is getting scarce in and around Jacksonville, builders continue the new-home community crawl outward toward the South and Southeast directions from Jax where land still exists for purchase and development. Depending on your work location, this area offers a very manageable daily commute certainly to south-to-southwest sectors of Jax work locations including the major US Navy base at NAS Jacksonville. The major national builders including DR Horton, Richmond American, and Lennar in addition to local area builders, all have focused over the last few years on these areas. Newly constructed homes offer some features that many home shoppers consider very beneficial including; every 3 years in Florida, the building codes are required to be enhanced so if you own a home build within the last 3 years, it has all the latest codes that usually involve weather strengthening and energy efficiency. These homes also offer some of the latest decorator surfaces and details. That energy efficiency certainly contributes to lowering household monthly home costs. Normally a 10-year structural and 2-year mechanical warranties are included with new-construction homes. Most of the builders attempt to keep a running group of completed homes so that those on a short timeline for move-in are able to consider a new-construction home. Builders will also construct a home for buyers including features specified (and purchased) by the buyer in addition to the builder's normal "standard features." This can be a 6-8 month process depending on the complexity of the home. Green Cove Springs schools are considered by most as very good. As the greater Green Cove Springs area continues to grow, retail-shopping areas become larger and more varied offering all the conveniences that most folks are accustomed to. Recreation areas and wonderful Florida natural water and land resources are prevalent offering a very nice total-living environment. The combination of larger spaces and sometimes larger homesites, a lot of house size for the money (dollar-per-square foot) offering relative affordability and actual home availability vs. closer-in areas makes living in the Green Cove Springs area increasingly popular for those relocating to Jacksonville. less