Buying a house with land/acreage is easy in DeLand

August 31st, 2009 by admin


  If it is your goal to own a home with acreage, DeLand is the perfect place to look.  With over 130 homes currently listed in DeLand right now sitting on at least an acre of ground, you should be able to find just the right home.   If you would like to find out [...]

Glenwood DeLand real estate market report

August 2nd, 2009 by admin


25 homes for sale in the Glenwood community priced from $99,000 up to $1.2 million.  6 houses have sold in the Glenwood community priced between $73,500 and $150,000.   To search for homes in the community of Glenwood near DeLand, you can visit this Glenwood real estate page.   NOTE: “Based on information from MFRMLS [...]

When is the first day of school for DeLand students?

July 29th, 2009 by admin


The first day of school for students in DeLand is August 24, 2009.  View the Volusia County school calendar.

Do you love flowers? If so you may want to plan on being in DeLand on Aug. 15

July 27th, 2009 by admin


Nature and flower lovers are invited to a free workshop being held at the Bicentennial Youth Park, 3300 New York Ave., DeLand, from 9 a.m. – noon Saturday, Aug. 15.  Those attending will be treated to an inside look at the details and beauty of the flowering plants.  Call Bonnie Cary at (386) 736-5276 to reserve [...]

Short sale may be the best option for DeLand homeowners with no equity

July 26th, 2009 by admin


DeLand homeowners who need to sell their home and are upside down on their mortgage may want to consider a short sale.  If you are facing a tough situation and would like to learn more about the short sale process contact me.  Watson Realty agents have the experience and know how to help homeowners successfully [...]

DeLand Tropical Nights & Merchant Open House

July 15th, 2009 by admin


I will be out of town on vacation but for those of you around DeLand on July 17th, you will want to make plans to attend the Downtown DeLand Tropical Nights festivities.  This should be fun for everyone and runs from 6 p.m. – 9 p. m.

DeLand residential sales increase in June

July 5th, 2009 by admin


Sales of residential property increased in June (54) compared to the same time last year (46).  The number of sales in DeLand during June was also higher than the reported number of sales during May of 2009 (48).  Based on information from MFRMLS for the period June 2008 through June 2009.

Children can attend camp in DeLand to learn home gardening

May 2nd, 2009 by admin


DeLand and Volusia County children can attend camp in DeLand to learn gardening.  The camp is for children who are 10 or 11 years old or entering fifth grade. Camp times are from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 8 through 12 at the Volusia County Agricultural Center, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand and [...]

What is burning? Brush fires near DeLand.

March 22nd, 2009 by admin


The smell of smoke in DeLand is a result of brush fires along I-4.    I drove past the area today returning from Daytona Beach and the fires appear to be between Highway 92 and Highway 44 on the west side of I-4.  There were fire crews on scene.  I did not see anything burning [...]

DeLand youth soccer league

February 14th, 2009 by admin


Search for homes News Release from Volusia.org “Registration is open for Volusia County’s spring youth soccer league, which runs from March 17 through May 7 at Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand.” For more information please visit the Volusia.org site.