Davidson Cares’ first event of the school year, Novemberfest, was a huge success racking in over $8,000 for Wards Creek Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, Palencia Elementary and Pacetti Bay Middle School! World Golf Village parents, teachers, residents and friends had a great time at Mile Marker Brewing rocking out to Dos Gringos, enjoying the Moe’s Southwest Grill Taco Bar and bidding on amazing silent auction and raffle items all for the St. Johns County Schools.

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Grab your friends and neighbors to come out for Davidson Cares’ first fundraiser of the year at Mile Marker Brewing on November 8th beginning at 7 pm! Your $25 ticket includes two pints of your choice (or two glasses of wine), Moe’s Southwest Grill Taco Bar, Live music by Dos Gringos and access to great silent auction/raffle items up for grabs. All proceeds from the silent auction and raffle items go directly to our local St. Johns County schools, including Wards Creek Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, Palencia Elementary and Pacetti Bay Middle School. And, $20 out of the $25 ticket price goes directly to the schools! Make sure to mark your calendars and buy your tickets at Davidson Realty or www.davidsoncares.com. You won’t want to miss all the fun!

Auction donors include:

  • Disney – 4 One-Day Park Hopper Passes for the Magic Kingdom Park, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom
  • Renaissance Hotel at World Golf Village – A two-night stay at The Renaissance
  • Renaissance Hotel at World Golf Village – A one-night stay at The Renaissance
  • Renaissance Hotel at World Golf Village – Dinner for 2 at Villagio Italian Grille
  • Davidson Agent Debra Pappas – Nike Basket
  • Shirley Barber, Master Gardner – Assorted Plants
  • Melting Pot – Melting Pot Gift Basket

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There is no question having a trusted title company as a guide while you navigate one of the biggest investments of your life can be invaluable. With Landmark Title, clients have the added benefit of working with an attorney-owned organization that is known for delivering demonstrated expertise, superior customer service and unwavering integrity throughout the closing process.

Serving the entire Northeast Florida area, Landmark is constantly expanding its presence as a resource for more and more home buyers throughout our community. In fact, the title company is now a valued resource for Davidson Realty. William Li, Esq., recently launched a new Landmark Title location in Davidson’s World Golf Village headquarters, and they’re thrilled to welcome him!

Amidst his busy schedule, William recently slowed down to answer a few questions about his experience and Landmark Title.

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Ready to begin your next house hunting adventure? Great! Before you hit the pavement, Troy Silhan of Bank of England has some sage advice: Be certain you understand your pre-approval!  It is vital that home buyers recognize what a pre-approval is – and isn’t – as well as the differences between the various pre-approval processes and documents.

We recently caught up with Troy to discuss pre-approvals and clear up some lingering misconceptions about this important step in the purchasing process.

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One thing that is true for most start up businesses and real estate projects is that timing is everything. The real estate business is known for it’s cyclical nature and fortunately in the case of WGV, the project actually hit the cycle just about perfect. Don’t get me wrong! With the wildfires just after the Grand Opening, the initial perceived remoteness of the site, and the almost immediate shift of the project residential market from resort/second home to primary housing; we encountered an enormous amount of challenges in the first few years of project sales and operations. Fortunately for the project, each issue was addressed successfully.

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Serenata Beach Club is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy the beautiful summer skies, and also keep everyone in the family entertained with amenities and activities galore! Located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine in South Ponte Vedra Beach, this private beach club is just 15 minutes for Ponte Vedra residents, 20 minutes from many North Florida communities, including World Golf Village, Nocatee, Palencia, Murabella and Kensington, and 30 minutes from Julington Creek.  What’s more is a membership is more affordable than you think.

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As previously mentioned, the formal closing of the WGV Partners and related start date was in August, 1996. The projected first phase costs were in excess of $350,000,000 and included the following:

 
 
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of Davidson Cares 2.0! Davidson Realty and the Davidson Companies’ successful corporate giving program demonstrates our commitment to local education, and this year’s program promises to have an even greater impact than last year.

Our program provides financial support to schools in the World Golf Village area, including Mill Creek Elementary, Wards Creek Elementary, Palencia Elementary and Pacetti Bay Middle School. During the 2012-2013 school year we raised a total of $11,300 in less than six months for the four schools. This year’s bar is set even higher!

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After the name and concept had been determined, all that was left to do was find a hotelier, a timeshare developer, a retail developer, a golf course developer and a group of builders who would buy into the World Golf Hall of Fame concept and of course convince St. Johns County to support a convention center at the hotel!  It was imperative that all partners be willing to trust each other enough to construct their respective facilities simultaneously for a project Grand Opening. One thing was for sure, this was not a project for corporate America or any of the pension fund investors.

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Once Deane Beman made the decision to locate the PGA TOUR Hall of Fame at the Saint Johns project, the specific details of the project components needed to be formalized. The original PGA TOUR Hall of Fame project concept was relatively small in terms of required development acreage with only one 18-hole golf course, a 350 resort room hotel and the 28,000 sq.ft. PGA TOUR Hall of Fame. The permitted Hall of Fame development area in the Saint Johns project was 82.0 acres, substantially more acreage than was required for the PGA Hall of Fame and a 350 room resort hotel. In addition, while the project concept had been decided upon, the source and amount of funding required for initial construction and future operations had not been identified.

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