Dunedin Homes for Sale - 2208 Elizabeth Way Dunedin, FL  34698

Dunedin Florida Luxury Properties - This is a beautifully kept, impeccably maintained and spacious Kensington model home for sale in Highland Woods. It features 4-bedrooms (Master Suite downstairs), 3-full baths and a pool half-bath. Looking for a 3 car garage - this luxury property has it all.  

This Dunedin luxury pool home was built in 2002 and is one of only 87 homes in this deed restricted community. The HOA (Home Owner’s Association) fee is $363 twice a year. This covers the common grounds and gated entrances.  

Dunedin Homes for Sale - 4 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths Pool Home in gated Highland Woods neighborhood   

 

 

Are you looking to buy Dunedin Real Estate? Check out this Luxury Property…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has a huge Bonus Room with Wet Bar and room for your pool table. This is a great home for entertaining and family living. French doors open onto the hardwood floors on the second floor landing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has vaulted ceiling in the large family room that opens up to the second floor as well as into the kitchen and breakfast nook, then pockets open to the covered lanai with heated pool and spa.

Relaxing is easy…Check out..Dunedin Pool Homes for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This heated pool also has a heated jacuzzi with a fountain, spill over spa and lots of room for entertaining and grilling on your covered patio lanai area. Mature landscaping gives you total privacy in your resort like pool area - just bring your towels.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You’ll love the direct access to the lanai area from your master suite. Also the master bath has a relaxing garden jacuzzi tub.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the nice features for Highland Woods homeowners is that there is a Residents Only Entrance and exit right onto US19 just south of Curlew Road. This is expecially convenient if you are going to other parts of Pinellas County.

Additional features of this Highland Woods home for sale include formal dining room, hardwood flooring, zoned AC (NEW air handlers), water softener, reclaimed water for irrigation, alarm system, built-in surround sound, and a stacked 3-car garage that allows for: a workshop, boat storage, or 3rd vehicle.

 Located in the Highland Woods gated community with easy access to Tampa, and Honeymoon Island and all points north and south via US19, McMullen Booth Road, Curlew Road and Belcher Road.

Convenient to airport, country clubs, shopping, hospitals, schools, beaches, and several GREAT golf courses including the Dunedin Country Club and the Countryside Country Club.

Relate Pinellas County Real Estate articles:

• Highland Woods - Dunedin Real Estate Market Update
• Property Taxes in Pinellas County
• Pinellas County Schools Assignments

 Dunedin Real Estate

Are you looking to buy Pool Homes, Gated Community? Luxury Properties? Dunedin real estate? You can search all the Clearwater homes for sale in the Tampa Bay MLS now or call us today at (727) 710-8036. Here’s what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them….

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Dunedin Florida Home Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Real Estate Agent especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us.Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends…we’d love to be YOUR choice too!

 

 

 

 

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Dunedin Florida - Dunedin is a great place to live and Highland Woods luxury Homes are some the most desirable of Pinellas County and all of Dunedin real estate.  This centrally located gated community of 87 home, mostly 4 and 5 bedroom homes is one of  Dunedin’s newer neighborhoods, being built in 2002, most of these are screened pool homes as well.

Highland Woods Homes for Sale - Dunedin Real Estate   

When checking the Tampa Bay MLS today there are currently 20 homes out of 87 in the Highland Woods neighborhood are for sale - that’s almost 25% of the whole neighborhood. (not ideal in any market) When checking the Pinellas County public records - 3 Highland Wood homes are in pre-foreclosure and one is in the final judgement phase of foreclosure.   

A closer look at houses on the market:

• Of the 20 homes for sale - all but 2 of them are pool homes;
• The cheapest Highland Woods home for sale is $320,000 and it has 3 bedroom 2 bath and no pool;
• The most expensive Highland Woods home for sale is $619,000 and it has 4 bedrooms 2.5 baths and a pool;

• The average Highland Woods home for sale asking prices is a little over $150 a square foot.  

Highland Woods Homes SOLD - Dunedin Real Estate

So what’s been happening Highland Woods Dunedin real estate market? Well for the last seven months only about 1 home a month has been selling (since March 2008) . Also of note is the fact that no Highland Woods homes sold in January or February of 2008. One has sold every month except May, however there is 1 currently pending and 1 Highland woods home is active with contract.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what’s happened to the price of homes in Highland Woods Dunedin FL this year? This is the questions home buyers always want to know. Well we discussed that the fact that at least 5 people have been in some stage of pre-foreclosure, short sale, foreclosure or bank owned REO - and so it’s no surprise that SOLD prices have decreased the last months. The last Highland Woods home sold was a foreclosure and sold for $114 a square foot - OUCH!  Not counting this distressed home we’ve seen home prices go from $156 a square foot in March to $137 a square foot in June with the foreclosure in July.

 

So where are Highland Woods home prices now? Well it will be interesting to see what the two homes under contract end up selling for. We are seeing more homes selling and yet when you have 20 months of inventory in this neighborhood - there’s no doubt it’s still a strong buyer’s market by definition.

The good news is that for homebuyers looking for newer luxury Dunedin pool homes - these need to be a the top of your list. And if you’re someone who is looking for a Dunedin home for sale in a gate community - you’ve found one of Dunedin’s best neighborhoods - call us to see any of these Dunedin homes for sale.        

 

 Dunedin Luxury Real Estate

Are you looking to buy Dunedin luxury real estate? Pool Homes, Gated Community? Luxury Homes? Begin you search of the Tampa Bay MLS now or call us today at (727) 710-8036. Here’s what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them….

** CLICK ON PHOTOS BELOW TO SEE CLIENT VIDEO TESTIMONIALS **

Tampa Bay Home and Condo Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Real Estate Agent especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us.Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends…we’d love to be YOUR choice too!

 

 

 

 

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Clearwater Florida - Wednesday I was one of about 50 Pinellas County REALTORS (out of 9000 members of the Pinellas Realtor Organization) who attended a special session with Jim Madden from Pinellas County Schools.  

Jim is the man in charge of Pinellas County student school assignments - he joked that “he’s got job security” - I can only imagine :). We recently had changes to the School Choice plan and Pinellas County home buyers and current residents have lots of questions about..

Where will by child go to school?” -That’s why we made sure we were there - up-to-date information is critical to the families we help that are moving to Pinellas County or want to sell their home and move within the county.  The most important thing we took away was the fact that No school is automatic for non-entry level grade students.

If you’re wondering how we got here - School Choice was court-ordered to end the 30 year desegregation ruling / plan in Pinellas County. The 2007/2008 was the first year that the School District didn’t have specific min / max ratios to manage for each school.

When creating a new plan the parents, the community members and the School Board members found people overwhelmingly wanted a Student Assignment plan that included these 3 things:

1. Give us Predictibility
2. Still wanted Choice(s)
3. Diversity

A major issue is the rising cost of transportation.  In the future, Pinellas County will continue to transport students to their school of “Choice” for 4 more years then parents will have to provide transportation to their “non-close-too-home” school.

Note: The new Pinellas County Student Assignement plan doesn’t change anything for Magnet and Fundemental schools          

Key Components of the new Pinellas County School Plan

1. Transition from the Pinellas County Choice Plan
2. Getting Back to Close-to-home schools or zoned schools
3. Predictable feeder patterns
4. Multiple choice options
5. Reduce transportation issues and costs
6. Diversity
7. Equitable distribution of resources

What Pinellas County Home Buyers / Residents Should know during the Transition Period

1. All students except those entering Kindergarten, 6th grade and 9th grade - will stay where ever they were last year
2. Students entering Kindergarten, 6th grade and 9th grade will get their close-to-home school this year (or they can also opt for an older sibling’s school)   
3. New students (not in one of the 3 grades listed above) are assigned on a space available basis to the close-to-home school or the next closest school. The challenge here is that the Florida Class Size Amendment limits the number of students that can be assigned to a school.
4. 3 schools were closed this year - South Ward, Largo Central and Riviera Middle that are impacting mid county assignments

Jim Madden explains how new School Assignment will work to Pinellas County REALTORS 

 I’ve included some video of Jim’s presentation so you could hear how Pinellas County School assignments will be handled in Jim’s words:

 

 Jim talks about the new Pinellas County Student Assignment software and interactive map functions that are coming soon (hopefully by mid-September)  

  

 

Got More Questions? 

1. If you have any questions you can contact Jim Madden directly at 727-588-5186 or email him at maddenj@pcsb.org or
2. Call the Student Assignment Department at 727-588-6210 or
3. District Call Center at 727-587-2020
4. Visit their website at www.Pinellask12.fl.us

What do you need to enroll in school?  Proof of residency - a power bill, rent receipt, cable bill, phone bill, etc. - in some cases a purchase contract to buy a home or a lease agreement will also be accepted. Exceptions handled on a case by case basis.

Pinellas County Real Estate matches up to Pinellas County Schools

Get 25% more Property tax savings in November

Buying Pinellas County Real Estate less Complicated Now

Want more info about all our Pinellas County Real Estate - feel free to call Cyndee and Jack,your Pinellas County Realtors at (727) 710-8035. Want to see all the Pinellas County homes for sale - Feel free to search the Tampa Bay MLS.

Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Clearwater Real Estate Agents,  Charles Rutenberg Realty 1545 S. Belcher Rd Clearwater FL 33764

Call me at (727) 710-8035

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