Ponce DeLeon can't take credit for discovering golf in Florida, but the Spaniard obviously had an eye for real estate and the confluence of those two factors with fabulous weather, miles and miles of pristine beaches, and so much more has Northeast Florida not only an undeniably great place to vacation, but many visitors find it an even better place to live.

Year after year, many golf enthusiasts who visit the Jacksonville, Fl area become so enamored by the area and its splendid amenities, especially those beaches and world-renowned golf courses, they choose to make their home here. Luxury homes in private, gated, golf communities. Just ask realtors about it.

From high-rise and low-rise condominiums on the beach to sprawling single-family homes on the golf course, the Jacksonville area truly has it all , and it is all surprisingly affordable real estate with median home prices 20% below the statewide average and the typical corporate-level (4 bedroom/2 bath/2,200 square feet) home costing more than nearly 45% less than St. Petersburg, 35% less than Tampa, even 20% less than the Miami area and 10% less than similar homes in the Orlando or Tallahassee regions. The countless real estate opportunities, delightful weather, superb shopping and dining and inexhaustible golf are the major attractions of living in Northeast Florida.