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This week's Property Tours video goes inside a fully furnished studio at The Village of South Walton, in the Seacrest Beach community on Scenic 30A. Jessica Brown of The Premier Property Group toured the unit to show how much coastal living fits into a compact footprint, and why this stretch of 30A East stays in such high demand.

Freeport FL single-family homes sold in greater numbers in 2026, with 573 detached homes closing from January through September, up 11.5% from last year. The median sale price held at $400,000, but sellers are giving up more ground from their original asking prices: homes sold for 94.2% of original list price, down from 96.2% in 2025. See the full year-over-year and quarterly breakdown, what it means for buyers and sellers, and why pricing right from the start matters more th

Freeport doesn't need a beachfront address to feed you well. Between the bayfront seafood restaurants, a gourmet pizza kitchen, Hammock Bay's food trucks and a farm market that doubles as a breakfast stop, this small Walton County town punches far above its size at the table.

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For buyers weighing options along 30A, Rosemary Beach real estate offers a rare combination: a walkable, architecturally stunning town center, direct beach access, and a market that's shown real resilience in 2026.

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Freeport sits in the heart of Walton County, tucked inland along the shores of Choctawhatchee Bay and surrounded by the pine flatwoods and waterways that define real Panhandle Florida. While the rest of the county commands premium prices for proximity to 30-A and the Gulf, Freeport offers something increasingly rare...

The communities along Scenic 30-A have built something genuinely rare: a lifestyle infrastructure that encourages you to slow down and actually use the place you live.

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By Jessica Brown, Emerald Coast REALTOR® | Legacy Hill Real Estate Serving Freeport, Santa Rosa Beach, 30-A, Destin & Surrounding Areas May 04, 2026 The Emerald Coast is full of homes that have been renovated, improved, and added onto over the years — porches enclosed, bathrooms remodeled, square footage expanded. Most buyers assume their home inspector will catch any problems with that work. The reality is more complicated. As a lifelong local and REALTOR® who has helped b

If you own a home in Freeport and you've been thinking about selling — or if you've been watching the market from the sidelines wondering whether now is the right time — this post is for you.

Here’s What Unpermitted Work Could Cost You at Closing Here on the Emerald Coast, homes get updated, improved, and renovated constantly. Screened porches get enclosed. Kitchens get opened up. Bathrooms get remodeled. Roofs get replaced after hurricane seasons. And in many of those cases — more than most sellers realize — nobody pulled a permit. As a lifelong local and REALTOR® who has guided sellers through transactions across Walton County, I can tell you this: unpermitted w

reeport, Florida keeps showing up on buyer radar — and for good reason. As prices on 30-A and in Destin have climbed beyond reach for many buyers, Freeport has emerged as the smart alternative: more space, more value, and a lifestyle that's authentically Northwest Florida rather than a tourism-built version of it.

If you've started searching for homes in Freeport, Florida — or you've heard the name and wondered why it keeps coming up — you're not alone. Freeport (ZIP 32439) has become one of the most-searched communities on the Emerald Coast for a simple reason: it offers what the rest of this coast has mostly run out of. Space. Value. And a real sense of place.

Jessica Brown Edited August 6, 2026 Grayton Beach is a sleepy little town located off Scenic Highway 30A, featuring everything from coastal cottages to multi-million dollar beachfront homes. Western Lake, the second largest coastal dune lake in the area, borders the Grayton Beach neighborhood. When the lake fills with fresh water, it breaks through to meet the Gulf of Mexico, allowing saltwater to enter and creating unique brackish conditions. Coastal dune lakes are rare natu

Edited August 6, 2026 written by Jessica Brown Capitalization Rate: The Rate of Return on Your Investment Property If you're considering purchasing an investment property, understanding the capitalization rate — or "cap rate" — before you go further into negotiations can help you evaluate whether the numbers actually make sense. What Is a Cap Rate? The cap rate is a snapshot of the annual return an investment property generates, based on its income relative to its value. It's