Is St Augustine Losing its Charm? Why Locals are LEAVING St Augustine Florida!

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Reach out if you need any more information! Thomas Rehberg ΓEA⅃ Broker LLC. 904-584-9263 [e-mail] www.livinginstaugustine.com

[@KawakebAstra]

ensconced commissioners sold out to BIGcorporate developers ....clear cutting .. overcrowded roads .. passing costs onto resident property owners instead of developers ..even the chamber of commerce promotes national based business instead of local ones .. .. Ur channel keeps it real Thomas Rehberg .. discuss these issues w the new St. john’s Commissioner candidates opposing the ensconced sellouts.. btw too much sky spraying has changed our weather ..

[@KawakebAstra]

my comment about the installed vs elected Dist 3 Commish was deleted ❓

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Idk why I don't delete anything. Maybe youtube took it down? 🤔

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

There are definitely some issues here. Problem is if I can only get 1 out of 3 of the candidates then I'll be on the hook for favoring a certain agenda. I'll think about it. But that might be a little too deep for the purpose of this channel specifically. I've been toying around with the idea of doing a separate channel for something similar. I haven't come tk a conclusion yet

[@KawakebAstra]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINEUr right 2b cautious .. U’d make a good politician an Urself 😹

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@KawakebAstra idk if that's a compliment or not lol

[@KawakebAstra]

Thomas Rehberg .. re: jobs ‘n industry .. i listen to local StAug radio and the St Aug regional airport occasionally runs an advert bragging that they bring in $ 1.4 BILLION dollars into the Aeronautics Community .. did U ever hear it ?

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

No I didn't hear that. Though I imagine they bring in a good bit of money with their partnership with Northrop Grumman and private jets flying in

[@rob_v_nj]

Great info.. I am in NJ. Been vacationing there 2 weeks for 25 years mostly in Ocean Villas. What do you think of Hastings?

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Thanks for the compliment! I think Hastings is seeing some big changes by necessity. Pricing in St Augustine has become a lot for locals. I think Hastings is a logical choice. They just got a new wastewater treatment facility and the main street is being revitalized

[@clagueb3686]

I was renting a 1br apartment in Carthage NC in 2019 for $900. Same apartment today $1400.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Many people here are relocating to greener/cheaper pastures. Especially those on a fixed income

[@donaldhersey1529]

1. Quality of life is nothing like it was. 2. Overdevelopment was not managed at all. Infrastructure/roads was not matched to the growth. 3. The town lost its charm and southern culture. 4. Cost of living for young people is beyond what they can afford. 5. Turned downtown into a gaudy tourist trap. Most locals rarely go down there anymore.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Do you live here in town?

[@BethAnnesBest]

There was a post about this on the nextdoor app recently. A lot of essential workers are having to live over an hour away. My mother in law was in the hospital last year and many of the nurses told us they lived in Fernidad Beach and other far away places. :(

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

It's becoming more and more of a reality. We are growing rapidly. Though I would say in most major metros, tons of people commute 45mins for work.

[@jro0807]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE I was commuting over an hour to Jax and got burnt out really fast and tore up my car. I was still chasing pennies to afford living and staying in SA. Now, I was forced to travel out of state and leave my family behind to save enough to pay ahead utilities, and other expenses. The local pay in any industry is like 1990 wages in Florida in general. It is sad that only the rich and those from expensive states can afford it.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@@jro0807 I was just looking at the median wage in Jax and it has gone up significantly. Around 98k. Though it is still a problem in a lot of florida

[@charlesspin54]

Great info

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Thanks Charles! Anything else I left out in there?

[@GardenStateHockey]

Completely solid video

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Thanks John! You the man

[@GardenStateHockey]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE 35 years ago we prided ourselves on outsmarting/avoiding tourists in St. A... For one thing the tourists never get invited to our beach parties and they are epic. You most.certainly do get the invite in fact can't wait for the first Surf ranch party once we finish the house! St. Aug will always rock if one knows how to navigate. Perfect example is by boat

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@@GardenStateHockey I'm excited to see what you guys do for it and I'm waiting for my invite. I agree. We always find a way

[@johnnynephrite6147]

The lows were not in 2008. That was just the beginning. The lows came much later in 2010-2011.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Yes but many remember the gfc as of 2008 as the start. Which is why I use it as a comparison

[@johnnynephrite6147]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE correct. interesting that it took 4 years to completely unwind the market. and then amazing that it roared right back from about 2014 onward.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@@johnnynephrite6147 I think it shows about how bad things could get in a short period. Pretty amazing how it all went down in the first place to be honest

[@johnnynephrite6147]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Yeh, i fully expect another rinse and repeat cycle to happen withing the next 5 years. Its how the rich get richer, and how the corporations are taking over RE ownership. This American Capitalism experiment will not last much longer.

[@jro0807]

All the place people are moving to will soon be overcrowded and expensive as well. I left Arizona because everybody from California priced me out. Moved to Texas, same thing. Now I moved to SA, and same. My point. We have too many people moving to lower cost of living no matter what.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Yes I also think cool places to live are few and far between. Many places like Cali and the northeast have had higher prices for a while now. Factor that in with population growth and low housing starts and we got problems here in St Augustine

[@chevypreps6417]

Why would anyone want to live in the Florida nightmare

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

I mean there is a ton of great things that pull people to Florida. I have tons of videos on that. But I like to give both sides and be as transparent as possible.

[@Freepr411]

Florida is the new California speculators foreign money dirty money really screw things up I retire from state service had to move pension suck

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Where did you move to?

[@Freepr411]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Tennessee

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@@Freepr411 some beautiful country up there!

[@acmecompany]

St Augustine, palm coast, Daytona, are all huge crime area! Overpopulated, overcrowded, overdeveloped!

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Yall don't believe Acmecompany. Literally a liar and troll of my page. Check the crime stats before you listen to this 🤡

[@johnnynephrite6147]

pre-pandemic, post-pandemic prices are not all that different in most areas. there are some select areas that really exploded during the pandemic and continued on until this year. Inland Empire in California for example. I have not seen comparable price increases however anywhere in Floriduh. In fact scanning current listings and home histories I can see that clearly prices in St Augustine are crashing right now. Game over.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

It definitely market specific. Interesting you say it's crashing. Why? I just looked and median sale is up 9% year over year. Just curious to hear your thoughts

[@susiepittman601]

Well, at least you don't have to hear the word "gay".

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Huh?

[@susiepittman601]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE sarcasm

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@@susiepittman601 oh ok. Was it in relation to something is said?

[@johnnynephrite6147]

too much echo bro. get some acoustics.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Yea I'm not sure what happened. I have the same set up and great sound proofing. I didn't change anything but you aren't the first person to say that

[@colinmclean2409]

Sell out

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

Are you calling me a sell out? Or the people that sell?

[@colinmclean2409]

Bringing their liberal views with them

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

A lot of the people I talk to are moving because they dislike the politics where they live. Not a major reason why they move, but it definitely comes up on the conversation

[@steveb796]

Good.

[@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE]

@@steveb796 what's good?

[@steveb796]

@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE liberals moving in. The IQ increases.