Destin & South Walton Real Estate Blog

Alys Beach is one of those places along Scenic Highway 30A - home to the rich and famous. As one of the most prestigious residential beach communities in the nation, Alys boast signifigant architecture, master craftsmanship and the most prestigious locale. This carefully crafted Northwest Florida development is reminiscent of brilliant bright white sun splashed villages you might see along the coast of Greece and is designed by the world renowned Duany Plater- Zyberk team who introduced the pedestrian friendly concept of “New Urbanism” architectural planning and town design in the iconic town of Seaside. Homes here have classical designs that include private atrium styled courtyards, flowing fountains and plunge pools.

This new home epitomizes such…

Opportunities like this are very rare and these brand new beautiful beachfront properties offer a unique find. They are located in a sensational setting with their own private beach overlooking the jewel toned waters of the glittering gulf in Panama City Beach.

Each one sits beside the other and were just completed in April of 2016, but are available for a simultaneous purchase. They were constructed with high-quality materials featuring Old Florida styled metal roofs with a 50 Year Warranty, extremely durable concrete Hardi-Board siding as well as reinforced doors and windows with the ability to withstand winds up to 150 mph.

One of these beachfront homes is called “Coastal Living” while the other is named “Seasational” and both are completed…

Destin is established with a rich mix of single-family homes and condominiums. Destin was founded over 150 years ago around a flourishing fishing enterprise, and became known as “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village.” In the 1970s high rise condominiums and vacation rental homes started to be developed on its spectacular sugary shores.  Championship golf course communities, resorts, restaurants and shopping venues followed, which were carefully planned for meticulous development. Unincorporated Okaloosa Island was created by tourism in the 1960s and is actually the “beach” for neighboring Fort Walton Beach. Okaloosa Island is comprised almost entirely of…

HGTV featured a magnificent mansion located in the prestigious gated bay front enclave of Waterford at Kelly Plantation in Destin for a special “Extreme Homes” segment. Extreme Homes features some of the most spectacular homes ever built anywhere in the world but when the film crew flew in from London for their two day photo shoot they were “overwhelmed” by this architectural treasure. This palatial Tuscan styled villa located at 4300 Breakwater Drive in Destin is prominently placed on a premier peninsula encompassing almost two lavishly landscaped estate grounds.  

The setting overlooks the beautiful bay with 410 linear feet of waterfront that includes a long dock and boat slip.

An expansive paver driveway leads to a motor court that is flanked…

This gracious completely furnished three bedroom lakefront home is available for sale and located in Destin Pointe, a prestigious gated residential community located at the far western end of Holiday Isle. Although more than worthy of primary residence, this property is on a vacation rental program through our sister division at Ocean Reef Resorts and grosses over $60,000 per year.

Known as Casa De LaHunt, this sought-after hospitable Destin Pointe vacation home located at 3592 Waverly Circle exudes charm with a white picket fence and four wide-open columned porches. Serenity abounds here especially when heavenly sunsets occur over Lake Caroline. The lushly landscaped lagoon adorned with towering palm trees attracts Great Blue Herons, Snowy White…

Sea Sabella, located at 2314 E Co Highway 30-A is a masterfully designed modern beach home in famously renowned Seaside that is both beautiful and bodacious.

It is beautiful because the classic beach house exterior is sheathed Florida river cypress siding that blends seamlessly into a natural setting perched high upon a sugary dune. Multiple decks take full advantage of this paramount placement offering sweeping panoramic views of the jewel toned gulf as far as the eye can see. 

It is bodacious because of its magnificent modern and decidedly contemporary interiors. The upscale unique style defines beach chic. You might expect to see this kind of home as a backdrop in a movie about a famed celebrity. The fashionable furnishings and vibrant…

Destin's Emerald Coast has been a dazzling destination for many years. Visitors have come to experience the sugary shore, jewel toned gulf, championship golf courses, world-class fishing, fine restaurants, friendly beach bars, awesome shopping venues, seasonal festivals, abundant amusements and outdoor concerts.  Our vacation rental division, Ocean Reef Resorts has been managing distinctive private vacation rental properties here since 1982. The popularity of this paradise has attracted people from all over the southeast and many have made this their “beach home away from home”. Picturesque coastal villages and fabulous resorts have become established in a startlingly short period of time.  The large portion of the growth here has been spurred by people…

This three bedroom beachfront townhome is located on a sugar white dune overlooking the jeweled emerald green waters of the glistening gulf. Coast Del Sol A3 has a highly sought after location at 1987 Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach, which makes it a popular destination for area visitors. In fact this townhome is on a rental program with Ocean Reef Resorts with gross rentals in 2015 just shy of $70K.

It offers a unique design that includes a private separate first floor living space with the main residence on the upper second and third floor levels. This split floor plan allows families to have separate “in-law” quarters that includes a covered porch overlooking the beautiful beach, a lovely living area with a Wet Bar Mini-kitchen along with a…

You now have an opportunity to buy an ex-Major League Baseball All Star’s home in Rosemary Beach. This beach manor sits right on the sugary shore with 66 feet of frontage and overlooks the glowing glistening green waters of the gulf. Rosemary Beach and Scenic 30A have become a “home to the rich and famous” over the past few years as a regal rendezvous point for many celebrities. They prefer to remain anonymous for the most part and often travel incognito. This particular All-Star MLB player is one of them and now this home is offered for sale. Presumably he and his family may be looking for another abode nearby. Without giving his identity away, we can tell you that he played baseball for almost 20 years. He was named as an All Star six times and took his…

We are excited to inform you of a special offering of exclusive upscale beachfront condominiums in Seagrove Beach, and sales are going fast. This is the latest prestigious project provided by a renowned development group who is also responsible for creating Kelly Plantation, One Water Place, Sterling Sands, Sterling Shores and eight golf courses. This complex will include only 31 residential properties in one building on Scenic 30A. The exact location is 1.5 miles east of Seaside on an almost four acre parcel of sugary dune offering sweeping panoramic views of the jewel toned waters of the glistening gulf.

The project’s design will take full advantage of this awesome gulf front locale with properties featuring oversized balconies pointed out in a…