Phyllis Staines is a full time licensed real estate Broker serving the Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, and Beaches areas since 1998.
Phyllis has a passion for the industry, no tolerance for mediocrity, and believes in hard work and hustle. She specializes in the Intracoastal West, Southside, and beaches communities with a focus on for sale by owner (FSBO), expired listings, probate, small estates, and off market properties. She has a deep bench of referral agents to assist if you're looking outside of her market area or anywhere in the country.
In addition to helping home buyers and sellers navigate the complex maze of real estate over the past 27+ years, Phyllis also offers off market services for those home owners looking to sell "by owner", direct to an investor, or one of the many institutional "i-Buyers" who have entered the Jacksonville market.
Phyllis is known locally as a trusted real estate Broker and is the co-author of "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home" Northeast Florida edition. She has been answering reader's questions since 2005 in her weekly "Ask Phyllis" blog in Saturday's Florida Times Union newspaper. Phyllis believes in coming from contribution and has one of the longest running real estate blogs www.askphyllis.net in northeast Florida.
Phyllis earned her B.A. from Rutgers College in 1984 and earned her Masters degree with honors in 1996 from Webster University. She is a graduate of the Real Estate Institute (GRI) and has earned numerous real estate designations and certifications, including being one of the first REALTORS in the country to earn the e-PRO Internet Professional designation (e-PRO). Phyllis was named Realtor of the Year in 2004 by the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, achieving one of the highest honors awarded by her peers.
Phyllis is a contributor for local media outlets and has been featured in The Florida Times Union, Florida Realtor Magazine, Jacksonville Magazine, Realtor Magazine, The Jacksonville Business Journal, The Jax Daily Record, Realty Builder Connection, and The Beaches Leader.
From 2004-2014, Phyllis served as the Secretary and Board of Director for the The Donna Foundation, a local organization helping underserved women with breast cancer. She also served as a Board of Director for the Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service from 2000-2003.
Prior to entering real estate, Phyllis spent over 15 years in the brokerage divisions of E.F. Hutton, Merrill Lynch, Barnett Bank, and Bank of America. She has an extensive background in finance, management, technology, sales and service.
She is active in her community and has resided in the Intracoastal West area of Jacksonville since 1993. Phyllis can be reached at (904) 476-7653, visit her online at www.pstaines.com. How can Phyllis help you?
