Since 2006, GoToby.com has provided unbiased real estate news and statistics for the area of Flagler County, Florida, which includes Flagler Beach and the thriving City of Palm Coast. During that time, site creator Toby Tobin has become the area’s leading real estate expert, a trusted source, and the host of the weekly radio show, Real Estate Matters.
PALM COAST, FL – January 9, 2023 – The Flagler/Palm Coast 2022 home sales are in the books. Interactive maps ad a new dimension with which to view the year’s results. The local market had grown at a double-digit rate for the previous two years. The median home selling price continued to rise in 2022 […]
PALM COAST, Fla. – November 20, 2022 – Understanding the Florida Homestead Law Can save permanent Florida residents thousands of dollars over the term of their home ownership. To qualify for homestead protection, the property must meet three major criteria: There are three primary benefits to homesteading in Florida. Each has its own key dates. […]
Florida will be buffered against the approaching recession/depression by a wave of net migration, primarily from blue states. The wave is largely independent of the economy. PALM COAST, FL – September 11, 2022 – The world’s economic future is uncertain, perhaps even grim. Forces are at work within our borders and beyond over which neither individuals […]
Inevitable growth inevitably spawns self-storage units. Why shouldn’t Palm Coast reap the excessive storage business profits rather than greedy developers? PALM COAST, FL – **APRIL 1, 2022** — We are a society of hoarders. Our three and four-bedroom homes and two or three-car garages are not big enough to hold possessions that we cannot, or […]
Financial security (taxes), Health (Covid hospitalization and death rates), Safety (riots and rising crime rate), Personal Freedom (lockdowns and restrictions). And then there’s the weather. PALM COAST, FL – January 29, 2022 – Why Florida’s Population Growth is Inevitable. Blue state residents are flocking to red states, and Florida is the prime beneficiary. Great weather […]
Don "Toby" Tobin is a licensed real estate professional affiliated with Grand Living Realty. Toby is a member of the Flagler County Association of Realtors®, the Florida Association of Realtors, Enterprise Flagler, Flagler Home Builders Association, and the National Association of Realtors.
GoToby.com proivdes real estate news, commentary, and analysis for Palm Coast and Flagler Country Florida, as well as Realtor® referrals and consultation to buyers, sellers, and developers.