From Tallahassee, Preemption vs Home Rule: 10-3-26 Podcast
Town Center Lawsuit – What to expext as the city takes on the role of real estate investor, developer, and sales agent? What can possibly go wrong?
Author Archive for: toby
Entries by Toby Tobin
Learning from DC BLOX Cable Landing Station in Myrtle Beach: 9-26-26 Podcast
The DC BLOX cable landing station (CBL) in Myrtle Beach is a couple of years old. What can we learn from their experience.
Piling It High in Bunnell: 9-19-26 Podcast
Not to be outdone by Palm Coast, the City of Bunnell is facing its own series of public relations faux pas led by the stealthy approval of a massive landfill.
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right, but Five Do?: 9-12-26 Podcast
Real Estate Matters has been Palm Coast and Flagler County, Florida’s real estate voice for more than 12 years. The sudden Westward Expansion pullout, the $17M property settlement of a Town Center lawsuit, the impact fee lawsuit loss, the Cascades Bert Harris lawsuit, and the data center moratorium response to the cable landing station. 0 […]
August 2026 and YTD Housing Report w/Interactive Price-Layered Map
PALM COAST, FL –September 8, 2026 – The August 2026 and YTD housing report for Flagler County. Homes sold and total sales volume continue to hit record levels. But for two and a half years, the median selling price of single-family homes has remained within a narrow range. (Source: MLS). Yet, industry insiders continue to […]
Focus on Quality Employers, Not on Moratoriums: 9-5-26 Podcast
Real Estate Matters has been Palm Coast and Flagler County, Florida’s real estate voice for more than 12 years. We need good jobs and an increased commercial tax base. But we spend more time, energy, public meeting time, social media posting, and tax dollars fighting residential growth than attracting clean, well-paying industries. Can you list […]
We Cannot Afford to Pander to the Noise in the Room: 8-29-26 Podcast
Real Estate Matters has been Palm Coast and Flagler County, Florida’s real estate voice for more than 12 years. We cannot afford to pander to the noise in the room. We need to read the law. Local government doesn’t like preemption, but I warned several years ago that if we failed to address our local […]
To Palm Coast’s Anti-Growth Movement: Be Careful What You Wish For.
PALM COAST, FLA. – August 28, 2026 – Egged on by an army of NIMBY activists that dominates social media and the public comment segments of council meetings, City Council Mayor Norris and Vice Mayor Pontieri, with a largely compliant council, have successfully put the brakes on residential growth. City staff has been complicit. But […]
Building Above Code Saves Money Later: 8-22-26 Podcast
Real Estate Matters has been Palm Coast and Flagler County, Florida’s real estate voice for more than 12 years. The state building code is a “meets minimum” standard meant primarily to protect life, safety, and property. Advanced, innovative building methods and materials can enhance those protections while reducing the lifetime costs of homeownership. Meet the […]
The Promenade in Town Center Opening Soon: 8-15-26 Podcast
Real Estate Matters has been Palm Coast and Flagler County, Florida’s real estate voice for more than 12 years. Live, work, play. Residents will likely begin moving into The Promenade at Town Center in September. Learn more about the single largest mixed-use building project in Flagler County. Meet the developer. Watch the Podcast and read […]