Pending home sales declined in December but have stayed above year-ago levels for 20 consecutive months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Palm Coast, FL – January 28, 2013 – Nationally, pending home sales declined in December but have stayed above year-ago levels for 20 consecutive months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. […]
Record low mortgage interest rates clearly are helping many home buyers, but tight inventory and restrictive mortgage underwriting standards are limiting sales. Palm Coast, FL – January 24, 2013 – National home sales data recently released by the National Association of Realtors® support GoToby.com’s view of the housing market. While December national home sales dipped […]
2012 will clearly go down as a record year for favorable housing affordability conditions, and a great year for buyers who could get a mortgage, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Palm Coast, FL – January 17, 2013 – With 11 months of data reported, 2012 will clearly go down as a record year […]
National Association of Realtors® applauds the new regulations. The Heritage Foundation is less charitable. Palm Coast, FL – January 14, 2013 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued more than 800 pages of new mortgage regulations as called for in the Dodd-Frank Bill. A short position statement issued by the National Association of Realtors® […]
In January 2012, I said, ”At the end of the year, we will look back and say WOW.” By every measure, 2012 was better than the preceding year. By many measures, it was the best in years. Palm Coast, FL – January 7, 2013 – In January 2012, I said, ”At the end of the […]
On Jan. 1 both the Senate and House passed H.R. 8 legislation to avert the ”fiscal cliff.” The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Jan. 2. Palm Coast, FL – January 4, 2013 – On Jan. 1 both the Senate and House passed H.R. 8 legislation to avert the “fiscal cliff.” […]
Palm Coast/Flagler is in tune with the statewide housing market. Palm Coast, FL – December 21, 2012 – The following is a news release from Florida Realtors® reporting the state’s November housing market results. I’ve inserted data highlighted in Bold of the comparable results from Flagler County. ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 20, 2012 – Closed sales, pending […]
Signs of an emerging residential real estate market continue to become apparent. Palm Coast, FL – December 20, 2012 – If you’ve traveled A1A through Beverly Beach lately, you may have noticed that Sunset Inlet is coming out of the ground again. The property, which fronts A1A and extends to the Intracoastal Waterway, is about […]
A nursing home and a retirement community were recently sold. And the stalled Eagle Lakes development is under new ownership. Palm Coast, FL – December 17, 2012 – Two Flagler County senior facilities recently changed hands. Flagler Pines, a 120-bed nursing and rehabilitation facility at 300 Dr. Carter Blvd. in Bunnell was sold by Health […]
November saw 91 foreclosure filings in Flagler County but only 21 foreclosure sales were scheduled for December, down from 58 scheduled in November. Palm Coast, FL – December 14, 2012 – November saw 91 foreclosure filings in Flagler County but only 21 foreclosure sales were scheduled for December, down from 58 scheduled in November. As […]