Entries by Toby Tobin

Vacation Rentals to Reopen in Flagler County – Plan Approved by State

Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday approved Flagler County’s Vacation Rental Safety Plan allowing bookings based on state-approved guidelines and implemented by CDC standards. PALM COAST, FL – May 22, 2020 – Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday approved Flagler County’s Vacation Rentals Safety Plan allowing bookings based on the guidelines set forth by the plan laid […]

Studies Suggest Buyers Prepared to Hit the Ground Running

Google and realtor.com report a big uptick in buyer activity – time spent searching for homes, viewing specific listings and sharing homes with friends ORLANDO, Fla. – May 19, 2020 – While listing inventory remains a wild card, realtor.com and Google Searches released data that suggests a lot of buyers see the pandemic as a […]

55+ Community Sales Picking Up Pace

American Village welcomes its first resident. Four more new homes are move-in ready. The first planned 32-unit condominium is nearly 50% reserved. PALM COAST, FL – May 9, 2020 – While many of us have bunkered down at home the past several weeks, our local homebuilder community has forged ahead. The 2020 Parade of Homes, […]

Flagler County Beaches Re-open 24-7 Tomorrow for Exercise Activities

Social distancing requirements remain, as the intent is to allow for physical and mental health activities – exercising, not socializing – walking, biking, surfing, fishing, not congregating. PALM COAST, FL — April 25, 2020 — Today Flagler County and its beachfront municipalities are announcing that effective at 7 a.m. tomorrow –  Sunday, April 26 – all 18 […]

Coastal Cloud Founders Buy Former Players Club

Tim and Sara Hale purchase the former Players Club in Palm Coast for $2.5M PALM COAST, FL – April 14, 2020 – Coastal Cloud founders, Tim and Sara Hale, have purchased the former Players Club in Palm Coast for $2.5 million. The transaction, which closed March 27, was recorded yesterday. The purchaser of record is […]

Pre-pandemic Economy Stronger Than Expected

Home sales and new home construction were on a roll prior to the coronavirus. One month into the pandemic, many indicators remain strong. PALM COAST, FL – April 3, 2020 – Flagler County’s pre-pandemic economy was stronger than expected. One month into the pandemic, many indicators are still showing strength. It helps that the real […]

Study: U.S. Needs 3.3M More Homes to Satisfy Demand

Buyer demand remains strong, but years of underbuilding has created a huge deficit, particularly in states with strong economies that attract people from other states. MCLEAN, Va. — March 5, 2020 — Freddie Mac today expanded previous research in a new report, The Major Challenges of Inadequate U.S. Housing Supply, by taking a closer look at the housing […]

Grand Living Realty Now Representing American Village in Palm Coast

American Village is an upscale 55+ gated active adult living community of 45 premium homes and 96 one and two-bedroom condominiums located at Pritchard Drive, one mile off Belle Terre. PALM COAST, FL – February 27, 2020 – Lindsay Dolamore, CEO/managing broker at Grand Living Realty, is pleased to announce the company is now representing […]

Coming Soon – First New Condos in Palm Coast Since 2008

American Village is taking reservations for 55+ carefree living in upscale one and two-bedroom condos with one-bedrooms starting at $150K. Single-family 55+ homes are available now. PALM COAST, FL – February 9, 2020 – Hammock Real Estate Development’s 55+ American Village is sprouting. The builder’s model home is open and a spec home is available […]

A Conservationist Argument for Density

Conservation and density are more like sugar and cream than they are like oil and water. PALM COAST, FL – February 10, 2020 – 1000 Friends of Florida is far from a bastion of developer advocacy. Its list of priorities echoes the sentiments so loudly proclaimed by citizen groups protesting many of the development projects proposed […]