Entries by Toby Tobin

Chinese Drywall Company Will Repair 300 Homes in 4 States

The settlement affecting homes in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi is likely to set a pattern for future settlements. Palm Coast, FL – October 15, 2010 – Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. has agreed to repair 300 homes in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. The move will likely set a pattern for the settlement of over […]

Attorney General McCollum Announces Multistate Effort to Reign in Mortgage Servicers for Deceptive and Unfair Practices

50 state effort – Investigators allege that many mortgage documents have been signed without personal knowledge of the facts asserted in the documents. Palm Coast, FL – October 14, 2010 TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum yesterday announced an on-going effort to rein in mortgage servicers and protect Floridians from purported deceptive and unfair […]

Environmentally Sensitive Lands Fund: How Are We Doing?

Botched purchases and more. Gone are the grants and partnerships that underwrote purchases like Princess Place Preserve. Gone too is the wisdom and expertise that once guided land purchases. Palm Coast, FL – October 11, 2010 – Flagler County points proudly to its Environmentally Sensitive Lands program. After all, the program is responsible for some […]

Palm Coast to Serve Up First Annual Seafood Fest

Flagler’s First Annual Seafood Festival to be held in Central Park in Town Center on Saturday, November 6 from noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 7 from noon to 6:00 p.m. Palm Coast, FL – October 11, 2010 – It’s going to be a whale of an event! The City of Palm Coast, along […]

Housing and Economic Indicators (10-9)

Useful research data from the National Association of Realtors® Palm Coast, FL – October 9, 2010 – The National Association of Realtors® provides valuable information to keep real estate practitioners and their clients understand the real estate market.   Housing and Economic Indicators Housing and economic indicators provide real estate professionals with tools to interpret […]

Florida TaxWatch Report Uncovers Crippling Costs of Amendment 4

Cost to taxpayers could climb to over $1 billion, group reports Palm Coast, FL – October 6, 2010 – (Orlando) A report released yesterday by the non-profit, non-partisan Florida TaxWatch exposes the soaring costs of Amendment 4, a measure that has drawn diverse and nearly-universal opposition from Florida’s leading Editorial Boards, business groups, tea parties, […]

New Legal Tactic Helps Associations Gain Control of Abandoned Condos

A Pompano Beach condo association has been awarded title to a condominium unit without owing a dime on the original $184,400 mortgage. Palm Coast, FL – October 6, 2010   October 05, 2010 – By Daniel Vasquez on condos, Sun Sentinel Columnist After winning a lawsuit against Wells Fargo that claimed the bank purposely delayed foreclosure […]