Check your sprinkler system to make sure you are in compliance. Palm Coast, FL – March 15, 2010 – Daylight Saving Time is here and days are getting longer. Along with changing your clocks you should also make sure your sprinkler system is set in accordance with changed Palm Coast irrigation restrictions. With Florida’s conversion […]
I’ve said it before; real estate markets are local. State and national numbers are interesting but not accurate at the local level. Palm Coast, FL – March 11, 2010 – As I’ve often said, real estate markets are local. While state and national trends make interesting reading and spark cocktail conversations, they seldom reflect what’s […]
The Attorney General also unveiled ongoing investigations into at least 17 timeshare companies and their affiliates throughout the state for deceptive trade practices. Palm Coast, FL – March 11, 2010 TALLAHASSEE, FL – In continuing recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced he is tackling growing abuses in the timeshare […]
Calling Amendment 4 the Home Town Democracy Amendment is putting lipstick on a pig. Amendment 4’s passage would have devastating consequences. Palm Coat, FL – March 10, 2010 – Amendment 4 will be on the upcoming ballot. Its passage will effectively kill Florida’s economy. I’m not saying that the present system is great. It’s not. […]
B of A, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo targeted in letter from Barney Frank, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. Palm Coast, FL – March 8, 2010 – Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo are the targets of a March 5th letter from Barney Frank, Chairman […]
Condo and Homeowner Associations find new ways to collect overdue fees. Palm Coast, FL – March 8, 2010 – When property owners in deed restricted communities find themselves upside down with their lender, they often stop paying association fees, figuring the house or condo is going back to the bank anyway. While the property owners […]
Here’s an uncomplicated method of ball-parking the right price for a home or condominium. Palm Coast, FL – March 5, 2010 – What is a house or condominium worth in today’s real estate market? If selling, what price should I reasonably expect? If buying, what price should get the sellers attention without being too high? […]
Title Company owner gets many calls about Fed short sale and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure rules – hopes to clarify. Palm Coast, FL – March 5, 2010 – I’ve received several phone calls about a new Government program that goes into effect April 5, 2010. The following are the highlights of this new Government program. The […]
Widening will extend 1.23 miles from Cypress Point Pkwy/Boulder Rock Drive to Florida Park Drive Palm Coast, FL – March 5, 2010 – The City of Palm Coast, in cooperation with the Florida Department of Transportation District #5, has scheduled a public hearing regarding the proposed improvements to Palm Coast Parkway from Cypress Point Parkway/Boulder […]
It’s another way to get homeowners in distress to pay for services that ultimately aren’t helping or providing the relief they need. Palm Coast, FL – March 4, 2010 – California’s Attorney General issues a warning to homeowners about the growing foreclosure audit gambit (AKA forensic audits or loan audits). California often leads the nation in […]