Entries by Toby Tobin

Toby Guests on WNZF Tomorrow at 9:00 A.M.

Toby will join show host David Ayres to discuss the 2009 real estate market in Palm Coast and Flagler County. Palm Coast, Florida – December 14, 2009 – Toby Tobin, real estate consultant and publisher of real estate news website, GoToby.com will be a guest on local news radio WNZF’s Open Line at 9 show […]

Palm Coast, Florida Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday

Festivities (all free) will be held at Town Center and will last all day Saturday Palm Coast, FL – December 11, 2009 – Palm Coast, FL is ten years old tomorrow. The entire community will be treated to some of the best musical entertainment in town, all free of charge. Featuring: Jazz artist Linda Cole will […]

Will Tiger’s Name Still Drive Sales at Cliffs at High Carolina?

Tiger’s first U.S. golf course design and anticipated presence in the mountain golfing community certainly added value and brought buyers. Palm Coast, FL – December 9, 2009 – Jim Anthony’s Cliffs Communities in the Carolinas are among the country’s most successful real estate developments. Cliffs Communities successfully marketed luxury living, enhanced by natural beauty, golf […]

Palm Coast Metro Area Unemployment Rate Down but Still Leads State

Local unemployment rate dropped from 16.2% to 16.1%. State’s rate is 11.1% Palm Coast, FL – December 5, 2009 – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported October unemployment numbers. The Palm Coast metropolitan area’s unemployment rate was the state’s highest. It dropped slightly from 16.2% in September to 16.1%. The State of Florida rate […]

Banks Take Losses on Short Sales as Foreclosures Soar

Short sales are less expensive and some banks are getting better at handling them. Palm Coast, FL – December 4, 2009 By John Gittelsohn and Margaret Collins Dec 4 (Bloomberg) – Banks are beginning to go along with short sales in increasing numbers, three years into a U.S. housing slump that pushed the economy into […]

Bonita Bay Club Members May Force Developer’s Hand

If they don’t strike a deal to buy their golf club soon, members at Bonita Bay may resign in mass, putting more financial strain on its developer. Palm Coast, FL – December 2, 2009 – Struggling golf courses, especially those tied to real estate development, continue to struggle. Bonita Bay in Naples is just an […]

Former Levitt & Sons Property Near Myrtle Beach Gets New Life

Bankrupt Levitt also planned to build a retirement community south of the Flagler County Airport. Palm Coast, FL – December 2, 2009 – A retirement community in Murrells Inlet near Myrtle Beach was left partially completed when real estate developer Levitt & Sons went bankrupt in November ’07. Dock Street Communities, a Myrtle Beach developer, […]