Entries by Toby Tobin

Pending Home Sales Rise for Record Eight Straight Months

Eight consecutive monthly gains – the longest streak since measurement began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Palm Coast, FL – November 3, 2009 – Pending home sales rose again, marking eight consecutive monthly gains – the longest streak since measurement began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The […]

Bonita Bay Correction

Bonita Bay Group incorrectly included in list of golf course communities in bankruptcy Palm Coast, FL – November 3, 2009 – In a PR Web press release yesterday [Golf’s High Fixed Costs Sink Real Estate Developers as Revenues Dry Up], GoToby.com incorrectly included Bonita Bay Group in a list of high profile private community developers […]

Realtors Question Sale of Luxury Forclosed Home

Foreclosed 3,800 SF home sells to bank assistant manager’s son after being on the market only 13 minutes. Local real estate professionals question transaction. Palm Coast, FL – November 3, 2009 – A foreclosed home in a luxury California community sells in 13 minutes to the son of an assistant manager of the foreclosing bank. […]

Flagler County November Foreclosure Sale Schedule

List includes Conservatory lots, condos, and several homes including one on Island Estates. Palm Coast, FL – October 31, 2009 – The list of Palm Coast and Flagler County properties scheduled to be sold at foreclosure sales during November illustrate how much the low end of the market is dominated by distressed properties. Fifty-eight percent […]

Palm Coast Tightens Watering Restrictions

Once a week starting November 1 – new schedule, new limitations Palm Coast, FL – October 30, 2009 – Florida’s cooler dry winter weather restricts plant growth and reduces the need for watering. The Palm Coast City Council has adopted the new landscape irrigation policy for Eastern Standard Time, aligning with the restrictions issued by […]

PGA Cuts Ticket Prices for Next Year’s Players Championship

Price cut underscores a weakening golf industry as both golfers and spectators guard their diminished disposable income. Palm Coast, FL – October 30, 2009 – The 2010 PGA Players Championship tickets go on sale Sunday. They will be cheaper than ’09 tickets. The move by the PGA Tour underscores weakening in the golf industry as […]

Wonder What Happens When You Don’t Pay Your Mortgage?

The process can happen quickly or it can drag on for months (or more), but you should be prepared for the worst. Palm Coast, FL – October 29, 2009 SunSentinel.com (MCT News Service) – October 29, 2009 – We all talk about what ifs. One big what if that many homeowners have today has to […]

Homebuyer Tax Credit Appears Close to Extension

An extension of the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers could be coming on the back of an unemployment-benefits measure. Palm Coast, FL – October 28, 2009 By Brian Faler Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — A proposal to extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers as part of an unemployment- benefits measure has significant […]