Retention of Sea Ray Boats and a 21 acre business/industrial park to attract new businesses are the motives behind Jim Landon’s plan. Palm Coast, Florida – January 13, 2009 – At today’s city council workshop, Palm Coast city manager, Jim Landon presented a concept aimed toward retention of Sea Ray Boats, one of Flagler County’s […]
December was a relatively strong month for the housing market in Palm Coast, Flagler County Florida Palm Coast, Florida – January 11, 2009 – December ’08 sales of single-family residential homes in Flagler County, Florida surpassed those of December ’07. The number of homes sold through MLS rose 43% from 79 to 113. Even though […]
Associated Press apparently wants to scare us into a deeper recession aided by complicit local papers. Palm Coast, Florida – January 10, 2009 – Once again, the press turns on its propaganda machine to convince us that the end of our economy is near. An Associated Press story emblazed on the front page of the […]
Bunnell-based landscaping company already active in Florida and the Bahamas joins forces with a national player in the landscaping business. Palm Coast, Florida – January 10, 2009 – Austin Outdoor, Flagler County’s largest landscaping company, expands through a merger with Dallas, Texas based Yellowstone Landscape Group. Austin leadership will retain significant ownership in Yellowstone and […]
Personal tragedies aside, foreclosures are expensive for lenders. Keeping the loan alive helps keep the community alive. Palm Coast, Florida – January 8, 2009 – I get calls on a daily basis from people who never thought they would face possible foreclosure. Only recently has the concept of "walking away from a loan" entered their […]
Levitt and Sons is under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (since November 2007). Palm Coast, Florida – January 7, 2009 – Public records show a 12/31/2008 foreclosure filing by Bank of America against Levitt and Sons. The filing covers 4 parcels totaling 334 acres fronting Seminole Woods Pkwy near US 1, south of the Flagler County Airport […]
What did the typical Florida homebuyer look like in 2008? The answer lies within the pages of the 2008 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Florida Report. ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 6, 2009 – What did the typical Florida homebuyer look like in 2008? The answer lies within the pages of the 2008 Profile of […]
Sea Ray Plants in Tennessee and Florida will furlough workers one week per month through June but some production from a closed Tenn. plant will move to Palm Coast. Palm Coat, Florida – January 6, 2009 – Brunswick Marine, parent of Sea Ray, announced additional moves today to reduce production. A Sea Ray manufacturing plant […]
Another year has passed. As far as the real estate market is concerned, it didn’t pass quietly in Palm Coast, Florida. Palm Coast, Florida – January 2, 2009 – Happy New Year to all my readers. It’s time to review 2008 news affecting the real estate market in Palm Coast and Flagler County, Florida. I’ll […]
As a result of the Ginn restructuring agreement with Credit Suisse, Reynolds Signature Communities acquires Laurelmor, planning a re-launch of the Blue Ridge Mountain community in the 2nd half of ’09 Palm Coast, Florida – December 30, 2008 – As predicted in recent GoToby.com news stories, Ginn Company’s Laurelmor community near Boone, N.C. has been […]