Entries by Toby Tobin

Daytona Beach Florida News-Journal’s Hypocrisy is Over the Top

Newspaper that decries the secrecy of Palm Coast economic development talks failed to tell its own partner of an ego-driven $13 million payment for naming rights to Daytona’s performg arts center. Palm Coast, Florida – August 11, 2008 – Several Palm Coast residents with whom I speak have expressed two recurring themes. First, they share […]

GoToby.com Readership Climbs – Toby Thanks You

The real estate news website now averages over 1,400 visits per day. Palm Coast, Florida – August 8, 2008 – In the past few months, GoToby.com seems to have reached critical mass. I know that many of you visit on a regular basis (Thank You) but perhaps don’t know about the rest of the website’s readership. […]

Green Building Energy Savings Confirmed

Certified buildings outperform peers in sale, rental and occupancy rates Palm Coast, Florida – August 7, 2008 – Two studies, one by the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and one by CoStar Group, have validated what the green building community has known all along: third party certified buildings outperform their conventional counterparts across a wide variety of […]

Flagler County School Board Candidates Debate Tonight

They spend our money and oversee the education of our next generation. You should care who they are. Try to be there. Palm Coast, Florida – August 6, 2008 – Because of the importance of this year’s Flagler County School Board primary election race, the Flagler Homebuilders Association, the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & […]

Wal-Mart Gets Final Site Plan Approval, Epic Theater Permit Ready

Palm Coast City Council gives approval for second (and final) reading of the new Wal-Mart site plan. Palm Coast, Florida – August 5, 2008 – Given the history of problems Wal-Mart has faced getting approval to build new stores across the country, tonight’s Palm Coast City Council meeting was anti-climactic. With only one public comment, […]

Bankruptcy Looks Imminent for Florida Builder WCI Communities

The Palm Coast, Florida developer of Hammock Dunes condominiums is in default on several loan agreements. Palm Coast, Florida – August 1, 2008 – What a difference a year makes. Last year, WCI Communities turned down a tender offer of $22 per share for the company. The company recently reported a net loss of $100.2 […]