Entries by Toby Tobin

U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 23 Percent In First Quarter

While California and Florida Cities Account for 13 of the top 20 metro areas, Florida’s state rank dropped from third to fourth. IRVINE, Calif. – April 29, 2008 – RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Q1 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, auction […]

Former Players Club Locked and Quiet

Synergy Health Club told to vacate property. Pool gates locked. European Village shut out. Palm Coast, FL – April 28, 2008 – I started receiving emails on Friday asking if it was true that European Village had been sold. Synergy Health club, which occupied the former Players Club clubhouse adjacent to European Village, reportedly had been told […]

Green-Built Homes are the Future. What are they?

Here’s an introduction to the concept of Buiding Green. Palm Coast – April 27, 2008 – “Building Green” is about home construction methods, materials, fixtures, and appliances that minimize environmental impact, while, at the same time, reducing the ongoing consumption and cost of power and water. Most builders who construct "green" homes also tout the additional storm resistance engineered into […]

Flagler County: By all Indications, Now is the Time to Invest

Chicago area realty company touts Flagler County market. LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., April 22, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Schaffer Realty Group is recommending to retirees, second home and vacation home purchasers, investors and home buyers to take a close look at Flagler County/Palm Coast as now is the time to purchase. The window of opportunity for smart […]

Rayonier and Cousins Properties Plan a New Project in Western Flagler County, Florida (updated 5-3-08)

6,300 acre tract straddles the Old Brick Road north of Espanola in western Flagler County. April 24, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – (Updated May 3, 2008)Jacksonville-based timber and real estate company, Rayonier, Inc. and Cousins Properties, an Atlanta-based development company announced a strategic alliance to master plan and entitle approximately 6,300 acres in Flagler […]

Local Realtor® Faces Arrest

Real Estate Commentator will go to jail in support of worthy cause. April 23, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – Realtor® and real estate commentator, Toby Tobin, faces arrest in support of Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-up fund raising event. He asks GoToby.com readers to help a worth cause by raising his bail. WANTED Toby Tobin […]

City Walk Nears Completion

May see occupants within City Walk in June April 23, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – 160,000 square feet of additional retail, office, and restaurant space will soon be available in Palm Coast as City Walk nears completion. The three two-story buildings are located on Cypress Point Pkwy south of the Wal-Mart Supercenter. The project […]

New U.S. Monthly House Price Index Estimates 0.6 Percent Price Increase Between January and February

Overall housing market up while South Atlantic Region shows slight drop. But local numbers show Palm Coast is showing strength. April 22, 2008 – WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. home prices rose approximately 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis between January and February, according to Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight’s (OFHEO) new monthly House […]