Tidelands, Conservatory and financial problems for condo developers top stories January 10, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – A recent newsletter covering the single family home market in Palm Coast and Flagler County, FL had so much ground to cover that I did not include Palm Coast lots (as well as other Flagler building lots) […]
No electricity, a tent for a clubhouse, and Porta-Johns, but layout and staff both good. January 9, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – The Grand Reserve Golf Course, formerly known as Oak Branch, opened in Bunnell last Saturday. Owned and operated by Capstone Golf, Grand Reserve is Flagler County’s first new public course in a long […]
Law is very specific. It’s not a “rainy day” fund. January 4, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – The Palm Coat Building Department is unique. It pays for itself by collecting permitting fees and fines for code violations. This should be good news to local taxpayers but the law is very specific about how these […]
The final numbers are in for a bad year in residential real estate. Will 2008 show improvement? January 1, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – GoToby.com closes its first calendar year and the housing market in Palm Coast and Flagler County, as well as nationally, closes its worst year since the 80’s. But the slide […]
Says new methods have led to over-reporting of tropical storm activity. Higher property insurance premiums likely result. January 2, 2008 – Palm Coast, FL – Neil Frank was director of the National Hurricane Center between 1974 and 1987. Frank, currently chief meteorologist for KHOU-TV in Houston, takes issue with the way the center classifies […]
You don’t make money selling real estate. You make money buying it. January 2, 2008 – Palm Coast – Sages have often said that the profit from a sale is made in the beginning, when you buy. Those who buy right make profits. Those that don’t, don’t. This adage seems to be proven again. Masterpiece […]
Not a good year for the local real estate business – top stories summarized. December 29, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – The biggest story of 2007 was the overall collapse of the local residential real estate market and the economic stagnation brought on by the decline in construction. There was a surge in new […]
City invites SeaGate to mediation conference but remains intransigent in its position. December 28, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – A City of Palm Coast zoning action seems headed to trial. Back in March of this year, in a story which I followed closely (read related stories), the City of Palm Coast denied local developer, […]
Rumored change in contractor defers scheduled opening. December 27, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – A rumor that has been circulating for about a week seems to be confirmed in a posting yesterday to local blog site PalmCoast.biz. It includes an email response from Target in response to an inquiry by the poster. It states, […]
Financially troubled WCI is rumored to have sold off its luxury Tuscany Reserve near Naples, FL. December 26, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – Financially troubled WCI, the builder of Hammock Dunes’ tower condominiums, is rumored to have struck a deal to sell off its showcase Tuscany Reserve community near Naples, FL to another developer for […]