Defining terms used to describe the retirement and second home market By: Bob Waun November 29, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – The Future of retirement and second homes are changing and so are the terms developers use to define their creative new products. Here are some of the more popular types of "Better Nests" Besting: […]
Bankruptcy Judge allows Bank of America and Key Bank to take back properties used to secure loans. November 29, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – From post WWII Levittown in Long Island, NY to Chapter 11 in FL on November 9th, some 60 years later, Levitt and Sons built over 200,000 homes. All projects were […]
New store rumored to be near SuperTarget store. November 26, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – Books-A-Million has negotiated a lease for space near the soon to be opened SuperTarget store located northeast of the intersection of Belle Terre and SR 100. The site, Palm Coast Landing at Town Center is the portion of Town Center […]
Developer caught with dropping prices and unsold inventory. November 26, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – Sarasota based Whitehall Quality Homes has suspended construction on phase II of the Riverview Condominiums in Grand Haven while it negotiates with its lender to restructure its debt according to Jerry Andrews, Whitehall V.P. of Finance. Andrews said that […]
Highly promoted contest awarded a new home to the winner, but it turned out there were two winners. November 20, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – Here’s some good news for those who feel that Centex got off too lightly after pulling back from their Palm Harbor golf club and resort project. Perhaps the vicarious […]
It probably will. How will this affect your taxes? I’ll bet you’ll be surprised. November 16, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – I had an interesting meeting with Jay Gardner, Flagler County’s Property Appraiser a few days ago. Our discussion dealt, in part, with Palm Coast and Flagler County’s declining property values and the effect […]
Announcing reduced prices on unsold Casa Bella units – an auction is rumored. November 14, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – It was only a matter of time before the effects of the real estate downturn became apparent in Hammock Dunes, Palm Coast and Flagler County’s most established high end oceanside private community. While playing […]
Single family home market moving sideways while condo and lots sales lanquish and prices continue to drop November 13, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – When I lived in Rochester, N.Y., there was a standard weather report which captured the typical day in that part of the country. I still remember it verbatim; “mostly cloudy […]
Move does not effect parent company November 12, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – Levitt & Sons LLC, one of Florida’s largest homebuilders, along with 37 of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for chapter 11 bankruptcy. This action does not effect the parent, Levitt Corporation, or its other principal subsidiary, Core Communities. Levitt & Sons […]
Relations between the Ginn Company and property owners have improved. November 10, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – The annual meeting of the Conservatory Home Owners Association (HOA) was held on Wednesday, November 7th. Property owners have recently expressed concern over the state of the real estate market and its effect on their investment in […]