Entries by Toby Tobin

Palm Coast Holdings Closing Palm Coast Office

The parent company of the developer of Town Center has decided to exit the real estate business in Florida. Seven employees will be affected by the March 31st closing. PALM COAST, FL – January 31, 2017 – Palm Coast Holdings, successor to ITT and developer of Town Center and Palm Coast Park, will close their […]

Real Estate Trends: Fla. ‘Outperformed’ the U.S.

Florida is doing fine economically, unemployment is OK, and foreclosures are diminishing. ORLANDO, FL – January 30, 2017 — In 2016, Florida’s economy outperformed the nation in part because of better job creation, according to several economists who spoke to a standing-room-only crowd of about 500 Realtors® at the 2017 Florida Real Estate Trends event Thursday during Florida […]

House of the Week: Builder Model in Grand Landings

DR Horton’s Osprey model home is now open in Grand Landings. There are two other Osprey homes currently under construction. PALM COAST, FL – January 27, 2017 – GoToby.com’s featured House of the Week is DR Horton’s Osprey model home in the expanding gated community of Grand Landings. 103 N. COOPERS HAWK WAY This well-designed […]

FAU Study: Golf Courses Still Boost Home Prices

Golf courses around the country face an uncertain economic future but homes adjacent to them continue to command higher prices from prospective buyers BOCA RATON, Fla. – January 26, 2017 – While golf courses around the country face an uncertain economic future, homes adjacent to them continue to command higher prices from prospective buyers, according to […]

Home improvements: Which ones recoup the most money?

Compare the average cost of 29 remodeling projects to their average resale value one year later. NEW YORK – January 23, 2017 – If a home improvement project costs $1,000, how much money will the homeowner get back if he sells the home – his return on investment (ROI)? In 2017, only attic insulation recoups more […]

House of the Week: Beverly Beach Intracoastal Estate Cottage Newly Priced

Practical, not opulent. Solidly-built, not delicate. Functional, not whimsical. This 3-story “Old Florida Style” estate cottage has 1st floor guest quarters with separate entrance and kitchen. PALM COAST, FL – January 20, 2017 – Amazing views and 240 available feet on the ICW mark this Beverly Beach home. Practical, not opulent. Solidly-built, not delicate.  Functional, not whimsical. This 3-story […]

Palm Coast, Flagler Co. 2016 Real Estate Year in Review

2016 was the year the Flagler County/Palm Coast housing market emerged from the residual doldrums of the Great Recession. Our first end-to-end look at the cycle; bubble, crash, recovery. PALM COAST, FL – January 16, 2017 – Flagler County (including Palm Coast) has been called the poster child of the Great Recession. Its housing market suffered […]

New-home Forecast: A Climb to Higher Ground in 2017

While developments on the demand side will support solid growth in the single-family housing sector in 2017, many builders continue to face supply-side constraints led by lots, labor and lending. ORLANDO, Fla. – Jannuary 12, 2017 – Fueled by a growing economy, solid employment gains and rising household formations, single-family housing production will continue a gradual, […]

Fla. has 4 of Top 5 ‘Hottest’ Single-family Markets

Many of the cities showing the greatest potential were among those hardest hit during the Great Recession. IRVINE, Calif. – January 11, 2017 – Among the 50 largest U.S. singlel-family home markets, the top five (in order) were Orlando, Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Dallas, according to Ten-X, an online marketplace. Each metro area […]