Entries by Toby Tobin

Buy vs. Rent: Ownership Still Best in Most Fla. Metros

ATTOM Data Solutions 2017 Rental Affordability Report shows that buying a home is more affordable than renting in 66 percent of U.S. housing markets analyzed for the report, including Flagler County. IRVINE, Calif. – January 6, 2017 – ATTOM Data Solutions just-released 2017 Rental Affordability Report finds that it's cheaper to buy a home than rent […]

GoToby.com Property of the Week: 3BR 3BA Cinnamon Beach Condo

This condo has been completely redone – no other like it! You can enjoy the sea breezes and the relaxing sound of waves breaking on the cinnamon-colored sand. PALM COAST, FL – January 6, 2017 – GoToby.com’s Property of the Week is a beautifully redone third-floor condominium in the Oceanside community of Cinnamon Beach. UNIT […]

CBL Sells Remaining Cobblestone Village Holdings

Beginning in 2007 with the completion of Belk, Lowe’s and a strip plaza, Cobblestone Village grew to include Memorial Hospital Flagler, Carabas, Zaxbys, Dollar Tree and Golden Corral. PALM COAST, FL – December 29, 2016 – Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL & Associates has sold its remaining properties in Cobblestone Village at Palm Coast. CBL owns or […]

House of Christmas Week: 3,746 SF in Private Palm Coast Plantation

Walk through the gates of this spectacular courtyard home and enjoy a wonderfully landscaped courtyard with pavers and a private Casita with bedroom and full bath. PALM COAST, FL – December 23, 2016 – This week’s GoToby.com House of the Week is in the private gated community of Palm Coast Plantation. This spacious courtyard home, built in […]

NAR Forecast: 2017 Home Sales to Expand Modestly

The national median existing-home price is expected to rise around 5 percent this year and 4 percent in 2017. WASHINGTON – December 15, 2016 – Existing-home sales are forecast to muster only a small gain in 2017 because of increasing mortgage rates and shrinking consumer confidence that now is a good time to buy a home, according […]

Salamander Hotels & Resorts Announces Restoration Plans for the Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Resort

More expedient options would allow the Hurricane Matthew-damaged Signature Jack Nicklaus Ocean Course to open sooner, but Salamander Hotels and Resorts is taking the prudent alternative. PALM COAST, FL – December 6, 2016 – Salamander Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to restore its Signature Jack Nicklaus Ocean Course which  remains closed since Hurricane Matthew passed in […]

Lots of Positive Trends in Today’s Housing Market

In many markets across the country, the housing market is showing anything but the typical seasonal slowdown. In fact, a report released by the National Association of Realtors® finds the opposite. PALM COAST, FL – December 5, 2016 – What fall slowdown? In many markets across the country, the housing market is showing anything but the typical […]

U.S. Pending Home Sales Crawl Forward in October

U.S. pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but did squeak out a meager gain for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors®. WASHINGTON  — December 1, 2016 — Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but did squeak out a meager gain for the second consecutive month, according to […]