New NAHB estimates based on the latest data show that, on average, regulations imposed by government at all levels account for 24.3 percent of the final price of a new single-family home. PALM COAST, FL – May 25, 2016 – A new NAHB study shows that, on average, regulations imposed by government at all levels account for 24.3 percent of the final […]
Only counties with populations greater than 100,000 were ranked. Of the top 100, 14 are in Florida. PALM COAST, FL – May 24, 2016 – The Census Bureau has released the list of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. with populations over 100,000. Flagler County, ranked 64th, joins 13 other Florida counties on the top 100 list. Neighboring […]
National comparisons do not yield much, but Flagler County closely mirrors the Florida market. PALM COAST, FL – May 22, 2016 – Florida Realtors® and National Association of Realtors® (NAR) have released their reports of April home sales. Flagler County numbers reflect the Florida market much more closely than the national market. Nationally, April home […]
Satisfying GoToby.com readers’ curiosity. The Sundancer story, is Racetrac still coming to Seminole Woods and what’s happening on US1 just south of Palm Coast Pkwy? PALM COAST, FL – May 19, 2016 – I get a lot of calls and emails from GoToby.com readers asking about one thing or another. Recently, three questions have popped […]
A panel of three experts in the hospitality industry sparred over how to protect property rights while leveling the field between hotels and short-term rentals. WASHINGTON – May 18, 2016 – A panel of three experts in the hospitality industry sparred over how to protect property rights while leveling the field between hotels and short-term […]
The percentage of loans on which foreclosure actions were started during the first quarter was 0.35 percent, a decrease of one basis point from the previous quarter, and down 10 basis points from one WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 17, 2016 – The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties remained unchanged from the previous quarter […]
Commercial building permit activity is on the rise. A 7-Eleven is coming to Beach Village. Several projects have moved forward since the May 5th GoToby.com update. PALM COAST, FL – May 15, 2016 – Commercial building permit activity is on the rise in Palm Coast. Several projects have moved forward since the May 5th GoToby.com […]
#1 Unfinished Vista Par condominiums in Grand Haven. #2 Grand Haven Golf Course. #3 Bobby Ginn’s Island Estates Home. Plus Matanzas, Pines and Cypress Golf Courses. PALM COAST, FL – May 14, 2016 – You may have noticed your Wednesday News-Journal was a little heavier than usual. The News-Tribune insert included Flagler County’s officially advertised […]
This Charles Rinek-built custom home has four bedrooms, four baths, enclosed pool, summer kitchen, dock with lift and 4,788 square feet of living area. PALM COAST, FL – May 13, 2016 – GoToby.com’s House of the Week is located in Island Estates, a two mile long private island circumscribed by the Intracoastal Waterway and Fox’s […]
Many young adults struggle to become homeowners, with the student-debt burden delaying, in part, their ability to buy. WASHINGTON – May 12, 2016 – Many young adults struggle to become homeowners, with the student-debt burden delaying, in part, their ability to buy, according to speakers at a regulatory issues forum on student debt and homeownership […]