Entries by Toby Tobin

Watch Palm Coast Develop: A Bird’s Eye View

One nice thing about living in a relative young city is that you don’t have to look too far back for history. Google Earth has satellite images of Palm Coast going back to 1995. PALM COAST, FL – January 3, 2016 – One advantage of living in a young city is that you don’t have […]

GoToby.com House of the Week: A Hammock Dunes Villa

Built in 1994 and completely renovated in 2005, this beautiful villa offers both lake and golf vistas in the private, gated community of Hammock Dunes. PALM COAST, FL – January 1, 2016 – GoToby.com’s inaugural 2016 House of the Week is a very nice villa within the private, gated community of Hammock Dunes. Built in […]

U.S. Pending Home Sales Decline Modestly in November

Pending home sales represent signed contracts, not closings; thus is not affected by the closing delays for mortgage transactions brought on by the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures Rule TRID. WASHINGTON – December 30, 2015 – Pending home sales in November slightly declined for the third time in four months as buyers continue to battle both rising home prices and […]

House of the Week is in Flagler Beach with Great Views

Literally yards from the beach, this house is unique. A third-floor cupola provides panoramic views of sunrises over the Atlantic Ocean and sunsets over the Intracoastal Waterway. PALM COAST, FL – December 25, 2015 – It’s 79 degrees on Christmas morning. Daily high temperatures are forecast to hit the high 70s and low 80s for […]

Flagler County Remains Very Affordable

State and national real estate sales results for November are out. The median selling price for single-family Flagler County homes was 10.5% below the state median and 19.2% below the national median. PALM COAST, FL – December 23, 2015 – State and local real estate results for November were released Tuesday.  As predicted by GoToby.com, […]

Florida Population Tops 20M

Florida added more people than California for the first time in nearly a decade. Florida’s gain of 365,703 people also pushed it past 20 million, becoming the third state to reach that milestone. WASHINGTON DC – December 22, 2015 – By adding an average of 281 people per day during the last year, North Carolina’s population crossed the […]

Tips for Home Sellers from Toby Tobin

Home buyers care only that the house will work for them, and at what price when compared to other houses they have seen. That’s it. Here’s more advice you may not have heard before. PALM COAST, FL – December 21, 2015 – When home sales involve educated sellers, buyers and real estate professionals, the outcomes […]

Property of the Week: Lowest Priced Condo in Hammock Dunes

$163 per square foot for an 1,837 square foot condo in a private gated community only 700 feet from the beautiful Atlantic Ocean beach. PALM COAST, FL – December 18, 2015 – GoToby.com’s highlighted Property of the Week is very special. It’s the lowest priced condo in the private, gated Oceanfront Golf Community of Hammock Dunes. […]

Home Remodeling Impact Survey 2015

This report takes a deep dive into the reasons for remodeling, payback to sellers, the success of taking on projects, and the increased happiness found in the home once a project is completed. PALM COAST, FL – December 17, 2015 – Homeowners preparing to sell often make improvements, both big and small, to their homes that can […]