Get ready for confusion and delays at closing as the real estate industry (brokers, loan originators, title companies, lenders) get used to new regulations. ORLANDO, Fla. – Sept. 28, 2015 – The rules change for home buyers who need a mortgage if they apply this Saturday, Oct. 3, or later. To prepare for that change, Florida […]
This 4,015 sf home sits on a 1.28-acre lot on a private island, close enough (only 300 yards) to the Atlantic Ocean to hear the surf and smell the salt air. PALM COAST, Fla. – September 25, 2015 – GoToby returns to the exclusive Island Estates section of Hammock Dunes for this week’s House of […]
Number of households spending more than 50 percent of their income on rent is expected to rise at least 11 percent – from 11.8 million to 13.1 million – by 2025, according to Harvard University Study. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sept. 22, 2015 – The number of households spending more than 50 percent of their income […]
Despite last month’s expected seasonal decline, sales have risen year–over–year for 11 consecutive months and are 6.2 percent above a year ago (5.00 million). WASHINGTON – September 21, 2015 – Following three straight months of gains, existing–home sales dipped in August despite slowing price growth and a positive turnaround in the share of sales to first–time buyers, according […]
Nationwide housing starts dropped 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.126 million units in August. Overall permit issuance rose 3.5 percent to a rate of 1.170 million. PALM COAST, Fla. – September 20, 2015 – Nationwide housing starts dropped 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.126 million units in August, […]
NAR study found that buyers increasingly rely on the web for home search info, but more also eventually turn to a Realtor – 83% did in 2010; 88% in 2014. WASHINGTON – Sept. 19, 2015 – More consumers use the Internet during their home search, but buyers also increasingly rely on the knowledge and expertise […]
This 3,581 square foot ICI-built custom home in Grand Haven’s North Park section sits on a more than 1/3-acre lot backed by a 1.18-acre preserved area. PALM COAST, Fla. – September 18, 2015 – The September 18th GoToby.com House of the Week is a beautiful 3,581 square foot ICI-built custom home in Grand Haven’s North […]
Based on bad data, the N-J’s reported July and August change in Flagler’s foreclosure picture as well as its #1 National Ranking in July are simply alarmist bullshit. PALM COAST, Fla. – September 17, 2015 – The N-J reports on the Volusia and Flagler foreclosure scene today, quoting California-based RealtyTrac. They might as well look […]
Every living situation has something that gets under an owner’s skin. 75 percent of respondents who have lived in their home for over a decade complain about it. FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Sept. 16, 2015 – Every living situation has something that gets under an owner's skin. Realtors who can solve those problems for homeowners […]
There cannot be a normal housing market as long as distressed sales dominate. Only 15.5% of August single-family home sales were distressed. From 2009 to 2011, distressed sales topped 50%. PALM COAST, FL – September 14, 2015 – The health of Flagler County’s housing market is revealed by the accelerating drop in the number of […]