Entries by Toby Tobin

Fla. Ag Museum Celebrates Back to School with Family Hayride

This family event will include a 30-minute ride around the museum’s grounds including a visit to the 1890’s homestead and general store. PALM COAST, FL — August 5, 2015 — The Florida Agricultural Museum will host a Back to School Hayride on Friday, August 14, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This family event will include a 30-minute ride […]

Do Lenders Spend Too Much Time With At-risk Borrowers?

J.D. Power 2015 satisfaction study ranks U.S. Primary Mortgage Servicers. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – July 31, 2015 – According to the just-released J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Primary Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study, mortgage servicers spend a disproportionate amount of time and resources on at-risk customers compared with customers who are current with their payment. The study, […]

Princess Place Livery Stable Restoration Nearly Complete

The restoration of the Princess Place livery stable is nearly complete. Exterior painting, the finishing touch, could be completed by Friday if dry weather prevails. PALM COAST, FL – July 30, 2015 – The restoration of the Princess Place livery stable is nearly complete. Exterior painting, the finishing touch, could be completed by Friday if […]

National Pending Home Sales Dip in June

GoToby believes that the drop in pending sales likely reflects the recent decrease in short sales. Short sale closings tend to drag on for months, artificially swelling the list of pending contracts. WASHINGTON — July 29, 2015 — After five consecutive months of increases, pending home sales slipped in June but remained near May's level, which was […]

U.S. consumer confidence declines

The Expectations Index – consumer’s outlook about the economy six months in the future – declined sharply to 79.9 from 92.8 in June. NEW YORK – July 28, 2015 – The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index improved in June to 99.8 turned the other direction in July, bumping down to 90.9. The Present Situation Index […]

Study: Vast Benefits From Like-kind Exchanges

Acquiring and improving commercial real estate requires large amounts of capital, and section 1031 helps real estate businesses grow and expand organically – with less debt. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – July 25, 2015 – The Real Estate Roundtable says a recent economic study about like-kind exchanges (1031 exchanges, or Section 1031 of the U.S. tax code) […]

GoToby.com Featured House of the Week for 7-24-2015

Ocean and golf course views and 5,212 square feet of living area come with this custom home in the private Oceanside community of Hammock Dunes. PALM COAST, FL – July 24, 2015 – GoToby.com’s featured House of the Week is in the Granada Estates section of Hammock Dunes, Palm Coast’s most exclusive gated residential community. […]