Entries by Toby Tobin

Walmart Plans Liquor Store Addition to Palm Coast Store

They did their ABCs and determined that Palm Coast was an underserved liquor market. This $1,220,000 addition to the present store’s east side will be 4,858 square feet. Palm Coast, FL – March 24, 2015 – Walmart Stores has obtained a site development plan and commercial building permit to add a liquor store to the […]

Florida Housing Market Continues Positive Momentum in February 2015

Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices, increased pending sales and more new listings in February. Palm Coast, FL – March 23, 2015 – Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices, increased pending sales and more new listings in February, according to the latest housing data released by Florida […]

What’s Your Housing Market’s Median Home Price

Interactive map of U.S. Home Prices for Metropolitan Sales Areas for fourth quarter 2014 Palm Coast, FL – March 21, 2015 – The majority of metropolitan areas experienced steady but slightly stronger price growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, behind a decline in housing supply and an uptick in demand fueled by lower interest […]

Nearly 1 in 10 in the U.S. Want to Move, Census Bureau Reports

However, only 18.3 percent of the 11.2 million householders who wanted to move actually did so between 2010 and 2011. Palm Coast, FL – March 19, 2015 – Nearly 10 percent of U.S. residents are dissatisfied with their current housing, neighborhood, local safety or public services to the point that they want to move, according […]

Downpayments for Homes in Florida Vary by County

In Florida, Sumter County buyers saw the lowest average downpayment – less than 4 percent. In Dixie County, however, the average downpayment was 27 percent. Palm Coast, FL – March 19, 2015 – RealtyTrac released a report analyzing purchase loan and sales data for single-family homes and condos in 2014 in 386 U.S. counties. Nationwide, […]

CoreLogic: 1.2M Borrowers Regained Home Equity in 2014

Nationwide, that means 89 percent of all owners with a mortgage now live in a home that’s worth more than the amount they still owe to their lender. Palm Coast, FL – March 18, 2015 – CoreLogic released new analysis for the fourth quarter of 2014 that shows 1.2 million U.S. borrowers regained equity in […]

NAR: Rents Could Soon Outpace Household Income

The gap between rental costs and household income is widening to unsustainable levels in many parts of the country, and the situation could worsen unless new home construction meaningfully rises. Palm Coast, FL – March 17, 2015 – The gap between rental costs and household income is widening to unsustainable levels in many parts of […]