Understanding the Cost of Growth September 5, 2025 – PALM COAST, Fla. – The question “Does growth pay for itself?” is often asked as communities expand. Providing more public services for a growing population brings significant expenses. Yet, even in the absence of growth, the costs to maintain infrastructure—roads, utilities, parks, fire and police departments, […]
PALM COAST, FL – July 12, 2025 – Welcome to “The Quiet Side of Florida,” where luxury living is still affordable. How much house does $1M+ buy in Flagler County? Let’s find out. Be sure to check out the interactive map below. The local housing market stalled after the COVID-19 boom. A comparison of Flagler […]
May 13, 2025 – PALM COAST, Fla. – “Real Estate Matters” has been the voice of real estate for Palm Coast and Flagler County for over ten years. It’s now available as a video Podcast. This is the first of the weekly podcasts to follow. This show’s guest is Robbie Richmond, owner of Intracoastal Construction. […]
PALM COAST, Fla. – September 11, 2024 – The August 2024 housing market wrap-up for Flagler/Palm Coast is here. It is a year-over-year comparison of housing market statistics for August and YTD. The interactive map shows the location, sale date, selling price, price per square foot, and living square feet for all August single-family Flagler […]
PALM COAST, Fla. – August 20, 2024 – The July 2024 housing market wrap-up for Flagler/Palm Coast is here. It is a year-over-year comparison of housing market statistics for the month of July and YTD. The interactive map shows the location, sale date, selling price, price per square foot, and living square feet for all July […]
PALM COAST, Fla. – August 16, 2024 – People bitch about Florida property taxes during the public comment period of city council meetings or county commission meetings. They bitch about Florida property taxes when commenting on articles found on local online media outlets. They bitch about Florida property taxes at happy hour. And they bitch […]
The argument supporting continuing growth in Florida is incontrovertible. The longer a person resides in Florida, the more their fair share of the cost of government is borne by their newly arrived neighbors. Florida’s Homestead Exemption and accompanying Save Our Homes cap on assessed property value increases are, by far, the most effective method of […]
PALM COAST, FL – July 25, 2023 – In the second half of the last century, the population of California more than tripled from 10 million to 34 million people. Its population is now declining. After Covid shutdowns, George Floyd riots, and increasing crime and homelessness elsewhere, Florida is the new California in terms of […]
PALM COAST, FL – July 12, 2023 – The June 2023 real estate update shows robust home sales. Median prices remain in the narrow band between $360,000 and $377,000. This range has held for the entire first half of 2023. 307 single-family homes were reported sold via the Flagler County MLS, up from 260 in […]
PALM COAST, FL – Toby’s radio show, “Real Estate Matters” Podcast March 4, 2023. Click here