Flagler Co. Population Reaches 112,067 as Growth Rate Slows

U.S. Census Bureau releases latest county population estimates (as of July 1, 2018). Flagler added an estimated 2,130 new residents vs 2,586 the previous year.

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April 8, 2019 - Marina del Palma to Host April 13 Grand Opening Event

April 2, 2019 - Palm Coast Ranked 5th Best Place to Own a Vacation Rental Property

April 1, 2019 - Island Walk Traffic Pattern Improvements to Include Rotary

April 1, 2019 - Red Light Cameras Gone – Handicapped Parking Cameras Coming Soon

U.S. Existing-Homes Sales Surge 11.8 Percent in February

March 25, 2019 – A National Association of Realtors touts February existing-home sales results with this headline; “U.S. Existing-Homes Sales Surge 11.8 Percent in February.” The Flagler market jumped even more, by 22.2%. But the uptick sales is more due to seasonality than to market strength. Locally, February home sales have exceeded January sales in all but three of the last 16 years. read full story

Palm Coast, Flagler Co. - The First End-to-end Look at the Great Housing Recession - Bubble, Crash, Recovery

January 18, 2017 – Flagler County (including Palm Coast) in Northeast Florida has been called the poster child of the Great Recession. Its housing market suffered for more than ten years. Properties dropped nearly 60% in value. For three years, 2009, 2010 and 2011, more than half of homes sold were either short sales or foreclosures. Palm Coast was featured in a front-page story in the Sunday edition of the Washington Post in June, 2011. That chapter is now over. 2016 marks the year in which the Flagler County housing market emerged from the cycle’s doldrums to regain a sense of normalcy. Now, the first end-to-end look at the cycle that lasted more than a decade; the Bubble, the Crash and the Recovery. read full story

PODCAST: Toby's March 23rd broadcast of REAL ESTATE MATTERS - GUESTS: Walker Douglas, Douglas Properties and Development - Great Show

Millennials, seniors are fleeing cities in search of affordable housing

What are 'granny flats' – are they next bargain homes?

HUD Secretary Ben Carson says he'll leave office after first term

More homeowners paying their mortgages on time

VA loans skyrocket in popularity for first-time homebuyers

JPMorgan Chase chief economist bets against 2020 recession

U.S. homeownership rate hits highest level since 2014

NEW SMART HOMES COMING TO PARC’S “ETOWN” IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

Tax collectors chase rich New Yorkers moving to low-tax states. Auditors inspect cell records, even your dog's vet bills

TAX REFORM AND THE 55+ MARKET FOR NEW HOMES

Homeownership for older Millennials quickly becoming a thing