Destin in the Florida Panhandle is a great place to BUY Real Estate Now! Prices are excellent and rates are historically low. The Panhandle of Florida, known as the Emerald Coast, is one of the most desirable vacation and second home destinations in the USA. Whether a first time buyer of real estate or an experienced realty investor, you will find relevant real estate information here on this site. Look for information in order to select the "just right" property, making the offer, negotiating, financing and all the details involved in making an informed real estate decision in todays real estate market.
There are many communities along the Emerald Coast. Some of the names are Destin, Miramar Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Sandestin, the Beaches of South Walton, Seaside, Seagrove Beach, Grayton Beach, Rosemary Beach, Dune Allen, or Freeport. You can search for the latest properties for sale in these & many other beach areas. If your currently own property and are considering listing it for sale, this is the site for you. Here you can research preparing your property for sale, selecting the right agent, pricing it right, marketing it effectively, and receiving timely market information.
January 12. 2012 Foreclosures Decrease 34 Percent in 2011 Nationally total foreclosure activity and the U.S. foreclosure rate in 2011 were both at their lowest annual level since 2007, according to RealtyTrac®, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties. The company recently released its Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™, which shows a total of 2,698,967 foreclosure filings-default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions-were reported on 1,887,777 U.S. properties in 2011, a decrease of 34% in total properties when compared to 2010. Foreclosure activity in 2011 was 33% below the 2009 total and 19% below the 2008 total.
Florida brokers sunnier than most Florida real estate brokers may be the cheeriest in the South. The latest Beige Book report from the Federal Reserve once again has the Sunshine State avoiding the general gloom hitting the housing industry throughout the Atlanta district, which includes the Southeast U.S. Brokers in the region said November and December brought "soft" home sales, Florida sales actually "rebounded" after a brief soft patch. The reason: international buyers and cash deals. Time to look again before the deals are gone.
December 13, 2011 Florida Tourism Industry Saw Gains in 2011 A flood of new visitors from Brazil and a post-oil-spill rebound by Panhandle beaches were bright spots in 2011 for Florida tourism. The $60 billion industry experienced modest growth this year, and officials expect a similar bump in 2012 as the nation's economy continues to improve and the oil spill last year becomes a more distant memory. Numbers through September released by Visit Florida, the state's tourism agency, shows the volume of travelers to the state is up around 5 percent over the same stretch in 2010, driven by double-digit gains in overseas visitors. With a strong fourth quarter, Florida is on track to top 84 million visitors this year, the most since before the Great Recession, when the industry was accustomed to solid growth year after year. Final tallies for 2011 will be out early next year. Tourism is Florida's leading industry, employing about 1 million people and accounting for more than one-fifth of the state's total sales tax revenue. Panama City set a new record for bed-tax revenue, which was up 20 percent over 2009, the previous best year. At the 2,400-acre Sandestin Gulf and Beach Resort in Destin, occupancy was up more than 26 percent through October during the same period in 2010. It is attributed to aggressive marketing, use of social media and making more rooms available through travel websites.ctober 6th, 2011
Home Prices Continue to Rebound U.S. home prices edged higher for the fourth consecutive month, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Both the 10-City and 20-City Composites rose 0.9 percent in July over June, and 17 of the 20 markets surveyed also posted monthly increases. Only Phoenix and Las Vegas posted home price declines for the month, while Denver remained unchanged.
Vision Airlines has service to and from Destin/Fort Walton Beach FL airport (VPS). Southwest Airlines has service to and from Panama City Beach FL airport (ECP). Now there are more reasons than ever to come to the BEACH!!
Interesting Facts About Florida 1,000 People move to Florida every day 19 Major Commercial Airports 12 International Airports 14 Deepwater Ports 1,800 Miles of Coastline 1,250 Golf Courses (Florida has more golf courses than any other state) 1,200 Miles of Sand Beaches 370,000 Hotel Rooms in Florida If Florida were an independent country, its economy would be one of the twenty largest in the world. The state's gross domestic product of $737 billion would place it closest to the Netherlands, the 16th largest economy in the world with GDP of $796 billion.
Florida Home Prices Florida home prices are now comparable to the pre-boom years some ten years ago. In the Summer of 2010, the median price of a single-family home statewide was $134,000 according to Florida Realtors statistics. In the Summer of 2001, the median price was $130,000. So now you can buy like it was 10 years ago!
Florida Job Growth According to new estimates Florida is forecast to have a 3 % job growth rate in 2011. The state's construction industry is estimated to see the largest job growth with an increase of 26.7%. Natural resources and mining are projected to be up 4.6%, educational and health services up 3.1 %, and leisure and hospitality up 3.4%. Looks like Florida is going to grow this year.
