This map will show you where the City of Palm Coast is planning to install bicycle paths or walkways to enrich the lives of our residents. They have installed and are planning to install more sidewalks and multi-purpose paths.
http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/CityDocs/Misc/Draft_Pedestrian-Bicycle_Master_Plan.pdf
Termites are a type of insect that eat wood fiber, thereby destroying the structure of wood. They are all over the southeastern United States, and have become somewhat of a problem for homeowners. Termites don’t descriminate between eating a dead tree in the forest, or the wall studs and floor joists in your home.
Home builders are required by building code to pre-treat a new home against termites. There are a few different methods of prevention: The soil under the slab of a new home can be pre-treated; Bora-Care - the first few feet of all wooden studs in a new construction; and/ or pest tube installation.
The property then receives a termite bond which is good for 1 year usually. It is the owners responsibility to hire a termite prevention and treatment company to come out every year, inspect for termites, treat the premesis, and renew the bond. It essentially is “insurance” against termite damage.
Some local Pest Control companies include:
Palm Coast Termite & Pest Control 386-931-0650
All Safe 386-447-8389
Cody Pest 386-437-3479
Aaron Pest 386-446-9780
Middleton Lawn & Pest 386-445-8960
Elite Termite & Pest 386-931-2615
Bug Guard 386-445-9363
Starting the first of next month, the Palm Coast Code Enforcement Department will be taking care of animal cruelty and abandonment issues and dangerous animal problems. Flagler County’s Humane Society used to handle these calls and issues, but Palm Coast has now hired two Certified Animal Control Officers. The cost to hire these two new employees and outfit their vehicles is offset by the cost Palm Coast was paying to the Flagler Humane Society.
Calls should be made to: 386-986-2520 for domestic animal issues
For non-domestic animals such as alligators and snakes you will still need to call the Florida Wildlife Control at 407-538-1694 or Gator Control at 866-392-4286.
Palm Coast Public Work’s should be called for deceased animal removal on public streets at 386-986-2360.
I just read a great blog post by Toby Tobin a local Realtor, real estate commentator, and publisher of GoToby.com, and I felt I had to share it with my readers. He brings up some really great points on the selling market, and things that sellers need to realize and come to terms with in order to get their house sold.
The main point is that the Flagler County housing market (along with much of the rest of the country) isn’t what it was 2 1/2 years ago, and there are sellers out there still holding on to the idea that they can and will get what their house might have sold for 2 1/2 years ago. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t sell, or that it is impossible to sell you home, but you can’t expect to get what you could have gotten back then, now.
It is a hard time right now to be a seller. With your neighbor selling at rock bottom prices to avoid foreclosure, or the bank selling a home at a fraction of its worth to get it out of inventory, it is very hard to compete! In order for most folks to afford to sell their home, they must have quite a bit of equity in their home.
Here are some bulleted points Toby made in his post titled “Are You Trying to Sell Your Property or Just List it?”…and I have to agree with him:
1. Buyers don’t care what you paid for your property.
2. Buyers don’t care about how much you need to break even
3. Buyers don’t care how your listing price compares to other homes listing prices…they care about how it compares to comparable solds!
The houses that are selling are the ones that are competitively priced. There is a lot of competition out there!
If you would like to read his entire post you can visit:
http://activerain.com/blogsview/541871/Are-You-Trying-to
The Editors of Southern Living are travelling south, and one of their stops recently was our own Flagler Beach, FL!
Heres the link to the whole review. It includes a great shot of the Flagler Pier.
# SFR listings (not including shortsales) : 1200
Avg Price: $305,569
Low: $82,900
High : $1,800,000
Volume: $366,683,160
Closing after 5/1/08: 132
Avg list price: 216,386
Avg sold price: $200,162
Low list: $69,900
Low sold: $59,000
High list: $899,900
High sold: $800,000
Price Differential Sold to list: 92.5%
Avg DOM: 148
# SFR Short Sales: 410
Closing on or after 5/1/08: 16
Average list price: 169,969
Avg. sale price: 153,281
Lowest list price: 115,000
Lowest sale price: $113,000
High list price: $279,900
High Sale price: $245,000
# Lender Owned: 92
In searching the Palm Coast residential building permit records on the Palm Coast City website I found that 16 new construction permits were pulled between 5/11/08 and 6/11/08. The average value listed was $210,039 and the average size 2242 sf living.
