It’s hard to juggle, work, school, and children, right? Palm Coast has come up with a way to help!
The City of Palm Coast’s Parks and Recreation Division has joined up with the Flagler County School system to create “My Zone”. “My Zone”, located at the Indian Trails Middle School, is a safe place where kids can go after school, on holiday breaks, and “Teacher Work Days” and participate in supervised activities. Parents can be at peace knowing their children are in a safe and structured environment and out of trouble or harms way while they are at work! Students will be able to go directly to “MyZone” after school.
Kids will have use of the classrooms, cafeteria, gyms, and playground to take part in numerous activities which will include:
Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, tennis, and flag football
Students can also learn leadership skills, social skills, and life skills
Other services will include career preperation, homework assistance, and computer skills training
Specialty Programs
Hip-Hop Dance
Tae-Kwon Do
Oil Painting (Additional fees may apply.)
For $33/week*, it sounds like a deal to me for parents who don’t have the luxury of working the same ours as their children go to school. Visit the City’s website for more info or to register your family.
Yesterday marked the Grand Opening of the new Target in the Palm Coast Landing section of the Palm Coast Town Center. It was one of 43 new Target stores which opened their doors yesterday.
The new PetSmart and McDonalds are also now open! It’s been long awaited but the Town Center is finally coming together. I am sure plenty of Palm Coast’s residents will be very happy with their new stores.
# SFR listings as of 7/11/08 (not including shortsales) : 1117
Avg Price: $306,764
Low: $652,900
High : $1,599,000
Volume: $342,655,767
Closing after 5/1/08: 116
Avg list price: $209,938
Avg sold price: $195,193
Low list: $84,900
Low sold: $80,000
High list: $807,759
High sold: $660,000
Price Differential Sold to list: 92.98%
Avg DOM: 146
# SFR Short Sales currently on market: 411
Closing on or after 6/1/08: 14
Average list price: $159,800
Avg. sale price: $152.557
Lowest list price: $110,000
Lowest sale price: $100,000
High list price: $279,900
High Sale price: $245,000
# Lender Owned on the market: 32
This information was gathered from the Flagler County MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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.
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.
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!
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