Category: FEMA

I have great motivation to focus and get my work done quickly this morning as the sooner I finish here the sooner I can get on over to the Florida Scallop and Music Festival happening all this weeekend on the waterfront in Port St. Joe. Always a good time. It ...

The big news this week is that we’re all feeling as if we may actually be out of the woods as far as the threat from the oil spill is concerned. The armies of BP clean up crews have disappeared and things are returning to normal. Shoppers looking for great ...

If no news is good news, then we’ve had a very good week as there is still no oil and now no Bonnie. We’ve also had another good week in real estate, with two sales, four new contracts, five new listings, and eight price changes. No change in our inventory, ...

It is good to see so many visitors enjoying their summer vacations here at the beach as we’ve been worried that people would stay away because of all the fear mongering from the media. Thankfully, for now at least, our coast remains clear. Folks weren’t all just soaking up rays, ...

Another great week here on the Cape with clear skies, clean beaches, happy vacationers and folks shopping for real estate. We had one person go to closing, two new contracts, thirteen new listings, and seven price changes. Our inventory shot up over three per cent, unfortunately, gaining 13 over last ...

Our beaches were busy this morning with crews of turtle patrol volunteers, representatives from NOAA, The Interior Department, National Fish and Wildlife, Florida Fish and Wildlife, news crews from CNN and the AP, FED EX PR guys and curious onlookers. The assembled were all there to either participate in or ...

.What a difference a week makes – much quieter this week, with somewhat slower sales activity compared with what we’ve been seeing recently, with only one sale and one new contract, and just four new listings and three price changes. As a result, our inventory is virtually unchanged, up just ...

OK – by Cape standards, summer officially began, Saturday, June 19, because it was the first day of the 2010 Scallop Season. The governor decided to move the date up by nearly two weeks to encourage visitors to come down early. Our beaches are still beautiful and open for business, ...

The headlines haven’t scared off buyers but seem to actually be fueling increased interest in real estate around here as sales remain strong. We had a better than average week, with three sales and three new contracts, eight each new listings and new price tags. Not much change in our ...

Tourists may be looking elsewhere for their summer vacations but buyer interest has definitely stayed focused on the Cape with temptingly low prices on quality coastal properties. Only one closing, but we have an impressive six new contracts. We added five new listings to the mix, and four sellers lowered ...

I have been receiving numerous requests for info on the oil spill; the following is a directory of sources for official information to help people stay up to date with the latest developments. I will post Gulf County news updates as I get them. GULF COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FSU OIL ...

Apparently I was right in suspecting we had a real-estate-buying spring break crowd this year as the breakers have all gone home now and our sales for the week have finally slowed down a bit compared to what we’ve been seeing lately. Nobody went to closing this week but we ...