Well I’ve returned from my vacation to lots of exciting news…

Those of you that have followed my blog and website through years know that I have always been a proponent of growth and opportunities for the Panama City, Florida community.  As well I have consistently praised the new airport which many residents fought tirelessly to stop.

Fortunately, they were unsuccessful and our community now has one of the best tools to help in our economic recovery and propel us into economic growth for years to come.

Many of you may have heard that Southwest Airlines has announced new flights beginning in May from the following cities:  Read more... (394 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Well, Jessie and I are on vacation.

What better place to keep a log then my blog?

We’re free styling it and made no reservations other than our cruise.

Our only real requirements were that a hotel had to have wireless internet.

We left Panama City Friday afternoon and arrived in Tampa about 6:30 pm and found a room at a HoJo – Howard Johnsons.  No frills but clean and had internet.

We were hoping to meet up with a colleague Robert Masse and his wife, but wouldn’t you know they were going out of town this weekend as well.  Read more... (345 words, 2 images, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

As an added feature this coming year, we will be spotlighting some interesting facts and information regarding our team agents.

The first installment relates to Brenda Rutherford who is originally from Dothan, Alabama.

I want to thank all Georgia and Alabama customers for calling me or emailing me because I lived and sold real estate in Dothan, Alabama.

Wow, I am so impressed at how loyal our buyers are, I guess it doesn’t hurt that I was married to an Alabama player who played for The Bear.

Ok, all you Auburn fans…I have a lot of family and friends who went to Auburn and Georgia.  Read more... (220 words, 1 image, estimated 53 secs reading time)

This months Panama City Real Estate market update for November, 2009 has been uploaded and is available for your convenience.

Some interesting trends are occurring in the local market place which include:

• Increased absorption rate for both condos and single family homes
• Significant decrease in condo sales over previous months
• Slight decrease in single family home sale while average pricing decreased slightly

Here is a sample of the Condo Comparison Sales statistics:

As you can see, the condo market is still very active and sales are significantly higher than last year.  Read more... (198 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)