Did You Know Your Realtor Can Fire You?

Here’s How to Avoid It People who make up the real estate market include home buyers, sellers and their Realtor®. In Florida, Realtors work as transaction brokers, unless the customer and broker agree to establish a single agent or no brokerage relationship in writing. As a transaction broker, the Realtor can guide both parties, sometimes simultaneously, through the transaction to get to the closing table. … Continue reading Did You Know Your Realtor Can Fire You?

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Volusia Homes: The Dos and Don’ts of Selling Quickly

Over the past couple of years, it seemed like every home in Volusia County was selling within a few days of hitting the market. According to the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors’ monthly market detail for January and February 2023, the number of days from listing to contract has extraordinarily increased when compared to last year. When considering the local market report’s median and … Continue reading Volusia Homes: The Dos and Don’ts of Selling Quickly

Shop Small and Local this Holiday Season

Small Business Saturday, an annual shopping day observed like Black Friday, is traditionally held on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. It was first began by the American Express credit card company in 2010 at the height of the Great Recession as a way to pump American spending into smaller businesses by redirecting consumer holiday shopping. After the struggles of last year with shutdowns, short staffing and … Continue reading Shop Small and Local this Holiday Season

INSIDE LOOK: The Flagler Auditorium

The Flagler Auditorium Dennis Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts is Flagler County’s premier performing arts center for the community. Offering the latest technology and design, the auditorium educates, enlightens, enriches and exposes children and adults to the thrill of quality, live performances.  The magnificent 1,000-seat Flagler Auditorium represents an important milestone in the cultural life of Flagler County and for the east central and … Continue reading INSIDE LOOK: The Flagler Auditorium

Florida Suspends Alcohol Sales in Bars

In a statement posted on Twitter today, June 26, 2020 at 11:13 a.m., the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced that, “Effective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.” This affects on-site consumption of alcohol, which was only just readmitted recently during the state’s “Phase 2” plan of reopening. It does not … Continue reading Florida Suspends Alcohol Sales in Bars

INSIDE LOOK: Travis Ford, NSB Homes

Lifestyle Realtor – “Living the Dream” Q: How long have you lived in New Smyrna Beach and what brought you here? A: I grew up in Ponce Inlet so I was always pretty close. We came and surfed this side a lot as kids. I was lucky enough that my job with Billabong allowed me to move around in my 20s and 30s. I lived … Continue reading INSIDE LOOK: Travis Ford, NSB Homes

Half-Cent Sales Tax: What it means for Volusia

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the proposed half-cent sales tax increase for Volusia County. The additional funds would be used to improve local infrastructure throughout the county, with several cities already budgeting their plans for improvements. A Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase in Volusia County On May 21, 2019, a countywide referendum special election, by mail ballot, will be conducted by the Supervisor … Continue reading Half-Cent Sales Tax: What it means for Volusia