Real Estate

- COLUMN: History will repeat real estate resilience in Destin
- Jack Simpson
- The magazine ad pictured here was the beginning of my Destin experience.
The year was 1974. The ad was in Southern Scene, the in-flight magazine for Southern Airways. New Sandpiper Cove condominiums were selling for $24,500. I bought one. It changed... Full story
- Florida condo sales jump 21 percent in May
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Florida's real estate market continued on a warming trend in May, according to statistics released by the Florida Association of Realtors, with sales of existing condo units rising 21 percent and existing single family homes 16 percent, as compared... Full story

- COLUMN: Don’t get caught in a “phishing” scam
- William L. Martin III
- Of the twelve scams highlighted in the IRS’s most recent “Dirty Dozen” scams that IRS auditors and criminal investigators have uncovered, “Phishing” is, in my opinion, one of the most egregious. Destin is the world’s... Full story

- COLUMN: Condominium units in the New World
- Mike Chesser
- We have effectively killed the sale of condominium units. Deader than the Presidents' flying bug. But unlike the bug, condo units will come back. But they'll only come back if we know what we did, and how to avoid doing it again. Here's what happened,... Full story
- COLUMN: Are we close to the end of our real estate woes?
- Pat Rice
- Our beautiful beaches, hotels and condos are filled with tourists.Restaurants are busy.Late
in the afternoon traffic is backing up on U.S. Highway 98 through
Destin and south Walton County, and of course on Brooks Bridge. It gives the illusion that... Full story

- A touch of Destin feng shui comes to Pineapple Villas on Laguna Beach
- Special to The Log
- Destin interior decorator and feng shui consultant Peggy Adams has brought her touch of easygoing ambiance to the interior and exterior renovation of Pineapple Villas on Laguna Beach.
By observing feng shui principles, Peggy Adams’ special touches... Full story

- Avoid the summer POWER STRUGGLE
- Beat the heat while saving money and energy
- Gulf Power
- As temperatures soar throughout Northwest Florida, Gulf Power’s customers can save on their electric bill by following these helpful tips: Set your thermostat and leave itDuring the summer, your air conditioner is the biggest user of electricity.... Full story
- ECAR plunges into politics
- Fraser Sherman
- One of the best ways Florida’s Realtors can help the economy is by supporting political candidates who will help the economy, says Cliff Long, the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors’ government affairs director.
“The best way to... Full story
- Walton: No projects affected by height rule
- Kimberly White, Florida Freedom Newspapers
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SANTA
ROSA BEACH - None of the nearly 450 active development orders in Walton
County will be affected if a countywide height ordinance goes into
effect as expected later this summer, according to Gerry Demers, the
county's director of development... Full story
- ResortQuest offering military incentive program
- Special to The Log
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DESTIN
- ResortQuest has developed an incentive program for the military
including active duty, reserve, guard, retired and veterans.
"Called ResortQuest Real Estate Military Privileges, this program is
our way to thank our servicemen who sacrifice... Full story