Anchor's The Way Blog

Ox Bottom, Summerbrooke, and Meridian Hills:
Twenty-Year Price History.
Bubble or No Bubble?
Here Is the Answer.

There has been speculation that we are nearing a housing bubble, liking to that of 2006. With news headlines such as “Home Prices at an All Time High,” “The Real Estate Market is Slowing,” and “Inflation Increasing,” it is easy to see why many homeowners are […]

‘Lots’ of “Infill” in Mexico Beach
Insight for Buyers, Builders & Sellers

If you know about Mexico Beach and/or own property here, then you know that MB has been ‘discovered’. This intensifying ongoing ‘discovery’ began about twenty years ago with the rise of everyday internet usage and extensive word of mouth. Mexico Beach’s development began in 1946, and […]

Twenty-Year Price History in Hewett Bayou

This article will demonstrate that (1) we are not in a bubble situation and (2) our local real estate is a strong protection against inflation. Our data was extracted from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) of our local REALTORS® association, ECAR. The values presented are for […]

Vacation Rental Properties: Tax Implications for Property Owners

Being licensed as both a CPA and a REALTOR® by the State of Florida, I see the opportunity to provide guidance in the area of convergence of these two professional practices: how can you, as a (rental) property owner, take advantage of and comply with certain […]

Real Estate Market Analysis Update: Bay & Gulf Counties in the Panhandle of Florida

The residential real estate remains strong going into 2023! According to the National Association of Realtors article posted on December 21, 2022, “While home sales were falling, home prices mostly remained resilient. After climbing 10% this year, home prices likely won’t change next year”. Some key […]

Palmetto Trace

2022 was a unique year for real estate in Panama City Beach and for Palmetto Trace. Our subdivision (yes, I live here!) has seen a lot over the last twenty years. The St. Joe Company started this neighborhood in 2002. With underground utilities, sidewalks, and pools, […]

A 20-Year history of the Panama City Beach Condominium Market (2002-2022)

NUMBERS ARE SHOUTING: REAL ESTATE IS HEALTHY! We hear that the real estate market is set up to crash. With only a quick glance around, this information seems iron-clad. Though, if we do a little digging over the past twenty years, we see a completely different […]

Pine Crest, Fox Lake, C.A. Taylors Second Addition Callaway, and Imperial Oaks: Real Estate is Alive and Well – Mathematically Proven!

Twenty Years of Evolution in Pricing You see it in the headline news every day: ‘Inflation is out of control’, ‘the Real Estate Market is set up to crash’. Really? Is the Real Estate market in such a bad shape? Let us look at meaningful numbers […]

Anchored in Integrity: a gift from the past

Anchored in Integrity: a gift from the past By: Aloura Melissa Charles, December 8, 2022 Cleaning my garage (as you do when you have COVID and no place to go), I unearthed mail my parents forwarded me after I left Tallahassee over twenty years ago. Judging […]

Cove Waterfront Land Values – How Do They Compare?

In previous issues we discussed trends involving the sale of houses in the Cove; this time, we want to look at waterfront vacant lots only. Some of the most valuable pieces of real estate in our area are waterfront. The Cove features 260 such properties that […]

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