April 17th-21st Seabreeze Jazz Festival Comes to Panama City Beach

Aaron Bessant Park is preparing for one of the most anticipated events in the spring beach calendar - The Seabreeze Jazz Festival.  Beach guests and local alike look forward to this event as a highlight of local large events.  Book your hotels or condos now for this popular weekend.  
 
Seabreeze was named on of the "Top 10 Jazz Festivals in the USA" by JazzIZ Magazine and also nominated as "Best Jazz Festival" at the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards. Top national smooth jazz artists are the icing on the cake with a full weekend of fun, sun, great beaches, and good times...at the newly constructed amphitheatre at Panama City Beach's shopping destination, Pier Park.  The event now attracts over

Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Which housing markets are the ones to watch in the next five years?

AOL Real Estate recently ranked cities on their projected annualized change in home prices between the third quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2017. Many of the cities had seen home prices fall greatly off their peak so some of these metros are making up for lost values over the years.

1. Medford, Ore.

Annualized expected growth from third quarter 2012 to third quarter 2017: 9.7 percent

2. Santa Fe, N.M.

Expected growth: 9.1 percent

3. Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Fla.

Expected growth: 9.1 percent

4. Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla.

Expected growth: 8.9 percent

5. Carson City, Nev.

Expected growth:

Spring Is in the Air Along the Gulf Coast - No Excuses That "There's Nothing to Do"

Panama City

Friday Fest beginning Friday, March 1, 2013 - Downtown - Food, Music, Entertainment, Shopping and Drinks.  Also April 5, May 3rd

Art-Tique - Downtown - Begins 2nd Saturday of April, April 13, 2013 - Arts and Antique Walk - Restaurants, Shopping and Street Vendors. Also May 11

Bay Breeze Concert Series - Panama City Marina - Begins May 16th - Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy a variety of music each month.

March 2 - California Surf Inc. - Beach Boys Golden Anniversary Celebration - The Martin Theatre

March 4 - Darryl Hall & John Oates - Marina Civic Center

March 15-17 - Panama City Yacht and Boat Show - Panama City Marina

March 28 - Pat Benatar

GOOD REASONS NOT  TO PAY CASH FOR A CONDO

      We entertain some interesting questions while people search for the perfect resort hideaway at the beaches of Panama City or South Walton. One of the "misconceptions" is "I will wait until I can pay cash for my investment". That is a noble thought, but it might not provide the best use of your capital for investment or tax shelter purposes.  Tax shelters are not criminal or only for the rich. If you file a short form and take a standard deduction....you got a tax shelter.

      So what is a better way to invest if you have enough to pay the full amount of a condo purchase and get a higher rate of return? "Leverage". I do not counsel on taxation and I am not an accountant, but I have found may

The Beaches 360 Team of Counts Real Estate Group takes marketing of our customer's homes very seriously.  Both of our Team Leaders have advanced degrees in the marketing field and over 50 years combined corporate marketing experience.  Our marketing plan begins with our customer interview, continues with an extensive internet and print campaign and ends only after we sell the property.  

What do we deliver to our seller's?

• Agents who LOVE to sell real estate
• Prelisting package that explains the listing and sale process for your home in detail
• Professionally edited photos
• Visual Tour
• Full Color Oversized Just Listed Postcards Mailed to Potential Buyers 
• A classy Counts Real Estate yard sign with agent contact phone numbers
• Regular

Why should you buy a Gulf front condo right now????

Lowest Price

1)   Gulf front condos have sold at the lowest price over the last 6 months because summer rentals are gone and winter rentals are non-existent or below market value. By the time association fees, mortgage payment, taxes, and insurance were paid, they were losing money in the fall and winter. That makes them more negoatiable on the selling price. That means when you make an offer on a condo and it has to be appraised, that value will be lower and the seller of the condo  will have to meet that price for your lender to loan money on the unit.

Gross Income 

2)  The highest condo rental rates occur from March- September. Eighty percent on the gross income for your new unit will come

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Market at Grand Lagoon

Every Sunday at Pirate's Cove Marina - Panama City Beach - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Free admission. Live music, ferry rides, chef contests with fresh market goods, local producers, growers, artists, makers and bakers,  check out www.WaterfrontMarkets.org

Down to the Sea

Somethin's Cookin'- 93 E 11th Street, Panama City - 10:30 am

With Hannelore Holland preparing Grouper Provencal, mussels in tomato wine sauce and bread for dipping. Reservations and pricing. 850.769.8979

3 Mo Tenors

Marina Civic Center - Harrison Avenue, Panama City - 7:00 pm - presented by the Panama City Music Assocation

Classically trained tenors will sing opera, jazz, gospel, soul, spirituals, rhythm & blues, the blues and

     When you decide to hire a real estate agent to sell your Gulf Coast home or condo, how do you choose? Do you consider the company or the agent? or both?  Some people choose their best friend who just got their real estate license to help supplement their income. Normally they fix cars but they can now sell you a house! I was once chosen because a mother liked my picture on our website! Others ask family members if they know of someone to recommend. Sometimes these choices work out great, but many times they end with hurt feelings, unmet expectations, and the property still listed for sale, or worse, in a court battle.

     Here are some things to consider before you interview and select an agent to represent you in a real estate transaction. (1)