Thursday, July 30, 2009

2nd wave of mortgage foreclosures? Larger then the sub-prime? I orignally thought when the sub-prime foreclosures were worked through that we would be on the way to a real estate recovery, check this 60 Minutes video from December 2008 shows a larger mortgage problem then I ever realized. Wow!


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Recent Sold\Leased transactions in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

Kohl's opened in April of 2009 with this being one of only a few two story formats in Florida with approx. 103,000 sqft. Kohl's has aprox. 1,022 stores nationwide. The store is located at the S.W. corner of Beal Pkwy. and Racetrack Rd. intersection. Shopping Center owner is Oakmont Shopping Center, LLC, Listing agent was Kevin Bethea with Realty House Commercial Properties, Inc. and Leasing agent was Mark Nelson with Nelson Commercial Real Estate from Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

A former Barnhill's Buffet Restaurant in Gulf Breeze, FL. recently sold to William Yang who is also the owner of Pensacola restaurants called Horizon's and Hunan's Chinese Restaurant in Pensacola, FL. The property sold for $890,000, had 8,300 sqft building (fully equipped), and 1.3 acres. Listing agent was Kevin Bethea with Realty House Commercial Properties, Inc.

Wittichen Supply from Birmingham, AL. purchased the former ACR Glass building at 125 Hollywood Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach, FL. for $950,000 in March 2009. Wittichen Supply has 24 stores in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Wittichen Supply is a wholesale distributor of heating, ventilating, cooling, and refrigeration parts, supplies, and equipment, and serving the industry for over 90 years. Listing and selling agent was Kevin Bethea with Realty House Commercial Properties, Inc.

Owner; Tim Carr with Fluid Surf Shop just leased a new retail location at 191 Miracle Strip Pkwy in downtown Fort Walton Beach, FL. to expand his business which has been in existence for approx. 10 years. Fluid sales surfboards and surf apparel and accessories. Listing and leasing agent was Kevin Bethea with Realty House Commercial Properties, Inc.

Perfect Occasions has just moved and increased the size of their growing gift store to 206 Racetrack Rd. near the Choctawhatchee High School and Playground Daily News. Owners are Linda and Bill Deyo. Listing and leasing agent is Kevin Bethea with Realty House Commercial Properties, Inc.