
The first residents of Latitude Margaritaville Watersound have officially closed on their new homes and have been busy moving in and meeting neighbors.
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound is located on Northwest Florida's Emerald Coast near Panama City Beach and the Scenic Highway 30A corridor. It is the third of the incredibly popular, award-winning Latitude Margaritaville communities for those 55 and better who are growing older ... but not up.
Becky and Jim Entrekin from Collierville, Tennessee, were the first...

Your equity is a powerful tool that can help you achieve your goals as a homeowner. And chances are, your equity grew substantially over the past year. According to the latest Equity Insights Report from CoreLogic, homeowners gained an average of $51,500 in equity over the past year.
If you're looking for the best ways to use your growing equity, here are four options:

As we near the end of the year, more homeowners are realizing the benefits of today's sellers' market. Record-breaking home price appreciation, growing equity, low inventory, and competitive mortgage rates are motivating homeowners to make a move that addresses their changing li...
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The 37th annual "Jingle Bell Rock" Christmas Parade will be held at 10 a.m. Dec.11.
The floats will begin at the Downtown Destin Shopping Center and travel west down Harbor Boulevard (U.S. Highway 98) to Stahlman Avenue. Spectators are asked to stand on the north side of Harbor Boulevard to watch the parade.
For those who wish to participate in the parade, email Recreation@cityofdestin.com to request an application.
Applications must be received no later than Dec. 1 and can be dropped off in person to the Destin Community Center, 101 Stahlman Ave;, faxed to 850-654-8998, or email to...