
2023 is off to a great start! Check out some of the top local news stories and see what events are coming up on the Emerald Coast as we head into February!
Plans are already underway for the 75th Destin Fishing Rodeo
Public art project will put 20 colorful birds around Okaloosa County

2023 is off to a great start! Check out some of the top local news stories and see what events are coming up on the Emerald Coast as we head into February!
Walton County bookstore voted best in Florida
https://www.wjhg.com/2023/02/01/walton-county-bookstore-voted-best-florida/
Let the good times roll at the Baytowne Mardi Gras Parade and Street Party
https://www.baytownewharf.com/what_to_do.php?month=2
Mimmo's 30A Brings Authentic, Southern Italian Flavors to the Beach
Don't Miss The 34th Annual Sandest...

The 2022 housing market has been defined by two key things: inflation and rapidly rising mortgage rates. And in many ways, it's put the market into a reset position.
As the Federal Reserve (the Fed) made moves this year to try to lower inflation, mortgage rates more than doubled – something that's never happened before in a calendar year. This had a cascading impact on buyer activity, the balance between

If you're a homeowner, your net worth got a big boost over the past few years thanks to rapidly rising home prices. Here's how it happened and what it means for you, even as the market moderates.
Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan.
Because there was a significant imbalance between the number of homes available for sale and the number of buyers looking to make a purchase over the past few years, home prices appreciated substantially.
And while home price appreciation has moderated this year, and even depreciated slightly in some overheated markets, that doesn't mean you've lost all the equity you gained during the pandemic frenzy.
To prove you still have...