Things to Do in Panama City Beach?

What are some things to do in Panama City Beach?

This is a question we locals get this time of year (and all year, really) with regularity. With all of the things there are to do in Panama City Beach and all of the information there is, there are very few places where it’s all together in one place. So we put together a downloadable guide for all the best things to do, places to eat, and things to see from the East End of Panama City Beach to the West End to the awesome 30A towns as well!

Scroll through our Things to Do in Panama City Beach guide below or download it by clicking on the button that looks like a page with the arrow in it on the right hand side!

All Photos by: Laura Jennings Photography

For Sale By Owner Real Estate – Study: FSBOs Net ‘Significantly’ Lower Profits

For-sale-by-owners tend to sell their homes for lower prices than homes sold through traditional agents via the MLS, and in many cases below the average differential represented by the prevailing commission rate, according to a new study by Collateral Analytics.

The study examined the price differences between homes sold through traditional agents versus those sold by FSBOs from 2016 to the first half of 2017.

Some homeowners may be tempted to try to avoid commission costs to a broker and try to sell the home on their own. But that can backfire and turn into a much lower sales price, the study found.

Even successful FSBO sellers achieve prices “significantly below” those from similar properties sold more traditionally via REALTORS®, the study found.

The authors found that the differential in selling prices for FSBOs when compared to MLS sales is “remarkably close to average commission rates.” A FSBO sale, on average, nets nearly a 6 percent lower price than an MLS sale for a similar property.

“Assuming that both buyers and sellers pay the commission, one might have expected something less than this average,” the researchers note. “It appears that many sellers are avoiding commissions while netting home prices less than they would with an agent-represented MLS sale. They are avoiding commissions at any price, even one that exceeds a commission rate.”

Source: “Saving Real Estate Commissions at Any Price,” Collateral Analytics Research (Aug. 16, 2017)