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About Robert Pitts

Robert Pitts is the editor of Florida Real Estate Journal. With 20 years of journalism experience, he has also been a reporter and editor with the Winter Haven News Chief and Canadian Media Enterprises. In addition to FREJ, he handles several special publications for the newspaper's parent company, RENI Publishing.

Robert graduated from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He recently went back to Liberty to earn a master's degree in human relations (counseling) through the school's distance learning program.

When he isn't slaving away at the keyboard, Robert enjoys mountain biking, photography, running, training in the martial arts (Krav Maga and Combat Hapkido) and shooting.

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Guest columns keep FREJ relevant

Ever since I took over as editor in 1999, I’ve thought of Florida Real Estate Journal as more of a collaborative effort between ourselves and the state’s commercial real estate industry.

And part of that collaboration has been the frequent use of guest columns by knowledgeable industry professionals. Recruiting the help of those who are “in the trenches” on a daily basis has allowed us to leverage our resources to better cover the industry. It also brings to light the best thinking about issues… Continue

Posted on January 12, 2010 at 9:44am —

Signs of the times in St. Pete, New London

A couple of significant items have come up in the news in recent weeks. Not significant in the sense that they’ll help you make more money, but significant in that they are signs of the times.

Backtracking on Amendment 4

It seems that the folks in St. Pete Beach are starting to re-think their enthusiasm for ballot-box planning. The electorate voted Nov. 3 to scale back its 2006 initiative requiring every comprehensive plan change for the city to go before the voters for approval.

Now v… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2009 at 9:16am —

Ocala case highlights 'cereal' attacks on free market

An important property rights case came out of Ocala recently. If you missed it, look up the press coverage at Google News. The case set off alarm bells in my mind because it strikes at the heart of our free-market system.

Ocala's Castro family had planned to build 790 homes on 396 acres at Northwest 90th Avenue and 63rd Street, the heart of Marion County's horse-farm country. The family has owned the land for more than 50 years and worked with county leaders to craft a development at less than… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 9:28am —

Palm Coast deserves another look

As the recession drags on for commercial real estate, you might be tempted to think development has come to a screeching halt statewide. But there seem to be some signs of life in Palm Coast, based on a recent conversation I had with David Lusby of Palm Coast Holdings.

“It’s certainly not at the pace that it was a few years ago, but there is still an active market. Some of the projects that have been in the works for a while are under construction or recently completed and open,” he told me.

F… Continue

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 9:45am —

The next Depression?

Are you tired of the current economic recession being compared to the Great Depression? Yeah, us too!

So it was more than a little gratifying to come across a recent article by financial writer Mark Hulbert taking a hard look at some myths about the Great Depression and - more importantly - the supposed correlation to today's environment.

For instance, Hulbert quoted research by Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel, who found that the inflation-adjusted recovery of the

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Posted on March 24, 2009 at 4:48pm —

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At 11:55am on September 5, 2008, Somer Froemming said…: Thank you!

At 12:12pm on September 3, 2008, Joanne Jolin said…: Robert,

Many thanks for the assistance. This is a valuable resource for the real estate community to connect and stay informed.

Joanne

At 9:53am on July 8, 2008, Janice Paiano said…: Thanks Robert, I appreciate it.

Janice

At 4:58pm on June 18, 2008, J Carson Longo said…: Robert,
Your "My Page" has a section below the "Profile" section called "About Robert Pitts". Matt Townsend has a similar section where he tells about himself. How is this section added to your personal page. BTW, do you prefer Alifia, Bellview/Santos or some other venue?

At 12:08am on June 18, 2008, J Carson Longo said…: Robert,
Is there a way/process to add multiple RSS feeds to "My Page"?

At 7:55pm on June 17, 2008, Steven Hithersay said…: Robert,
How do a change the wording under my name from "male and age" to " Medical Sale Leaseback specialist and Land Investment Councelor"

At 11:23am on June 17, 2008, Ron Kerr said…: Robert, I hope that I am with the group Sperry Van Ness, which is what I want to be associated with. This looks like an exciting and fun site and I hope to get as much out of it as I put into it. The leaning process should be informative.

At 11:22am on April 30, 2008, Brad Salzer said…: Robert,

Thanks. The hard copy of the FREJ is very informative and I think this is a great tool for the Florida Real Estate community!
Regards, Brad

At 10:41am on April 28, 2008, Steven Hithersay said…: I joined because of Miguel de Arcos at our office.
I trust this site will prove valuable.
Thanks for you welcome.