This is the third issue of the Real Estate Journal, a quarterly publication brought to you by the County's Department of Economic Development. This publication is being produced for people who have an interest in the area's real estate market.

Our goal is to use this publication as an economic development tool, to keep you informed and to provide information and statistics that have meaning for your business. The Real Estate Journal is an official publication of the Volusia County Department of Economic Development and is being produced and sold by The News-Journal through contract. The content is solely the responsibility of the Volusia County Department of Economic Development.

• Volusia County Schools under way with $500 million in new construction
• One man's vision turns urban blight into DeLand's Garden District
• Business really taking off at New Smyrna Beach Airport
• County building boom shows no signs of losing steam
• Hope VI grant breathes new life into housing needs for some of Daytona Beach's poorest residents
• New Volusia County residents migration statistics
• Courthouse, DeBary Hall, DeLand Hall restorations receive prestigious state historic recognition
• Hotel developers pleased with their investments
• DBIA ground leases a significant source of airport income

We're interested in your comments and story ideas. Please contact David Byron, Community Information Director, (386) 822-5062 or by e-mail at dbyron@co.volusia.fl.us.