I've got three children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. This is the ideal place for them to come in the summer. There's the question, of course, if the higher prices will change the eclectic nature of Atlantic Beach. But Shields said she hasn't seen the demographics change much so far. A lot of money has been made in the stock market.
Interest rates are down.
And a lot of young people are making a lot more money than they used to. People like the quiet type of prominence instead of a glitzy, gated community. But I'm sure there's not nearly as many rentals. She said that while rents have gone up, they haven't kept pace with sale prices. Former Atlantic Beach mayor Lyman Fletcher said the basic nature of the town hasn't changed much.