Aol Money and Finance posted an article about the Best Places to buy a second home or vacation home. I decided to do some research based on their criteria for a smart Vacation Home Buy. What Makes a Smart Vacation Home Buy? 1. Affordable: homes for less than $350K 2. Convenient: less than three hours from [...]
Figures recently released by Florida Realtors show a changed housing market punctuated by levels that can be likened to the more normal events of the ‘pre-boom’ era of 2002. Reports illustrate that in 2009, home sales rose statewide 31 percent with a total of 163,148 homes sold compared to 124,168 homes sold in 2008. Florida’s [...]
The upside of Florida real estate: 15 market positives Let’s take a look at some of the opportunities for today and the future of Florida’s real estate market. 1. Great prices. Statewide, the existing-home median sales price was $161,200 in the fourth quarter of 2008; a year earlier, it was $216,600 for a decrease of [...]
Prudential Tropical Realty Announces First Quarter Increase TAMPA BAY, FL - Prudential Tropical Realty announced this week that it has posted an increase in sales during the first quarter of 2009. During the time period of January – March, 2009 the company posted a 20 percent increase over Jan.-March 2008 in pending dollar volume. Even [...]
In the Tampa Bay Area defining a luxury home community usually means a large waterfront home in a desirable neighborhood. How is Tampa, Florida’s Real Estate Market performing in high end home sales? I compiled statistics from the Tampa MLS. As of May 2009, there are approximately 109 active listings between 1m-2m for sale in Hillsborough [...]