South Tampa Realtor
FROM: NAR Government Affairs RE: Tax Credit Closing Date Extension/Flood Insurance Extension DATE: 30 June 2010 After a close brush with the deadline, Congress has passed an extension of the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline, the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act (H.R. 5623). The extension applies only to transactions that have ratified contracts in place […]
Home Staging is preparing your home for sale so that it will appeal to the widest range of potential buyers. I see the staging process as consisting of two phases: preparation and staging. The five key preparation steps are de-cluttering, depersonalizing, neutralizing, repairing and cleaning (in that order). These steps are not optional! They are […]
If you are going to be in one of the lowest performing housing markets in the U.S., at least Tampa Bay is ranked at the bottom. A Good sign that our Housing Market has bottomed out. Clear Capital releases their June Major Metro Market Real Estate Report. The report covers REO statistics and saturation, as […]
We just got out of a meeting with our Real Estate Attorney. He indicated that in the Tampa Bay Real estate market, short sales are becoming increasingly difficult. The banks are foreclosing on properties instead of proceeding with short sales. Short Sales are now taking up to 8 months to respond to offers. Maybe this […]
Image via Wikipedia I found a website that I thought was worth taking a look at if you are looking for statistics on home values in the Tampa Bay Area. The site has Days on Market, Average Sales Prices, and How long your home will take to sell. They also have other statistics as well. The only […]
When is Hurricane Season? Florida’s Hurricane Season starts June 1, and ends November 30th. Some scientists are predicting an above-average year with 15 named storms and eight hurricanes Did you know you can receive vital updates when a hurricane is threatening the City of Tampa?. When you subscribe for emergency notifications, you’ll also have […]
Some of the largest inventory of homes for sale that are 1920’s Bungalow Style homes, are located in the Historic Tampa Neighborhood of Seminole Heights. The Seminole Heights neighborhood is also close to Downtown Tampa and still one of the most affordable places to buy real estate in the Urban Corridor of Tampa. Seminole Heights’ close proximity to MacDill AFB and […]
Wow! What an April! Putting together a record of 17 and 6, the Tampa Bay Rays had the best record in baseball for the opening month. They led the majors in total runs scored and runs batted in while they held their opponents to fewer runs scored than any other team. The pitching staff has […]
Strategic Default: Walking Away from Mortgages – CBSNews A million Americans who could afford to pay their mortgages on homes `underwater` walked away instead. Morley Safer reports. (CBS) Despite some indications that the economy is recovering, the housing market remains a disaster area. Currently, about seven million homeowners are behind on their mortgages and that […]
FORBES Ranks Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Number 2 in Metropolitan Statistical Area Report. Meanwhile, The Florida Realtor Organization Reports 37% Increase in Sales; Indicating the Real Estate Market has bottomed out. Cities in the “Sand States” of Florida, California, Arizona and Nevada, where overbuilding was rampant, are also in trouble, claiming nine of the top 10 […]
