South Tampa Realtor
Before you start your home search you may want to think about a few things: There is never a wrong time to buy the right home. All you need to do in the short run is find a good buy and make sure you have the financial ability to hold it for the long run. The […]
TAMPA — Nearly half of the 257 condos at the Towers of Channelside have sold, including one in February to Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, but those sales still aren’t enough. The developer of the twin 29-story towers has notified its lender it’s giving up on the project 15 months after it sought […]
APRIL 9, 2009, 8:15 P.M. ET Obama for Change (In Your Mortgage) By JOHN D. MCKINNON WASHINGTON — WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE President Obama called for millions of Americans to refinance their homes, in his latest turn as salesman-in-chief for the administration’s economic policies. In a White House event aimed at building on recent hopeful […]
Still on the fence about buying a home in the Tampa Bay Area? Here’s some statistics on our housing market. Home sales were up in March across Hillsborough County as some real estate practitioners hope the housing slump is in the past. Some 1,400 homes were sold last month in Hillsborough, according to the Greater […]
Hello readers: I’m posting an article that was in The Tampa Tribune a couple weeks ago. Shannon, the reporter from the times, called me for an interview! I highlighted the article where she quotes what we disscused regarding the housing market in Tampa Bay. By SHANNON BEHNKEN | The Tampa Tribune Published: March 27, 2009 Joseph […]
I found a great article in the tbt* newspaper that raises the issue of high cost homeowner’s insurance here in Florida. When I speak with clients who purchased a home just a year or two ago, I tell them to check their insurance rates and coverage. A lot of homeowners were stuck having to be insured by Citizens Insurance, […]
If you are like me and love contemporary furniture you won’t want to miss the new IKEA store opening in Tampa. Their furnishings are inexpensive and perfect for the urban lofty style that fits into the Channelside and Downtown Tampa areas. Välkommen, IKEA! By GARY SHEPHERD Some people call Ikea the biggest retail deal ever for […]
During the month of March, 2009 In Florida, one in every 282 homeowners received a foreclosure notice. In the U.S. One in every 538 American households received either a default notice, auction sale notice or bank repossession, according to RealtyTrac’s U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. With foreclosure filings up 57 percent from a year ago, (Source: RealtyTrac.) […]
Tampa’s Community Redevelopment Areas include: Central Park, Channel District, Downtown, Drew Park, East Tampa, Tampa Heights Riverfront, and Ybor Under the direction of the Community Redevelopment Agency Board, seven volunteer advisory boards made up of private citizens help provide community insight as the city works to improve the quality of life and economic vitality in […]
Economists’ Commentary: Housing Forecast for 2010-2011 By Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist Last year’s predictions indicated the boost to existing home sales could be more than 20 percent in the first half of 2010 from comparable period one year before. In 2011, new home sales could jump by nearly 50 percent, though from very depressed levels […]
