South Tampa Realtor
Still wondering if buying versus renting is the right choice. Here’s how buyers decide to own or rent. The Tampa real estate market is higher than the national average where it’s 40%-60% cheaper to buy versus renting. The national average is 45% What are the factors that drive consumers to decide whether to buy or […]
There’s a saying that a property is worth whatever someone is willing to pay. Here in the South Tampa Real Estate market buyers are willing to pay more. In our capacity as a seller’s agent, we are experiencing multiple offers in all price ranges. People are willing to pay asking, if not above asking price […]
6 Reasons to Own Your Own Home-Still on the fence about buying a home in Tampa? Home prices and interest rates will likely never be this low again. Here are the biggest factors involved when deciding on home ownership. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, […]
Thinking of relocating to MacDill AFB in Tampa? Here’s a great article on the benefits for first time home buyers for military personnel Armed service, intelligence service and foreign service personnel on active duty and out of the U.S. for 90 days during any part of 2009 get an additional year to buy their homes […]
Timing Couldn’t Be Much Better for First-time Homebuyers– Be Sure You Make the Right Moves By Rae Anna Conforti, PA Prudential Tropical Realty-Tampa, Fl First-time homebuyers dominated the U.S. real estate market in 2009, accounting for roughly half of all residential transactions, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. That trend is likely to continue […]
Here’s an update on the home buyer tax credit which is hopefully going to be EXTENDED until June 2010. This will make a big impact on Tampa Real Estate, since many buyer’s have now run out of time to purchase a home by Dec. 1st. Glad to see they are working on extending it! WASHINGTON — Senators […]
First Time Home Buyers Seminar @ IKEA “$500 certificate for closing costs to anyone that attends” Hosted by: Transcontinential Lending Group Price: FREE Infact we are giving away $500 dollars for attending Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Time: 7:00pm Location: IKEA Ikea Tampa, FL – www.ikea-usa.com 1103 N. 22nd Street, Tampa, Fl 4 reviews, […]
Decision Time Draws Near for First Time Buyer’s Credit While the economy continues to show signs of improvement and many housing markets are beginning to heat up, scores of would-be buyers are still waiting on the sidelines for further positive housing trends. But for first-time buyers, time is running short on the federal government’s $8,000 […]
What is a short sale? A short sale occurs when a property is sold and the lender agrees to accept a discounted payoff, meaning the lender will release the lien that is secured to the property upon receipt of less money than is actually owed. Right now in Tampa one half of all homes on […]
Friday the St. Petersburg Times stated that Governor Christ signed a bill to allow for the First Time Homebuyer Credit to be used as down payment and I am getting numerous emails regarding the details so I wanted to take a moment and update everyone. FHA announced today that it will allow the First Time […]
