South Tampa Realtor
Tampa Bay Real Estate Market Topping the Charts As legions of Americans prepare to move households this summer, guess which metro area is the number one hot spot? Tampa! We already have a shortage of inventory and the most recent news may cause an even greater lack of supply. In a recent Realtor.com report, Tampa […]
Buyers struggle to find more options in the Tampa Real Estate Market Buyers are out there, and the inventory is low – both nationally and in our region – for existing single-family homes. Those are two important facts to keep in mind if you are thinking of putting your home on the market. If you […]
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? In 2009 the average waterfront home listed for sale was a 4b/3b, slightly over 4,100 sq ft. These properties are either bay front, […]
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 […]
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 Tampa Association of Realtors, the best figures since June 2007. The sales were up 25 percent over February and 20 […]
The Tampa Tribune reported that the Tampa, Fl area is now number two in the nation in foreclosures. This is unbelievable news, knowing how hot our market was just 4 years ago. According to the statistics Tampa had the most filings in September, 2008, then the rest of the Bay area. TAMPA – Florida leapfrogged […]
I thought this was a great article for people looking to buy a home in the Tampa Bay Housing Market. Many clients that are purchasing homes now always ask me what the difference is between a bank owned and short sale property. This news article is the short version as there are many details involved in the […]
