Home Appraisals and the Appraisal Process. Do you know what to do if your home doesn’t appraise at the purchase price? Sometimes properties don’t appraise at the purchase price. This can happen when values rise quickly and there’s a large percentage of cash buyers. The Tampa real estate market is one such market. This is […]
Tampa’s Latest 2014 Housing Market and Foreclosure Stats
The Greater Tampa Association of Realtors (GTAR) has released their March 2014 statistical data and I thought it might be nice to share a couple graphs with you and offer my opinion on this data. The March 2014 average residential sales price of $209,382 represents a 40% increase over the post-crash bottom of $149,516 seen in January 2011. […]
2014 Tampa Housing Market Forecast | NAR Says Tampa in TOP 10 for Turnaround!
What are the predictions for the Tampa Real Estate market in 2014? In 2013, the Tampa Housing Market saw a rebound. If you’ve been following the headlines, some of the most popular trends reported here in the Greater Tampa Bay Area were focused on historically low inventory and real estate bidding wars. We’ve seen it […]
Buy Now or Pay Later? What’s At Risk If You Wait?
Interest rates have been at record low levels, recently as low as 3.5 percent, but how long will this last? And should you buy now or wait until the “perfect” time? 2014 Housing Predictions and Outlook The Tampa Real Estate Insider Interest Rates on the Rise: According to Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage rate survey, currently […]
Top Realtor Team Joins RE/MAX Bay to Bay in South Tampa
PRESS RELEASE Top Realtor Team Joins RE/MAX Bay to Bay in South Tampa Catanese, Jordan Prepared for Surging Tampa Real Estate Market Tampa, FL- Rae Anna Conforti and Michelle Jordan, a team of award-winning, top producing realtors, have joined the RE/MAX Bay to Bay Real Estate Agency in South Tampa. The team […]
This is Where You Would Be if You Purchased A Home in 1999
Wanting to sell your home but waiting for a better market? Tampa, Fl Real Estate Market Report
The Southside Report June, 2010 _____________________________________________________________________ By Bruce Tigert: Bayshore Title, Tampa, Fl The other day a friend of mine in the real estate business said, “Some days it’s just hard to put on a positive attitude.” Today may be one of those days. Maybe it’s the heat or the stock market; or maybe it’s […]
Rush For Tampa Real Estate Closings Creating Frenzy
Watch out kids it’s going to be a crazy ride if you’re looking to close on a home before the end of the year. Mortgage brokers, appraisers, listing agents and buyer’s agents are in a frenzy trying to scramble to get homes sold before the end of 2010. Partly because there’s a Fannie Mae $3,500 credit […]
National Housing Market and Florida Real Estate-What You May Not Know
Why Florida’s Real Estate Market Will Rebound.
INTERNATIONAL HOME BUYERS IN FLORIDA-NAR 2010 STUDY Overall Foreign buyers recognize U.S. real estate as a desirable, profitable and secure investment. In addition, the weak dollar has made U.S. real estate an even more attractive investment for foreign buyers. A total of only 19 percent of foreign buyers financed their home with a mortgage while […]