Archive for August, 2010
Tampa Events Calendar – September
Summer break for the kids may be over but there’s still lots of great activities to enjoy throughout Tampa Bay. 9/2 Rock the Park (Tampa Museum) 6:30 – 9pm Visit Lowry Park Zoo for only $5! 9/4-6 Florida’s Largest Home Show (Convention Center) 9/4 USF vs. Stony Brook (Raymond James Stadium)9/4 Ybor City Saturday Market [...]
Buy Owner Files For Liquidation But Takes On New Clients
Buy Owner, a broker-free service for individuals who would like to sell their home without hiring a REALTOR, has filed for liquidation. They have filed for a liquidation of the company as a whole in attempts to keep the business up and running rather than liquidate individual assets; however, it’s unclear at this time if [...]
The Ultimate Runaround With Chase Bank!
Short sale properties have become all too prevalent in the Tampa Bay market. Their purpose is to preserve some of the seller’s credit and save the lenders thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees. This sounds like a worthwhile plan for both sides but apparently the lenders don’t see it that way. They seem to enjoy [...]
New Home Buyer Tax?
Beginning September 7th, the cost of mortgage insurance on FHA loans will be increasing. FHA loans only require 3.5% down payment which makes them a preferred loan for most first time home buyers. To avoid the increased mortgage insurance and higher mortgage payment, you must have your FHA case number assigned prior to this change. [...]
Investors Are Back! Why Is That A Good Thing?
If you ask most people, they’ll tell you that investors drove prices up and caused the housing boom. Well, that’s sort of correct. At the beginning of the housing boom investors were purchasing properties and making wise business decisions, and then the “get rich quick” amateurs came in. These are the people who saw the [...]
What the Economy Has Taught Me… And Maybe You.
As a kid, I always hated having nosy neighbors. They always seemed to know what I was doing and if I did something wrong, the story always got back to my mom before I was within a block of my home. Over the years, I’ve learned these weren’t “nosy neighbors” but rather people watching out [...]
Five Reasons to Buy a Home Now… Plus a Couple More!
Recently, ForSaleByOwner.com wrote an article, Five Surprising Reasons to Buy a Home Now. It’s a great list but not all that “surprising”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely worth reading but I would like to point out some additional reasons which are a little more locally driven. The inventory of homes on the market has [...]