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Tampa Bay Real Estate Market Update
Last year was a very interesting year for Tampa real estate and we definitely had our share of ups and downs. It seemed that every home sale was a new learning experience because rarely were there “easy” closings; however, there were closings. After a bit of a slow down in 2010, it felt good to [...]
Tampa Housing Market Fairs Better Than National Real Estate Market
As reported in a recent Tampa Tribune article, the Tampa housing market has seen a 10% increase in home sales compared to last year. This is especially good news when you look at the market nationally which has seen a continuous decline in home sales. For more in depth information regarding the Tampa real estate [...]
Big Changes for Lutz Learning Center
There have been some big changes taking place at Lutz Learning Center. Lutz Learning Center has been serving the Lutz area since 1980 and two years ago expanded to include an accelerated private elementary program. Today they work with children as young as two years old and have the elementary program which goes through sixth [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New Guidelines for Short Sales
As of April 5th, lenders have new guidelines for the short sale process. These new guidelines have been put in place in an attempt to speed up the process which can take an average of 4-6 months. Along with speeding the process, the new guidelines also offer monetary incentives to both the banks and the [...]
If only I had $12 million dollars!
Generally, I do updates on our market averages and the foreclosure situation in the Tampa Bay area. Today I decided to show the high end of the Tampa Bay real estate market. There are currently 30 homes for sale in Tampa Bay (Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco County) which have an asking price of $5 million [...]
Time is running out to get your tax credit!
For most, if you’re looking to cash in on the tax credit you must be under contract by April 30th and close by June 30th. With all the short sales on the market you may think that you’re already out of time. Not true! Currently, there are 5,284 homes for sale in the Tampa Bay [...]
Changes coming to Pasco County
Not long ago the Lutz/Land O’ Lakes area saw the opening of two new malls and a new Super Target. Now even more changes are on the horizon for the area. A new building has popped up in the apex between 41 and Dale Mabry near county line road in Lutz. This new building will [...]
Builders are still building? Who would possibly buy from them?
Believe it or not, builders are still building through out Tampa, Brandon, Land O’ Lakes and Wesley Chapel. Not only are they still building spec homes but there are buyers that are having homes built from the ground up! Why would a buyer possibly what to have a home built rather than buy a “used” [...]