Archive for Pasco market update
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 [...]
Land O’ Lakes / Lutz Commercial Updates
There are a couple of changes and updates in the Pasco County area. Let’s start with the opening of the new Wal-Mart in Lutz. It’s located in the apex of 41 and Dale Mabry and officially opened Wednesday. This new Super Wal-Mart will take take over for the old Wal-Mart located on SR 54. Also, [...]
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 [...]
Cypress Creek Mall… On Again!
It appears that we may see the bulldozers again at the Cypress Creek Mall site in Lutz. Construction was halted in February 2008 when the developer’s wetlands permit was suspended for releasing turbid stormwater into Cypress Creek, nearby wetlands and stormwater retention ponds on the site. In a September 3rd statement, The Army Corp of [...]
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” [...]
$8,000 Tax Credit for Down Payment
The deadline for the $8,000 tax credit is quickly approaching and the state has approved doing short term loans so that the tax credit can be used for your down payment but where is the money? While the state has approved doing the short term loans, each county is responsible for managing the money that’s [...]
Tampa Bay Market Update
We’re half way through the year and have had lots of statistics to check out. After scouring over all the stats, there are some encouraging signs out there for the Tampa Bay area. We pull our numbers for the entire area for a better understanding of how our market is affected. One of the major [...]
Now’s The Time To Buy… Find Out Why
You’ve been hearing that phrase a lot lately, mostly from REALTORS. Well, your banker, Donald Trump and the President have all said it too. Now NY Times Best Selling author, David Bach, explains why this really is the best time to buy. Smart Homeowners Are Buying Now by David Bach
Update – $8k Tax Credit
The recently passed $8,000 Tax Credit Down Payment Assistance program passed by the State of Florida seemed doomed when FHA announced that the assistance program could not be used as down payment. The program isn’t doomed but FHA has set some guidelines. You still must have 3.5% of your own funds (or funds gifted from [...]
New Info on Down Payment Assistance Using $8k Tax Credit
WASHINGTON – May 29, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released more details today about its program to help first-time home buyers use a tax credit as part of a down payment. HUD announced the program on May 12 at the National Association of Realtors® Housing Summit. In the interim, [...]