How Accurate Are Zillow’s Zestimates?
A whopping 55% of all home buyers visit Zillow each month. Zillow offers a user friendly site to search for homes for sale and to see what homes in the area have sold for. While on the site, many home buyers take a look at the Zestimate listed to get an idea of the home’s [...]
3 Good Reasons to Love Real Estate
This being Valentine’s Day we thought it appropriate to focus on what there is to love about real estate. We came across the following information in a recent issue of SmartMoney Magazine. You may find it useful in motivating your buyers to make their move now. 1. Smart people are buying real estate. Last fall [...]
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 [...]
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” [...]