Tampa Real Estate

I can't tell you how many call and emails I get from people who say they want to take advantage of this great housing market, but state they have terrible credit and they don't make much money.  They are looking to get into a home that is "move in ready," with nothing down and a very small mortga...

Short sales dominate the real estate market.  It is difficult to go through a list of homes and actually find a home that isn't a short sale.  I get excited when I find my buyer a home that is the traditional seller to buyer type deal.  Short sales are here to stay for at least the next few years...

There are several changes taking place in the Florida Real Estate market that I believe will improve current conditions.  There is now a tax incentive for first time homebuyers of up to $7500.  At this time, the tax incentive is good for only first time homebuyers (you are considered a first time...

I just had a contract fall through on a condo the day before we were supposed to close because financing was denied. Financing was denied because the developers still owned 32% of the condos in the development and Fannie Mae would not warrant to loan. I have learned that the first question a buy...

3 Bedrooms 2 1/2 Bathrooms 2,071 square feet $160,000   PRICE REDUCED $14,000.  Beautiful townhome nestled in desirable New Tampa Golf Course Community.  Eat in kitchen features all black appliances and black granite counter tops.  Breakfast bar overlooks your large dining room/living room combin...

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary announced Friday that Florida will receive $541 million in new federal foreclosure funds to help prevent further home defaults and fight the effects of blighted areas with abandoned homes.  The funds are not for those already facing foreclosure.  T...

Why is a U.S. Circuit Court Judge pulling this amendment off of the November ballot?  Amendment 5 will reduce property taxes by as much as 40 percent and could help boost the housing market tremendously and this judge pulls it off stating he had issues with how the bill was presented to voters.  ...

Big home builders in the Tampa Bay area were prospering a couple of years ago by building mostly larger homes, but when the market turned the home building business slowed dramatically.  They had to re-think their strategy as well as the type of product they would build in order to keep the busin...

Another sign of the times.....Starbucks is planning to close 600 stores nationwide, 59 of them in Florida.  The closings will unfortunately result in the loss of 12,000 jobs.  Below is a list of the stores closing in the Tampa area.  Gratefully, I don't see any on the list for my home area of Sou...

The good news is the rate of foreclosures in Florida seems to have slowed down a bit.  The bad news is filings still rose 8% from May.  June's foreclosure number topped out at 40,351, which is one in every 211 homes in Florida.  According to Realty Trac, who publishes one of the largest foreclosu...