HGTV is coming to Tampa and is looking for a few good homes / homeowners for the filming of the show: What You Get for the Money. Looking for homes from $150,000 to $1 million in value, HGTV's website indicates they are looking for the "snappiest, most appealing, charming and/or hip homes", and
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12/23/2006
Reviewing the reported statistics for LISTINGS and SALES in the Greater Tampa Area* since January 2003 revealed the following information:We reached the highest MONTHS OF INVENTORY in November 2006 ------ 12.31 compared to a low of 1.20 in June of 2005.The highest average sales price since Janua
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12/18/2006
Ann Brenoff of the Los Angeles Times recently reported that Canadian professor Paul Anglin of the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada analyzed the wording of some 20,000 Canadian home listings.Some of his findings of words used in advertising were: "BEAUTIFUL" homes moved 15 percent faster a
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12/17/2006
The group 1,000 Friends of Florida contracted with the University of Florida's GeoPlan Center for population projections for the State of Florida in the year 2060. Additional detailed information provided in this study can be obtained from their website.Some interesting projections for Central F
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12/16/2006
The rezoning hearing for the new condominium project proposed north of Lake Forest in the New Tampa area had been scheduled for December 18, but nearby residents have requested moving the date to January 10th due to the holidays. This project involves building almost 1,500 condos in "high-rise"
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12/15/2006
Cory Lake Isles The boulevard entering the Cory Lake Isles community of New Tampa is lined with majestic Canary Island Date Palms and other palm trees & tropical plants providing for a very impressive entrance to all. Gated and guarded, you will find an exclusive community of homes. Many of the
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12/15/2006
Currently, the homestead exemption for home owners in Tampa is $25,000. Seniors whose income is below $20,000. qualify for an additional $25,000 exemption. Tampa City Council is now considering raising the exemption for qualifying low income seniors from $25,000 to $50,000 on homes assessed hig
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12/15/2006
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute was offered more than $20 million in incentives to build at the Wiregrass Ranch on as much as 100 acres by Pasco County. Moffitt says it isn't enough. Pasco representatives have commented that they feel they were just being used by Moffitt for M
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12/14/2006
This weekend I visited Connerton, a planned new town in Pasco County. With 4,800 acres, 8,700 planned total homes, and 3 million square feet of commercial space, this is a major planned development. O
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12/11/2006
The auction of 100 units of The Hamptons in Tampa Palms, in New Tampa was held on Saturday at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay on Saturday. 40 of the 100 units scheduled for auction had no reserve price. Questions still remain about liens on the condo conversion. The Tampa Tribune reports that the pr
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12/11/2006
