5 tips for buyers in a tight housing market

WASHINGTON – May 15, 2017 – When inventory is low, home prices tend to go up. Attempting to purchase a house in this type of market can make the already complex home-buying process even more overwhelming. To help buyers successfully get through the buying process in a tight inventory market, the National Association of Realtors®
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Tampa Bay market ‘healthiest in 10 years’ as home prices continue to soar

Tampa Bay home prices continue to soar, but the meager supply of available properties that continues to frustrate buyers may finally be starting to ease. In February, the median price of a house jumped by double digits in all four bay area counties compared to the same month a year ago. Hernando led with an
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4 reasons luxury real estate will flourish in 2017

NEW YORK – Jan. 16, 2017 – Luxury real estate agents should start 2017 with enthusiasm they have reason to be optimistic about their sector. This year will bring its share of exciting developments, innovative design, progressive trends and brand new technology to the high-end real estate market. There is never a standstill in this
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Why the holidays are a great time to sell…

LOS ANGELES – Nov. 14, 2016 – While most people consider spring the prime home buying season, the market calm over the holidays is just one reason dedicated buyers can benefit from end-of-the-year home shopping: Buyers have more time to shop, as time off from work and school is not uncommon with many buyers during

Why Bill Gates And Jeff Vinik Are Investing Billions To Build An Ecosystem In Tampa

Ten years ago, Jeff Vinik retired from Fidelity Investments after managing their high profile Magellan Fund. Worth an estimated half a billion, it’s safe to say Vinik can live wherever he wants, and do almost anything he wants, or nothing at all. Instead, Vinik is using his millions to reinvent himself and the city of
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See inside a $7.75M waterfront mansion in Tampa, the second most expensive listing in the city

By: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer, Senior Reporter |Tampa Bay Business Journal A nearly $8 million mansion on the Westshore waterfront hit the market quietly in early July, and there’s already been so much activity on the property that the listing agent thinks it could sell within six months. The house, at 4942 Saint Croix Drive, was
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U.S. home flipping increases to a six-year high in Q2 2016

ATTOM Data Solutions, the new parent company of RealtyTrac, has released its Q2 2016 U.S. Home Flipping Report, which shows a total of 51,434 U.S. single family home and condo sales were completed flips in the second quarter of 2016, up 14 percent from the previous quarter and up 3 percent from a year ago

Home prices rise again around Tampa Bay as supply remains tight

By: Susan Taylor Martin, Tampa Bay Times The median price for a single-family house jumped 12.6 percent in July, the ninth straight month of double-digit, year-over-year increases. The steady rise continued to be spurred by a tight supply of available homes, with 4.3 percent fewer houses sold in July than in the same month a
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New-home sales climb to highest level in nine years

WASHINGTON (AP) – Aug. 23, 2016 – Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, as low mortgage rates and a steady job market are fueling a real estate surge. New-home sales jumped 12.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 654,000 annual units,
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2016’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities

By Richie Bernardo  | WalletHub To many of us, pets are family — only furrier and slimier. It’s only natural, then, to seek out the places where these relatives of ours can enjoy the best quality of life. According to an American Pet Products Association survey, a record 65 percent, or 79.7 million, American households today