Freddie Mac planning appraisal free mortgages

WASHINGTON – Nov. 14, 2016 – Can computers, big data and advanced analytics replace real live humans when it comes to accurately valuing the home you want to buy? One of the two largest financial players in U.S. real estate thinks so and is preparing to introduce changes that could prove momentous – and highly
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The price of homes in the Tampa Bay area continues to soar

Tampa Bay home prices continued to soar in October, with Hillsborough County recording its biggest year-over-year gain since January. Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties also showed dramatic increases as buyers vied for an exceedingly tight supply of single-family homes — Pasco had less than a three-month inventory. And even though interest rates have risen slightly
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Ambitious riverfront project featuring hotel, offices, retail and residences planned for Tampa

TAMPA — Convinced that the city is on a “very positive trajectory,” a Tampa-based real estate firm is planning an ambitious project that would include residences, offices, retail and hotel space on the west bank of the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. If it came to fruition, the proposed Lafayette Place would represent another major
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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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Hughes Shelton Realtors Recognized Among the Top Agents of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Hughes-Shelton Realtors® team has been recognized among the top sales associates affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate for 2015. Mike Hughes, Jeff Shelton and Andrea Webb attended a special three-day event in Orlando last week to honor the top regional associates from NRT LLC, the largest
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New Apartment Tower Proposed on Bayshore

By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer is senior reporter for the Tampa Bay Business Journal A Houston developer is planning to build a new residential tower on Tampa’s most prestigious street. Dinerstein Cos. is proposing a 12-story tower at 319 Bayshore Blvd., adjacent to 2 Bayshore, the complex that sold for a record-setting $303,814 per apartment in
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