Hughes Shelton Realtors Earn Prestigious Society of Excellence Award
Friday, 28 March 2014
Tampa, Florida (March, 2014) – Hughes Shelton Realtors, comprised of Mike Hughes, Jeff Shelton, Andrea Webb, and team with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Tampa Southwest office, has earned the company’s prestigious Society of Excellence award for 2013. This is the highest award level bestowed upon sales associates affiliated with NRT LLC, the largest residential
Congress Rolls Back Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Your flood insurance premiums won’t rise more than 18 percent a year under a flood insurance bill passed by Congress and on its way to President Obama. Premiums for homes located in one of the nine flood risk categories insured by the National Flood Insurance Program can rise no more than 15 percent in a
Tampa Bay ranks among most affordable metro areas
Monday, 17 March 2014
Tampa Bay landed at No. 18 on the new Forbes list of the most affordable large U.S. metro areas. About 77.5 percent of homes are affordable to families earning Tampa Bay’s median income. Forbes says the three most affordable metro areas are Buffalo, Memphis and Cincinnati Ohio. The least affordable metro areas: New York City
Flood Insurance Bill Wins U.S. House Passage
Friday, 07 March 2014
By Thomas Ferraro The U.S. House of Representatives, in a rare act of bipartisanship, overwhelmingly passed a bill on Tuesday to protect millions of American homeowners and businesses from dramatic increases in their flood insurance premiums. On a vote of 306-91, the Republican-led House sent the measure – the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act of
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Friday, 07 February 2014
U.S. Senate approves delay in flood insurance rate hikes
Thursday, 30 January 2014
With flood insurance rates — and homeowner outrage — continuing to rise in Florida, Louisiana and other states, the Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would block parts of a law that forced the increases. The 67 to 32 vote represented a triumph of bipartisanship from a diverse coalition of states, and advocates expressed
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Florida Home Sale Prices up 11.4%
Friday, 24 January 2014
Florida’s housing market reported higher median prices, more new listings, fewer days on the market and the continued stabilization of inventory in December, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 19,497 last month, up 8.6 percent over the December 2012 figure. “Florida’s housing market continues
Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater metro jumps in 2013 Best Performing Cities rankings
Monday, 20 January 2014
By: Jo-Lynn Brown The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area jumped 45 spots from 2012 to 2013 in the Milken Institute’s 2013 report on Best Performing Cities in the United States. The Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater metropolitan statistical area went from No. 138 on the list in 2012 to No. 93 on the list in 2013, according to Milken’s
Sunset Park home features large great room, spacious second-floor loft
Monday, 13 January 2014
HOT PROPERTY | By EMILY JOHNSON Towering trees and a covered entry provide curb appeal for this three-bedroom home. This property at 4617 W. Lamb Ave. is sure to please all who enter. Located in the Sunset Park area of South Tampa, the home has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,269 square feet of living
Florida to Pass New York State’s Population
Friday, 10 January 2014
January 3, 2014 (AP) | MIKE SCHNEIDER Sometime this year, Florida will surpass New York in population, becoming the nation’s third-most populous state, and sun-seeking seniors are not driving the growth. The milestone is validation of the increasing influence of the Sunshine State as it approaches being home to 20 million residents. Once Florida passes