Tampa Bay Real Estate

  Many articles have been floated around recently reporting that the Tampa real estate market is stabilizing and that home prices may begin to rise in the near future. But according to a survey conducted by Movoto.com, there could be another drop in home prices if changes are not made to the short sale process.Over 49% of the ...

4012 Olive Street  Tampa, Fl 33616. SOLD SHORT SALE! Short Sales represent a third of the inventory of homes for sale in Tampa and the surrounding communities. Few real estate agents like to work with these types of deals and even fewer get them closed. I successfully negotiate and close 96% of the Short Sales I list. I do not ...

  If you are thinking of making a home purchase and plan on getting an FHA loan, the time to buy might be now! That is if you are considering a home purchase with a price above $281,000.  Unless Congress steps in, on the 1st  of October, FHA will reduce the maximum amount they will insure a loan for in the Tampa ...

Many investors and a lot of first time home buyers are taking advantage of the low prices, large inventory, and super low mortgage rates of homes in Tampa and the surrounding communities. But there are others that are seeing the opportunity as well, and they’re not local. According to a survey by the National Association of ...

According to data reported in the Tampa MLS, home closings in the Tampa Bay area were down about 4% from the previous month’s sales. They were also slightly lower than sales reported over the same period last year. Once again, low prices and record low mortgage rates have not created any sense of urgency for potential home ...

A client of mine recently purchased this fantastic investment property in the Westchase area of Tampa, Fl.  We put it up for rent the day after closing and have secured a tenant at $1,300 per month already. After paying fees, taxes, and associated costs, they will be getting a 12% return on their investment. It's a great market for ...

Short sales represent almost one third of the available inventory in the Tampa real estate market and 17 percent of all closed transactions this year. While difficult to accomplish, persistance can pay off which is why I have been successful in closing over 95% of the shorts sales I have listed. This is another example. Spectacular Views ...

According to the first survey ever conducted by TheNest.com, 62 percent of couples who are currently renting plan to buy a home within the next 3 years. The survey also found that approximately half of couples asked currently rent.  Based on the feedback recieved it seems that there are a lot of potential new home buyers out there. ...

The number of successfully negotiated HAFA short sales is up according to a recent report by Core Logic, but that number is alarmingly low given the number of short sale properties for sale in Tampa and other areas around the country. According to the article, Servicers completed 1,666 short sales and deeds-in-lieu (DIL) of foreclosure under ...

With home values at all time lows and a lack of well maintained non-short sale and distressed homes for sale in the Tampa Bay area, it’s no surprise that a new survey shows that real estate investors are preparing to become even more active in the Tampa real estate market.This survey of investors suggests that local markets are heating ...