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Bank Gives $8,200 in Cash To My Client for Doing a Short Sale

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Bank of America just accepted a short sale on my client’s  property AND gave him $8,200 in cash back at closing! WOW. This was part of a pilot program Bank of America was doing last year and my client was lucky enough to be part of it. Many lenders are doing similar programs right now [...]

Ask a Realtor: Agent Says They’ll Sell My Home in 90 Days or Buy It! The Catch?

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Welcome back to my Ask a Realtor section!  This is an actual question from a Seller who wanted to list their home and my response. Q:  I need to sell my house, as I have found another house already.  I’m looking for one of those Realtors who says they’ll sell my home within 90 days, [...]

Luxury Waterfront Condos Inventory Shrinking in Downtown St. Petersburg!

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  My friend Mark Puente at the Tampa Bay Times recently published an article entitled “New Waterfront Condos Disappearing from Market in Tampa Bay“.  At the Smith & Associates Real Estate office on Beach Drive in Downtown St. Petersburg, on a daily basis I have customers walk in who inquire about the condo buildings nearby, [...]

Just Reduced $20K! “Green” Home with Water Views!

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Just reduced $20,000! Check out this amazing listing with water views from several terraces throughout! Click Here for More Homes with Water Views!    

$25 Billion Mortgage Settlement: What It Means To You

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After many months of negotiation, 49 state attorneys general and the federal government have reached agreement on a historic joint state-federal settlement with the country’s five largest loan servicers: Ally/GMAC, Bank of America,Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo . The settlement will provide as much as $25 billion in relief to distressed borrowers and direct payments [...]

Beat out the Competition: Buying a Foreclosure Home in Tampa Bay

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While bank-owned foreclosure homes (also called REO’s – stands for Real Estate Owned) are plentiful in many markets, in some they are harder to come by.  Take for example Pinellas County, where foreclosures account for just over 4% of the total market and thus they aren’t always easy for a buyer to get.  Foreclosures sometimes [...]

Tampa Bay Real Estate Market: Recovery in Sight? One Realtor’s Thoughts…

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Lately the news in the media has been drops in unemployment rates, the U.S. economy is in recovery.  Maybe it doesn’t feel like it to some, but its what we are seeing in the real estate business.  The numbers don’t lie.  After talking to some of my realtor friends, they agree.  We are all light [...]

The State of the Union Address and Obama’s Housing Plans

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I admittedly missed the Presidential address last night, but found the entire speech online and read it. Wow – this President has a fantastic speech writer, it made me feel very Patriotic and teary reading it over my morning coffee.  No matter if you are on the left or right of the issues, I have [...]

New Listing: Virtually Hurricane Proofed “Green” House with Amazing Views!

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Check out this brand new listing – coming to the Tampa Bay MLS on Monday! This 3 bed 3 bath home features 3,460 square feet including two large bonus rooms, one of which would easily convert to a 4th bedroom with an added closet. The main living area is on the 2nd floor and features [...]

Don’t Face Foreclosure Alone: One Family Fights Back Against Bank of America

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As a cancer survivor myself (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 23!), I’m very involved with a local cancer charity, and last year I met a family that was in foreclosure and who’s son had a rare form of leukemia.  The wife had to leave her job to take care of the son’s medical issues full-time, and [...]

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