The CEO of my brokerage Smith & Associates Real Estate, Mr. Bob Glaser has listed his beautiful penthouse in downtown St. Petersburg! Located in the 475 condominium building, this home sits at the peak of the highest elevation point in downtown St.Pete. Featuring 14-foot high walls of glass allow panoramic views of the city of […]
Tampa Bay Real Estate Stats: The Market is Heating Up & Inventory Shrinking
As I was huffing and puffing away on the treadmill this morning at the gym, I watched the local news which displayed the headline “Real Estate Market Heating Up”. I’ve been saying it for awhile now – the Tampa Bay real estate market is heating up. I feel like a bit of a broken record […]
Bidding Wars are Breaking Out: Is Tampa Bay Becoming a Seller’s Market?
Did you see the front page of today’s Tampa Bay Times? I’ve been saying for awhile that based on the Greater Tampa Association of Realtor’s statistics, we were teetering on a Seller’s Market in many areas of Tampa Bay. According to the numbers, we are now at a 5.4 month’s supply of homes for sale […]
Bank Gives $8,200 in Cash To My Client for Doing a Short Sale
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 […]
BEWARE the Guaranteed Sale Program: Sold or We Buy It – Here’s the Catch
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 Tampa house, as I have found another house already. I heard about a program one Realtor was offering called Guaranteed Sale where they will […]
Luxury Waterfront Condos Inventory Shrinking in Downtown St. Petersburg!
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, […]
