I remember when Grand Central was first built and the units were upwards of $300,000-$400,000! How things have changed! Check out the latest pricing for this Channelside hotspot. These condos qualify for conventional financing with 20% down through Home Banc currently, so call us today for a private showing of the available units and get […]
April Tampa Real Estate Market Statistics
2010-2011 Pricing and Inventory History – courtesy GTAR Every month, as Realtors, we receive statistics from the prior month from the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors. We thought our readers might be interested in some of the April stats. In April there were 1,983 homes sold in Greater Tampa Bay. By comparison in March there […]
Obama Calls for Principal Reductions, Longer Term Modifications
The following article was released May 12th and we wanted to post it in its entirety. President Obama said that struggling homeowners need even more help from the banks, in a CBS town hall that aired Thursday. Calling housing “the biggest headwind on the economy right now,” Obama broached two relatively new ideas for the […]
U.S. Treasury Loosens HAFA Guidelines!
HAFA stands for Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives and is a program instituted by the government. Banks who took bailout money have been forced to participate in HAFA. If you are facing foreclosure and are behind on your mortgage, it may be in your best interest to do a HAFA Short Sale. The benefits of being […]
Ask a Realtor: What is a CDD?
Q: I have been looking at Tampa homes for sale and see that some of them have a “CDD” . What exactly is a CDD and how is it paid for by me? A: CDD stands for Community Development District. It is paid as part of your tax bill each year. A CDD is a […]
Adventures in Real Estate: Showing a Hoarder’s House
I decided to add a new feature to the blog called “Adventures in Real Estate” after having some conversations with other Realtors and discussing strange and/or funny situations we’ve run into in this business we love called Real Estate. Hope you enjoy reading about my crazy real estate adventures! The most recent odd thing that’s […]
