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You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars remodeling your kitchens and bathrooms, putting in granite countertops and stainless steel appliances or adding a new pool to make your house more sell-able. There are numerous things you can do which will make your house look better to prospective buyers which are more affordable and easier [...] Read more »
Jacaranda trees are mostly found in tropical and subtropical locations so people in many parts of the world have never seen them. We have them here and they bloom for about 3 weeks each spring with small lavendar flowers. The pictures below were taken on the last day of April at a Belleair home and [...] Read more »
Althought I’m no fan of Time magazine, I did get a laugh at their recent article about whether the real estate market (nationally) has hit bottom or not. Despite the fact that the title of the article is “Has the Housing Market Finally Hit Bottom?” which might lead you to believe that they are looking [...] Read more »
Even though prices are down significantly from their peak and the homes and condos for sale are a much better value, with some very good values still to be found, the high demand and low inventory have changed the local market to where it is no longer really a buyer’s market and is instead shifting [...] Read more »
I’ve been writing recently about the likelihood that there will be more foreclosures coming on the market in the next several months and that I thought it would not have a significant impact on the overall market. I’ve seen a high demand for homes and condos in the last year and the continued high level [...] Read more »
Having been in the Belleview Biltmore about 25 years ago I can tell you that it is a magnificent building that, if restored to its former glory, would attract people from all over the world. Unfortunately it fell into disrepair and needed extensive renovations. During the real estate boom in the early to mid 2000s [...] Read more »
I’ve been starting to see this more and more lately with the demand being high, inventory low and prices reasonable. Mostly I see well-priced properties selling very quickly but have had more than one occasion recently where multiple buyers were trying to get the same property. Bidding wars break out over Tampa Bay area [...] Read more »
Florida was one of the hardest hit areas when the real estate market turned starting in 2006-2007 and has seen a significant drop in prices. However, sales have been strong the last few years and with strong sales and a dramatically lower inventory of properties for sale, there is some increase in prices starting to [...] Read more »
This month I want to go over some conflicting signs about our local real estate market to try to help you make sense out of them as well as some new ways for you to find out about what is going on here locally more often than just once a month when I send [...] Read more »
As I noted in a previous newsletter and post, the number of foreclosures in the local area have been down significantly since the 'robosigning' problems in the fall of 2010 but they are starting to pick up a little again. Read more »