Pet-Friendly, senior pets, Questions, Homes, Real Estate, Downsizing, Tampa Bay
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Traveling With Your Pets This Summer? Follow These Four Tips!

May is National Pet Month, and we’ve decided to put a spotlight on keeping pets safe and happy during a move, travel, or an extended stay away from home. From relocations to renovations, there are many reasons requiring pet owners to be…
Flowers Mothers Day Spring
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Trends for Springing Forward

The sun is setting later and flowers are in bloom.  Spring inspires us to look forward to new beginnings, which is why it’s a perfect time to clean, update and refresh your home. In addition to “spring cleaning” your home, many people…
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How to Sell Your Home When Faced with Divorce

from Guest Contributor George Melendez of The Melendez Law Office Living through a divorce is a delicate and complicated matter for anyone, no matter how amicable the break-up of your relationship. A legal separation of your family comes…
Homeownership Buying Homes
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Four Quick Tips on First-Time Homebuyer Assistance

Did you know that there are a number of different mortgage loan programs available to first-time homebuyers? The different programs offer various types of assistance, from lower down payment requirements, to funds for down payment and closing…
Tampa Bay, Holiday Events, Festive, Outings, Tampa
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Holiday Spirit is Alive Around Tampa!

The Greater Tampa Bay area is celebrating the holidays with twinkling lights, festive activities, and charitable opportunities.  We hope you will get out and enjoy all that our area has to offer this season. We’ve compiled a small sampling…
Pets Safe Holidays Dog Cat
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Holiday Food Safety for Pets

It’s that time of year.  Your refrigerator is full of food and your home is full of guests asking, “Is it okay to give him this food?” Most of us pause to think if a certain food is safe for Fido. Will he get sick, or has he already…
Buy, Sell, Holidays Moving Moves Tampa
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Tis the Season for Savvy Sellers!

Some sellers seem to think having their homes on the market during the holidays is a waste of time, but we see opportunities for home sales this time of year. If you’re ready to sell, here are five “smart move” reasons to consider listing…
Thanksgiving

Answer: 46 Million!

Question to the above answer: So just how many Turkeys are Americans eating this Thanksgiving? That is a lot of turkey. But that's not all. As you sit & meditate on your third plate of sweet potatoes, ask yourself: "How many pounds…
Neighbor, Community, Family Friendly, New Home, Real Estate, Trends
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4 Great Ways to Navigate a NEW Neighborhood

Whether you’ve moved to a different section of the Tampa Bay area, or you’re a brand new resident of the state of Florida, there is plenty to learn when settling into a new neighborhood.  Searching the aisles of a different supermarket,…
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Clean Pet, Clean Home

We absolutely love our pets.  Many of our customers consider their pets a part of their family, often considering their needs throughout the home buying and selling process.  Family pets, as we know all too well, can wreak havoc on your home’s…

What Are You Celebrating On Labor Day?

Even though we have a lot more Summer days in Florida beyond the season, Labor Day is the last official holiday of Summer to get together with family & friends, relax at home or go to catch the annual Labor Day Rays game. It's a great…
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Are You Applying For A Mortgage?

Here’s A List of What To Do and What NOT To Do! If you are currently applying for a mortgage, then you may already know that there are several steps that you can take to help expedite the process. But you may not realize that there are certain…
Winter Events, Tampa Bay, Beer Week
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Tampa Bay’s Craft Beer Connection: Buzzing Then and Now

Over the past month, this area has been buzzing with beer events.  Tampa Bay Beer Week was in early March, featuring so many craft brews from Florida that not every brewery could participate!  That’s a far cry from the time when this event…
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What’s Trending Now In Home Design?

Find Out Which Design Trends Are Still Going Strong In 2016 Somewhere between Spring cleaning and Spring Break is the time of year when we get the urge to redecorate. If this season of renewal finds you longing to incorporate something new…
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Is It Time To Right-Size Your Home and Your Life?

Let Us Help You Find Out With This Quick Right Sizing Checklist! Are you living in an“empty nest” and trying to figure out your next move? On the one hand, you have so many great memories in your current home but yet, is it now starting…
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What’s Trending Now In Smart Home High Tech?

Check Out The Latest In Smart Technology For Your Tampa Bay Home! Dreaming of a high-tech Tampa Bay home? The concept is becoming even more of a reality these days, if this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas was any indication,…
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Just In Time For Holiday Shopping…

The Tampa Premium Outlets Are Open! As you’re probably already aware, the new Tampa Premium Outlets opened on 10/29 with an event-filled grand opening celebration. If you haven’t dared to brave the crowds yet, here are some of the highlights…
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What’s New In Home Technology For Your Tampa Bay Home?

The Latest Tools To Keep Your Home Running Smoothly! Looking for cool new ways to keep your house in order? Some of these technology gadgets may seem futuristic but fulfill lots of useful tasks from turning on appliances to checking on the…

What Is Labor Day and Why Do We Celebrate It?

Fun Facts About the History of Labor Day in America For most workers today, Labor Day means a nice long holiday weekend that marks the end of summer and maybe a one last getaway with the kids before school starts. The legal holiday is designated…
Home, Mortgage Solutions, Money, Organized, Real Estate Enhancements
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What’s the Difference Between The Personal & Market Value of Your Home?

Your Tampa Bay home has both a personal value and a market value. When you think of your home as the place where your family is raised and memories are built, then it’s like those popular MasterCard commercials on television: Your home’s…
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Want To Party Like It’s 1565?

Celebrate St. Augustine’s 450th Birthday This Labor Day Weekend! America’s oldest city and one of Florida’s most history-rich destinations, the city of St. Augustine, will celebrate its 450th birthday with Celebrate 450! If you’ve never…
Tampa Bay, Veterans, Memorial Day, Events
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Where to Celebrate July 4th With Fireworks, Local Food and Live Music?

We’ve Got You Covered, From Tampa to St. Pete! Happy Birthday America! Fourth of July celebrations in the Bay area seem to get a little bigger, louder and tastier each year. Here’s a sampling of some of the more popular events. However…
Tampa Mothers
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Do Other Countries Have Better Sunscreen Products Than We Do?

What's New In Sun Protection For years, there have been consumer and manufacturer complaints that the Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies have taken too long to review certain sunscreen ingredients that are currently…
Storage, Tips for Moving, Boxes
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How To Break It To The Kids That You’re Moving

In today’s world of frequent transition, summer is a very convenient and popular time for families to relocate. Certainly moving is a challenge for everyone but it can be really difficult on children. Should a sudden job transfer find you…
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Music, Margaritas and More!

Here’s the Lineup for Memorial Day Fun Around Tampa Bay Margarita festival on Saturday, May 23 Get your salted glasses ready because the 3rd Annual Tampa Bay Margarita Festival will start slicing limes Saturday in Curtis Hixon Waterfront…