
How Pros Buy or Sell During the Holidays
-How Pros Buy or Sell During the Holidays-
If you are ready to buy or sell a home, do not let the holidays stop you. As your Tampa Bay real estate resource, our network of pros and consultants can offer helpful ways to simplify the homebuying…

5 Buying Tips to Standout in a Seller’s Market
-5 Buying Tips to Standout in a Seller’s Market-
Buying in a seller’s market can be intimidating for some, but our Florida real estate team makes the process as simple as possible with the right planning and support. We have five buying…

3 Home Buying Trends for the American Family
-3 Home Buying Trends for the American Family -
In celebration of American Family Month, our real estate team is taking a deep dive into Tampa Bay’s home buying trends for the everchanging American families.
Clearly, family dynamics have…

10 Benefits of Tampa Bay Homeownership
-10 Benefits of Tampa Bay Homeownership-
The American dream of owning a home remains vivid as Floridians celebrate National Homeownership month. Today, a growing number of Tampa Bay area homebuyers are anxiously looking to find their dream…

8 Condo Buying Tips for Florida Seniors
-8 Condo Buying Tips for Florida Seniors-
Millions of seniors call Florida home, which is why our real estate team is celebrating Older Americans Month by providing Florida condo buying tips for seniors, retirees, and snowbirds.
According…

5 Hot Trends for 2021 Real Estate in Tampa
-5 Hot Trends for 2021 Real Estate in Tampa-
As we settle into the winter months, analysts and experts across Florida and the U.S. are declaring a hot real estate market. Yes, 2021 is slated to be an excellent year for home sellers and homebuyers…

Why Fall 2020 is Your Time for Change
-Why Fall 2020 is Your Time for Change-
Homeowners around the Greater Tampa Bay area are welcoming in a new season, and this time for change could not have come at a better time. With the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our society,…

10 Tips to Survive Summer Storms in Tampa Bay
-10 Tips to Survive Summer Storms in Tampa Bay-
Summer storms are a part of life around the Greater Tampa Bay area. If you have lived on the Gulf coast long enough, you develop an ability to sense a storm approaching long before there is…

Mortgage Solutions for Florida Homeowners
-Mortgage Solutions for Florida Homeowners-
Florida homeowners across the Greater Tampa Bay area are venturing back into society as communities rebound from closures and restrictions. Not bouncing back as quickly is economic stability. Fortunately,…

5 Stylish Types of Homes in Tampa Communities
-5 Stylish Types of Homes in Tampa Communities-
You might see a house you love because of its style or architecture, but imagine falling in love with an entire neighborhood of stylish homes. This can happen in the Tampa Bay area, which offers…

Tampa Real Estate Trends for Autumn 2019
-3 Tampa Real Estate Trends for Autumn 2019-
The leaves may not be changing colors, but milder temperatures are helping to make it feel like autumn around the Tampa Bay area. It seems the change of seasons, however, has not cooled the hot…

5 Simple Steps towards Home Buying
Fall in Florida is an opportune time for home buying. Not only is the weather perfect for tours and showings, but purchasing a home before the end of the year allows homebuyers to qualify for money-saving Homestead Exemptions and other tax…

Tampa’s Real Estate Climate – Sept. 2018
We are entering the fall season in Florida, but there continues to be hot weather. You might be asking if Tampa's real estate market is still hot. We have a bit of a "yes" and "no" answer.
First, several analyses of housing market trends…

5 Trends in Florida Real Estate News
The summer is heating up around the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and the state of Florida has become a hotbed of real estate activity. In addition to continued economic growth and a booming construction industry, there have been several news headlines…

Do You Know What Influences Your Mortgage Interest?
Guest Contributor
Maura Klein of NFM Lending
Have you ever wondered what factors affect your mortgage interest rate? There are both internal and external factors influencing how much you will pay when you borrow money to purchase your new…

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…

Your Home Purchase “Protection”
In the after-glow of having your offer accepted, are you now worried that you might be paying too much for your new home? Even if you carefully study the market, (homes for sale and those that have sold), there are a lot of outside factors that…

Mortgage Rates Drop for 5th Straight Week
Via Inman News
Mortgage rates dipped for the fifth consecutive week, following a first-quarter economic-growth estimate that fell short of expectations.
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.35 percent with an average 0.7…

Home equity loans: They’re back
NEW YORK – April 26, 2013 from Florida Realtors
As housing values rise, home-equity loans and lines of credit are staging a comeback, MSN Money reports.
In late 2008 as the housing market slowed dramatically, home-equity borrowing came…