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Tampa Area Market Trends

Fellow Floridians, we remain positioned for an exciting year in real estate.  It’s been a long climb, but Tampa Bay’s real estate market is back on top. According to a Zillow report from late February 2017, Tampa ranks third as the nation’s…
Spring Events Tampa Pollen Home
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Events & Festivals Springing Up in Tampa

We hope you are enjoying this fresh feeling of springtime. Flowers are blooming and the Tampa Bay area is buzzing with events and festivals from Bayshore to the Gulf shores.  In addition to baseball games and golf events throughout our area,…
Halloween Tampa Neighborhoods, Fall Home Decor
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4 Quick Tips to Keep Your Little Treat-or-Treaters Safe This Halloween!

Tonight's the night when all manors of ghouls & goblins hit the streets in search of candy. Halloween is here, and if you're the parent of a little one, you'll no doubt be accompanying them on the quest for the fullest bag of sweets. Sure,…
Halloween Pets Costumes, Haunted Houses
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How to Enjoy Halloween 2016!

The Tampa Bay area will be celebrating Halloween this year with more events than Count Dracula can count.  We all know about the highly publicized Howl-O-Scream at our beloved Busch Gardens and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando,…
fall home décor, Florida Homes Change Pre-Holiday Tips
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Autumn Sporting Activities Abound!

This week marks the beginning of autumn, and the surrounding Tampa Bay area is celebrating the season with numerous outdoor activities and sporting events.  If you’ve been cooped up inside all summer, it’s time to come out and enjoy autumn…
Tampa Bay Summer Celebrations Festivities
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Looking for Some Fourth Of July Fun?

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…
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What’s Happening In Tampa Bay This Memorial Day?

Memorial Day Is A Time To Honor Those Who’ve Served And Enjoy Fun Events And Delicious Food Around Tampa Bay Next week’s Memorial Day holiday will once again offer an abundance of good food and good times around the Tampa Bay area. But…
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 New in Wesley Chapel?

New Restaurants, New Stores Planned for the Tampa Premium Outlet Mall area; Florida Hospital Center Ice Facility Targeting Late Summer Opening. If you’ve driven past the Tampa Premium Outlet mall lately, then you know what a busy retail destination…
Golf Tampa Bay Locals Men
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Sponsorships Are Still Available For the March 18th Golf Benefit For Operation Helping Hand!

We are truly excited to be pin sponsors for the Military Officers Association of America’s (MOAA) charity golf tournament on Friday, March 18th. The event takes place at the Bay Palms Golf Course located at MacDill AFB and will benefit a group…
Empty Nesters, Florida, Snowbird, Retirement, Seniors, Spring, Florida Senior Communities
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Retirees & Baby Boomers Embracing “Aging In Place”

The Most Recent Trends Driven By Pre-Retirement Baby Boomers In Tampa Bay & Across the Nation Not everyone dreams of retiring in a sunny southern climate like the Tampa Bay Area these days. In fact, baby boomers between the ages of 60 and…
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New Listing! Beautiful 4/3 in Land O’ Lake’s Concord Station

This 4/3 home should be in “House Beautiful!”   Included in this gorgeous 3-way split  are hardwood laminate flooring and a fabulous eat-in kitchen with raised panel cabinets, center island,  granite, stainless steel appliances and more. …
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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,…

Dick and Karla Nielsen & KW’s Leadership Council Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale

Another great KW experience!  The Keller Williams Tampa Properties Associate Leadership Council (ALC) attended the SE regional ALC meeting in Ft Lauderdale.  Exceptional training is a major reason we love Keller Williams.
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Five Easy Ways to Get Organized This Year!

Was getting organized part of your list of New Year’s resolutions? Living in an organized, clutter-free home is a worthwhile aspiration and we’re going to show you how to achieve it. For starters, we’ve enlisted the help of our…
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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…
Home Showings -Buying-Homebuyers-Sellers Market
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Before Your Finalize The Purchase of Your New Tampa Bay Home…

Here are 4 Steps to Take for a Smarter Final Walk-Through! Finalizing the purchase of a new home is such an exciting time, but it can also be more than a little overwhelming as you secure every last detail before closing. One of the important…
Homeownership Buying Tampa
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So What Do You Know About Escrow?

What is Escrow and Why It’s Important? Escrow is one of those frequently used terms that is important for home buyers and sellers to understand. And it’s something that we are frequently asked about. So let’s demystify it once and for…
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Michael Kors, JCrew Among New Shops in Wesley Chapel’s New Tampa Premium Outlets

New Permits Have Been Pulled By A List of Potential Retailers at the Tampa Premium Outlets in Wesley Chapel Photo: Source Well it may not be an official announcement, but the excitement is already building with the list of potential retailers…
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Cypress Creek Ice and Sport Complex is Coming to Wesley Chapel in the Fall

Once upon a time, the thought of building a professional hockey rink in Florida would have cued a roar of laughter--to say nothing of the idea that a hockey team from the sunshine state could win the Stanley Cup. Well, Tampa Bay hockey and event…
Backyard, Florida, Real Estate
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Open House Saturday May 2nd 1- 4pm! Wesley Chapel’s “Seven Oaks” Near Wiregrass Mall

If you’re a buyer who demands quality in both your home and community, come see this luxury 4 BDR, 4 Bath home with hardwood floors, open kitchen with walk-in pantry, party-sized poolside kitchen and so much more. Tomorrow! Saturday, …
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Wiregrass To Add More Shops & Luxury Apartments

By Laura Kinsler | Tampa Tribune Staff Published: April 24, 2015 The developer of The Shops at Wiregrass is moving forward with plans for a second phase just east of the mall that would include more retail and luxury apartments. County…

Land O’ Lakes Lowe’s Home Improvement Store Plans Opening in April!

Grand Opening in April, Soft Opening In March Just in time for everybody’s Spring cleaning events, Lowe’s is set to open its third location in Pasco county,sometime in April. This 152,000 square-foot warehouse has a key location on State…
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Pasco’s First Magnet School To Open In Land O’ Lakes This Fall

Construction has been underway at the new Sanders Memorial STEAM magnet school, the first of its kind in Pasco County. The school will have a special focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math(STEAM) and is scheduled to open for…
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Tampa Real Estate Market Outlook for 2015: A Preview

In general, this has been a very positive year for real estate in Tampa Bay and we expect that to continue through next year, although at a less frenzied pace. One reason for that is because investors will be exiting the market, as ‘bargain’…