Over the four-month period from March to June 2012, the median sales price for Apollo Beach homes have increased significantly from $192,000 in March to $234,950 in June. That’s a jump of…
Month: July 2012
Florida Counties with Biggest Home Sales in 4-Month Period
Ten Florida counties continue to top others in home sales, based on data compiled by the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors (GTAR). Over the period from March 2012, when GTAR started publishing…
Tampa Homes — 3rd Statewide, 5th Nationwide in Price Increase
Tampa homes have been enjoying significant price increases over the previous months and quarters. In the first quarter, existing single-family homes in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area posted the third biggest median sales…
Tampa Metro Area Was Top in Job Creation in 2011
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area topped all other metro areas in Florida in job creation in December 2011, based on data from the Florida Realtors organization. Over the 12-month period ended December…
Tampa Home Prices Continue to Rise As Inventory Falls
Average Tampa home prices are now approaching price levels in the last months of 2008. Both the May and June 2012 average home sale prices were above $170,000, approaching the average sale prices…
Clearwater Real Estate and Youngest Self-Made Billionaire Sara Blakely
What’s the connection between Clearwater real estate and Sara Blakely, the youngest self-made billionaire on Forbes’ 2012 List of Top Female Self-Made Billionaires? It was in Clearwater, Florida where Sara Blakely was…
Tampa Bay Region Second Friendliest Towards Small Businesses
Small business owners surveyed by Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack.com voted the Tampa Bay region as the second friendliest region towards small business enterprises in Florida in 2012. States, regions and cities were…
Tampa Bay Counties Among Most Popular Florida Real Estate Markets
Tampa Bay counties continued to be among the most popular Florida real estate markets in April 2012, based on sales data released by Florida Realtors. These five counties surrounding the Tampa Bay…