Over the past two months, at least five headlines are doing the Florida real estate market a great favor. These headlines are telling people what a great state Florida is and giving…
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Florida Commercial Real Estate Favored by Executives
Florida commercial real estate is certainly in the eyes of corporate real estate executives across the nation. This is encouraging news to residents and businesses in Florida, particularly developers, investors and brokers…
Why Some Real Estate Investors Are Buying Condo Conversions
With stories of investors losing their investments in apartments, condo conversions, one wonders why there are still a number of people investing in condo conversions. These buyers must be seeing something other…
Sales of Tampa Luxury Homes Pushed Up by Improving Conditions
Sales of Tampa luxury homes have been improving since October as prices become more appealing to buyers. In October, a total of 192 million-dollar homes in the Tampa Bay area were sold,…
Who Have Been Buying Homes in the U.S. These Past Months?
It is a common knowledge that the real estate industry in today’s world has been booming to a scale that they are now investing the profited income in constructing and selling new…
Tampa Surpassed Miami and Orlando in Brookings Recovery Ranking
The city of Tampa has been showing its strength in recovering from the recession. In a study of the economies of 150 cities worldwide before, during and after the so-called Great Recession,…
Rise in Pending Sales of Existing Homes Gives Hope
There was a surge in the number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase existing homes in the U.S. in October compared to the previous month. This has given hope to a…
Home Price Drops in Tampa Favorable to Buyers
Although the home price drops in Tampa are hurting home sellers, real estate professionals and the overall housing market, these price decreases are helping the market in another way – making Tampa…
Tampa Safest Among Five Most Populated Cities in Florida
Tampa had the lowest crime score among the five most populated cities in Florida, namely Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg and Orlando last year, based on the FBI report “Crime in the…
Freddie Borrowers Refinancing Into Fixed Rate Mortgages
Nearly all Freddie Mac-backed mortgage borrowers who refinanced their loans in previous quarters have chosen to shift from adjustable-rate to fixed-rate mortgages or to remain users of fixed-rate loans. In the third…