The Tampa Bay real estate market was the second most active market among 22 large metro areas in FLORIDA in April 2016, second only to the Miami metro area. It surpassed the Orlando…
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6 Pet-Safe Houseplants That Can Improve Your Home’s Air Quality
Improve your home’s air quality with these 6 pet-safe houseplants. Toxic chemicals enter our homes through common consumer and home building products. Numerous studies on indoor air pollution and the sick building syndrome…
Is Florida’s Property Tax Rate Among the Lowest?
Is it among the 10 lowest? No. Among the 15 lowest? No. But Florida’s median property tax rate, 1.32%, is less than half of the highest median property tax rate, 2.67%, which…
U.S. Home Sellers in March Earned Biggest Gains Since 2007
U.S. homeowners who sold their homes in March 2016 earned an average rate of 17% or average amount of $30,500 over the amount they originally paid for their homes, the highest average…
International Homebuyers Put Tampa Bay Real Estate on Most Searched List
Among the country’s most popular metro real estate markets, the Tampa Bay real estate market is No. 8 in international online traffic, according to realtor.com’s latest international demand ranking for the year…
Most Homebuyers Have Energy Efficiency in Their Most-Wanted List
Of the nearly 4,000 home buyers recently surveyed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for its homebuyer preferences research, 94 percent included Energy Star appliances in their list of most wanted home…
Tampa Bay Grew by Nearly 60,000 — 13th Biggest Growth Among 392 US Metro Areas
The Tampa Bay metro area had the 13th biggest population growth over the year ended July 1, 2015 among 392 metro areas in the U.S., based on data released by the U.S….
Wire Transfer Scams in Real Estate Still Prevalent, NAR and FTC Warns
Despite countless warnings about wire transfer scams in real estate transactions, there are still homebuyers whose down-payment and closing-cost money sent through wire transfers are being stolen by email hackers and scammers…
Single Females Continue to be Second Largest Homebuying Group
Single females continue to be the second largest homebuying group in the U.S., based on annual studies of homebuying trends in the U.S. by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Since the 1990s,…
Outdoor Living Spaces: Porch, Veranda, Flat Roof Deck & Patios, Terrace, Balcony
Take in the views. Welcome the breeze. Feel the sunlight. Enjoy talks and food with family and friends. Relax, call a contractor to make any needed deck repairs and enjoy the summer…