Tampa Bay real estate prices continued to increase in June due to the diminishing supply of available homes for sale. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, the median price for homes sold…
Tampa Bay Counties Accounted for Nearly One-Fourth of Florida Home Sales
Nearly a quarter of Florida home sales in June 2012 were sales of homes in Tampa Bay counties. A total of 6,613 single-family homes, townhomes, villas and condos were sold in the…
5 Ways Republican National Convention (RNC) Boosts Tampa Economy
The Republican National Convention has been helping push business activities and drive economic growth in Tampa, the city that will host the RNC from August 27 to 30 this year. More economic…
Homes for Sale in New Tampa Are Top Sellers
Home sales data in Hillsborough County from March to June 2012 showed that homes for sale in New Tampa continued to be the best selling properties in the county. Data from the…
Apollo Beach Homes Getting Pricier
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…
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…