The FishHawk Ranch in Lithia, which is just 25 minutes to downtown Tampa, was the 26th top-selling master planned community in the entire U.S. in 2011, based on data published by John…
Tampa Bay Real Estate Market Topped 2011 Florida Existing Home Sales Chart
The Tampa Bay real estate market took the biggest share of Florida’s total sales of existing homes in 2011, based on data compiled by Florida Realtors. More than 16 percent of the…
Florida Real Estate Still the Top Choice of Foreign Investors
Several reports on foreign sales and online search for U.S. homes in 2011 ranked Florida real estate as the most searched and most desired by foreign residential investors in 2011. These were…
Which Is Better for the Country – Home Loan Assistance or Job Creation?
President Barack Obama says that his new plan of reducing home loan rates will help underwater but non-delinquent homeowners through a more affordable and easier loan refinancing program. Republicans, however, say that…
5 Top Reasons Why Getting Pre-Approval Benefits You as a Home Buyer
If some home buyers don’t enjoy getting a pre-approval, it’s even more so that realtors don’t enjoy reminding buyers about the need to get a pre-approval. How great it would be if…
7 Florida Master Planned Communities in 50 Top-Selling List
Seven Florida master planned communities made it to the 50 U.S. Top-Selling 2011 List published by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. One Florida community, The Villages, even topped the list with 2,307…
Lower Cost of Living Boosts Real Estate Tampa
Over the past months, more people have been buying a piece of real estate Tampa than other Florida real estate properties, as reported by the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors and Florida…
Home Sales Data Showing U.S. Housing Market Improvement
The U.S. housing market has been showing improvements with the continued increase in sales of existing homes in December, based on data compiled by the National Association of Realtors. There are also…
Florida Real Estate Market Flourished in November
With an 11-percent year-over-year increase in sales of existing single-family homes and condos, the Florida real estate market continued its recovery and growth in November. Sales of pre-owned single-family homes also increased…
What Tampa Homes Can You Get With $200K to $250K?
At this price range of $200,000 to $250,000 — the most popular price range in many months among owner-buyers in Greater Tampa in 2011 — you can already take your pick from…