Tampa Short Sales makes frontdoor.com top ten Real Estate Nightmares List

Top Real Estate Nightmares
My article for HGTV’s frontdoor.com, Top Ten Real Estate Nightmares, came in at #7 on the top ten list!!
Thanks to my buyers who helped contribute to this article.
Learn how you can avoid these hair-raising real estate horrors
By Shannon Petrie, FrontDoor.com | Published: 9/24/2009
Buying a short sale? Be prepared for plenty of obstacles [...]

Home Sales up for Tampa Bay Area!

Home sales were up in March across Hillsborough County as some real estate practitioners hope the housing slump is in the past.
Some 1,400 homes were sold last month in Hillsborough, according to the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, the best figures since June 2007. The sales were up 25 percent over February and 20 percent [...]

Home Sales UP 25% in March for Hillsborough County

Still on the fence about buying a home in the Tampa Bay Area?  Here’s some statistics on our housing market.
Home sales were up in March across Hillsborough County as some real estate practitioners hope the housing slump is in the past.
Some 1,400 homes were sold last month in Hillsborough, according to the Greater Tampa Association [...]

First Time Home Buyers getting GREAT deals-Tampa, Fl

Hello readers:  I’m posting an article that was in The Tampa Tribune a couple weeks ago. Shannon, the reporter from the times, called me for an interview!  I highlighted the article where she quotes what we disscused regarding the housing market in Tampa Bay.

By SHANNON BEHNKEN | The Tampa Tribune
Published: March 27, 2009
Joseph and Daisy Pardo [...]

Tampa Bay Home Sales Rise! Tampa, Fl Real Estate Market Update

Existing Home Sales Rise 23%
By SHANNON BEHNKEN
sbehnken@tampatrib.com
Sales of existing homes rose 23 percent in the Tampa Real Estate Market as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. That’s the largest jump since September, when sales rose 29 percent.
In the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater metro area, 1,856 existing single-family homes [...]

Distressed about Short Sales and the Process? Tampa, Fl

 When I started thinking about a title for this article I came up with quite a few.  The METHOD of the Short Sale was 2nd choice.  Although, we are finding there is NO Methodology in the Tampa Real Estate Market.

Putting in an offer on a Short Sale Home in the Tampa Bay Area?  
Thinking of buying a short sale [...]

Investors Learn California Market is number 1 in Foreclosures

 If California is number 1 in foreclosures in the U.S. and Tampa, Florida is number 2 in foreclosures;you can expect the housing markets to be similar.  California offers the same type of opportunities with regards to climate and beauty.
The difference is that the Tampa Bay area has an even greater number of homes for sale in [...]

Foreclosure activity increases 81 percent in 2008 according to RealtyTrac

 What’s the difference between Florida and other housing markets?  The Tampa Bay area is still a desirable retirement and second home destination. Therefore, we are expecting our market to increase in sales and reducing the amount of foreclosures in our housing market, sooner than other parts of the country.

Nevada, Florida, Arizona posted top states for foreclosure [...]

What you should know about Short Sale and Foreclosures

What is a short sale?
When researching how to buy homes for sale in Tampa, Florida, you’ll see bank owned (foreclosures) and short sales listed in MLS. They may say “listing price may not be sufficient to cover all expenses” and you’ll know it’s a short sale.   Short sales are homes that the seller is hoping the lender [...]

2009 Housing Market Forecast-Tampa Bay Area

With 2009 rapidly approaching, we must consider the changes that have occurred in our Real Estate market in Tampa, and plan for what we will experience in the coming year. 
While 2009 will be a difficult year for many, it will also bring unprecedented opportunities for the few who choose to adapt now, before it’s [...]