Channelside Condos Foreclosure-New BANK pricing released-Tampa, Florida

Many of you have been patiently waiting for the new pricing and release of condos in The Towers of Channelside. Now that the bank has taken over, your opportunity to buy at amazingly low pricing is here. Here is what is available for sale
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY:
Bank Released New Pricing
Financing now available with 25% [...]

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 [...]

Towers of Channelside Bankruptcy update-Tampa, Fl

The Towers of Channelside has been in receivership for the past couple months.  Receivership is a form of bankruptcy in which a company can avoid liquidation by reorganizing with the help of a court-appointed trustee.
During that time they have taken most of the condos off the market in order to re-structure pricing.  They are negotiating [...]

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 [...]

Towers of Channelside Bankruptcy Update-Tampa, Fl

TAMPA — Nearly half of the 257 condos at the Towers of Channelside have sold, including one in February to Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, but those sales still aren’t enough.  The developer of the twin 29-story towers has notified its lender it’s giving up on the project 15 months after it sought [...]

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 [...]

Economic and Urban Development Annual Report-Tampa, Fl

Tampa’s Community Redevelopment Areas include: 
Central Park, Channel District, Downtown, Drew Park, East Tampa, Tampa Heights Riverfront, and Ybor
Under the direction of the Community Redevelopment Agency Board, seven
volunteer advisory boards made up of private citizens help provide community
insight as the city works to improve the quality of life and economic vitality in
these districts.
What is a Community [...]

Is a RELOCATION to Tampa’s MacDill AFB in your future?

You will want to read this news article pertaining to some of the largest tracks of land looking to be rezoned in the flight path.  
This is good information for home buyers looking to relocate to Tampa who want to be in a reasonable driving distance to Mac Dill AFB. 
Which neighborhoods are best for you?
Give us [...]

Pasco County, Fl says $20M will be spent to help home buyers

Pasco approves $20 million in home buyer assistance
Times staff
In Print: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
COUNTYWIDE
$20M will be spent to help home buyers
More relief for low to moderate income home buyers is on the way soon, courtesy of Uncle Sam. Pasco County commissioners gave final approval Tuesday to a plan to spend nearly $20 million from the [...]