The Real Estate Sizzle

Should you “Work The System” or try to “Beat The System”?  Great advice from marketing guru Seth Godin, in one of his latest articles can be applied to the Tampa Real Estate market.  Prices are the lowest they have been in years…far below the “boom years” of 2005–2006. At the same time, interest ...

Hurricane Season opens this week and Tampa homeowners will begin the annual purchase of flashlights, batteries, canned goods, duct tape and bottled water.  Hopefully, we won’t need to use ANY of them and we will escape another Hurricane Season unscathed! So, you have your hurricane “box” stashed ...

THE LATEST NEWS ON THE TAMPA REAL ESTATE MARKET, BUYING A HOME IN TAMPA, AND REAL ESTATE ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD, EVERY DAY, ON THE REAL ESTATE SIZZLE…. The weather in Tampa is perfect for Golf! If you are looking for Real Estate in Tampa, or moving to Tampa, you might consider living in one of T...

It is that time of year when families who are moving to Tampa are looking for the neighborhoods with the highest-rated school districts. Hillsborough County covers Tampa and the surrounding areas. It is the 8th largest school district in the U.S. and the schools consistently rank among the best i...

  Visit my blog... The Tampa Real Estate market is one of the top “Buyer’s Markets” in the U.S. right now! It is THE time to buy. But, how does a buyer know how to get the BEST possible deal in a saturated housing market. I recently negotiated a contract for a client on a waterfront condominium. ...

Read more on my blog at: www.RealEstateSizzle.com In the latest “series” on The Real Estate Sizzle, I am going to counsel buyers, in this “Buyer’s Market”, about where to find a “bargain”, or a “foreclosure, in some of the best neighborhoods in the Tampa Bay area. Using the “Law of Supply and Dem...

In November, along with electing a new President of the United States, Hillsborough County voters will decide on whether, or not,  to create a “County Mayor” position.  There has been much confusion about this position, so it is a good idea to “get informed” about the “Facts vs. Myths” …on any su...

The Best Source for Tampa Real Estate News, Tampa Schools and Relocation Information for Families Moving to Tampa… This week I will focus on Neighborhoods in the H.B. Plant High School District.  As one of the “Top 100 High Schools” in the U.S., living in the Plant High District is a priority for...

When families are searching for homes in Tampa, many of them ask about “safety”.  They often ask for a home in a “gated” community.  While Tampa is a very large city, there is very little ‘serious”  crime in most residential neighborhoods.  It really is a great city to live in! The State of Flori...

This week, I have had two separate instances that involved “Failure to Disclose” issues that surfaced after a closing took place, so it’s the perfect topic today to educate anyone buying a home in Tampa, selling a home in Tampa or anyone contemplating a home purchase in the State of Florida.  The...