Tampa Real Estate Blog

I’ve walked Alabama’s [tag]Robert Trent Jones[/tag] Golf Trail, sampled Louisiana’s Audubon Golf Trail, and even explored the [tag]Lewis & Clark Golf Trail[/tag] in North Dakota. Each was worth the effort, offering good and sometimes [tag]great golf[/tag]. [tag]Golf trails[/tag]–marketing alliances uniting courses that would otherwise be competitors–are perfect for a restless [tag]golfer[/tag] like me. I decided [...]

A recent story in the [tag]Wall Street Journal[/tag], “Hot Homes Get Cold” offered lots of its useful vignettes that serve as a microcosm of manic markets — starting with the bravado-cum-denial displayed by a medical-equipment salesman in Stuart, Fla. Concerned about his [tag]real-estate investment[/tag] apparently going sour, he can’t afford to reduce the price to [...]

When [tag]Mayor Michael Brown[/tag] envisions the future of this hardscrabble city, he sees no poverty, no drug dealing and no prostitution. Brown sees hope and high-paying jobs. But progress doesn’t come without sacrifice. The city’s multibillion-dollar effort to remake itself could send to up to 6,000 residents packing in potentially one of the nation’s largest [...]

Don’t panic. Knowing [tag]your rights[/tag] can mean the difference between a few days and a few months notice to [tag]vacate your rental[/tag] — and more money back on your [tag]deposit[/tag]. [tag]Marjorie Freeman[/tag] has one more day before she has to leave her apartment. Her belongings aren’t packed and the 53-year-old curtain maker has yet to [...]

For tens of thousands across the country, [tag]Florida[/tag] remains a magnet for those relocating within the United States, according to the [tag]Census Bureau[/tag]. A study released Thursday found that the [tag]Sunshine State[/tag] led the nation in average yearly net gain of new residents from other states between 2000 and 2004. During the most recent five-year [...]

The [tag]housing bubble[/tag], or lack thereof, hit the headlines again this week. According to the latest Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Index survey, 71% of consumers say it is likely that a housing bubble and collapse of prices could occur in the United States within the next year. Most don’t think it’s going to happen to them; [...]

A [tag]U.S. Census Bureau[/tag] report being released today puts [tag]Pasco[/tag] at No. 8 among counties with the largest number of people moving into them. From 2000 to 2004, Pasco had an average net population growth of 15,934 residents a year. That figure weighs people moving into the county against those moving out. The bureau’s list [...]

Whiskey and Gunpowder is a free, twice-per-week, e-mail service brought to you by a team of rebellious brigands. Greg’s note: Mish just sent me another article about [tag]housing[/tag]. “Well, it’s not really about housing,” he said. “It’s about customers.” “[tag]Customers[/tag]?” I asked. It seems Mish is looking at the [tag]mortgage origination[/tag] and [tag]real estate sales[/tag] [...]

Statistically, the leveling off of the [tag]housing market[/tag] is apparent. Nationally, sales of existing homes rose in February by 5.2 percent from the previous month, but that came after five months of decline and was still 0.3 percent below a year ago, according to the [tag]Realtor[/tag]‘s association’s most recent figures. (Existing home sales in Polk [...]

An emerging generation of buyers is splitting off from the traditional snowbird flock and changing the definition of home away from home. Taking advantage of low-cost travel corridors with multiple daily flights, advances in technology, and virtual workspaces, “[tag]splitters[/tag]” choose to split their time between a [tag]primary residence[/tag] and a [tag]second home[/tag]. Some super-splitters split [...]