Backyard On A Budget: Make The Great Outdoors Greater
It’s summer in Florida. Well, technically it’s still somehow only spring but it feels like surface-of-the-sun summer in the good old Sunshine State. And as much as many of us would prefer the air-conditioned comfort of the indoors as the temperatures near – and stay – in the triple digits, it’s nearly impossible to avoid […]
Get Smart: 7 Tampa Bay Schools Rank in Top-100
Another day, another reason to love calling Tampa home. And maybe cause to humblebrag a little, too. Because not only did Tampa rank No. 12 on Livability’s best places to live in the U.S. – again – but 12 Tampa Bay area schools made the top 100 in Florida, as ranked by U.S. News […]
8 Myths About Home Inspected Debunked
You’ve toured every house on the market, often more than once. You’ve secured financing and now you’ve finally found The House. And after some tense nail-biting negotiations, the seller has finally accepted your offer. You’re at the finish line, right? Well, not quite. There’s still the appraisal, home inspection and closing – but […]
TREND: Millennials vs. Big Real Estate
In not-so-surprising news, millennials have forged their own paths, making different lifestyle choices than the generations before them, from delaying marriage and children to spending their money on the intangible – health, wellness, and experiences – rather than material goods made famous by the decadence cemented in ‘80s lore. But an unexpected side effect […]
ICYMI: Tidying, Renovating, Buying and Selling — We’ve Got You Covered
From tidying to renovating, to buying to selling, we’ve just about covered every square inch of real estate with – and for – our clients. But life gets busy and often in the way of our best intentions. So we decided to help you out by compiling a veritable one-stop-shop for some of our […]
Zillow and Redfin and … Facebook? Oh, My!
One of these things is not like the others – but if rumors (and an admission from Facebook itself) are to be believed, Facebook may have set its sights on the housing market. In March, when Facebook agreed to a settlement with civil rights groups over discrimination in the way it allowed advertisers to target […]
Thinking Of Selling Your Home? Here Are 4 Reasons To Sell In 2019
Listen. We aren’t trying to strongarm you with that headline. Because if you bought your house in the last few years or still love it and aren’t ready to sell, absolutely don’t. You can easily wait another few years before considering selling without any consequences. But – big but – if you’ve considered selling recently, […]
10 Budget-Friendly Tips for Increasing Your Home’s Value
Leave it to HGTV – again – to lure us in with an impossibly tempting article about increasing your home’s value. But what’s better than a nice, neat listicle about improving your home’s value? A LISTICLE ON A BUDGET! Here, we’ve shared their best practices for increasing your home’s value for $200 or less but […]
Small Home Improvements, Big Returns
We’re often asked about what ‘smaller’ home improvements yield the biggest returns so here, HGTV has put together a mind-blowingly comprehensive list sure to get your creative juices flowing – and your weekend-warrior motor humming. Bathroom Facelift Average return: 102 percent What it costs: $10,500 What it includes: Replace or reglaze the tub Replace tile, […]
Tampa Ranks No. 12 on 2019 Top-100 Best Places to Live
Color us (un-)surprised but once again, Tampa has made the top – No. 12, to be exact – of yet another list about the best places to live in the U.S. Again. Other Florida cities ranked, too, with Orlando at No. 17, Clearwater at No. 44, Tallahassee at No. 58, West Palm Beach at No. […]
5 Things Home Sellers Should Never Say
5 Things Home Sellers Should Never Say As we mentioned previously, buying or selling a home is much like your Miranda Rights: anything you say can – and will – be used against you. And while there are some things you legally have to disclose to buyers – such as paranormal activity (yes, seriously) or […]
6 Things Home Buyers Should Never Say
Listen. We get it: Buying a home is exciting, whether it’s your first time or your tenth. But as your trusted real estate partner, we have to be perfectly honest here: There are certain things you should avoid saying when house-hunting. Because just like your Miranda Rights state, anything you say can – and will […]
