Being A Buyer In A Seller’s Market
Being A Buyer In A Seller’s Market If you’re a first-time homebuyer in the Tampa Bay real estate market, none of this will come as news to you. It may actually only serve to add insult to injury. If you’re a buyer, however, this will be – more – music to your ears. […]
It’s Official: Tampa Is The BEST Market For First-Time Homebuyers
It’s Official: Tampa Is The BEST Market For First-Time Homebuyers While many first-time buyers looking for an affordable home in the Tampa Bay area may be surprised – or even dubious – when reading that headline, according to a Zillow report released on PR Newswire, it’s true: Tampa made the top of their 2018 […]
Open Houses: Not Just For Buyers Anymore
Open Houses: Not Just For Buyers Anymore Listen. We’ll just come out and say it: We’ve gone to open houses with absolutely no intention of buying the property. And it’s very likely you have, too. A ‘For Sale’ sign sprouts in a neighbor’s yard and like a moth to a flame, you’re there. […]
Budget-Busting Buyers: A New Trend For A Hot Market
Budget – what budget? Recent trends have shown that homebuyers are prepared to blow budgets in order to become homeowners. In fact, a third of homebuyers exceeded the upper limits of what they had planned to spend by an average $16,510, according to an Owners.com survey of more than 1,000 Americans who purchased a […]
Timing – and Moxie – Prove Paramount In Today’s Buyers’ Market
Sound the trumpets! Release the doves! More doves! The time may have finally arrived for many first-time homebuyers to purchase their first homes. There’s just one problem: It’s going to cost them … the opportunity to actually see the house first. That’s right. Many first-time homebuyers have resigned themselves to making offers […]
These Are The Zips To Flip
While much of real estate deals in helping individuals and families buy and sell homes for their own personal use, there are occasions and opportunities wherein buying to sell – or flip – makes dollars … and sense. So often we’re asked about the process of flipping a house – finding the right property […]
9 Tips for First-Time Homebuyers
While learning all about parallelograms and the capital of Côte d’Ivoire was important, homebuying wasn’t a topic taught or impressed upon us in school – but it should’ve been – so most first-time homebuyers end up learning as they go their first time around. But it stands to reason that since buying a home […]
Report Predicts Real Estate Cycle Is Nearing Peak
According to the latest national index produced by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University faculty, current market signs indicate that most U.S. housing markets are approaching a peak in the real estate cycle. However, their predictions say that contrary to what has happened after a peak in the past, there’s little evidence to […]
Fannie Mae Now Accepting Airbnb Proof of Income for Refinancing
Being an Airbnb host just got even better: Homeowners can now use rental income earned through Airbnb to refinance their mortgages through a pilot program launched just a few weeks ago – and new loans are already closing. The home rental company announced it’s partnering with Fannie Mae and three other financial institutions in […]
Strong Tampa Housing Market Predicted for 2018
A recent article in The Laker/Lutz News says Tampa Bay’s housing market is looking strong for 2018 but changes should be expected as the market evolves, according to experts featured at the 2018 Economic Forecast meeting presented by the Tampa Bay Builders Association. Experts discussed three key findings during the Feb. 6 meeting, with […]
Demystifying A Rent-to-Own Arrangement
For a seller, a dream scenario would be having a buyer appear the day your house hits the market, and make an above-asking offer, your inspection then goes perfectly, and you sell your home with no hiccups. And in this market, at least, it’s not necessarily inconceivable. But in reality, some sellers may […]
Driverless Cars: How Technology May Shape The Future Of Real Estate
When it comes to real estate, it may no longer be all about ‘location, location, location’ – and we may have driverless cars to blame. Or thank, depending on how you feel. Since the dawn of civilizations and property, the link between property and transportation has been one of the most fundamental. In […]
