10 Things Real Estate Agents Wished You Knew

There are a lot of misconceptions about real estate agents. From the outside, it looks like it’s all fun and games – flexible hours, fancy cars, and impressive incomes. And truthfully, it is fun; that’s why we’re real estate agents in the first place. But the reality of what goes on behind the scenes is […]

8 Things Real Estate Agents Wished You Knew About Buying A Home

Buying a house is no small feat – it takes money, careful consideration, paperwork and legwork – and given that it’s not a purchase you make often, it’s understandable that it can all feel like a lot.   Thankfully, your real estate agent is there to show you the ropes, share their expertise, walk you […]

8 Things Real Estate Agents Wished You Knew About Selling Your Home

When it comes to selling your house, hiring an experienced, aggressive listing agent is critical. But selling your home is a collaborative effort. It’s a team sport – not a spectator sport – and going into the process with an all-hands-on-deck attitude will make the experience go smoothly, efficiently and – hopefully – quickly.   […]

Hot Tampa Housing Market: Is It Better To Rent Or Buy?

For most renters – or anyone, really – the thought of moving is rarely an enticing one: it takes work, money, time and energy. But in every real estate market cycle, there comes a time when your best option as a renter is to move, and that time is when it’s cheaper to buy than […]

Realtor® vs. Real Estate Agent: What’s The Difference?

Ah, real estate and its … Realtors®? Real estate agents? Salespeople? It’s no surprise that people use all those terms – and more – interchangeably. They all sound relatively the same and all share an industry, so they’re all the same, right? Wrong, surprisingly.   Not every real estate agent is a Realtor® and although […]

Tampa Earns Spot on Top-20 Hottest U.S. Markets List

Ask anyone with any armchair-quarterback understanding of the Tampa real estate market and they’ll tell you it’s booming. Ask Realtor.com, Zillow.com or Money magazine, and they’ll tell you the same – but with the statistical chops to back it up. Tampa, in fact, was named to Realtor.com’s 20 Hottest Markets for U.S. Real Estate rankings […]