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Do you want clear answers to questions regarding real estate? I don’t claim to know it all, but if I don’t have the answer I will certainly find it. This blog focuses on the real life pressing issues in the real estate market. We also discuss real estate facts and suggestions for successful transactions for both Buyers and Sellers. Subscribe to our feed to stay informed about the real estate market in the Greater Tampa Bay area and to learn what it takes to make your real estate experience successful and stress free as it should be.

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• Forget ‘Improving’ or ‘Rebound’ – Florida is on FIRE! WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – March 8, 2013 – Lesley Deutch, senior vice president at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, said the “Florida market is on fire” in her latest update on the state’s housing market. Deutch says she traveled the state recently and visited more than 20 communities. While recovery reports differ between Florida cities ...
• A Buyer’s Wish List In real estate, understanding a buyer’s needs and desires is key to being a successful Buyer’s Agent. In many cases, a good Buyer’s Agent can stretch certain criteria to include areas and homes a buyer may not even have considered. The value of a qualified and experienced Buyer’s Agent is crucial in a ‘low-inventory’ market ...
• Sinkhole Worries in Florida     If you’ve recently been watching the local and/or national news you’ve likely seen coverage on the “Sinkhole” that opened on Thursday February 28th in Seffner, FL taking the life of a man in his early 30′s.  The circumstances surrounding the story are extremely sad and we feel terribly for the family who lost their loved ...
• Time to Decide It has been a long road finding the perfect home, the one. You write an offer to purchase the home only to find out there are multiple offers and the seller’s agent is calling for ‘highest and best’ offers. What Do You Do? With the help of your agent, you can determine what the current market value ...
• Enticing Multiple Offers A New Trend in Tampa Real Estate? The GoToni Team broke a personal record on Saturday showing six different buyers in one day. In four of the six cases Buyers were faced with a dreaded dilemma; the multiple offer situation. Our team was successful in finding wonderful homes for our clients as was the case for ...
• House hunting is not for the faint of heart! I love helping families find homes and for the past four months it has been quite the job. The housing inventory in Tampa and the surrounding area is very low for homes in certain price ranges (for example, under $200,000).  My experience has been that  homes in good condition, in a desirable neighborhood are getting mutiple ...
• 2012 Election Adds Amendments Helping Some Homeowners Reposted from FloridaRealtors–this is a quick summary of three amendments passed on election day that will benefit Floridians. Election 2012: 3 property tax amendments pass TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Nov. 7, 2012 – Florida voters passed three property tax amendments to the state constitution favored by Florida Realtors. In addition, a number of Florida Realtors PAC candidates won ...
• 6 Habits of Successful Credit Users Whether it’s a house or a car or a new pool–your credit score effects the interest rates lenders will give you on everything you want to finance.  This morning Yahoo!Finance had these great tips on what people with the best credit scores do (what I’m calling “The 6 Habits of Successful Credit Users”).  Why is ...
• FHA Mortgages May Provide Funding for Repairs! Mold, leaks? Renovation mortgages help fix up properties WASHINGTON – Sept. 24, 2012 – A long-dormant federal mortgage that covers renovation costs has suddenly become popular in Florida and across the nation, where distress sales often come with mold, leaks and missing appliances. Five years ago, as the real-estate market was just entering its downturn, only 23 ...
• New Short Sale Rules “News You Can Use from Chris McLaughlin” just released this blog post about new regulations for Short Sales. New short sale rules – cheat sheet  Recently the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are issuing new guidelines for mortgage servicers that will essentially consolidate all short sale programs into one streamlined ...

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