We are told that real estate is a local market but it doesn't really seem that way.  Every real estate agent we talk to has the same story about a slow and declining market.  Well good news has emerged in Sun City Center.  The total number of listings is down to only 500.  This time last year the count was in excess of 600.  Now with about 50 sales per month, we are facing a market with 10 months of inventory.  This is a huge improvement over other areas that are seeing 24 months of inventory. Our office has even been experiencing competing offers on the same property.  Buyers are learning that the good ones are going fast and when you find one you love, you had better make your offer because it just might be gone next week. The St. Petersburg Times just published an article about our Sun City Center real estate market.

Sun City Center located on the East side of Tampa Bay is a retirement, golf and recreation community.

You want to find the good home in a great location, right?  The best way to find your perfect neighborhood is to check it out live and in person.  Get answers to these 7 questions...<< MORE >>

If you’re going to live in a house in Florida…at least pick a good one!

Our property prices are at unprecedented lows. Sure, they’re going lower but consider this.  When you sell your present property and buy a better one, the difference between the discounted price you get for your home may allow you to make an incredible deal on the next one.

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There are 45,000 properties for sale in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. My company has 900. On the Pinellas barrier islands, over 3,000 are on the market right now with only 60 to 70 selling every month. Prices are coming down and inventories are going up.

If you want or need to sell now, the price you pick is critical. I feel that our customers should be empowered to understand what happens when a sales price is chosen. How do you best assure that you won’t leave money on the table if you’re selling? If you’re buying, how do you make sure you do not overpay? If you can’t continue to make your payments, how will the bank know at what price to release you from your obligation?

If you are serious about selling, buying or pricing property, consider the following:

Our exclusive Strategic Pricing Analysis (SPA) is the finest demonstration of the worth of a real estate agent to clients and customers. It enables sellers and buyers to maximize value. It is the gathering and transmission of real estate knowledge that builds customer service and loyalty.
How it works is simple, but not easy. We analyze specific properties that are directly or indirectly in competition with our customer's property at a specific point in time. It is fluidly modified as the competition changes, enabling maximum profit for clients.

Steps to completion of your SPA:

• We define market area of competition to your property. We analyze where buyers can buy with the amount they have to invest.
• We define the top 10 competitive features of your property.
• We screen 100’s of listings to find and evaluate the top 15 properties for your personalized SPA; 5 properties in each of 3 categories: what buyers can pay for competing properties, what buyers did pay for competing properties and what buyers refused to pay for competing properties.  This will graphically demonstrate the worth of your property in language you can understand.
• We’ll then help you price your property according your needs.

With more than a 4 year supply of properties on the market at the current absorption rate, uncertainty about how much further the dollar will decline, with no relief in sight for property taxes; and, with a recession under way, energy prices skyrocketing, the war continuing indefinitely and another 10 or so factors, you may need some help from a knowledgeable real estate advisor.

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I have many home buyers that are interested on buying "short sales".   If you are considering a short sale, first take some time to seriously consider these things...

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• Although you can buy a property for a good price remember that just because this is a short sale, that it is not necessarily a good deal.
  
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• The bank will not take less than 90% of the market value unless there is significant and documentable damage.  A good Strategic Market Analysis (I can provide this for you) will determine the market value so you know a good place to start ...

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It's appears that the rumor of a mall going up off Big Bend road and I-75 is on it's way to fruition.

The Southshore Commons, 130 acre project, will include several anchor stores, a movie theater and other retail shopping space, two hotels and offices.  They are asking for some zoning changes to accomodate approximately 650,000 sq feet of office space in up to eight buildings. The mall will have 1 million sq feet of space equal to the size of the Westfield Brandon mall.  The project is underway and scheduled to open in the Spring of 2010.

What could this mean for home values in southern Riverview and Apollo Beach?  It's looking good! And if you can get some land on the water, you should be "sitting pretty" in about 5 years

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You want a good deal buying real estate?  Do you have plenty of time and patience?  A short sale may be what you are looking for.

What's a "short sale"?  When the market value of a property is less then the current mortgage, a home owner can present an offer for purchase to their lender that is less than the mortgage payoff.  If the lender accepts the offer, they are accepting a "short sale" --  shorting the payoff on the mortgage.

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