Archive for November, 2006

Please Get Rid Of The Knob And Tube Wiring!

November 30, 2006 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: Home Inspection Tips, Homes For Sale in Tampa, Seminole Heights Homes, Tampa Real Estate, Tips for Sellers 

One of the most important revelations of a home inspection I attended yesterday was that the home, built in the 1940’s, still has some live knob and tube wiring. Why was this important? Well, my client will be unable to obtain basic homeowners insurance on this home as long as this old wiring is still [...]

Disclosing Death In A Home For Sale In Florida

November 28, 2006 by Lenny Gurvich · 1 Comment
Filed under: Home Inspection Tips, Tampa Florida Real Estate, Tampa Homes, Tampa Real Estate, Tips for Sellers 

I recently had a prospective client ask me to list his home for sale. During our initial conversation he noted that his mother had recently passed away in the home and that she was discovered by a visiting relative.
Sellers are required to disclose anything that will materially affect the value of the real property. So [...]

Southeast Seminole Heights Presents Holiday Home Tour

November 24, 2006 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: Homes For Sale in Tampa, Seminole Heights Homes, Tampa Real Estate 

The Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association is sponsoring their third annual “Homes For The Holidays” home and garden tour on Sunday December 3rd. Southeast Seminole Heights is bounded by I-275 to the west, 15th St to the east, Hillsborough Ave to the north and MLK Blvd to the south. Eleven homes will be featured on [...]

Median Price Of A Home In Florida Same As A Year Ago, Condo Prices Fall

November 21, 2006 by Lenny Gurvich · 1 Comment
Filed under: New Projects (Condos), Tampa Condos, Tampa Real Estate 

For the third quarter of 2006, sales of existing single family homes were down by 34% as compared to Q3 of 2005. Furthermore, the median price statewide remained about the same as it was for the third quarter of 2005.
However, the median price of a Florida condo did decline by 3% with sales down by [...]

Tampa Listings Inventory Remains Flat

November 17, 2006 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: News on Interest Rates, Real Estate Market Reports, Tampa Real Estate 

The amount of available residential listings in Tampa continues to remain steady, a trend that began back in early October of 2006. Since April, the listings inventory had been on a fairly rapid climb, while the number of listings going under contract had been falling.
These numbers began to stabilize in early October and have remained [...]

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