Don’t believe everything you read! Sage advice, especially when it concerns how some of the media report on the real estate market.
It’s the end of the month and with it always comes the much anticipated release of the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report. The headline on Yahoo! Finance is enough to scare most buyers right [...]
Archive for July, 2008
In a recent post I mentioned that homes that are best prepared for sale are the ones most likely to find a buyer quickly. Price is most important, but if you want to maximize price, you better prepare adequately. Staging is the term most often used these days when referring to preparing a home for [...]
July 28, 2008 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, South Tampa, Tips for Sellers
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, South Tampa, Tips for Sellers
I was speaking with a prospective seller client recently and she asked the question that most, if not all, seller’s ask. “How long is it taking to sell a home?” The way that I answer this question is to look at homes in the same neighborhood that have either recently sold or are under contract [...]
July 23, 2008 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, Short Sale Information, Tampa Real Estate
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, Short Sale Information, Tampa Real Estate
A few months back I posted information regarding the number of foreclosures in Tampa. Time for an update. At that time, the number of Lis Pendens (foreclosure notice) recorded with the County clerk had topped out in February at 1734. Well May sort of blew that number away with a whopping 2032 Lis Pendens recorded [...]
July 15, 2008 by Lenny Gurvich · 2 Comments
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, Tampa Home Buyer Tips, Tampa Real Estate
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, Tampa Home Buyer Tips, Tampa Real Estate
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any Tampa market conditions data here. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here for that matter. Clients come before writing of course, and that’s been the case as of late. Buyer traffic has certainly picked up in recent months, and inventory is trending downwards. But are [...]
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