The Case-Shiller Home Price Index for July 2008 was released today. Tampa’s Case-Shiller number was basically the same as it was for June. In other words, according the the CS Home Price Index, Tampa home prices in July fell little, if any, from the June levels. And this trend of a flattening in the decline [...]
Archive for September, 2008
With the nice cool, dry air out of the northeast comes the following unwelcome news from Tampa International airport: Community Impact Noise Notifications for Thursday, September 25, 2008 Effective Until: Friday, October 03, 2008 Description: Nightly crane operation continues between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for the FDOT TAIP. During this time [...]
September 24, 2008 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: Short Sale Information, Tampa Waterfront Homes
Filed under: Short Sale Information, Tampa Waterfront Homes
Sellers pay a state tax on the sale of a home based on the sales price. This tax shows up on the settlement statement as doc stamps on the deed. But many title companies, due to the confusion over what the Florida Department of Revenue expected, have been charging short sale sellers the higher amount [...]
The National Association of Realtors will be releasing the monthly existing home sales report today and sales nationally are expected to be down 1.6% in August as compared to July. That 1.6% is seasonally adjusted. So what about Tampa home sales for August? There were 446 single family homes sold in the city of Tampa [...]
September 23, 2008 by Lenny Gurvich · Comments Off
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, South Tampa Neighborhoods, Tampa Home Buyer Tips
Filed under: Real Estate Market Reports, South Tampa Neighborhoods, Tampa Home Buyer Tips
The title of this post was a search term that somehow got the inquirer to this very website recently. The question most likely should have been Why are south Tampa home prices so high? There are over-priced homes everywhere, not just south Tampa. Over-priced can be defined any number of ways, but in general, a [...]
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