Archive for October, 2008

From a recent visitor:
Hi Lenny,
I have to tell you I really like your market snapshots.
She is referring to the Market Snapshot that we offer on our websites. The Snapshot is a valuable tool for Tampa home buyers or sellers. Why? Because it offers a real-time view of the market for a targeted neighborhood.
Buyers and/or sellers [...]

While I’m a big Rays fan, I’ve never been a big fan of the cowbells. But eleven seasons in, and a World Series championship on the horizon, the cowbell has become a defining trademark of The Trop. And when Christopher Walken appears on the big screen in the now famous SNL skit, it’s hard to [...]

It’s not too hard too find pre-foreclosure, or short sale listings of Tampa condos these days. Condo prices were especially primed to fall hard after rising so much from 2003-2006. But many of these short selling attempts fail for whatever reason, and the properties ultimately fall into the hands of the lenders (banks). Or maybe [...]

From some new Channelside residents relocated from St. Louis:
Hey Lenny,
The condo is fabulous… finally getting settled in and starting to enjoy the area more.  Looking forward to watching the Channelside area grow over the next couple of years – there is so much potential down here!
Thanks for all of your help in getting this one [...]

The rate at which new foreclosure notices were being issued in Hillsborough County had recently been fairly stable. But not in September. In fact, Hillsborough County saw more new foreclosure notices filed in September than in any other month this year, and up almost 4% over August. The chart below tells the tale.

Maybe just a [...]