Foreclosures in Hillsborough County have been on the decline, and the number is now the lowest it’s been in a decade. September 30 marked the end of the 2015-2016 fiscal year, a period in which Hillsborough County saw less than 3,000 new filings. In 2008-2009, the number of foreclosures filed for in Hillsborough was around…

It’s harder to sell a home when you have to explain things. I just showed a home in North Tampa to a prospective buyer. They liked the area and before they viewed the home, they liked the price. Once inside, the buyers started to have reservations when certain items that were out of the ordinary…

A home changes drastically throughout different times of the day. A quiet, relaxed Saturday neighborhood may be entirely different on a Tuesday morning. Traffic from the local church on Sunday may have an impact on the neighborhood’s atmosphere as well. David Feldberg, the owner of Coastal Real Estate Group in Newport Beach, suggests that his…

There has been a 19 percent price appreciation in Tampa’s 33558 zip code for the last three years. In tracking the numbers for the area in the last three years, there were 1,105 single-family homes sold since September of 2013. Median price in the area increased from $282,000 in the second half of 2013 to…

Just east of Tampa’s City Hall sits a prime block of downtown property. The area along N Florida Avenue, between E Kennedy Boulevard and E Jackson Street, has been owned by the city for nearly 20 years; but, that could soon change. Three groups have made offers to develop the city-owned block. Among them are…

How much did homes go up in Northwest Tampa in the last three years? When were the most sales made? How long did it take to sell a home in the area? How are bank owned and other distressed properties still affecting the value of my home? The answers with some explanations are in this…

A new real estate trend has made its way to the Bay area. Buyers across the country are spending millions of dollars on luxury homes, just to tear them down. Perhaps the most expensive teardown in the surrounding area took place this month when a nearly 7,000-square-foot home in Culbreath Isles, overlooking the Bay, was…

Before you officially change your status from “renter” to “homeowner,” it’s time to put some serious thought into the future. If you are unknowledgeable about owning a home, it may be tempting to consult friends and family for guidance. Unfortunately, advice backed by good intentions may not be ideal for your current situation. Fortunately, however,…

All markets are different. Any realtor knows this. But, it often takes an experienced realtor to be in tune with a market’s patterns, to prepare sellers for the process, and to coach buyers into making the best offers for a home in their market. Realtor Joe Lewkowicz, decades of experience have made these tricks of…