Pinellas Property Online

1. Florida home sales rise 8 percent in one month
(Home News/National News)

... A total of 3,226 homes changed hands in the region, up 13 percent from June 2009. For condominium sellers, the numbers were more glum: Although the number of condo sales surged 33 percent statewide and ...

2. Vacation homes sales on the rise again after serious slump
(Home News/National News)

...  Vacation home sales rose 7.9% to 553,000 in 2009, from 513,000 in 2008, but that 2008 tally was down 30.8% from 740,000 in 2007. The plunge back then was largely attributed to a lack of equity from a ...

3. International Interest in U.S. Homeownership Increases, Realtors Report
(Home News/National News)

... experience, Realtors have a global perspective.” The survey covers the period between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. During that time, foreign buyers, including those with residency outside the U.S. ...

4. Florida’s existing home, condo sales rise in May
(Home News/Florida News)

...  Realtors®. A total of 16,745 single-family existing homes sold statewide last month compared to 14,172 homes sold in May 2009, according to Florida Realtors. The statewide existing-home median price ...

5. Florida Home Sales Increase +27% in April
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... Florida Realtors. Another positive sign: Last month's statewide existing-home median price of $140,100 was 1 percent higher than the statewide median price in April 2009. Existing home sales rose ...

6. Florida’s existing home, condo sales rise in April
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... by Florida Realtors®. Another positive sign: Last month's statewide existing-home median price of $140,100 was 1 percent higher than the statewide median price in April 2009. Existing home sales rose ...

7. Consumer confidence rises in May
(Home News/National News)

... since hitting an all-time low of 25.3 in February 2009. A reading above 90 indicates the economy is on solid footing; above 100 signals strong growth. Economists watch the number closely because consumer ...

8. Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in 1Q 2010
(Home News/Florida News)

... for condo sales, 16,897 units sold statewide for the quarter compared to 10,131 in 1Q 2009 for a 67 percent increase. The statewide existing-condo median sales price was $95,800 for the three-month period; ...

9. Unmarried women double home purchasing over unmarried men
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

Unmarried women accounted for 21% of home purchases in 2009, while unwed males were 10% of the buyers, according to a National Association of Realtors report in November. It's a dramatic shift from 1981, ...

10. Pending Home Sales on an Upswing
(Home News/National News)

... Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in March, rose 5.3 percent to 102.9 from 97.7 in February, and is 21.1 percent above March 2009 when it was 85.0; this follows an 8.3 ...