Pinellas Property Online

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

... home buyers. In Florida, a huge backlog of foreclosures and short sales working through the system continue to pump up the total number of transactions. And many in the industry are wary of another pending ...

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

... savings decimated by the recession, some can still preserve the dream of shopping for a second home -- to occupy occasionally or perhaps eventually permanently (26% of vacation home buyers surveyed by ...

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

International home buyers are increasingly attracted to property in the U.S., according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2010 Profile of International Home Buying Activity. Several factors, including ...

4. Tampa home prices find balance in May
(Home News/Pinellas County News)

... Florida Realtors. “Favorable conditions like this spark buyers’ interest,” Davis said, in a release. “However, like the rest of the world, Floridians are deeply concerned about the long-term ramifications ...

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

... said 2010 Florida Realtors President Wendell Davis, a broker with Watson Realty Corp. in Jacksonville.   "Favorable conditions like this spark buyers' interest," Davis said. "However, like ...

6. Super low mortgage rates
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... debated and its passage is not certain. Extending the "close by" deadline will benefit qualifying home buyers who are not able to close by June 30, the original deadline. Extending the deadline sooner ...

7. No flood insurance available again
(Home News/National News)

... renews the availability of it. New Orleans home buyers, Bennett and Leslie Straight are among the thousands of buyers who cannot move forward with their home purchase. "It's mind boggling," she says, ...

8. NAR Commends Senators for Offering Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension
(Home News/National News)

The National Association of Realtors on June 11 expressed thanks on behalf of America’s homebuyers to three Senators for introducing a measure to extend the present home-buyer tax credit closing deadline ...

9. Foreign buyers are flocking to Florida condos again
(Home News/Florida News)

Nearly 800 Canadians jammed a hotel ballroom near the Toronto airport Sunday to hear the gospel of Florida real estate. High-end Brazilian buyers prefer to be wooed more intimately – perhaps at a cocktail ...

10. Next few weeks are crucial for home buyers
(Home News/National News)

The next few weeks are crucial for home buyers, who need to close a purchase by the end of June to claim the federal home-buyer tax credit. A hiccup during the next month could cost a buyer thousands of ...