Pinellas Property Online

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

Bucking a national trend, Florida home sales continued percolating in June, rising almost 15 percent compared with a year ago and up nearly 8 percent in just one month. With foreclosures continuing ...

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

... attributed to renewed interest in areas of Florida and California, where prices have dropped sufficiently to be attractive to buyers, but remain above prices elsewhere in the country.  ...

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

... home country and the convenience of air transportation. Florida typically attracts European, Canadian and South American buyers while the East Coast draws Europeans. The West Coast brings Asian buyers ...

4. Short sales not immune to debt collectors
(Home News/National News)

With more than half of the Central Florida’s homeowners owing more for their homes than the properties are worth, the question for some has become: How do I get out of this? Of all the existing-home sales ...

5. Florida Shopping Guide: Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg
(Community of Pinellas/About Leisure in Pinellas)

...  Channelside Bay Plaza Right on the water next to the Florida Aquarium and St. Pete Times Forum, Channelside Bay Plaza offers a world of shopping, dining and entertainment. Stores include Coastal ...

6. Officials launch ad campaign: Bay Area beaches are open
(Home News/Florida News)

Some beaches in northern Florida are fighting off the oil, but here in the Bay Area, we're fighting perceptions. The TV and radio ads developed by state tourism officials are clear: Florida is open ...

7. Home price declines slowing in Tampa Bay area - Tampa Bay Business Journal
(Information and Facts/Pinellas Home Market)

... up 2.6 percent in April compared with the year before and up 2.2 percent when distressed sales are removed. Both were improvements from March. Overall, Florida experienced a 3.4 percent decrease in ...

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

... just 1 percent compared with the year before on the heels of a 20 percent increase in sales from 2,427 units to just under 3,000, according to Florida Realtors. That was better than the state average, ...

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

Sales of existing homes in Florida rose 18 percent in May, marking 21 months that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by Florida ...

10. 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 ...