Pinellas Property Online

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

... Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, cites a few Hillsborough County statistics to bolster that argument: the inventory of available homes has fallen from 17,000 to 13,000 over the year; the average ...

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

... homes purchased were in the South, followed by the West, Midwest and Northeast. Elsewhere, people clearly are looking for bargains. Among the favorite locales are several South and Central American countries, ...

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

... which was $172,500 in 2009. On average, foreign buyers tend to purchase closer to the upper end of the market; 16% of the total international purchases were for homes priced at more than $500,000. According ...

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)

...  Delightful downtown Dunedin has a charming character all its own. Its tree lined streets, beautifully refurbished homes and bungalows, and colorful downtown shops and restaurants create a cozy, hometown ...

6. Opposing view on real estate: It's still the American Dream
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

Vicki Cox Golder There's a reason homeownership is called the American Dream. U.S. history is replete with instances of government support of homeownership, from the Homestead Act during the Civil War ...

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

Home prices continue to stabilize in the Greater Tampa area as single-family sales climb. The median sales price for existing single-family homes in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater in May dropped ...

8. 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 ...

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

... "that they can't do this so as to make it possible for people to buy homes and improve the economy." The Flood Insurance Program expired at the end of May and Congress has yet to reach an agreement ...

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

... and might not be able to complete the purchase of their homes,” said Golder. “It would be a tragedy for them not to be able to complete the purchase in time to claim the credit.” Golder said she also ...