Pinellas Property Online

1. 'Why do I need a realtor to buy a home?"
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

... have access to all kinds of information about neighborhoods.  Not only can we find comparable sales in the area to insure you are not paying too much for the home, we can usually find out what kind of ...

2. Pinellas County Mortgage Rates Update
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... The biggest report will be Thursday's Retail Sales data. Retail Sales account for about 70% of economic activity. The Trade Balance will come out on Wednesday, and Consumer Sentiment will be released on ...

3. Florida’s existing home, condo sales up at year end 2009
(Home News/National News)

– At the end of 2009, Florida’s existing home and condo sales were higher than a year earlier, a continuing trend for statewide sales activity, according to the latest housing data released by Florida ...

4. Fed makes no change, but hints toward future adjutments
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... index will be released on Monday. Pending Home Sales, a leading indicator for the housing market, will come out on Tuesday. ISM Services will be released on Wednesday. Productivity, Construction Spending ...

5. Government plans to end First-time Home Buyer Tax Credits
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... out within the three-year period following the purchase. This second attempt at stimulating sales worked so well that the housing lobby implored Congress to help keep the momentum going. So lawmakers ...

6. New Rules for Short Sales Released by the Government
(Home News/National News)

It’s here, the much anticipated plan from the Treasury Department on how to streamline short sales was announced on Monday, November 30th. Since the Making Home Affordable program has been a miserable ...

7. Marketplace Statistics for the Month of October Now Available
(Home News/Pinellas County News)

... family unit sales at 718 were 37.3% higher than last year in October, and following the usual September to October pattern, sales were almost the same for both months. The number of listings on the market ...

8. Treasury sets guidance to simplify" short sales"
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

The U.S. Treasury on Monday set long-awaited guidance on a plan for mortgage companies to speed "short sales" of homes and other loan modification alternatives to stem a rising tide of foreclosures. The ...

9. Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in October 2009
(Home News/Florida News)

Florida’s existing home sales rose in October, marking 14 months that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. October’s ...

10. Florida Housing Market Indicators: October
(Home News/Florida News)

Florida existing home sales: (month-to-previous-year comparison) 45% Florida existing condo sales: (month-to-previous-year comparison) 82% Florida existing home median price: $140,300 ...