Posted January 5th, 2011 by Sheila
If you are looking to sell your home, are you at a loss for where to begin? Maybe you have tried the For Sale By Owner thing and put a sign in your front yard and posted your listing on free websites such as Craigslist, but you just can’t seem to get the showings you [...]
Tags: homeowners, short sale, Tampa Bay area real estate
Posted September 8th, 2008 by Sheila
What does the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout meant to home buyers and sellers? The bailout could mean lower interest rates, which will hopefully encourage buyers. The expectation for a 30-year fixed conventional loan rate to fall over the next few weeks as much as a half percent. Unfortunately, the declining housing market will [...]
Tags: buyers, Fannie Mae, foreclosure, Freddie Mac, government bailout, homeowners, mortgage, sellers
Posted September 2nd, 2008 by Sheila
The TRIM notices have been delivered in the Tampa Bay area and some homeowners are not happy. The promise of a tax cut deflated by higher assessed values of their homes. The increased assessments pretty much wiped out the promises by Amendment 1. Homeowner’s state they do not understand how their home’s assessed value can [...]
Tags: amendment 1, appraised value, foreclosure, homeowners, market prices of homes, Save Our Homes Amendment, Tampa Real Estate