Sheila's Tampa Real Estate News Blog
If you can no longer afford to make your mortgage payments because of a hardship, you need to pick up the phone and call your lender. Congress approved a mortgage aid plan on October 1st that may help you stay in your home. This program is more aimed at lenders and it is up to [...]
Tags: foreclosure, mortgage payments behind, pre foreclosure, short sale, Tampa Real Estate
If you are planning to build onto your existing home, you may want to consult an appraiser or a local Realtor. Adding onto your existing home adds value to your home, but you do not want to over spend on the remodel because you may not get your money out of it when you sell. [...]
Tags: appraised value, Realtor, Remodel, tampa homes, Tampa Real Estate, Tampa Realtor
The government’s big plan of bailing out Wall Street of all of their bad investments may help to stabilize the declining housing market. Of course this is just a theory at this point. The thought process is if the government can buy troubled mortgage debt from banks, more money would be available for borrowers. Combined [...]
Tags: buyers, foreclosure, mortgage, sellers, Tampa Real Estate
Let’s face reality, we have a good four to five years of short sales left so Realtors, buyers and sellers need to be educated on the process. Over half the homes I take my buyers to are short sales. It is imperative as a Realtor, to explain to the buyer what to expect. First the [...]
Tags: foreclosure, pre foreclosure, short sale, Tampa Real Estate
I love to sell houses to happy buyers, but I understand there are alot of unhappy sellers in the Tampa Bay real estate market. If you feel a little stuck in your existing home, an alternative you can consider is renovating. Besides the obvious benefits of renovating, you will be able to stay in the [...]
Tags: home renovations, Tamp Homes, Tampa Bay area real estate, Tampa Real Estate
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