Sheila's Tampa Real Estate News Blog
Okay, I am a Realtor so of course I am going to tell you YES!!! I am going to tell why…………You are essentially making the biggest Sale or Purchase of your life and you want to go at it alone? Don’t you normally seek the advice of a professional when you a question about the [...]
Tags: buyers, finding the right realtor, homes, Realtor, sellers, Tampa Real Estate, Tampa Realtor
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
If you are facing foreclosure, I want you to know you have options. If you can prove a hardship such as loss of a job or illness you may qualify for a short sale. A foreclosure is more damaging than one may think. We all know it has profound effects on your credit (250 to [...]
Tags: Fannie Mae, foreclosure, Hillsborough, Pasco, pre foreclosure, short sale, Tampa Real Estate
As of today, there are currently 3,277 active short sale/foreclosure properties listed in the Multiple Listing Service in the Tampa Bay area. In addition to the short sales/foreclosures, there is another 929 bank-owned properties currently listed. The numbers pulled from MLS are not a representative of the total amount of foreclosure and bank-owned properties. As [...]
Tags: bank-owned properties, foreclosure, homes, housing market, REO, short sale, Tampa Real Estate
The clock is ticking on all seller-funded downpayments. Effective with all FHA loans underwritten on or before October 1, 2008 seller-funded downpayments are prohibited. All loans containing a seller-funded DPA must close by October 31, 2008 and/or be purchased by Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. by November 15, 2008. This all came about because [...]
Tags: buyers, FHA, home loans, Tampa Real Estate
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