Selling a home in the Tampa Bay area is getting a little easier, as long as you can swallow the price. The median sales price in the metro area of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater hasn't been this low since April 2002, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Florida Association of Realtors. Bargain hunters are snatching up deals. ...more

February 26, 2009

Selling a home in Tampa Bay is getting a little easier, as long as you can swallow the price. The median sales price in the metro area of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater hasn't been this low since April 2002, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Florida Association of Realtors. ...more

February 25, 2009

and they've plummeted nearly 30 percent since their peak - apparently some sellers still need to swallow their medicine. ...more

February 22, 2009

In 2008, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Luxury and International Properties captured 20 percent of market share of the luxury market in the Tampa Bay area, according to Multiple Listing Service data. Now, the company is looking to increase that market share with Coldwell Banker Previews International, an effort designed for marketing luxury residential properties to affluent buyers worldwide. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Heartland Association of Realtors held its annual awards banquet recently at Four Points by Sheraton Sebring, Chateau Elan. It was the first time the Realtors held their banquet at the hotel next to Sebring International Raceway. ...more

February 15, 2009

Home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the fourth quarter of last year as low-cost foreclosures flooded the market and the housing market's decline spread nationwide. ...more

February 13, 2009

Hank Fishkind, traditionally one of the more optimistic Florida economists, has changed his tune. ...more

February 12, 2009

Bob DeWitt voted against plenty of projects during his eight-year tenure on the county's Planning and Zoning board. ...more

February 12, 2009

The local property appraiser didn't think much about the recent data that ranks Hernando County among one of the hardest hit in the housing crisis. ...more

February 12, 2009

Realtors across the country have been advocating for a comprehensive stimulus package to reduce housing inventory, make mortgages more affordable and available, and help deserving families refinance or modify their loans so they can keep their home. The 650-plus members of the Heartland Association of Realtors and the Lake Placid Board of Realtors are committed to these goals and to getting something done immediately. ...more

February 8, 2009