Awesome St. Pete Bungalow - 08/30/08 11:43 AM
Fabulous vintage two story bungalow (3/1.5) on a brick street in St. Petersburg.  Just a block from the Bay and a block from Lake Maggiore.  Minutes to USF St. Pete Campus and downtown.  Open and inviting front porch. Original wood floors.  Spacious living room with fireplace (currently gas).  Oversized dining room with built in shelving.  Roomy kitchen with plenty of counter space.  1st floor bedroom.  Exceptionally large master bedroom with seating nook in the roof dormer.  Full bath on second floor and half bath on first floor.   Relax in the back yard on a pergola covered deck shaded by a centuries … (0 comments)

Gay & Lesbian Film Festival...one of Tampa Bay's 25 largest events - 08/12/08 04:24 PM
Congratulations to the folks who work so hard to make the Clip Film Festival (formerly known as the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) the enormous success that it has become and for making it into the ranks of the top 25 Tampa Bay area events. That's right the top 25! That puts the film festival up there with the annual air show at MacDill AFB, the Stawberry Festival, the State Fair, Gasparilla.
The festival now in it's 19th year brings thousands of visitors to Tampa every year making it one of the largest GLBT events in the entire nation.   This year's festival begins  … (1 comments)

Must You List? - 08/12/08 03:20 PM
  The market in Tampa continues to be very challenging (what an understatement).  The hardest thing these days seem to be those listing appointments.  Folks that bought 2, 3, 4 years ago have lost ground. This is a shocker for them. 
It is tough to have to tell someone who DIDN'T buy at the peak of the market that they have no equity or that they have negative equity.  Some of these would be sellers didn't do any of the big no-no's.  They didn't suck the perceived equity out with a HELOC. They didn't take out interest only mortgages.  They were traditional … (0 comments)

The end of Seller Assistance! - 08/12/08 02:42 PM
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 was signed by President Bush last week to deal with the economic issues surrounding the housing market.  Critical to many buyers, and especially first time home buyers is the end of seller assisted down-payments on FHA mortgages. 
Up until September 30th, home buyers obtaining an FHA garanteed mortgage can receive seller downpayment assistance for the FHA required 3% downpayment.  ON October 1st it all goes away.
If you are looking for a home and struggling with coming up with your down-payment, this window of opportunity for the seller to assist you with it will … (0 comments)

Recycle Tampa...Stuff those blue boxes! - 08/08/08 06:11 PM
The City of Tampa's curbside recycling program underwent an expansion last month.  When landfill space is a premium and sustainabiltiy is a key buzz word recycling is receiving more attention than ever before. Recycling saves tax dollars, the city has to pay for that landfill space. 
For those who found recycling frustrating about what to put in and what to keep out the process has become easier.  The following items can now go in those blue curbside boxes: phone books, paperback books, junk mail, cereal boxes, 6-pack soda boxes, office paper and cardboard.
In addition the following items remain filler for those boxes: 
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A New Library for Seminole Heights - 08/06/08 07:59 PM
Joe Stines, Director of the Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library, informed Seminole Heights residents that the community is on target to receive funds for a new library.  The current library at the corner of Central and Osborne avenues has limited space and limited parking outside.  The current facility was built around the time that interstate 275 sliced through this heart of Tampa neighborhood, The original library site is located under the interstate.
The new facility has been budgeted for 7.3 million.  There are plans to make the new library two story and there is consideration for a multi level parking deck to access … (0 comments)

Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association Nominations - 08/06/08 06:15 PM
The Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association is the largest voluntary neighborhood association in the city of Tampa.  Geographically it is the largest containing more than 7,500 homes. Membership is nearly 600.  It contains 2 of Tampa's National Register Historic Districts.  In many ways, Old Seminole Heights is bigger than most small towns.
Therefore it is one neighborhood association where the board can impact city hall.  The Seminole Heights area was a test for the idea of a residential overlay district (the link goes to a google search of the term) to add some minimal zoning restrictions to buffer the historic districts. It is … (0 comments)

 
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