Not much to report this Friday regarding any changes in the state of the Tampa residential real estate market. The number of listings available for sale in Tampa increased slightly, along with an increase of the number of properties under contract pending a closing. Simply stated, demand has kept pace with supply over the last 7 days.

However there is mostly an optimistic view from individuals in the business currently. I have spoken with lenders, Realtors, title agents and home inspectors over the last few days and all are reporting an increase in activity and all had a relatively positive outlook as compared to recent months.

None of this holds water however until we see a corresponding change in hard data, which will lag behind any perceived increase in activity. Stay tuned.