remax: Buy American and save a job! - 02/12/09 03:50 AM
The buzz word on the campaign trail last year was "Buy American". When you buy American you help Americans keep their jobs. Doesn't buying a home fit into the category "Buy American"? By doing so, you create a whole chain of American jobs. Congress should be focusing on getting the stimulus $$$$ to the housing industry. There would be lots of job creation here, and we would be buying American by doing so.
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remax: Tampa Florida Real Estate 2009 - 01/05/09 03:19 AM
The real estate maket in the greater Tampa area is looking great for 2009. End of year statistics for 2008 show that active resale inventory is in decline, pendings and solds are up. With interest rates hovering around 5% the 2009 real estate market in the Tampa area is positioned for continued growth. Even builder inventory is down. In some new home communities builders have no inventory and they are projecting delivery of to be built homes around second quarter 2009. The new presidents first priority is create jobs so that more people can afford to buy homes or keep the homes they have. 
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remax: Short Sale Mania - 04/29/08 02:34 AM
The media continues to focus their attention on the number of foreclosures taking place in the United States. National news  this morning had statistics on forclosures. It was reported that one out of 194 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing so far this year. More doom and gloom news for the U.S. consumer to digest. On the bright side, the one market area that they are missing reporting on is short sales. Short sale mania has made a big hit in Tampa-Bay area. The Greater Tampa Association of Realtors recently reported that one out of eleven homes for sale in Hillsborough County Florida is currently listed as a … (2 comments)