Liane Jamason's Tampa Bay Real Estate Blog

THIS SATURDAY, June 9th from 10am to 2pm, there will be a neighborhood OPEN HOUSE in CANTERBURY LAKES!  This is a quiet little community in Tampa, but really its situated conveniently at the corner of Brandon & Riverview, near I-75 - next to several brand new schools.Also, one of my sellers has d...

It's a great time to buy new construction!  Because the market has slowed, many homebuilders have too much inventory - and even have completed brand new homes that are move-in ready.   This is huge - a few years ago, you had to wait as long as a year and a half for a new home to be built!  Builde...

House, Senate leaders agree on basics of property tax relief - from the Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - June 4, 2007 - House and Senate leaders agreed Friday on a basic outline for property tax relief and restructuring the Legislature will take up at a special session June 12-22.House Sp...

Exciting news for residents...from TBO.com... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Multifaceted Mall For South CountyBy MARY SHEDDEN The Tampa TribunePublished: May 22, 2007The biggest retail center ever planned for south Hillsborough County is betting that blending department stores, big-box retailers and the area's fi...

Do you do mailings to expireds or withdrawn owners?  And if so, what are they like?  What do you say?  Its something I've been thinking about with the many expireds I see on the MLS each day...If you have a template you use and don't mind sharing it - post it here!

Do you generally hold open houses or only if you client insists?  Just curious on other agent's take on this.  I generally have had 1, maybe 2 people come through the door at an open house - despite advertising it and having it on our MLS system.  I was reading an "e-secrets" book by Terri Murphy...

Thousands of new Residents come to Florida everyday, looking for a piece of the sunshine state to call their very own.  In today's market - they can have it all!  There are many single family homes for under $200,000 in Riverview and Gibsonton!  The communities of Riverview & Gibsonton are situat...

Are you thinking about moving to Riverview?  Looking for average salaries, home prices, school info and more?  Check out this great website with all kinds of local info!  Looking for a great Riverview Realtor to buy or sell a home?  Call me today!  I live in Riverview and am very familiar with th...

I am a moderator on this site, and I want to let everyone in Riverview know about it.  It's called RiverviewForums.com.  It's a neat messageboard website that you can join for free and post and read about your community!  Check it out today! 

What do you think they'll end up deciding?  It sounds like there are 3 plans they are looking at.  I think the final plan mentioned sounds like the fairest plan without bankrupting local governments - what do you think? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Staffers lay out pros, cons of property tax relief method...