Real Estate Musings from St Pete, Florida

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2006 

Ray Saenz blogged this morning about appraisers and agents. Linda Davis pointed out that when she has a unique situation, she calls an appraiser to talk about it. So do I.Then how do get an appraiser willing to take your call on a busy day, and spend a few minutes going over the issue you have - ...
11/25/2006
St Petersburg, Florida is getting greener. Mayor Rick Baker and the City Council declared their intention to make St Pete, the Sunshine City, a "green city". Through LEED they now have earned Silver status and are now pursuing Platinum status.Yes, janeAnne, we're going green, too.We have green ho...
11/25/2006
The St. Petersburg Museum of History in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, currently has an exhibit on historic neighborhoods Roser Park, Ingleside, and Bartlett Park, which will be open through December 31, 2006.To raise funds for the Museum as well as the Ingleside Homeowner's neighborhood, they...
11/25/2006
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Coming Soon to downtown St. PeteThe Grand Bohemian St. Petersburg, Florida will be built just a block from my office, where I can easily take advantage of the restaurants and lounges that front on the street, check out the art galleries there, and listen to the nightly piano music.  Recently revi...
11/25/2006
Kristal's blog this morning about the train stop by the mall from which You Can't Get There From Here brought to mind how much perception affects transportation issues. People love to ride a trolley, but don't want to ride a bus.  It's ok to commute by train, but not by bus.  When you're visiting...
11/25/2006
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You can call it Green or you can call it Feng Shui or you can call it just common sense, but in our area of Florida, it's great when the back of your home faces south.Many Europeans are sun lovers and when they come for the winter they want sun - they'll often ask for a house with the rear facing...
11/25/2006
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For many, many years we've celebrated Thanksgiving on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. It once had reasons - Tami would spend Thanksgiving Day volunteering at a dinner for the less fortunate (founder Rosa felt that those attending should be served, not go through a buffet line, and that they shoul...
11/22/2006
Agents have recently been notified by our Association of Realtors that Florida state law does not allow any signs to be placed in the right of way (which, of course, is where most signs ARE placed). We've been notified that the local governments will be taking the signs, and also issuing fines.  ...
11/21/2006
Sellers often complain that Open Houses allow nosy neighbors a chance to see their house. I think that's good, not bad, as many neighbors know people that want to move in to the community. Take advantage of the neighbor curiosity -Let's say you're planning to enter the property into the MLS on a ...
11/21/2006
When you visit a city for a conference or meeting, how sad if all you see is the airport, two taxis and the inside of a hotel. Often meetings take up the entire time, starting with a pre-meeting breakfast and ending with a group dinner in one of the banquet rooms. You're exhausted when you arrive...
11/20/2006
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