Archive for March, 2007
Posted on March 22, 2007. Filed under: Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Report, Florida Property Taxes, Life, Marc Rutenberg Homes, New Construction Projects in Tampa Bay, New Port Tampa, Trump Tower Tampa, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News, Westshore Yacht Club |
I’m glad to see that Florida property taxes and the negative effects of the “Save Our Homes” amendment are finally being addressed in this year’s legislative sessions. What concerns me the most however is that the new house proposals are leaning toward letting the voters decide on the new property tax structure. I have 5 [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized |
I’m surprised everyday waiting for the other shoe to drop and an article to come out telling us what most Tampa Bay area Realtor’s already know. Absorption rates (Inventory Turnover) has been dropping since it hit a peak of 59% back in June 2005. The absorption rate is determined by dividing the total number of [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2007. Filed under: Highland Park, Life, Local Entertainment, Local Restuarants, Tampa Bay area Restuarant Reviews, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News |
Last night I finally got the chance to try out Zen Bistro in Westchase. What a pleasant surprise. A quaint little bistro tucked in the corner of the new Avenue of Westchase just east of West Park Village. My daugthers and I are always on the look out for great local restaurants in the Westchase [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2007. Filed under: Belle Harbor on Clearwater Beach, Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Report, Highland Park, JMC Developments, Life, Manadaly Beach Club - Clearwater Beach, Marc Rutenberg Homes, New Construction Projects in Tampa Bay, New Port Tampa, Trump Tower Tampa, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News, Westshore Yacht Club |
There’s been a lot of interesting news out the past two days so I’m combining them into one article.
2007 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
One hand may not know what the other hand is doing: The Florida House wants to get rid of property taxes; at the same time, however, it has told local school boards to increase property taxes [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2007. Filed under: Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, New Construction Projects in Tampa Bay, Trump Tower Tampa |
This is the lastest update regarding the development status of Trump Tower Tampa which is timely due to today’s St. Pete Times article.
Simdag now has a signed Letter of Intent with The Related Group of Florida, who will serve as a co-developer of the project. The Related Group has a long history of developing luxury [...]
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Posted on March 14, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized |
How long will a home improvement actually remain an improvement? How long do new wood floors last? New stoves? A new countertop? NAHB conducted a study that tries to determine the lifespan of home components. Read the entire story or visit www.tomburkett.com
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Posted on March 13, 2007. Filed under: Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Life, New Construction Projects in Tampa Bay |
I wanted to introduce everyone to one of Tampa’s Premier Mortgage Broker’s in the Tampa Bay Area. His name is Mike Carrier and he specializes in contruction loans and purchase money mortgages in Tampa and is based out of the Carrollwood office. I’ve known Mike for years and feel very comfortable referring my Real Estate [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized |
A flock of Canadian snowbirds are banning together to call for property tax reform in Florida. Snowbird Phyllis Turek says she doesn’t expect the same concessions as full-time residents, but believes snowbirds should get some credit for paying taxes year-round and using services for only a few months. Read full story
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Posted on March 12, 2007. Filed under: Belle Harbor on Clearwater Beach, Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Report, Highland Park, JMC Developments, Manadaly Beach Club - Clearwater Beach, Marc Rutenberg Homes, New Construction Projects in Tampa Bay, New Port Tampa, Trump Tower Tampa, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News, Westshore Yacht Club |
An alternative House Republican plan to swap property taxes for sales taxes began to gather steam Friday. The idea is to eliminate the portion of property tax bills that go to school districts and pay for education through a higher sales tax. To read the entire story click here.
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Posted on March 12, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized |
The newest hotel build on a Pinellas county beach in over 25 years is set to open this Summer. The Sandpearl resort is a 253 room 4 diamond rated resort hotel that will host conventions, weddings, socials and the like. It will be one of Tampa Bay’s landmark properties. I have a 1 bedroom penthouse [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2007. Filed under: Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News |
The nation’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.5% in February, as employers added 97,000 jobs to their payrolls, close to economists’ forecast for a gain of approximately 100,000, the Labor Department reported March 9. Unemployment fell despite bad winter weather that forced construction companies to slash 62,000 jobs, the most since 1991.
The Labor Department also [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2007. Filed under: Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Report, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News |
It’s official: Now is the time to buy a house, according to a UF study, noting that the market has probably bottomed out, and “there’s not much to be gained by holding out at this point.” You are read the entire article by clicking here. For more information about buying or selling Real Estate in the [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2007. Filed under: Buying Tips for Tampa Bay Real Estate, Highland Park, Marc Rutenberg Homes, Waterchase Real Estate and News, Westchase Real Estate and News, Westshore Yacht Club |
One of the things that some sellers do when they list their house is overstate the square footage of the home. I’ve noticed this happening in Tampa and is a big factor in the final price that you pay. Overstating the square footage of the home based of tax records is the most likely reason. Sometimes tax [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: New Construction Projects in Tampa Bay, Trump Tower Tampa |
The word on the street is that the Related Group is going to finally build the Tower. Simdag is out. I don’t think that the tower will be done now until sometime in 2010. Which would actually be ok because the Condo Real Estate Market should rebound by then. Right now the condo market on [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: Marc Rutenberg Homes |
The Preserve at Hawk’s Landing is a Marc Ruteneberg Community located in the back and prices excluding homesites are:
$755,990 for the Breakers model
$893,990 for the Castaway model
$903,990 for the Lighthouse Grand
$1,232,990 for the Castaway Grand
Please visit www.tomburkett.com for more details and information on purchasing a Marc Rutenberg home through Tom Burkett with Charles Rutenberg Realty, [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: Westshore Yacht Club |
There is only 7 units left in the first condo tower named Castillo built by WCI Communities.
So.
Tampa’s “only” true guard-gated Community
So.
Tampa’s “only” true Lifestyle Community with our
5 STAR $9 million Bay Club (directly on Tampa Bay) Concierge Service, 2 heated Pools, 2 Fitness Areas, Day Spa, Ship Store, 2 Restaurants, Bayside Bar & Balcony, Billiard [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: Tampa Bay area Restuarant Reviews |
Courtside Grill, the sports bar themed restaurant located across from Feathersound in St. Pete and co-owned by ex-NBA star Matt Geiger is coming to the Westchase area by the end of 2007. It will be located at the corner of Racetrack Rd and Nine Eagles behind the new 5/3 Bank. I can’t wait. This is [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: Westchase Real Estate and News |
Welcome to the Westchase Real Estate News Page. I just start this blog and would like to hear from people who live and work in the Westchase area. Please post any reviews on local restuarants, businesses or anything you think would be of interest to someone living in Westachase. The Westchase area is such a [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: Waterchase Real Estate and News |
As of 3/1/07 there are 56 Single Family homes for sale in Waterchase ranging from $369,900 for a 2046 sq.ft home to $1,650,000 for a custom Marc Rutenberg home that is 4935 sq.ft. The avg. listing price per sq.ft is $220/sq.ft. and the avg. days on market(DOM) is 106. So your avg. Waterchase home is [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2007. Filed under: Westchase Real Estate and News |
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