South Tampa Real Estate Blog

Before you pay cash for a home, ask yourself if there is a possibility, at some point in the future, you might put a mortgage on the home and would ...

In the latest Housing Affordability Index released by Realty Hop, Tampa has moved three spots higher ranking at 27th from 24th for the most expensive ...

National homeowner equity grew in the fourth quarter of 2020 by $1.5 Trillion or 16.2% year-over-year based on a CoreLogic analysis.  The study ...

One of the silver linings to filing your income tax return is finding out that you are going to receive a refund that could literally open the door ...

Mortgage insurance benefits the lender if a borrower with less than a 20% down payment defaults on their loan.  Most conventional mortgages ...

This strategy is not about trying to negotiate the best price; it is about beating out the competition and buying the home.  It may be ...

Many homeowners with mortgages pay for both types of insurance but only one of them protects the owner. Homeowner's insurance covers damage to your ...

Staying at home in 2020 caused of lot of owners to think about how nice it would be to have a larger home to accommodate the additional activities ...

A much-repeated investment strategy is to buy low and sell high.  Some people who purchased around the financial crisis of 2010-2012 are ...

Debt-to-Income ratio is a tool that lenders use to qualify buyers for a mortgage and is an important factor in determining loan approval....

Ideally, each party will pay their own closing costs associated with the purchase and the sale of a home, but they can be negotiable based on lender ...

Mortgage assumptions have not been a practical matter for the last 30 years because mortgage rates have been on a steady decline.  Even if ...

Vacation home sales are up 44% year-over-year according to the National Association of REALTORS® based on sales during the July to September ...

A home inspector is another key professional involved in a real estate transaction.  Many times, the sales contract will have a provision ...

If you are making a particular meal for the first time, it is essential to have a recipe so that it turns out the way it should.  Knowing ...

We are all spending more time at home and will probably need to continue to do so for a while longer.  Depending on the makeup of your ...

Selling a home and buying a lower priced home that meets your current needs can be to your advantage in an "Up" market like the current one with low ...