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Community: Arbor Greene Description: Arbor Greene is a 596-acre master planned community that sits in the heart of New Tampa in Hillsborough County. The 91-acre lake, miles of walking trails and 100 acres of conservation land provide the perfect setting to raise a family. From September 2009 to September 2010, there were 102 home sales, making it one of the fastest growing communities in New Tampa. Area Amenities: The community’s $2 million Fitness and Athletic Club features a resort pool, ... Read Full Post

Community: Avila Description: Escape to an exclusive paradise for the rich and famous. The Avila neighborhood is the oldest of the area’s “new” communities, boasting a private waterfront community for high-end homebuyers. Developer Robert Sierra designed this community in the seventies, naming it after a medieval city in Spain and fortifying the homes with a strong homeowner’s association and eight foot walls. Unlike other area communities, Avila is the byproduct of controlled growth,... Read Full Post

Description:Enjoy resort-style living with Heritage Isles, a golf and country club community in New Tampa featuring townhomes, condos and single family residences. Since 1990, New Tampa has seen an extraordinary 272.2% population growth, as this once rural community transforms into a budding mini-metropolis, with all the amenities you need right around the corner. The area is known for having top-notch schools, easy access to I-275 and I-75, and its master planned communities. According to th... Read Full Post

Grand Hampton is a master planned community like no other in New Tampa area. Some of Tampa's finest home builders have built or are currently building in Grand Hampton some include the following. Arthur Rutenberg Homes ICI Homes Mercedes Homes Minto Communities, LLC Southern Crafted Homes Standard Pacific Homes William Ryan Homes Grand Hampton offers spectacular ammenities listed below The Hampton Club which is 8300 Sf recreeation building which offers a fitness center, fireplace, billiards, ... Read Full Post

Great opportunity in one of the most desirable communities in the Tampa area Fishhawk Trails. Owner relocation has made this beautiful home availabe for rent at a great price. 4 bed 2.5 bath 3 car garage pool home with all gas appliances also included in rent price is cable, lawn service, and pool service. Dining room, family room and living room. Beautiful swimming pool and backyard with direct access to the trails. Don’t miss out on this home. Surround speakers are throughout the home. Se... Read Full Post

I believe to be a successful real estate agent you need to be able to adapt to the market. When we saw the market swing we had the opportunities like most agents to capitalize on the short sale market and brandon foreclosure market. While we are happy we chose not to focus on the short sale market you really need to be a special kind of person to deal with these in my opinion, I nor my wife has the patience to deal with these. We feel however we may have missed the boat on the foreclosure mar... Read Full Post

Ok this was a first. I actually had a internet salesperson hang up on me today, usually it is me hanging up on them. We received an email from this Sales Manager from epagelisting so my wife calls after I told her it probaly is a lead company trying to sell their leads but call just to make sure, she turns the phone over to me after a few minutes. He starts going on how they have qualified buyers in Brandon that they can guarantee 3-5 buyers and guarantees they are real qualified buyers, no l... Read Full Post

False short sale list prices. We are seeing more and more listings on the Tampa mls that are just not realistic and are fictious numbers that effect the entire real estate market. If you are working with a buyer who is not interested in short sales it gives the appearance that they can buy a home at a price that is a lot lower than a bank is going to approve. For instance there are two similar homes on the market one is a short sale with a list price of $150,000 and the exact same home listed... Read Full Post

We have been working with rentals since we have been in real estate and sales has always been our main focus and will continue to be, We are now growing our team and venturing full force into property management and have the backing of Christopher T. O'Brien CPMS with KW Property Management Services. Chris has many years of property management experience and combined with our internet marketing we plan to build a great network and offer a great service to the Tampa, Brandon and Hillsborough c... Read Full Post

The saying you need to "list to last" is something I have always been told in real estate.Well if that saying still holds true then we are beating the odds. We have this year closed close to 90% buyers compared to listings and only carry a few listings at the moment and turn down listings that are not priced competative. We focus most of efforts into working with buyers and especially Tampa first time home buyers Our office celebrates all the listings the agents have which is a great thing bu... Read Full Post