Lipply's Blog: Tarpon Springs Real Estate

I'm always trying to save paper, cut down on paper work, and get rid of junk mail.  One thing I learned today that never occurred to me before is that you can have the delivery of the yearly phone book stopped.  Every year, I get the new one, recycle the old one, and put the new one in its place - in the closet in the back room.  Never to be opened.  Does anyone actually use the phone book anymore?  I know I don't.

We are sometimes amused by the few, but regular requests, we get through our website of people asking for us to send them a "real estate book".  Real Estate books haven't been around for a long long time.  I'm not sure exactly how long but when I started in real estate about 10 years ago, everything was online.  We always tell people that each…

At long last the Northfield subdivision of Lansbrook finally looks like it belongs!  The brand new sign from the street proudly displaying "Lansbrook" has been installed. Being the only subdivision in the Lansbrook community that is in Tarpon Springs and with a separate entrance to it, no wonder many people didn't know that Northfield was one of the 19 subdivisions of Lansbrook.

Northfield broke ground in the early 2000s with two builders:  David Weekley and Nohl Crest homes.  Construction starts were a little slow because it took the builders a little time to get the models finished and the sales flowing.  Northfield has ponds and conservation just like many of the other subdivisions in Lansbrook, but you can only get to the Northfield subdivision by…

     Imagine a little piece of Greece transplanted to the northern part of Pinellas County Florida . The delightful town of Tarpon Springs, which has a population of around 20,000 is famous for its unique Greek heritage and culture. It also has the distinction of being the oldest town in the St Petersburg / Tampa Bay area.

     The first Greek immigrants were attracted to the area during the 1800s when they were employed in the thriving sponge industry. The town was given its name after residents spotted fish jumping out of the water and in 1905 sponge diving was introduced to the town. By 1930, millions of dollars a year were being generated by the sponge industry.

     Today, although the sponge industry isn’t as profitable as it once was, Tarpon…