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Celebrities have the ability to purchase just about any house they desire. If they want 60,000 square feet of interior in their home, then they go about finding a home with that amount of square footage. If there is no home on the market to appease their needs, they have one built. With money, comes the ability to purchase every desire you may have in a home. But, there are differences when it comes to home buying depending on the style of celebrity. Flashy, fast talking celebrities like 50 Cent, purchase homes that are famed, huge and ready to move in. While other celebrities of the more humble authority have the patience to buy old and renovate.

Celebrities that climb the ranks of stardom quickly and move from not so affluent to mega stardom tend to…

Lindsay Lohan is one of the most popular celebrities on earth right now. When Lindsay Lohan decided she was going to purchase a new home, the rumor mill filled the blogosphere with guesses and claims about where she would finally take up residency. From Hollywood to Utah, Lindsay Lohan is on the hunt, but Hollywood seems to be winning out for the simple fact that Hollywood has the best shopping and the hottest clientèle.

Lindsay Lohan is, without a doubt, addicted to shopping. She is constantly barraged by photographers with her sister alongside, carrying bag after bag of freshly purchased things from every top name store in Hollywood. When choosing a home, it seemed that Lindsay Lohan was after that same instant thrill. She has been photographed…

A recent article in Forbes.com showcased homes from all over the world which can be bought for $1 million. In metropolitan European cities like London and Paris, this specific amount gets the buyer a one-bedroom apartment near the center of the town. In comparison, a cool million dollars get the buyer a mansion in a master-planned community  in sunny Tampa.

And if one takes into consideration the decreasing value of the dollar in world market, it would be not hard to see how attractive real estate investment is to foreign buyers.

Even if general sale of residential properties have markedly slowed down, foreigners would still have a lot to gain when they decide to purchase a property in Tampa. Apart from the prospect of owning a house in one of the most…

  When people think about buying lakefront property, it's no surprise that Florida is at the top of their prospective locations.  After all, what other state has both a county called Lake County and a city named Lakeland?  Within Lake County itself are nearly 656,000 acres of lakes, while Lakeland boasts 38 named lakes covering 28,000 acres.  Add to that the fact that most major cities in the state have numerous lakes, and you'll understand that there is the potential for millions of acres of lakefront property. So is a lakefront home for you?  It could be.  Lakefront property is good not only for a place to live, but makes for an excellent investment opportunity. Baby boomers are retiring to Florida in record numbers, with more wealth than ever.  And… Read Full Post

Thank God we survived 2007. 2008 is going to be better.  We're looking forward to a very fruitful, "fun-filled" exciting year. Can't get any worse than the last:) ... or will it. See our Welcome 2008 message to our customers: Welcome 2008

Yeah, right... If it's really that simple why did it take me 2 days to figure out what it's all about. I guess I must be an RDS (real dumb student).

Well I finally figured out what it is and how it works and how NOT really simple it is. Along the way I ran into terms like widgets, chicklets, category slugs, and blogroll. That last one is nasty isn't it? Blog Roll... man, when your blog starts rolling I think you need to go on a diet:) LOL ... otherwise you become a category slug, but that's when you chew some chicklet and stick it under a widget when your done :)

Happy RSSing.

I always tell pessimists that in any market there are opportunities. In spite of what we read about the sluggish real estate market and what buyers and sellers tell us, there are a lot of positives in this market:

Prices are falling to the point that first-time home buyers can afford to buy again. In some areas of Tampa prices have dropped by almost $100K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath , 1600 sq ft homes can be purchased for a little over $150K in nice master-planned communities.

Lots of real estate agents are not going to be renewing their licenses this year: that means LESS competition.

Builders are once again kissing our behinds and offering substantial co-broke incentives.

Sellers are more willing to give us more to list their homes and are once again…

I saw the headline on Yahoo and immediately clicked on it: A Rebound in 2008. I clicked on the link and it's blank. That's funny. Rebound in 2008??? Blank, zilch, nada.

I still want to read what it says so maybe later on there will be content on this link: http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/104024/Will-Home-Prices-Hit-Bottom-in-2008-YesBut