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Tampa real estate booming; leads state

Tampa real estate booming; leads state

Tampa, Florida-- The numbers are in, and they are up! More homes were sold last month in the Tampa Bay area than in in the past seven years combined.

According to MLS figures, 3,100 homes were sold in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties last month, a 7 percent increase compared to the same month in 2012.

Home sales prices also increased, up 22 percent over the same time period. 

The average home in the Tampa Bay area sold for $150,000.

Deadline: Apply for homestead exemption and agriculture status before Friday

Deadline: Apply for homestead exemption and agriculture status before Friday

HIllsborough County, Florida-- The Hillsborough County Property Appraisers office wants to remind everyone that the deadline to apply for homestead exemption or agriculture classification is fast approaching. Residents have until March 1st to file the required forms.

Here's the release:

TAMPA – Property owners in Hillsborough County seeking to lower their taxes through either homestead exemption or agriculture classification have until Friday, March 1 to file the required forms with the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser’s Office.

Highland Homes earns top honor for 20K online tours

Highland Homes earns top honor for 20K online tours

Holiday, Florida -- Highland Homes has earned the prestigious Double Diamond Award for being the first home builder to have its model-home video tours seen by more than 20,000 prospective home buyers on mousethruthehouse.com, an innovative online system that provides home shoppers with free front-door-to-front door video tours of hundreds of model homes throughout central Florida.

Bucs legend announced grand reopening of historic building

Bucs legend announced grand reopening of historic building

Tampa, FL-- Looking for a cool, new place to live? How does a revitalized, 12-unit apartment building, formerly used by Gangster Al Capone, sound?

And that's not even the best part! The man leading the group responsible for the renovation and reopening is Buccaneer legend Simeon Rice. 

According to a recent release, the 1920's building was originally labeled a knock-down until the group purchased it in foreclosure and restored the entire place.

Wells Fargo to host free Home Preservation workshop

Wells Fargo to host free Home Preservation workshop

Tampa, FL-- Many homeowners are struggling to make their mortgage payments nowadays, and others are even facing foreclosure. Wells Fargo wants to assist Tampa area Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Wells Fargo Financial, and Wells Fargo Home Equity customers facing financial hardships at their upcoming Home Preservation Workshop.

It's scheduled to take place this Thursday, October 18, from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center, West Hall, located at 333 South Franklin Street in Tampa.

 

Tampa Bay Rowdies agree to stadium deal with Al Lang

Tampa Bay Rowdies agree to stadium deal with Al Lang

Saint Petersburg, Florida -- The Tampa Bay Rowdies will be staying at Al Lang Stadium. The club announced Wednesday they signed a 4-year agreement keeping them at the stadium starting with the 2013 season.

Preserving History

Preserving History

The Tampa Bay region is rich with history. In Tampa alone, there are more than 2,700 properties that are officially designated as historic, plus thousands more that qualify, but haven't yet earned or applied for the city designation.

Among those 2,700 properties are all the cute bungalows, Spanish casitas and Craftsman-style homes, packed with original charm like wood windows, hardwood flooring, buil-in bookcases and tiled porches.