Jeff Launiere's (sweethometampa) Blog

I was out showing waterfront condos and found a conversation I had with one of the listing agents very interesting. I showed the listing along with several others, and the agent called me for feedback. The agent said they could not understand why this unit has not sold, while several others in t...

The Pinellas County, Florida housing market statistics for December 2010 are in, and the news is mostly positive. For those not aware, Pinellas County is where the cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg along with many of the best beaches in the country such asFort DeSoto, Egmont Key,  St. Pete Be...

The Pasco County housing statistics for December 2010 are in, and the news is mixed. For those not aware, Pasco County is north of Hillsborough County, where the city of Tampa is located, and also north of Pinellas County, which is where St. Petersburg and world famous Clearwater Beach is locate...

Sheila Bair, the FDIC chair wants to see a commission formed that would compensate home owners, who lost homes to foreclosure due to the mistakes of lenders, and wants it to be based on the BP oil spill commission and the 9/11 commission. She says this is needed due to the illegal shortcuts that...

Apollo Beach, FL I recently went over the housing market statistics for all of Hillsborough County and talked about Real Estate being so local that even in a specific county each zip code can get very different results. Recently, I also went over the housing market statistics for New Tampa, also ...

A study done by BizCosts.com shows Tampa Bay is rated the 7th most pro-business area in the country. This is based on the annual cost of operating a business including the cost of the building, taxes and other operating costs. It might be a great time for businesses all over the country, but espe...

For those who live in Wesley Chapel, FL and beyond, you may have seen stories or even passed the site where Florida Hospital is being built on Bruce B Downs Blvd, by The Shops at Wiregrass and the subdivision of Seven Oaks. The land has been getting cleared and is getting close to having the cons...

I recently went over the housing market statistics for all of Hillsborough County and talked about Real Estate being so local that even in a specific county each zip code can get very different results. That is true of zip code 33647 which is known as New Tampa in the Northeast section of Tampa a...

The Hillsborough County housing statistics for December 2010 are in, and the news is mixed. For those not aware, Hillsborough County is where the city of Tampa, FL is located. The best way to compare single family housing statistics is to compare one month with the same month from a year ago rath...

Our January 2011 Housing Trends eNewsletter is now available. This eNewsletter is specially designed, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a Tampa area home, thinking about selling your Tampa area home, or just interested in homeown...