Carlouel is adorable beach houses on or near the white sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.  These adorable beach houses are a great weekend getaway, or expand the space to build your own dream home.  The possibilities are endless.  One thing is for sure...with Carlouel it's LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Where else can you go and be steps from the beach and intercostals?  A short walk and homeowners arrive at their own private gated beach access to 3 miles of pristine Gulf beaches. Access is for Carlouel residents only.Talk a walk to Caldesi access, spend hours shelling, take in the sunset every evening, watch the dolphins play in the surf, go kayaking.  If you are looking for a lifestyle, THIS IS IT! This quiet neighborhood is a hidden gem. Start enjoying the 'good life' and the gulf b... 04/27/2008

Bella Rosa is a  condo complex building that is in an ideal location on Clearwater Beach. Bella Rosa is one of the best built buildings on the beach.  This waterfront condo complex is located in the Sand Key area.  Sand Key is a beautiful area with underground electric, manicured lawns, clean streets and uncrowded beaches. Fabulous sunsets abound from this Sand Key Gulf front beauty. Bella Rosa has 31 units, with 4 units per floor and  2 per elevator lobby.  Residents have assigned, under cover parking.  Bella Rosa is close to world famous Clearwater Beach but is quiet and uncongested.  This small, intimate building makes your condo feel like a private residence.   Bella Rosa is a mediterranean designed building. Walk directly onto the beach for enjoyment of the beautiful sandy beach. P... 04/27/2008

700 Island Way is a waterfront condo complex with heated waterfront pool overlooking the intracoastals waters, tennis court on premise, billards room, docks for fishing, sauna, exercise room and recreational room available to reserve for parties. The pool area has a gas grill. 700 Island Way allows small pets. It is a short 5 minutes trip to Clearwater Beach, 30 minutes to Tampa International and tons of shopping in the vicinity make this truly a wonderful home to live in. Homeowners will like the walking distance to most restaurants, shopping, water sports, entertainment or just a stroll down the beautiful white sugar soft sands of the # 1 rated city beach, Clearwater Beach Florida. They will also enjoy all beach and waterfront activities, deep sea fishing, scuba diving, jet ski's, boa... 04/27/2008

440 West Condo is a condo complex on Clearwater Beach This waterfront condo has lovely water views. 440 West is a great location on the South Beach at the start of the new boardwalk which will be closed to traffic.  440 West is a very desirable location for permanent residence or to use as a vacation home.  This Waterfront complex is very much sought after for vacaton rentals with the minimum rental period of 30 days.440 West has numerous amenities including a 24 hour manned gated entry, secured under building parking available, a heated pool overlooking the Gulf on a wonderful pool deck for sunning and shuffleboard. There is a pool table game room, new fitness center with state of the art equipment, a sauna, and a community room with kitchen available for your entertaining needs. 440 W... 04/27/2008

Clearwater got its name from the freshwater springs along the bluffs overlooking the harbor discovered by Spanish explores who called the area Clear Water. During the Seminole Wars, Fort Harrison was located on the bluffs. Fort Harrison was utilized as a place of healing for soldiers. The soldiers were treated to views of Clearwater Harbor and the island that is now Clearwater Beach. Today, Coachman's Park is located there. Coachman's Park holds many types of events there including the annual Clearwater Jazz Holiday. While the Clearwater area is a populare winter tourist destination, it is a thriving year round community.Clearwater has a variety of types of homes. Countryside, a popular address, in Clearwater is a master-planned comunity started by US Homes in the 1970's, built around t... 04/27/2008

Always the Best!                                                                                              April, 2008The optimism that Spring always brings has brightened my mood too about the local Real Estate Market.  I have seen some of the early flowers blooming.  Likewise my associates and I see signs of a small but unmistakable up tick in the number of buyers.The potential cold wind of winter will likely come from continued weakness in the economy or more shocks in the financial system. For now the anecdotal evidence clearly outpaces the statistics.  The statistics are showing a continued leveling at the bottom.  Some other indicators seem to bear out my belief that we need to look at 2004 as the benchmark year.  As prices and activity return to that year, much of the froth in... 04/07/2008

Clearwater Florida - Well after catching wind of the recent Active Rain video contest I couldn't wait for my new FlipVIdeo to arrive. Today the UPS man made my day - my new FlipVideo arrived in time for me to shoot some local Clearwater neighborhoods when showing homes to a buyer this afternoon. Check out this Clearwater Florida neighborhood near Plumb Elementary. Note: This video was created by just plugging in the FlipVideo and using software if came with. If you are looking for easy video solutions for your business or family check this camera out!  Clearwater Florida Neighborhoods near Plumb Elementary Keene Acres one of Clearwater's Best NeighborhoodsKeene Acres is a non-deed restricted Clearwater neighborhood of lovely homes located south of Lakeview and North of Nursery road with... 04/05/2008

Clearwater's Countryside area has so much to offer! With a beautiful golf course, top rated schools, wonderful parks and the proximity to the Gulf Beaches, this is a wonderful area to relocate to!If you are considering buying or selling in the Countryside area of Clearwater or neighboring Safety Harbor, Dunedin or Palm Harbor, give us a call today! With years of experience in the area, we are here for all of your real estate needs!We would love the opportunity to earn your business and become your real estate consultants for life!Call Barbara-Jo at 727-512-0910 or Bill at 727-916-0138. 03/23/2008

Clearwater's Countryside Homes - here is another sampling of the wonderful homes you will find in Clearwater's beautiful Countryside neighborhood!If you are considering buying or selling in the Countryside area of Clearwater or in neighboring Safety Harbor, Dunedin or Palm Harbor, give us a call today! With years of experience in the area, we are here for all of your real estate needs!We would love the opportunity to earn your business and become your real estate consultants for life!Call Barbara-Jo at 727-512-0910 or Bill at 727-916-0138. 03/23/2008

Clearwater's beautiful parade of homes is indeed something to see! There are so many lovely homes to choose from! The market has not had so much to offer at such fantastic prices in a long time.If you are considering buying or selling in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Dunedin or Palm Harbor area, give us a call today!There are currently over 5200 homes for sale in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Dunedin and Palm Harbor area! Take advantage of these prices before they start going back up!Call Barbara-Jo at 727-512-0910 or Bill at 727-916-0138. 03/19/2008

Clearwater's Countryside homes are indeed a step up from other areas! Many of the homes back up to the golf course and all are located in a lovely, tranquil neighborhood!Prices range from the low 300's to well over 1 million, depending on what you are looking for!Clearwater's Countryside area also has some of the best schools in the county! It is a wonderful community to bring up children AND is only minutes from the Gulf beaches!If you are buying or selling in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Dunedin, Palm Harbor area give us a call! With years of experience in the area, we are here for all of your real estate needs!Call Barbara-Jo at 727-512-0910 or Bill at 727-916-0138. 03/19/2008

Clearwater Florida - We work with lots of Clearwater homebuyers and not all of them have worked with a buyer’s agents when they have bought real estate in the past. Today we asked one of the most experienced Charlotte REALTORs (who started selling homes 30 years ago) and one of the best home buyer agents I know to share what to look for to get a good real estate agent when you’re the buyer! Terry McDonald, a leading buyer’s agent selling  Charlotte Real Estate  explains the Top 3 things to look for when you’re buying a home or condo in your REALTOR : Top 3 things to look for in a Home Buyers Agent LoyaltyObjectivityCompetence/Knowledge We asked Terry the following questions? What if a Clearwater real estate agent was loyal and competent, but not objective? Terry: “Then these home and c... 03/12/2008

Clearwater - on the sparkling Gulf of Mexico - what better place to live??? My parents moved down here in the mid-50's and I am so glad they did! Growing up in the area has been an wonderful experience!!! With the market changes of the last year homes like this beauty are available at unbelievable prices! If you are considering buying or selling in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Palm Harbor, Dunedin area give us a call! We would love the opportunity to earn your business and become your real estate consultants for life!   03/11/2008

Clearwater homes offer so much more! Where else can you find such a wonderful tropical setting? With the Gulf of Mexico on one side and Tampa Bay on the other, Clearwater is a little bit of heaven on earth!   Homes like this one are available at unbelievable prices! If you are considering buying or selling in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Palm Harbor, Dunedin area give us a call! With years of experience in the area, we would love the opportunity to earn your business and become your real estate consultants for life! Call Barbara-Jo at 727-512-0910. 03/11/2008

Clearwater is an active town located on the Gulf of Mexico and only minutes from Tampa and Tampa Bay! With some of the best schools in the state it is the perfect relocation destination for families! Homes like the one above average between $290,000. and $450,000. Many of these homes have in-ground pools! If you are considering buying or selling in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Dunedin, Palm Harbor area give us a call! With years of experience in the area, we are here for all of your real estate needs! We would love to earn your business and become your real estate consultants for life! Call Barbara-Jo at 727-512-0910. 03/11/2008

I would be the first to admit that some of my comments may have a tendency to be somewhat contemptuous when talking about lenders and their cooperation (or lack thereof) in working with borrowers trying to keep their home from foreclosure. Instead of getting better, most lenders have gotten worse to work with.  The worst yet is Saxon:  Their Home Retention Department (for loan mofications and work outs) has a recording that announces "...Customer Care Center temporarily unavailable.  Please call back later."   Say what?!?Enough about those lenders that still need to get on board, let me tell you about Aames - Aames received the Letter of Authorization via fax and was on the phone with me the same day!  The Loan Modification forms were faxed to me, we (borrowers & I) completed the forms ... 03/06/2008

It is time for another GREEK FESTIVAL in Clearwater!!! The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Clearwater will be hosting it's annual GREEK FESTIVAL!!This three day celebration is in it's 20th year! All of the wonderful Greek dishes will be available, as well as cooking demonstrations, so you can cook these tempting dishes at home yourself! In addition to the food, there will be numerous vendors selling many traditional Greek items! Bring the family and come out for some of the best food around!!!! The GREEK FESTIVAL will be taking place at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Old Coachman Road. See you there!!!If you are considering buying or selling in the Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Dunedin area give us a call today! With years of experience in the area, we are here for all of ... 02/28/2008

Future Home Realty and the Greater Tampa Bay Real Estate Team of Marie Becklund and Theresa Townsend announce the Sale of 2924 Eagle Estates Circle, a beautiful home in the Eagle Estates development of Pinellas County, Clearwater Florida. This Stunning Home is close to Chi Chi Rodriquez & Countryside Golf & Country Clubs. We would like to say Congratulations and Thank You to the Proud New Owners of 2924 Eagle Estates Circle. Greater Tampa Bay Real Estate wants to Wish you many Happy and Memorable Years to come in your New Home. ENJOY   This has been a long haul. We finally sold a home that we have worked so very hard to market for the former owner. In any market there is always that one house that no matter what you do, short of dropping the price to a ridiculous level it does not sell.... 02/24/2008

The first time I heard about this strategy I thought surely this must be an anomaly.  Nobody would intentionally set out with such a plan, surely it must be criminal or at the very least fraudulent.Then after pondering the pros and cons, the different ways a person could actually pull it off and the resultant ramifications, I thought:  Why not?  Let's use Harry Homeowner to illustrate the strategy.  Suppose Harry Homeowner, after diligently keeping up with the news, his neighbors, his friendly Realtor, etc., realizes that he too is upside down in his house.  Like millions of other Americans, he owes more in mortgage debt than his house is worth.  As he tries to calculate how long he would have to keep pouring money (mortgage payments) into this property he  realizes that his home is no ... 02/24/2008

Clearwater Sea Blues Festival is this weekend, February 23rd and February 24th!!! The festival will be taking place in Coachman Park on Drew in downtown Clearwater. The festival starts on Saturday at 11 am !!!! There will be wonderful blues to enjoy as well as some fantastic things to purchase to consume such as GUMBO, CRAWFISH, CRAB CAKES, SHRIMP !!!! Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chair and if you go during the daylight hours, plenty of sun screen!!!! By the way, Coco Montoya and Derek Trucks Band are among the groups that will be performing for you during this fun filled weekend!!! 02/22/2008