Today’s homebuyers are faced with a strong sellers’ market, which means there are a lot of active buyers competing for a relatively low number of available homes. As a result, it’s essential to understand how to make a confident and competitive offer on your dream home. Here are five tips for succes

Hey St. Pete! Here’s the best list of St. Petersburg events! This week we’re super excited about The Tampa All-Star Craft Beer, Wine, and Cocktail Festival at the Tropicana Field and The Reggae Rise Up Florida Festival 2021. Keep reading, so you’re prepared for the week to come. St Petersburg events

Actualmente estamos experimentando tasas hipotecarias históricamente bajas. En los últimos cincuenta años, el promedio de la tasa hipotecaria fija a 30 años de Freddie Mac ha sido del 7.76 %. Hoy, esa tasa es del 2.81 %. Multitudes de compradores de viviendas han estado aprovechando estas tasas nota

We’re currently experiencing historically low mortgage rates. Over the last fifty years, the average on a Freddie Mac 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been 7.76%. Today, that rate is 2.81%. Flocks of homebuyers have been taking advantage of these remarkably low rates over the last twelve months. Howe

Hey St. Pete! Here’s the best list of St. Petersburg events! This week we’re super excited about The Lights on Tampa 2021 tour and The Completely Unchained tribute to Van Halen. Keep reading, so you’re prepared for the week to come. St Petersburg events from 3/5 till 3/11 Pinellas County has a lot o

Having a date night in St. Petersburg is not impossible or complicated (yes, even with COVID-19 biosecurity rules) Quarantine has been a challenge for all of us, and some places that we used to visit are no longer available. But it doesn’t mean that you are running out of places to go with your part

Hey St. Pete! Here’s the best list of St. Petersburg events! This week we’re super excited about The Blackberry Smoke presentation at Jannus Live and The Grand Opening Celebration of Chicken Salad Chick. Keep reading, so you’re prepared for the week to come. St Petersburg events from 2/26 till 3/4 P

A principios de este mes, la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales publicó su informe de empleos mas reciente. El informe reveló que la economía perdió 140,000 puestos de trabajo en diciembre. Es un número devastador y un impacto dramático para aquellos hogares que perdieron una fuente de ingresos. Sin

Haciendo un balance del año pasado, ciertamente hemos vivido uno de los períodos mas estresantes de la historia reciente. Después de pasar mucho mas tiempo en casa durante toda la crisis de la salud, algunos se preguntan si deben mudarse para mejorar su bienestar y salud mental. Esto no es una sorpr

Ha habido muchos titulares informando sobre cómo la plusvalía de los propietarios de vivienda (la diferencia entre el valor actual de su casa en el mercado y la cantidad que debe en su hipoteca) ha aumentado drásticamente en los últimos años.  CoreLogic indicó que la plusvalía aumentó $17,000 para e

There have been a lot of headlines reporting on how homeowner equity (the difference between the current market value of your home and the amount you owe on your mortgage) has dramatically increased over the past few years. CoreLogic indicated that equity increased for the average homeowner by $17,0

Hey St. Pete! Here’s the best list of St. Petersburg events! This week we’re super excited about The Localtopia 2021 event and The Festivals of Speed. Keep reading, so you’re prepared for the week to come. St Petersburg events from 2/19 till 2/25 Pinellas County has a lot of things going on, and you

Según el último informe de Black Knight, Inc., un respetado proveedor de datos y análisis para las compañías hipotecarias, 6.48 millones de hogares han entrado en un plan de aplazamiento de pagos como resultado de las preocupaciones financieras provocadas por la pandemia COVID-19. Así es como están

Si está planeando comprar una casa, la tasación es un paso importante en el proceso. Es una evaluación profesional del valor en el mercado, de la casa que le gustaría comprar. En la mayoría de los casos, el prestamista ordena una tasación para confirmar o verificar el valor de la casa antes de prest

Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their most recent Jobs Report. The report revealed that the economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. That’s a devastating number and dramatically impacts those households that lost a source of income. However, we need to give it some co

Moving can make our lives better? As we look back over the past year, we’ve certainly lived through one of the most stressful periods in recent history. After spending so much more time at home throughout the health crisis, some are wondering if they should move to improve their mental health and we

According to the latest report from Black Knight, Inc., a well-respected provider of data and analytics for mortgage companies, 6.48 million households have entered a forbearance plan as a result of financial concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s where these homeowners stand right now

In most cases, an appraisal is ordered by the lender to confirm or verify the value of the home prior to lending the buyer money for the purchase. It’s also a different step in the process from a home inspection, which assesses the condition of the home before you finalize the transaction. Here’s th

Hey St. Pete! Here’s the best list of St. Petersburg events! This week we’re super excited about The Gulfport Fine Arts Festival and The DEN OF THIEVES Rollie’s and Kayla Trammels birthday show. Keep reading, so you’re prepared for the week to come. St Petersburg events from 2/12 till 2/18 Next week

Si pasar más tiempo en casa durante el año pasado le hizo pensar mucho en comprar una casa en lugar de alquilar, no está solo. Sin embargo, usted puede estar preguntándose si los dólares y centavos estarían a su favor ya que los precios de las viviendas siguen aumentando. Según los expertos, en much