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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.

USF announces student housing partnerships with two apartment complexes

USF announces student housing partnerships with two apartment complexes

Tampa, Florida- The Department of Housing & Residential Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa announced Monday that it has entered into housing affiliation agreements with two local student apartment complexes, The Province and Avalon Heights.  Both properties are owned and managed by American Campus Communities, based in Austin, Texas, and are popular housing choices of USF students.  These new affiliated partners complement the existing affiliat

Spring Home Show opens at fairgrounds

Spring Home Show opens at fairgrounds

Tampa, Florida -- Florida's Largest Spring Home Show opens Friday, March 15 and runs through Sunday, March 17 in Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds.

Admission is free on Friday, March 15 and admission Saturday and Sunday is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors 55+, and children under 12 are admitted free with an adult.

The expo includes more than 900 exhibits to inspire visitors looking to spruce up their homes.

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.

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.