Category Archives: Tampa Realtors

• Wednesday, February 8, 2012

  Cash Investors could be driving down prices

  Posted In Categories: Florida Homeowners, Tampa Foreclosures, Tampa Real Estate, Tampa Realtors, Tampa Short Sales

  Tagged: tampa home investors, Tampa Home Sales, tampa investment property, Tampa Real Estate

  Some say that cash buyers, who are primarily investors, are driving down home prices.  According to a survey taken of 2500 Realtors nationwide, cash buyers are purchasing homes for much lower prices than they normally would be selling for.  Cash buyers are attractive to sellers because they can often close quickly and without as many contingencies to potentially keep a sale from going through. Because of the ability for a quick closing and the convience to the seller, these investors usually acquire properties for a better price. 

   

  Some realtors feel that cash investors commanding so much of the current market may not be a bad thing. For example, in the tampa real estate market which has many neighborhoods filled with foreclosures it is viewed as positive when investors come in and purchase homes to get them off the market.

• Wednesday, January 25, 2012

  5 ways to Gain Confidence in Short Sales

  Posted In Categories: Tampa Realtors, Tampa Short Sales

  Tagged: florida real estate market, florida realtors, Short Sales, Tampa Real Estate

  1. Take a course to help you understand the Basics. National Association of Realtors Short Sale

  and Foreclosure Resource Certification is one option.

  2. Network with peers. Share issues and ideas to gain a well rounded perspective on the Short Sale market

  3. Review pertinent federal and Florida guidelines. It’s not just the federal rules but

  also what’s happening in Florida Short Sales, too.

  4. Identify a Strategic Partner. That could be another salesperson in Tampa Real Estate with

   the expertise and willingness to work with you or a third party company.

  5. Seek your Broker’s guidance.