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2016’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities

By Richie Bernardo  | WalletHub To many of us, pets are family — only furrier and slimier. It’s only natural, then, to seek out the places where these relatives of ours can enjoy the best quality of life. According to an American Pet Products Association survey, a record 65 percent, or 79.7 million, American households today

10 Cities Americans Are Moving To Right Now (And 10 They Are Leaving)

Whether for professional or personal reasons, people sometimes pick up and move. In the United States, folks have been migrating to urban areas in recent generations, but these days the places they wind up are not necessarily the major hubs we might expect. Recently, real estate information platform, Realtor.com, completed a study on where people
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Publix pushes its way into the Fortune 100

The business strength of the Tampa Bay region is getting some validation from the newly released Fortune 500 list for 2016. Tampa Bay now has five companies on the list, up from four in 2015, including a company that ranks among the 100 leading firms nationwide in what Fortune says is its key benchmark for
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The 10 Hot-Spots for Movers

This summer more Americans are on the move. So where are they going? Census Bureau migration data mixed with cross-metro moving requests on moving.com and cross-metro search traffic data on realtor.com® reveals the hot-spots drawing the most new residents lately. The cities attracting the most residents lately tend to have two main things in common:

Two Month Detour Expected on Block of West Shore Blvd. in South Tampa

A one-block stretch of busy West Shore Boulevard will be closed to traffic more than two months beginning April 27 while a contractor completes part of a project to improve drainage in South Tampa, the city said. West Shore is expected to be shut down from Bay Way Drive to Beachway Drive, just south of
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4 Ways to Sell Outdoor Space

In Florida, many buyers look beyond the amount of square feet under air conditioning and consider how they can use a home’s outdoor space. To draw more attention to a listing’s outdoor features, some fairly simple things can heighten its appeal: Create a seamless flow from the indoors. Replace a standard door opening with sliding
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Clearwater Beach ranked No. 1 in the U.S.

You don’t need to fly 13-plus hours to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to feel the best beach in America under your toes — it’s right here in the Tampa Bay area, according to TripAdvisor. The travel reviews and booking website announced its best beaches rankings today, and Clearwater Beach edged out Lanikai Beach
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Preserve Value With These 4 Classic Remodeling Projects

If you are thinking about selling your home or just giving it an update, it’s important to think less “trendy” and more “classic” when it comes to remodeling. These four classic remodeling projects will add value to your home and give you a great return on your investment. Front Door Revamp If you don’t use

Home sales in the Tampa Bay area continue to sizzle as prices climb

By: Susan Taylor Martin, Tampa Bay Times Though down from the torrid pace earlier in the year, Tampa Bay’s real estate market showed healthy gains in September with single family home sales up 14.5 percent and prices up 10 percent. The strongest showings were in Hernando County, where sales shot up 37.5 percent compared to

The Next Three Months: Best Time to Buy

Low mortgage rates, declining home prices, and homes that are lingering on the market longer are three main reasons why the next three months could be the best time to buy so far this year, says Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com®’s chief economist. “The spring and summer home-buying seasons were especially tough on potential buyers this year