Remodeling for profit? Unlikely
Friday, 15 December 2017
Home renovations as an investment for a future sale with hopes of recovering the improvement costs are a dicey prospect at best. Real estate agents and remodeling construction specialists caution against that assumption. “Hardly anything will offer a net profit,” says Barry Grooms, Realtor, broker and co-owner of SaraBay Real Estate with his wife, Sherry.
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A Designer’s Top 10 Tips for Interior Lighting
Friday, 10 November 2017
It might be a design cliche, but good lighting truly is everything. Lighting affects the ambiance and mood of a space — get it right and the whole look of your interiors will improve. These are my top 10 tips and considerations for creating a well-lighted home. 1. Consider ceiling height. Knowing your ceiling height
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Water Street Tampa to include residential building with grocery store, apartments and condos
Friday, 27 October 2017
The first residential building at Water Street Tampa will have one tower with rental apartments and a second with condominiums, both rising from a base featuring a full-service grocery store, developers said Thursday. The building at 815 Water Street is planned for the intersection of Water Street and Channelside Drive, next to Amalie Arena and
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Will Hurricane Irma slow Tampa Bay’s booming real estate market?
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Expecting the worst from Hurricane Irma, Tampa real estate agent Jeff Shelton fled to Atlanta where wind-whipped trees toppled onto two rental properties he owns. Back in Florida, his house and beachfront condo both survived Irma unscathed. That’s the kind of story he’s happy to share with clients. “I’ve got two executives with a major
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Amazon’s Alexa adds more real estate skills
Monday, 07 August 2017
SEATTLE – Aug. 4, 2017 – More companies are finding ways to integrate digital voice assistants, like Amazon’s Alexa, into showcasing real estate information. Coldwell Banker focused more on voice-assisted devices after a consumer survey earlier this year found that 72 percent of Americans with smart home products want voice control. By the end of
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Hughes Shelton Realtors – Mike Hughes, Jeff Shelton, Andrea Webb & Team members were Named to the 2017 REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Agents
Friday, 07 July 2017
TAMPA, Fla. – July 6, 2017 – PRLog — Hughes Shelton Realtors of Coldwell Banker was named one of America’s most productive sales agents as a part of REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Agents, the newly issued ranking report produced by REAL Trends and sponsored by Zillow Group. Hughes Shelton Realtors is now a member of the “America’s Best Real Estate Agents,” and ranked number 15 for the state of Florida.
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Vinik-Cascade team reveals district name, details on first phase of development (Rendering)
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Strategic Property Partners is naming its mixed-use district after the main corridor in its multi-billion-dollar development, hoping to create a signature street and sense of place in Tampa’s urban core. The district will be known as Water Street Tampa, a nod to the rebuilt Water Street that will become the central spine of the urban
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Next buyers’ market? Two or three years, say some experts
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Just last month, a 32-year-old meteorologist was excited by his promotion to a better-paying position with the National Weather Service. At long last, he figured, he could afford to buy a modest single-family house in a middle-income suburb near his office. But so far, his housing search has proved fruitless. Though his earnings have risen,
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Former St. Pete Beach estate of beer titan August Busch Jr. fetches $5.4 million
Friday, 16 June 2017
ST. PETE BEACH — Nearly a decade and one scrubbed auction after it first hit the market, the former winter home of beer and baseball magnate August A. Busch Jr. sold today for $5.395 million. That is the second highest amount paid for a residentially zoned property in the Tampa Bay area this year. A
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