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04/09/2024

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08/17/2023

Tampa Real Estate: Stable Sales and Steady Demand

Denise Roberts is a real estate agent with People's Choice Realty Service. Check out Denise Roberts's listings or office listings.

08/13/2023

How to solve Tampa Bay’s housing crisis? Start with these four ideas
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Jeff Brandes of the Florida Policy Project suggests upzoning and accessory dwelling units as potential solutions to Florida's affordable housing crisis. Upzoning would adjust land use regulations to permit greater density or building height increases, while accessory dwelling units such as accessory...

07/31/2023

New Florida Law Addressing Rental Shortages

Denise Roberts is a real estate agent with People's Choice Realty Service. Check out Denise Roberts's listings or office listings.

07/30/2023

Fla. in Top 5 for Homebuyers with PMI
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In 2022, the top 5 states for private mortgage insurance were Texas, Florida, California, Illinois and Ohio. In Florida, 57% of homebuyers relied on PMI to purchase their home, with the average loan amount being $341,716. The report also found that the average Floridian using PMI had a median househ...

07/22/2023

Florida program has $10,000 for you if you're hardening your home against hurricanes
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The My Safe Florida Home program, launched in November, provides grants up to $10,000 to Florida residents to help them harden their homes for hurricane season. To qualify for the program, applicants must own and live in the home, qualify for the homestead exemption, have an insured value of $700,00...

07/13/2023

Strong Seller’s Markets in the Southeastern Region

Denise Roberts is a real estate agent with People's Choice Realty Service. Check out Denise Roberts's listings or office listings.

06/26/2023

Fla. Oks $117.3M for Affordable Housing Development
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The Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors approved $117.3 million in loan funding to address the cost increases of 30 affordable housing developments across the state. The majority of the funding comes from the Live Local Act, a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March, which alloca...

06/25/2023

Groundbreaking on affordable housing development in Tampa as thousands remain on waitlist
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The need for affordable housing is great in the Tampa Bay area, with 15,000 people waiting for affordable housing or Section 8 vouchers in Tampa and 10,000 people on the waitlist in St. Petersburg. Construction will begin on CasaBel-Mar, a complex in South Tampa, with 100 units of which 75 will go t...

06/19/2023

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06/17/2023

Tampa Bay area sees 21% growth in residential construction permits in 2022
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Florida is experiencing record growth in residential construction, with building permits increasing 38% since 2019. According to data from real estate software company Point2 Homes, the Sunshine State is second in the country with more than 212,000 building permits issued in 2022, behind Texas and f...

06/11/2023

Mixed economic news shows rise in mortgage delinquencies, but big drop in foreclosures
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The national mortgage delinquency rate rose in April, but serious delinquencies and foreclosure data showed improvement. Foreclosure starts reached the lowest level since September 2022 and 45 states, accounting for 90% of the nation, plus the District of Columbia, saw a reduction in serious delinqu...