SI Real Estate Tampa and The Beaches

New Home Sales on the Rise Due to Pandemic   New stats have come in via LinkedIn that shows an interesting real estate market trend. New home sales have jumped a whopping 55% since last year.      This is a HUGE increase! We are observing that more and more people are taking a preference towards less congested areas with their own living space. This is not only due to COVID and the lockdown, but many millennials have begun to settle down and have families. The mortgage rates also have increased buyer interest in homes of all types!   New construction homes are gaining more popularity as well for the following reasons:  1. There is limited inventory as many occupied resale homes have been pulled from the market due to Coronavirus. Sellers do not want showings in their homes while they are still occupied which is understandable. If the home is vacant, by the time buyers submit their offers, the home of interest is already under contract. 2. The Millenni...

We have been reporting about an interesting real estate trend in Tampa Bay. Real estate agents are pleasantly surprised that for months now that properties are moving, prices increasing, and finally the news is now reporting their findings, Tampa Bay homes prices are on the rise . The Tampa Bay real estate prices have risen or at least remained constant every month this year.  Tampa Bay Price Changes 2011  According to the St. Petersburg Times , the median selling price of single family homes (including conventional, foreclosures, and short sales) rose 18 percent from $107,500 to $127,000 from January 2011 until June 2011. This is a huge difference in price! If you look at conventional home sales alone in that six month period, the increase was 8.5 percent. The median price is now $169,900, the highest peak since October 2010. January $107,500 We hear the doom and gloom stories of no housing recovery for years, but let’s hear some street talk from SI Real Estate . Six steady ...