SI Real Estate Tampa and The Beaches

3 BD/3.5 BA/2 CG/Boatslip $325,000  MLS: T2465135 $2,000 per month   MLS: T2460929 This week we wanted to present a beautiful property for you to view. This is a luxury waterfront townhome that is currently listed for sale and for rent. This beautiful home has three stories with three bedroom and three and a half bathrooms. You will be dazzled by the great attention to detail. It features lovely Plantation shutters, designer chandeliers, carpet and ceramic tile flooring throughout. There is a first floor game room features full cabinet wet bar, refrigerator and a full bathroom, along with an attached deck that leads to nature conservation. The gorgeous kitchen is updated with new applicances, gorgoues wood cabinets and an island for entertaining. This Spinnaker Cove townhome also includes an additional deck off of the second floor living area with views of the natural and tropical Florida landscaping. Most of all, this property includes access to a 40 ft. boat slip w...

Tampa, Florida has long been a destination city, and that did not change in 2010. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) recent article, Top 10 Most Searched Markets at Realtor.com , Realtor.com found that Tampa along with Orlando and Miami are among the top 10 cities being visited by online viewers. This is an important measure as “Online search is a critical measure of interest in real estate, especially now that more than 90 percent of buyers search for their homes online,” said Realtor.com’s President Errol Samuelson. Errol added, “Changing conditions throughout 2010 in the sunshine sates resulting from foreclosures, the tax credit, interest rates and other factors created more interest in real estate compared to other states that we hope leads to increased activity and sales in 2011.” For those of us who live in Tampa, Florida this comes as no surprise. Of course Tampa will be one of the top business and leisure destination cities in the world. Tampa has fabu...

Tampa Bay Top Florida Investment Market International real estate investors are taking advantage of the U.S. real estate market’s excellent deals and those buyers with cash available see the American market as a very appealing investment, reaping excellent benefits and ensuring the best value for their money. Regardless of our current economic status, international buyers still see our market one of the safest and most secure investments. Interest in our real estate market has grown since the housing prices began to plummet and is expected to increase by more than 70% percent this year, according to a recent study by the Association of Foreign Investors In Real Estate ( AFIRE ). According to the Reality Times article “ International Investors Bullish on America; See Opportunity in U.S. Real Estate ” AFIRE conducts an annual survey at the beginning of each year and this year they found that their investment group, which controls the largest amount of money in the world – they have all ...