Signs of improvement in the world of St. Petersburg Real Estate continue to surface, sometimes without much fanfare, and sometimes with a bang! This empty corner lot on Snell Isle, directly across from Coffee Pot Bayou, is one such sign. The lot was apparently deemed to be more valuable than the old house that used to [...]
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That’s a common enough phrase, isn’t it? You hear a lot of cities described as ‘a great place to live and work’. And, while I believe that it’s very true in St. Petersburg, I’m actually using the phrase here in more of a macro sense. I’m talking about specific buildings that have been designed as both [...] Fresh Market Coming to Cocoanut Grove Site (click on photo for larger image) For a good many years, the corner of Fourth Street North and 30th Avenue was the home of the Cocoanut Grove Motel, a grouping of cottages that hummed with activity every winter, as the tourists flocked back down to St. Petersburg to [...] I’ve been working with a friend and client to help find her dream condominium – she was hoping to find a place on the water, with a great view. We found the perfect place, made an offer, did a little negotiating, and the contract has been signed – closing will take place in about a month. [...] On Tuesday morning, the Today Show aired a segment in which their Real Estate expert, Barbara Corcoran, gave her Top Ten Markets in the country in terms of being able to get a great deal on a house right now, in today’s market. I was listening with some interest, but then, when she got to market number [...] Signature Place (click for larger view) Today’s Monday, and that usually means that I’m going to say something about Real Estate. Today’s post is a little bit of advice about purchasing a condominium in a newly constructed condo building. My wife and I have some friends who decided, somewhat on a whim last week, to go [...] Last Monday, I wrote about Short Sales. Buyers can get some pretty good deals if they purchase a house or condo via a Short Sale, but anyone considering it needs to have supreme patience. Many banks are now taking from three to six months to give a decision on a Short Sale offer. A few are [...] Upside Down Home – Click for Larger Photo Rule number one in thinking about a Short Sale: Do NOT, for a moment, allow yourself to believe that the word ’short’ is referring to the length of time the transaction will take! A Short Sale occurs when someone absolutely has to sell their home, but the home [...] |
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