Ryan O'Conner. Loan / mortgage on a waterfront condo in St. Petersburg Tampabay Fl. I just got a courtesy copy of this e mail Good news the loan file is complete and has been sent to closing for a March 31st mail away closing. I will call you this afternoon with details. Hope all is well.Ryan J. O'ConnorSr. Mortgage ConsultantRegions Mortgage Why am I so happy? Well the first 4 mortgage brokers that my client contacted were NOT able to do it. So, if you need a mortgage miracle just call Ryan O'Conner. Every time I work with him I am amazed on how fast and professional he is. Regions bank has great rates on waterfront condos and homes and also offers a lot of "niche" financing. Ryan O'Conner. Loan / mortgage on a waterfront condo in St. Petersburg Tampabay Fl.   If you think about buying... 03/24/2010

Following up on the Signature Place auction 2 weeks ago, including the condos sold at the auction, there are now 92 condo units at Signature Place that are under contract or already sold during the last 2 weeks. In addition to 102 units sold before the closing, that's 194 units out of 244 or 79.5%. I'd say that the Signature Place condo auction was a successful auction! The remaining units are only being shown by appointment and appointments are filled up days in advance. 03/22/2010

The auction at Signature Place has been creating buzz in downtown St Pete for the last few weeks. Today was it - the auction.  As we expected, all 41 sold, as well as 10 additional ones they put up for bid. Also as we expected, all of them sold above the minimum bids.So - 51 times this afternoon we heard GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE ....  SOLD! It was interesting to watch the bidders - some people would bid each time to their limit and stop; some were coaxed a bit higher. Some had two determined bidders going back and forth. Yes, it was an exciting place to be. Sale prices ranged from $174,000 to $742,000. We've posted more details on the Signature Place condo auction in downtown St Petersburg ...   03/07/2010

Signature Place has added six more condo units to the 35 condos that they have advertised and that are on their website. The auction is still scheduled for 1 pm on Sunday, March 7th - you MUST be preregistered to attend the auction, bring a photo ID, a Cashier's Check for $7,500 and a blank personal check, which you'll make out for the difference between 10% of your successful bid and the $7,500. Minimum bids on the additional units are in line with those of the previously offered units and range from $215,000 to $405,000, which represent discounts from the original prices of up to 71%. No units at the $135,000 minimum bids were added to the group. The Simms Team is over at Signature Place several times a week and sometimes, several times a day. Thus we stay current on what's happening.... 03/03/2010

Last week our firm joined the Pinellas County Realtor Organization that serves the Saint Petersburg and Clearwater area in the Sun Coast of Florida. This gives our agents access to listings and properties in all of Pinellas County, Western Pasco County, an reciprocal access to Hernando County.  Now we have full access to the entire Tampa Bay area. If you need to list a home, search for property, or do a flat fee MLS listing anywhere in the Suncoast, please consider Sand Dollar Realty Group for your listing. Now serving 32 counties including all major metropolitan markets in the peninsula of Florida. Pinellas County covers cities such as St Petersburg, Largo, Seminole, Belleair, and Tarpon Springs. Western Pasco County covers cities such as New Port Richey, Hudson, and Holiday.  Hernando... 02/26/2010

St Petersburg has many "new" downtown condos that haven't been sold by the developers. What's the right price? It's easy to tell what is the wrong price, because they languish on the market unsold. Signature Place, which by the end of 2009 had sold about 100 of its 244 units since opening in June, came up with an interesting idea to create buzz as well as establish prices. 35 Signature Place condos will be auctioned on March 7th - an absolute auction with a minumum bid on each unit. It certainly created a buzz. Thousands of people have walked through Signature Place in the last couple of weeks, looking at the units. We expect that the auction will help determine prices that the rest of the units will be offered at after the auction. 400 Beach was selling well, but the developer cross co... 02/26/2010

Signature Place condos in downtown St Petersburg just announced that 35 condos will be auctioned on March 7, 2010. This is an absolute auction, with minimum bids ranging from $135,000 for an 859 sq ft 1 bedroom 1.5 bath condo (list price wss $291,000-$336,750) to $430,000 for a 2,403 sq ft 3 bedroom plus den 3 bath unit (list price was $918,750). The minimum bids have discounts ranging from 49% to 64%. Signature Place is an architecturally significant highrise that was completed last year and began sales in June 2009. Approximately 40% of the 244 residential condo units have sold. To insure that they retain the right to buyer representation, anyone visiting the sales/auction office onsite to preview the units should bring their agent with them on their first visit to the property.   02/10/2010

Everybody is talking about a Short Sale In St. Petersburg Tampabay, Pinellas County.But most people are not familiar with the term Short Sale.For homeowners that need to sell their property but can not find a buyer for the price they need to pay of their mortgage, a short sale sometimes is the only option other than going in foreclosure. Here in St Petersburg Tampabay the market is over floating with Real Estate listings. People have bought properties 3 or 4 years ago and have paid more than they could get in today´s market.Now these homeowners need to sell and can´t find a buyer. If someone makes an offer it is usually much lower than asking price. The home owner might not get his money back or he might not even get the amount of the mortgage back.Now the options are limited, file for ... 02/06/2010

Take a good look and check the obvious before calling the appliance repair technician   St. Petersburg, FL – Appliance repairs are often needed at the most inconvenient times.  Of course, it is never a convenient time to have an appliance break down.  Lance Kimball is the manager of Appliance Repair Specialists, LLC, a company who provides appliance repair service within one day or less.   During a recent interview, Lance provided some troubleshooting tips for consumers.  “Rather than pay for a service call just to have us plug the unit in or reset a circuit breaker, check your power supply if the appliance is not working at all.  Though this sounds quite obvious, it is often overlooked and people are embarrassed when we simply plug the appliance in.”   Lance offered some tips for trou... 02/03/2010

Waterfront  one bedroom condos that were over $200,000 now start under $100,000, two bedrooms that were from the $280,000's not from the low $100,000's! Can you believe those prices? Come see these great condos many with waterside views!  Many have beautiful waterfront views! Homeowners will enjoy the resort-style amenities including pools,  fitness centers, and spa. Homeoners can even purchase their own boat slips! Waterside @ Coquina Key is a gated complex in an ideal waterside island. You can walk in your neighborhood for 3 miles along the Tampa Bay coastline. You can enjoy watching the dolphins play, boats sail by or see the cruise ships go out to sea. You can also go swimming in the pool that boarders the Tampa Bay Coastline. Waterside at Coquina Key has a north village and a south... 01/29/2010

HOME BUYER LOANS Gulf and Southern Mortgage offers loans to qualified applicants who wish to purchase and occupy new or existing homes within the St Petersburg, FL city limits. Home buyer assistance loans can be used for down payment, closing costs and / or interest rate buy down.  These loans are offered at 0% interest and are either repaid at 0% interest up to 10 years or deferred for 30 years.  Repayment determination is based on the applicant's median family income (MFI), as define by HUD. (see below) Eligible housing includes single family homes, condominiums or town homes with a maximum purchase price that does not exceed $215,555 for new or existing homes. **** Before of February 1, 2010, the amount of the city's home buyer assistance loans is based on the MFI of the applicant's ... 01/22/2010

Call Stephanie LeFew, Tampa area Realtor, Tampa Home Buy Realty for more details - stephanie@tampahomebuy.com www.TampaHomeBuy.com 813-624-3332 cellular phone.  Ask me about Buyer Incentives.  My Services are FREE to Buyers.  I am looking forward to your call.  "Shortsale".  This is a FANTASTIC family home for the First-Time Homebuyer! This house has been renovated with ceramic tile in all the wet areas.  Newer cabinets. This home has a true Florida feel! No HOA! (different kitchen appliances are in the home). Seller's bank has instructed the home be listed at this price. List Price $80,000  MLS #T2401741 1241 Square feet  - 3 bedroom 1 bath home     Call Stephanie LeFew, Affordable Pinellas County Florida real estate for sale, Pinellas County Realtor, Tampa Home Buy Realty for more det... 01/18/2010

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Eggs at the Saturday morning market in St. Petersburg. That's right. You can buy the tastiest eggs in downtown St. Pete at the Saturday morning market. If you get there late, they might be out of eggs but no problem you can order them on this website and the eggs will be waiting for you on Saturday. I am serious, not all eggs are the same. You have to try theses they are awesome. http://www.myspace.com/thedancinggoat Eggs at the Saturday morning market in St. Petersburg.     If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint Petersburg Tampabay Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or con... 01/05/2010

Saturday morning market in St. Petersburg I just love the Saturday morning market here in downtown Saint Petersburg. My mother is visiting from Germany and right now I am dragging her all over town, so this morning we went to St. Pete and visited the market. We found wonderful whole grain bread made from a German recipe. The bread tastes awesome and it is healthy.   Saturday morning market in St. Petersburg   If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint Petersburg Tampabay Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or condo and what the value of your property is. Check out great real est... 01/02/2010

Waterfront homes, townhomes and condos in Saint Petersburg Tampabay for sale. When we go to the other side of town, places like North East St. Pete, South East Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Point, Maximo, Coquina key, Tanglewood, Caya Costa, Downtown Saint Petersburg etc. you will also find gorgeous waterfront properties for sale but you will be at least 20 minutes away from the  sandy beaches. Due to the unique location of Pinellas County which is right in-between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampabay our waterfront properties are all different and have different things to offer. If you buy your home or condo right on the Gulf of Mexico, you have a beautiful sunset right in your backyard every day but you cannot have a boat. If you buy waterfront property on the Intracoastal Waterway, you can h... 01/01/2010

Waterfront homes, townhomes and condos in Saint Petersburg Tampabay for sale. A lot of people that want to buy in St. Petersburg Tampabay are from out of town, out of state even out of the country. The buyers typically start their search on the internet. Not knowing our neighborhood they might type in Pinellas County, Saint Petersburg or Tampabay. Well, our little Peninsula has a lot of different areas where you can find waterfront properties. In this post I will try to break it down for you so you can do a more specific search. When it comes to buying or selling or for that matter living in Saint Petersburg we (the locals) separate St. Petersburg into "The beaches" meaning the west of Pinellas County and "The Bay" meaning the East. We also have "Central Ave" which further divides Saint... 01/01/2010

The local MLS reported 34 sales in the neighborhood for 2009 with an average sale price of $465,000. The lowest sale price was $153,000 and the highest sale price was $1,011,900.   There are currently 23 homes listed for sale in the neighborhood ranging in list price from $259,000 to $3.2 million. There are seven homes currently under contract in the neighborhood.   Pictured below are two of the homes for sale.   This neighborhood is often referred to as Causeway Isles and includes Causeway Isles which is on the north side of Central Ave, South Causeway Isle which is south of Central Ave and South Causeway Isle Yacht Club which is reached via 79th Street through South Causeway Isle. The area consists of approximately 770 single family homes built primarily in the 1950's and 1960‘s. A la... 12/30/2009

The local MLS reported 18 sales in Holiday Park for 2009 with an average sale price of $200,000. The lowest sale price was $125,000 and the highest sale price was $290,000.   There are currently 14 homes listed for sale in the neighborhood ranging in list price from $128,900 to $349,000. There are three homes currently under contract in the neighborhood.   Pictured below are two of the homes for sale in Holiday Park.          The St. Petersburg neighborhood of Holiday Park consists of approximately 714 single family homes built primarily in the 1950's and 1960‘s. The homes in this neighborhood are well maintained. The neighborhood is close to Northwest Park and J. W. Cate Recreation Center. Some of the activities available to residents are baseball, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, karate, c... 12/30/2009

The local MLS reported 23 sales in Sheryl Manor for 2009 with an average sale price of $137,000.  The lowest sale price was $61,000 and the highest sale price was $215,000.   There are currently 15 homes listed for sale in the neighborhood ranging in list price from $83,000 to $219,900. There are ten homes currently under contract in the neighborhood. Pictured below are two of the homes for sale in Sheryl Manor.           The St. Petersburg neighborhood of Sheryl Manor consists of approximately 915 single family homes built primarily in the 1960‘s. The homes in this neighborhood are well maintained. The neighborhood is close to Northwest Park and J. W. Cate Recreation Center. Some of the activities available to residents are baseball, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, karate, cheerleading, ba... 12/30/2009