Posts Tagged ‘Tampa’

Thoughts on Davis Islands and Carrollwood Homes

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Two neighborhoods I really love in the Tampa area are Carrollwood and Davis Islands. Up in North Tampa is the Carrollwood area. A couple interesting things to do here are weekend performances at the Cultural Arts center on Lowell Rd. There’s also the Carrollwood Players Community Theater on Gunn Highway. The Carrollwood Village area is really nice for walking or biking, and so is Lake Carroll. And even more biking is available on the Upper Tampa Bay Bike Trails,and those trails lead to the Suncoast Trail. So if you plan to shop for a home in Carrollwood, you’ll want to shop for a bike too! Carrollwood is centrally located in Tampa Bay and convenient to the airport, several malls, and major highways. You really can’t go wrong buying Tampa Real Estate in Carrollwood, it’s a lovely place that you will be happy to call home.

South Tampa Real Estate has some wonderful neighborhoods too. On Davis Islands, the blend of old and new architecture comes together beautifully.  This neighborhood is another favorite of mine. There are quite a few Mediterranean style homes with historic distinction, as well as lots of newer townhouses, condos & single family homes. There are a lot to choose from if you are looking for property on Davis Islands. Encircled by water, it’s a lovely place for a walk. The main street in the charming downtown is perfect for shopping or getting a bite to eat. There is a lovely marina here and the Davis Island Yacht Club, even a dog park and beach to take your dog. If you are looking for an upscale place to live,consider Tampa Bay Real Estate on Davis Islands. Living here is like a little slice of heaven.

Low Mortgage Rates Despite Volatile Bond Market

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Tampa homes realtor, Bob Lipply, thinks that the development of low prices and financing choices on homes has no intentions of changing, keeping the environment favorable for new buyers. A sizeable recovery in the housing market took place several weeks past. It was later cited to consumers securing the homebuyer tax credit before the deadline of April 30th. The month following the “recovery” posted a 13-year low in demand for home loans. Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft and other analysts are of the belief that this is a temporary decline, acknowledging that growth for the first three months of the year fell short of expectations. However the housing market has shown signs of being on the right path to recovery; it will be a slow one with inflation remaining stable.

Freddie Mac’s most recent figures illustrate that mortgage rates are holding at record lows in the midst of an unsteady U.S. bond market, with 30-year fixed mortgages averaging 4.79 percent for the week ending June 3, up 0.01 percentage points from the prior week but half a point lower than last year. This is in close proximity to the all-time low of 4.71 points reached last December, corroborating that 30-year rates have remained mainly unmoved. Similarly, 15-year fixed-rate mortgages have shown new record lows reaching 4.20 percent, which is considerably lower than the 4.79 percent average of the previous year. Freddie Mac has been tracking 15-year and 30-year mortgage rates since 1991 and 1971 respectively.