A Miami company has filed a lis pendens on a Clearwater mansion that was once part of the storied Century Oaks estate and is now on the market for nearly $ 19 million. Built in 1915 on a huge lot overlooking Clearwater Harbor, the 23,919-square-foot house has had a tangled recent history. Foreclosure News
Home prices in the Tampa Bay area shot up again in February as Pasco led the way with its biggest increase in a year. “We've got to see more who are interested in participating in the market coming online because we have buyers but not enough sellers,” Charles Richardson, regional vice president of Coldwell Banker, […]
Last year, Brett Buras and a partner scored big on a flip. They bought a house in Belleair Bluffs for $ 185,000, spent another $ 70,000 or so on renovations and sold it for $ 359,000 – a net profit of $ 104,000. Foreclosure News
A Tampa Realtor who allegedly tried to stop Fannie Mae from foreclosing on a property so that he could sell it himself has been charged with bankruptcy fraud and falsification of records in a bankruptcy proceeding, according to a report by the United States Attorney's Office , Middle District of Florida. David Lyle Morgan, 53, […]
Behind a tall iron fence lies one of the most unusual gated communities in Tampa Bay. And within that lies the most expensive and unusual bank-owned house for sale between Crystal River and Sarasota. Foreclosure News
Using money saved from a job and borrowed from his grandmother, he bought a foreclosed condo in north Pinellas County for $ 67,000. He did some inexpensive renovations and flipped it for $ 125,000 Now foreclosures are very rare,” he said. Foreclosure News
On the first episode of TV's newest real estate show, Tampa agent DeLeon Sheffield welcomes client John Racener to a large house for sale. “I love this part right here,” Racener exclaims as they step onto a covered lanai. Foreclosure News
Not the reanimated corpses of Walking Dead, but vacant houses that are in some stage of foreclosure but that have not yet been repossessed by the bank. According to ATTOM Data Solutions, the bay area is littered with 477 zombie foreclosures, ranking it fifth among the 150 largest metro regions. Foreclosure News
A decade after the housing crash, nearly 38 percent of bay area households are in rental properties, a new study shows. That compares to less than 30 percent in 2006, just before real estate values plunged and sent tens of thousands of Tampa Bay homes into foreclosure. Foreclosure News
Though not as common as during the foreclosure crisis, cash sales continue to make up a significant part of Tampa Bay's tight real estate market. That means buyers who have to borrow are often at a distinct disadvantage, especially those hunting for houses under $ 300,000. Foreclosure News