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Back to Blog Redfin recently released a new study citing Tampa Bay as the nation’s sixth best market for buyers.  According to the report, Tampa had nearly 27,000 sellers in April and just over 12,000 buyers. The most basic supply and demand lessons tell us having more sellers favors the buyer. Unfortunately, though, it’s not…

Back to Blog The National Association of Home Builders has made another Congressional push for industry reforms that will increase housing affordability and reduce regulations. More than 1,000 NAHB representatives went to Capitol Hill on June 12 for 250-plus meetings with U.S. Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff. They delivered a clear message. “The best way…

Back to Blog Build to rent (BTR) homes continue to rise in Tampa Bay, a top 10 national market for the sector since 2023, but it remains to be seen if the trend continues to grow here and nationally. A recent report from the Tampa Bay Business Journal revealed that the BTR inventory has grown…

Back to Blog The Tampa home real estate landscape continues to emerge as a buyers’ market, but that doesn’t necessarily mean home sales are on the rise. It’s a scenario that’s emerging across the nation. As Zonda chief economist Ali Wolf recently noted in a Marketwatch report, housing conditions may be easier to gauge, but…

Back to Blog As of this writing, the Legislature is still in extended regular session which is scheduled to end on June 30.  While in extended regular session the Legislature can technically seek to modify bills which have already passed both houses but that is extremely unlikely to occur unless a particular policy issue has…

Back to Blog In a legislative season fraught with theatrics, surprises, and necessary acrobatics, week 8 of this year’s regular session ended on an almost anticlimactic and quiet note.  Regular session concluded just shy of 11 p.m. Friday with the House and Senate passing a joint resolution to extend session through June 6 to complete…

Back to Blog As the ancient English philosopher John Locke once said, the end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. As we begin the final week of…

Back to Blog Maybe you’ve chuckled at the latest round of Home.com commercials featuring actor/comedian Dan Levy, SNL star Heidi Gardner and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman.  Behind the laughs, however, lies a serious business – one that’s growing greater as more home buyers turn to data and even AI to guide their search. Homes.com…

Back to Blog The Tampa Bay housing market continues to correct after years of standing out as one of the hottest markets in the nation. But how much the market will change remains a topic of varied speculation. A series of factors have impacted the market. During and immediately after the pandemic, Florida’s high rate…

Back to Blog Week six of this year’s legislative session produced both progress and stagnation.  With committee schedules ending soon, some bills may not make it across the finish line this year because they may not make it through one or more necessary committee stops.  Norms and rules, though, can be waived.  Portions of a…