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Consumers: This blog is still all about you!

Our logo says it all: The TEAM Works blog has always been about you. Nearly everything written here is aimed at making our readers better consumers as it relates to being more knowledgeable about buying, selling or improving their property. We believe informed consumers make informed choices, and we want to do our part to keep you informed. For the past 6 months we’ve shared useful consumer information about such varied topics as: how the stock market is affecting the local housing market; investor-savvy home improvements; how to communicate expertly with your REALTOR®; the sinkhole housing crisis; which smart phone apps are essential for buyers and sellers; the importance of sellers pet-prepping their homes; what sellers can learn from first-time offers; how to impress buyers with your garage; the potential pitfalls of social media; incentives sellers can offer buyers; the advantage of sellers dealing only with pre-qualified buyers; preparing your … Continue reading

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Act now to sink Citizens’ insurance rate hike

Isn’t it ironic that the policyholders who pay Citizens Property Insurance to insure their homes against the threat of sinking into the ground, now find that the real threat of losing their home may come from the insurer itself? The request by Citizens Property Insurance to increase premiums for its 94,000 customers in the Tampa Bay region has gone from predatory to just plain greedy. Time is running short for residents to stand up to these out-of-touch bureaucrats who oversee the state-run property insurer. They either don’t know or don’t care that charging such exorbitant fees will result in losing most of their customers, or putting a huge financial strain on the ones who remain. Citizens’ board of governors also seems indifferent to the possibility that their actions will negatively impact the housing market, especially in Hernando County and Pasco County, where the steepest premium increases are proposed. I wrote … Continue reading

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Housing reports bode well for Hernando County

It may not be ready to dance a jig just yet, but the home-selling industry in the Tampa Bay region is on its feet and feeling the rhythm of the beat. News came earlier this week that for the first time in almost 5 years, the median selling price of a single-family home in the Tampa Bay region either rose or held its own for a six-month period. That is the first time that has happened since 2006. In addition — and this is equally encouraging — the median sale price of a single-family home in the five-county region of Hernando, Citrus, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties increased 18 percent, from $107,500 in January to $127,000 in June. You can read more details in this link to a story in the St. Petersburg Times by staff writer Mark Puente, but my take on it is this: After several years of … Continue reading

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