Real Estate

Tampa real estate booming; leads state

Submitted by Charles Billi, 10 News Anchor/Reporter

Sunday, April 28th, 2013, 10:44am

Tampa, Florida-- The numbers are in, and they are up! More homes were sold last month in the Tampa Bay area than in in the past seven years combined.

According to MLS figures, 3,100 homes were sold in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties last month, a 7 percent increase compared to the same month in 2012.

Home sales prices also increased, up 22 percent over the same time period.

The average home in the Tampa Bay area sold for $150,000.

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Deadline: Apply for homestead exemption and agriculture status before Friday

Submitted by Michael Weber, Multimedia News Producer

Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 8:05am

Deadline: Apply for homestead exemption and agriculture status before Friday

HIllsborough County, Florida-- The Hillsborough County Property Appraisers office wants to remind everyone that the deadline to apply for homestead exemption or agriculture classification is fast approaching. Residents have until March 1st to file the required forms.

Here's the release:

TAMPA – Property owners in Hillsborough County seeking to lower their taxes through either homestead exemption or agriculture classification have until Friday, March 1 to file the required forms with the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser’s Office.

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Highland Homes earns top honor for 20K online tours

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012, 11:26am

Highland Homes earns top honor for 20K online tours

Holiday, Florida -- Highland Homes has earned the prestigious Double Diamond Award for being the first home builder to have its model-home video tours seen by more than 20,000 prospective home buyers on mousethruthehouse.com, an innovative online system that provides home shoppers with free front-door-to-front door video tours of hundreds of model homes throughout central Florida.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies agree to stadium deal with Al Lang

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Thursday, September 13th, 2012, 5:08pm

Tampa Bay Rowdies agree to stadium deal with Al Lang

Saint Petersburg, Florida -- The Tampa Bay Rowdies will be staying at Al Lang Stadium. The club announced Wednesday they signed a 4-year agreement keeping them at the stadium starting with the 2013 season.

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Parade of Homes ends April 1

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, March 31st, 2012, 10:30am

Brandon, Florida—2012’s Parade of Homes, a two-week home parade that displays the newest home designs and housing trends, wraps up on Sunday, April 1.

The parade, with close to 90 model homes featured in 50 communities throughout Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, had a 26 percent increase in entries, and a 40-45 percent increase in overall attendance from previous years’ stats.

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Tampa Bay Parade of Homes kicks off Saturday

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, March 16th, 2012, 10:26am

Tampa Bay Parade of Homes kicks off Saturday

Tampa Bay, Florida -- A two-week home parade kicks off Saturday featuring 36 home builders from more than 50 communities throughout Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas. Nearly 90 homes will be featured in this year's Tampa Bay Parade of Homes that runs from March 17 to April 1.

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Coming soon: 2011 Hillsborough County Neighborhoods Conference

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4th, 10:43 am

Tampa, Florida -- Leaders from more than 1,000 neighborhood, civic, homeowners, condominium and crime watch associations throughout Hillsborough County, Plant City, Tampa and Temple Terrace are invited to register for the 2011 Hillsborough County Neighborhoods Conference.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 2 at the Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry Campus from 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The Neighborhoods Conference provides an opportunity to help citizens build a sense of community and make their neighborhoods safe, attractive and friendly.

The conference is also a great way for neighborhood leaders to network with each other and meet with local government officials and local businesses.

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