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Real Estate newsletter for Saint Petersburg Tampabay,Seminole, St. Pete beach, Madeira Beach  real estate market report.

Hello to everybody. Hope you are having a great summer and taking time off to smell the roses. This is your South Beaches Real Estate newsletter for August, hope you enjoy it.

What is the real estate market doing? The numbers speak for themselves.

June numbers   Existing home sales rose 28 percent last month with a total of 15,850 homes sold statewide compared to 12,339 homes sold in June 2008, according to FAR.

In Florida's year-to-year comparison for condos, 5,241 units sold statewide compared to 3,771 units in June 2008 for a 39 percent increase. The statewide existing condo median sales price last month was $112,900; in June 2008 it was $180,400 for a 37 percent decrease

July numbers    According to Pinellas Realtor Organization. July home sales rose 26 percent from a year earlier, from 841 to 1,134. Prices dipped 21 percent over that year, from $172,500 to $136,200. The supply of homes on the market is still high but constricting: 12,479 in July 2009 versus 15,919 in July 2008.

I just checked the MLS and we have 98 active short sale listing and bank owned properties just on the Barrier Islands between Tierra Verde and Indian Rocks Beach. Starting at $89,000 all the way to $2,900,000. One really sticks out. A direct beachfront condo at the Fairwinds. Not even 3 years old, over 3300 heated square feet, incredible views onto the Gulf and the beach. Sold in April 2006 for $1,575,000 and is now on the market for $800,000.

The numbers you just read in ourReal Estate newsletter for Saint Petersburg Tampabay, Seminole, St. Pete beach, Madeira Beach real estate market report are showing that it has really picked up.

Property taxes.  For all you guys that do not want to wait for the tax bill. The Pinellas county property appraiser just released the estimated taxes for 2009 a few hours ago.

Click here, http://www.pcpao.org/ on the left hand site click on "search our data base" and so on........ Once you have clicked on your property you will see a new yellow line and these are your estimated taxes for 2009. Scroll down and see how it changed over the last few years.

Have you ever hit the F1 button on your Computer? Do so if you need help. It will open the help screen for the program you are in.

 I have had it. I am throwing out my Windex and replace it with vinegar. I have three very good reasons.

I just paid $3.98 for a bottle of Windex  (26 ounces) that would make about $20 for a Gallon. Vinegar at Sam's club is less than $2 per gallon.

Vinegar is much easier on the environment

It can do so much more than Windex and I get to throw out half of my cleaning supply that is now a health hazard zone under my sink. Check out this website if my three reasons made sense to you.

http://www.versatilevinegar.org/usesandtips.html

We get a lot of comments on our new "weather report" check it out; let me know if we forgot something.

 Ok. This was it for  the August Real Estate newsletter for Saint Petersburg Tampabay, Seminole, St. Pete beach, Madeira Beach  real estate market report.

Check out our Q&A section if you have a moment. As always, we are only a phone call away when it comes to all your real estate needs.

Have a fabulous week

Anne and Manny

 

 

This is a LONG newsletter (hope you read it anyway)

Let's start with real estate.

Good news

The Interest rates are down down down !!!

So, hopefully that will keep a lot of people with ARM's in their homes because they can afford their mortgage payments again. Also, a 30 year fixed is the lowest rate we have seen in 37 years.

It will get buyers "off the fence" and motivate them to buy because the interest rate is so low (how much lower can it get)

Add these two and we will see a lower inventory which is exactly what we need to balance supply and demand.

I am not going to give you any bad news this time because you get enough from the media and after all, it is the holidays.

Just a few real estate numbers for Pinellas County as of Dec.1^st.

Our inventor is down to 15,540 single family homes and condos (combined)  for sale in Pinellas County. Remember, we were around 17,000 not too long ago.

We sold 8682 properties so far this year

More than 65% of the sold properties were in a price range between $100,000 and $400,000.

Thanks to one of my friends (keep the info coming)

We now know how to

Save money on directory assistance when looking or a business phone number.

Call Google. Yes that is right It is called Goog-411

A free telephone based information service that could replace expansive 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.   So, try it, dial 1-800-GOOG-411   =  1 800  4664  411 The computer even understands my strange accent. . . . .

Special thanks to Nancy Scarangella and Lana Wagner who have (literally) given me a truck full of stuff to donate to CASA

 I got this from yet another friend, please read.

Change your cell phone location setting to "on".

You may remember that a young woman was recently abducted from a Target
parking lot in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City. Her body was
discovered many miles away in Missouri. They were able to locate her by
the sequence of cell phone towers that picked up her cell phone location.


She had not attempted to dial out, but when her family was trying to call
her the towers could sense her phone. Sadly, the authorities were not
able to reach her in time. However, they were able to locate her body
which was in an area where they never would have searched without the
cell phone tower information.
The cell phone 'locator' can be either set to:

1. E911 ... in which case you must dial out to be located;
2. or it can be set to be on all the time ... 'Location on'

With it on all the time you can be located by emergency services through
the police if you fail to respond (sick, injured or worse).
ALL cell phones have this feature. It's called Location.
It's under the Settings tool
Once you turn this on, THEN your phone is traceable (select Location On
instead of 'E911 Only').

Here are my tips for this month.

Let's help and save the planet.

Put that extra plate or two in your dishwasher or the extra towel in the washer.

Use half of the shampoo, (you will still look gorgeous)

Do not take bags at the store if you can fit the purchase in your handbag or simply carry it to the car.

Set your water heater a few degrees lower, you won't really notice the difference.

Try to recycle; bottle and cans are the easiest.

Sat away from Bleached paper products, brown is beautiful color, so use the none bleached.

Last but not least Mr. Mandell brother of Mr. Diabetes

 (We work in the same building) asked me to tell all of you about this special event on Dec. 21. His brother will complete a 10,000 mile walk on that day and you are invited come to join the Walk and PARTY. Read this story, it is amazing, he walked for 8 years !!! http://defeatdiabetes.org. Final walk 1.30 to 4 pm starts at the north end of John's Pass 2 miles to Archibald Beach.

Here are my tips for this month.

Let's help and save the planet.

Put that extra plate or two in your dishwasher or the extra towel in the washer.

Use half of the shampoo, (you will still look gorgeous)

Do not take bags at the store if you can fit the purchase in your handbag or simply carry it to the car.

Set your water heater a few degrees lower, you won't really notice the difference.

Try to recycle; bottle and cans are the easiest.

Sat away from Bleached paper products, brown is beautiful color, so use the none bleached.

OK

Enough with the reading, go out and enjoy yourself, have a good time and smell the roses.

Happy Holidays and a wonderful start to the New Year.

As always, check out my website

AnneHensel.com leave your comments and questions, get updates on the market and find more information on Saint Petersburg Real Estate.

Here are some older Real estate newsletters for Saint petersburg Florida 

South Beaches newsletter November

  

St. Petersburg Real Estate Newsletter for October

  

Real Estate news for Pinellas County

  

Search  single family, condos, vacation homes or investment properties for sale in Florida.

If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint Petersburg Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or condo and what the value of your property is. Check out great real estate deals or visit condo associations like Seminole Isle.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us.   727 409 8706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanks giving

How is that?    Some good news at Thanks giving.

HOME SALES

For the second month in a row, Florida's existing home sales rose in October: Florida Realtors reported a 15 percent increase in activity in the year-to-year comparison; last month's sales of existing condos statewide increased 5 percent in the year-to-year comparison.

And more, look at the interest rates. The banks are finally reacting, interest rates for a fixed mortgage have come down a lot.

 We all should do something.

With the economy being this bad more and more people need help. I was shocked the other day when I saw on TV that a help centre here in Saint Petersburg, was serving food and they could not feed all the people that showed up. I am writing this to ask everybody ONE question. All the people you buy gifts for this year, do they really need them? Do they need that extra sweater or the crystal vase or the new handbag? In the spirit of Thanks giving, the holiday season why don't we take a close look at the list of presents we want to buy this year? Here is what I will do.

Everybody on my list will get a present, but it is going to be much smaller and they will also get can food that they can donate if they want to. Sometimes, all people need, is a reminder; we tend to forget about all the not so fortunate people around. We get so caught up in our own problems and the day to day business, that even if we have good intentions, we never get around to do something about it.

Talking about gifts. Here is our gift to you. If there is something you want to donate, food, cloth, whatever it is, and you do not have time to bring it to one of the shelters, give us a call or send us an e mail. Between now and Dec. 20^thSouth Beaches Real Estate Professionals and St. Pete Realty will make the time and pick it put at your house, and deliver it to a shelter. (sorry, you only get this gift if you live in the Saint Pete area, we can not pick up from our out of towners. . . )

 Go Shopping at Sears (a friend sent this to me)

How does Sears treat its employees who are called up for military duty? By
Law, they are required to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing
More. Usually, people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of
Being called up.

Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and maintaining all
Benefits, including medical insurance and bonus programs, for all called up
Reservist employees for up to two years.

I submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be
Recognized for its contribution. I suggest we all shop at Sears, and be
Sure to find a manager to tell them why we are there so the company gets the
Positive reinforcement it well deserves.

Go out and smell the roses

St. Pete Beach and Pasadena Lighted Boat Parade: 6 p.m. Friday Dec. 12^th.The parade starts at the Merry Pier at the Pass-a-Grille section of St. Pete Beach and runs past the Don Cesar hotel to the tip of the island.

Treasure Island Christmas Boat Parade: Dec. 14^th   6:20 p.m. Sunday. Offering one of the best views for spectators, this parade leaves Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club (400 Treasure Island Causeway) and floats by John's Pass at about 7 p.m.

Madeira Beach Boat Parade:7 p.m. Dec. 13. The parade starts at John's Pass and ends in the canal north of City Hall on the border with Redington Beach, beyond the Tom Stuart Causeway Bridge.

Redington Beach And Indian Shores Parade:6 p.m. Dec. 14. The parade begins north of the Tom Stuart (Madeira Beach) Causeway. Boats will cover a route following the Intra-Coastal Waterway from just north of the Tom Stuart Causeway Bridge (Redington Beach) to The Pub restaurant in Indian Shores.

This month I want to name Synovus Bank in St, Pete Beach for outstanding customer service. Also Scott from Pelican inspections deserves to be mentioned as a very knowledgeable home inspector.

 

 

If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in Saint Petersburg Florida, give me a call. I know the market, I know the neighborhood. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach. Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Tampabay areas. We also work with short sale and foreclosures.   727 409 8706