tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-549319 2009-11-11T17:09:50-05:00 Opinions and information on Real Estate issues in the West Central area of Florida. Including Zephyrhills, Dade City, San Antonio, North Tampa, Lutz, Land O'Lakes, Temple Terrace, Wesley Chapel, Saint Leo, North Lakeland, and Eastern Hernando County - JOHN ELWELL - REALTOR at CENTURY 21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. 34619 State Road 54, Zephyrhills, FL 33541 Tel: 813-783-4444 LICENSED IN FLORIDA TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0128757eeb12970c 2009-11-11T17:09:50-05:00 2009-11-11T17:15:14-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Sometimes it is better to rent a place to live rather than to buy one. Perhaps you will only be in a location for a short period of time and buying a home would not make sense. Maybe you do...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=ibczJ1wDFoQ:0n205AOUqKc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/ibczJ1wDFoQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/buying-vs-renting-a-home-in-general-the-answer-is-an-easy-one.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a676b15b970b 2009-11-10T21:37:14-05:00 2009-11-10T21:44:39-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Main Street Zephyrhills, Inc. is offering another Zephyrhills Saturday Nite Cruise on November 28th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. It will take place downtown near the intersection of US 301 and State Road 54 (5th Avenue). There will be:...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=reZOXB_0IQk:QcqLxt5qxdM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/reZOXB_0IQk" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/main-street-zephyrhills-inc-is-offering-another-zephyrhills-saturday-nite-cruise-on-november-28thfrom-400-pm-to-800-pm.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a66f888b970b 2009-11-10T14:26:18-05:00 2009-11-10T16:21:09-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 10, 2009 – Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 33 percent in third quarter 2009 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from Florida Realtors®. A total of...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=kBx5XCG-2zk:F9EydHwlJ2k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/kBx5XCG-2zk" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/floridas-existing-home-sales-also-up-in-third-quarter-of-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a66f84f2970b 2009-11-10T14:21:11-05:00 2009-11-10T14:21:11-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Most states continued to experience rising existing-home sales in the third quarter, with prices moderating in many metro areas, according to the latest land survey by the National Association of Realtors®. Total state existing-home sales, including single-family and condo, increased...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=_JJvx6qwgAg:C9RM6DWs560:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/_JJvx6qwgAg" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/existinghome-sales-surge-in-many-states-in-3rd-quarter-metro-prices-moderate.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0128756dc1b6970c 2009-11-09T21:24:54-05:00 2009-11-09T21:31:49-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. With the home buyer tax credit that has been in place for several months and now has been extended and expanded for even longer, more and more people are buying their first homes. The expanded tax credit even gives many...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=146za9SAwMA:UKSheyMxqpA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/146za9SAwMA" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/buying-your-1st-home-can-be-scary-so-can-the-2nd-here-is-a-property-virgin-epsisode-from-hgtv-that-c.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a664193f970b 2009-11-08T20:40:22-05:00 2009-11-08T20:53:03-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. As many of my readers know, I work in Zephyrhills and we have many mobile home subdivisions, most of which are occupied by retirees. However, we have quite a few that have residents of all ages. One thing that most...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=7FWD6VAFgJA:AjBDO8uULW4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/7FWD6VAFgJA" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/mobile-home-owners-maintain-the-integrity-of-your-exterior-electrical-breaker-boxes.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-31850292 2009-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 2009-11-08T16:55:01-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Increasingly, buyers, sellers, and homeowners want to know if a convicted sex offender is in their neighborhoods. Though it can be difficult to assess the gravity of each situation, it never hurts to be aware of what is happening around...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=gAX6MI2ebgs:_EgVKIi64VU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/gAX6MI2ebgs" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/locating_sex_of.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-33881372 2009-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 2009-11-08T17:04:28-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. This is a little off the topic of this blog, but as a real estate agent I put a lot of miles on my car and a lot of gas in its tank. Many people who are house hunting do...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=-6FZdAtE2Fg:rsIv1cStz2s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/-6FZdAtE2Fg" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/where-to-find-c.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a65e6068970b 2009-11-06T18:11:13-05:00 2009-11-06T18:19:32-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 6, 2009 – Potential homebuyers have even more incentive to purchase a Florida home, according to Florida Realtors®, thanks to the extension and expansion of the federal $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. Earlier today, President Barack Obama...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=agehwj_ADoE:8lUyfqO1VUU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/agehwj_ADoE" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/its-official-president-obama-signs-bill-that-extends-expands-home-buyer-tax-credit.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a65a31b6970b 2009-11-05T21:28:57-05:00 2009-11-05T21:28:57-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Washington, November 05, 2009 - The National Association of Realtors® today commended the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for passing a bill that includes an extension and expansion of the current home buyer tax credit as an important step...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=A4NLkaaumjI:JfQJfbaERJQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/A4NLkaaumjI" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/home-buyer-tax-credit-extended-and-expanded-waiting-for-obamas-signature.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a6ad95a6970c 2009-11-05T17:40:19-05:00 2009-11-05T17:42:55-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Today, 11/04/09, Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.98% (5.01% in the southeast), down from 5.03% a week ago. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.40%, down...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=7RumHmGAwio:6Evzo6izzIQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/7RumHmGAwio" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/average-mortgage-interest-rates-back-below-5-again.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a6aa4e8c970c 2009-11-04T21:26:04-05:00 2009-11-04T21:26:30-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. My November 2009 Real Estate Newsletter is now avaiable for download as a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file. Just click on the following link: Download November 2009 Newsletter I hope that you will find this month's articles interesting and helpful. If...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=ST1Q6PSOeoU:0xvq5J4MCJ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/ST1Q6PSOeoU" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/my-november-2009-zephyrhills-realtor-newsletter-ready-to-view.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a6aa2a95970c 2009-11-04T20:47:05-05:00 2009-11-11T18:22:35-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. For those homeowners who are selling their homes, often the agent will ask to put a lockbox or keybox on the door so that other agents will have easy access to the property. This can be critical since with so...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=sIdisniF5Nk:N6ijv8Y40bE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/sIdisniF5Nk" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/will-your-agent-use-a-good-lockboxkeyholder-on-your-home-you-need-to-know.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d34e553ef0120a65481f9970b 2009-11-04T19:14:52-05:00 2009-11-05T17:23:10-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Washington, November 02, 2009 - Pending home sales rose again, marking eight consecutive monthly gains – the longest streak since measurement began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=r0HtQYmEmQg:2DyiIjii3t0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/r0HtQYmEmQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/nar-says-pending-home-sales-are-up-again-last-month.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-60018298 2009-11-03T19:20:00-05:00 2009-11-03T19:20:00-05:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Remember when our mothers and grandmothers always dried our clothes outside, even in the winter. I can still remember how the sheets smelled. When I lived in Spain for 12 years, practically everyone dried their clothes outside, even in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=vIX8lFLUUN8:iLWdDGXZNCc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FloridaRealEstateBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/vIX8lFLUUN8" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2009/11/can-clotheslines-be-prohibitted-in-the-state-of-florida.html