tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-549319 2008-08-08T12:19:18-04:00 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-53934270 2008-08-08T12:19:18-04:00 2008-08-08T12:19:18-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. WASHINGTON, August 07, 2008 - Some improvement is projected for existing-home sales in the months ahead, with broader gains seen by the fourth quarter as buyers take advantage of new provisions provided through the recently passed housing stimulus bill, according...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=xp1I5K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=xp1I5K" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/359551848" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/pending-home-sa.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53931992 2008-08-08T11:30:40-04:00 2008-08-08T12:10:47-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. In high-priced housing markets, it can be difficult to afford a home. That’s why a growing number of home buyers are forgoing traditional fixed-rate mortgages and standard adjustable-rate mortgages and instead opting for a specialty mortgage that lets them “stretch”...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=VXu15K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=VXu15K" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/359516494" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/specialty-mortg.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53900182 2008-08-07T16:47:20-04:00 2008-08-07T17:10:10-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Today 8/7/08 Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rates for 30 and 15 year fixed-rate loans were virtually unchanged from last week. Nationally the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 6.52% (6.49% in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=ccUQzK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=ccUQzK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/358787982" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/freddie-mac-say.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53893660 2008-08-07T14:12:20-04:00 2008-08-07T14:42:55-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. In previous posts I have discussed deed retrictions that exist in many subdivisions here in Zephyrhills, and in the rest of Florida and the United States. They do have their pros and cons, as do most things in this world....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=kkesfK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=kkesfK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/358639126" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/check-deed-rest.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43698644 2008-08-05T14:05:00-04:00 2008-08-05T14:05:05-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. The owners of this wonderful home for sale in the Colony Hills subdivision near Zephyrhills, Florida have just reduced its price to a low $74,900! This is one of the most popular subdivisions in the area. This is not a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=oMrQHK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=oMrQHK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/356598006" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/price-reduction.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53736976 2008-08-04T12:14:41-04:00 2008-08-04T12:17:49-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. At our weekly meeting today Mike Wells, our Pasco County Property Appraiser, came by to give us an update. Prices have dropped in the county and the appraisers office is very aware of this fact. Pasco County is quite diverse...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=u6a2rK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=u6a2rK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/355474329" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/pasco-county-fl.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53646656 2008-08-01T20:28:54-04:00 2008-08-01T20:30:13-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. My August 2008 Real Estate Newsletter is now available for download as a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file. Just click on the following link: Download august2008_newsletter.PDF If you would like to receive these newsletters automatically in the future each month, just...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=iq9BcK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=iq9BcK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/353122778" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/my-august-2008.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53575106 2008-08-01T13:45:47-04:00 2008-08-03T15:12:12-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Sometimes it seems like we are inundated with info on short sales. Office managers, spam e-mails, seminar invitations, and blogs tout their prominence in today's market. But recently I am beginning so see a backlash, if you will, concerning these...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=VdUdYK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=VdUdYK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/352829848" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/08/is-the-bloom-of.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53900038 2008-07-31T16:43:00-04:00 2008-08-07T16:44:18-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Today 7/31/08 Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rates for 30 and 15 year fixed-rate loans moved lower again. After last week's large jump, this is welcome news. Though I would love to see it go down even...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=FrjKsK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=FrjKsK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/358787983" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/mortgage-inte-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53507812 2008-07-30T14:38:07-04:00 2008-07-30T14:42:23-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. A colleague and I went to take a look at a potential listing yesterday. It is located on 10 acreas of beautiful land just over the county line to the north of us. Around it are many elegant horse farms...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=iAGWyJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=iAGWyJ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/350751402" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/poor-curb-appea.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53453822 2008-07-29T15:44:43-04:00 2008-07-29T15:56:43-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in June, held steady in July. The Index now stands at 51.9 (1985=100), up slightly from 51.0 in June. The Present Situation Index was virtually unchanged at 65.3 versus 65.4 last...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=4gV9mJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=4gV9mJ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/349743677" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/consumer-confid.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53200314 2008-07-24T20:56:34-04:00 2008-07-24T21:16:07-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. After last week's drop, did any of you investigate locking in an interest rate? Or did you gamble on rates falling more? If you bet on the latter scenario, you lost. Today 7/24/08 Freddie Mac reported that average mortgage interest...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=vczdnJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=vczdnJ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/345157313" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/large-jump-in-m.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52839274 2008-07-17T15:02:08-04:00 2008-07-31T14:58:27-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Today 7/31/08 Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rates for 30 and 15 year fixed-rate loans moved lower again. After last week's large jump, this is welcome news. Though I would love to see it go down even...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=6iV8oJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=6iV8oJ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/338302537" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/mortgage-intere.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52825658 2008-07-17T13:22:11-04:00 2008-07-17T14:23:33-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. In our weekly office meeting our manager Rachel mentioned the same thing I have been saying in the past. And I think many real estate agents fail to make this point. Many sellers say they want to wait until the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=ShdE0J"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=ShdE0J" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/338225771" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/why-now-may-b-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52584754 2008-07-12T10:12:30-04:00 2008-07-17T13:17:47-04:00 CENTURY21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc. Whether in Zephyrhills, Florida or in some other part of the country, these tips may give you the edge you need to sell your home quickly and for the best price possible. If your house looks great and is priced...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?a=y1pDhJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FloridaRealEstateBlog?i=y1pDhJ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FloridaRealEstateBlog/~4/333550811" height="1" width="1"/>http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2008/07/simple-tips-for.html