Pride Elementary Offers Great Elementary Education in Cross Creek, Tampa FL

Pride Elementary School is located at 10310 Lions Den Drive, Tampa Florida.  The school is in the community of Cross Creek a New Tampa Community which offers a fantastic lifestyle for its residents. School boundaries also include nearby communities such as Arbor Greene, Kingshyre, Covington, Meadow Creek, Creekwood, Magnolia Trace, Pinehurst,  and Cory Lake Isles. Families in Cross Creek can … [Read more...]

Tampa Palms Offers Great Education in Tampa Bay Florida

Tampa Palms Elementary School is a top notch school offering great elementary education to its student.  Parents know that the key to education is getting a great start early on and Tampa Palms Elementary School offers just that.  The school not only follows 100% of the criteria for the Federal No Child Left Behind Act but also receives an A grade from the State of Florida.  The mission of … [Read more...]

Seven Oaks in Tampa Bay Florida, More Than Just a Place to Live

Seven Oaks does, of course, have amazing homes to choose from.  You will have no problem finding the house you have been dreaming of at the price you would like.  Above and beyond a home however, Seven Oaks offers a lifestyle that most Floridians desire, an active one.  The Seven Oaks Clubhouse offers activities galore.  From swimming and tennis to yoga and music classes.  Seven Oaks is a … [Read more...]

One Day Left to Catch It’s Not Easy Being Green at Tampa Museum of Art

It's Not Easy Being Green is not about Kermit the Frog.  It's Not Easy Being Green is an exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Art which has been showing since July 11th and continues through tomorrow, September 28th.  The exhibit was opened to artists, designers, architects, and developers who are dedicated to living better, more environmentally friendly lives.  The exhibit display design schemes, … [Read more...]

Thoughts on the Bailout's Effect on Real Estate

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Fox Business News asked David Michonski, CEO of Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy and a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, about the government bailout of financial institutions that are dealing with the growing number of loans in default. Michonski believes the bailout is good news for the housing market. Watch the video. … [Read more...]

Moving Up in a Down Market

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Do you want to trade-up to a larger home, but can't seem to rationalize "taking a loss" on your current home in the Tampa Bay area?  Consider this example: the Jones purchased their Odessa home for $200,000 in 2005. Now they want to buy a larger home in Westchase, but the market has depreciated by 20%. The Jones do not feel that they will be able to sell their $200,000 home without taking a loss … [Read more...]

Plan Now for 3rd Annual New Tampa Arts Festival Weekend of Nov. 15-16th

The 3rd Annual New Tampa Arts Festival will take place Saturday November 15th and Sunday November 16th in the heart of New Tampa, near the Publix Shopping Center at Bruce B. Downs and Tampa Palms Boulevard.  The New Tampa Community Council has invited all artists who desire to take part to join them in this 3rd Annual New Tampa Arts Festival.  On the last day a purse of  $6,750 will be handed … [Read more...]

Fall Fusion is a Celebration of Family in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa Bay Florida

Cory Lake Isles is a New Tampa Community where families fit in.  Saturday October 4 there will be a Free Family Festival in Cory Lake Isles.  Entitled Fall Fusion, the family festival will be the first free family festival held in Cory Lake Isles.  Fall Fusion, sponsored by 25 family-based businesses, will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cory Lake Isles Professional Park at 10311 Cross … [Read more...]

Short Sale -vs- Foreclosure

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Under the new Fannie Mae guidelines (8-16-2008), the impact of a Foreclosure on a borrowers' credit worthiness is considerable. Homeowners who have had a foreclosure will not be eligible for financing for a period of five years! By contrast, homeowners who opt for a Short Sale are eligible in 2 years. For any Tampa homeowners who are discouraged and might consider just "letting it go into … [Read more...]

Big Business Commitment Can Only Mean Good Things For Tampa Bay Florida

WellDyneRx, Jabil Circuit, Inc., L-3 Aviation Recorders, and Charles Stark Draper Laboratory are all companies committed to the Tampa Bay area.  WellDyneRX is a national pharmacy benefit management company which is expanding over three-fold and opening a new 66,000-square-foot facility in Lakeland, Florida. The company’s expansion will be creating at least 670 new high-wage jobs.  Jabil … [Read more...]