When buying a Tampa home , the lender will most likely require for you to obtain a homeowner’s insurance. During the hurricane season in Florida, it is vital that you get this done as soon as you place a property under contract. There are times when a hurricane warning comes, that an insurance company halts any new applications. This means that you may be ready to close on a home, but can’t get approve on a Tampa home insurance policy . As a homebuyer, there are ways to lower your home insurace costs: 1. Review the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange (CLUE) report on the ...
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Community leaders, partners and volunteers joined Mayor Pam Iorio at Fire Station 14 to announce a new Florida-friendly landscape initiative for all City of Tampa fire stations. In the future, through public/private partnerships, all Tampa Fire Rescue Stations will receive new Florida-friendly landscaping. Florida-friendly landscaping consists of plants that are tolerant of the climate, thrive in the varied weather conditions and do not require extensive supplemental irrigation. This new green initiative for Tampa fire stations helps beautify neighborhoods and is environmentally responsible. Fire Station 14, located at 1325 South Church Avenue, was the first station to receive the new landscaping and was designated a ...
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Come summertime, urbanites often envy those living in bucolic spots like Big Sur, Calif., Aspen, Colo., and Burlington, Vt. It’s easy for city dwellers to forget, however, that there are plenty of possibilities in their own backyards. In Jacksonville, Fla., for example, 103,000 acres of green space include several “specialty” parks with unique draws: The Ray Greene Park features a BMX course for off-road bikers; the Lannie Road Park is designed for pilots of radio-controlled model airplanes; the 500-acre Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park, with its trails, wetlands and conservation programs, is meant for naturalists. Seattle residents can tune out while running a stretch ...
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Earlier, I discussed about Racism in Real Estate . This post was inspired by Bill Cosby’s speech about how Blacks need to take their neighborhood back. “There was cheering as Cosby went on. Perhaps sensing that he had the crowd, he grew looser. ‘The lower-economic and lower-middle-economic people are not holding their end in this deal,’ he told the audience. “Cosby disparaged activists who charge the criminal-justice system with racism. ‘These are people going around stealing Coca-Cola. People getting shot in the back of the head over a piece of pound cake,’ Cosby said. ‘Then we all run out and are outraged: “The cops ...
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Florida Real Estate". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!
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