Ok, so this is not an Oxymoron, what I mean is that the Tampa Foreclosures, ie. the Banks dealing with these properties, are getting a bit faster, a bit more reasonable with BPO’s, and a bit more friendly on the phone.  Not sure what happened, but all of a sudden, things just got better. Read Full Story

The Tampa Commercial Market appears to have slowed down a bit.  It seems that there is a seesaw type of effect occuring between Residential and Commercial.  Residential was down and Commercial was up, and visa versa.  Well Residential is up now due to great pricing, and Commerical is taking a back seat a bit.  Financing is a bit tighter, but there are still great deals for business’s, commerical and investment property, both seller owned and bank owned. Read Full Story

The Tampa Real Estate Market continues to move at a swift pace.  Tampa Foreclosures are moving very well as banks are moving a bit faster in the process of their paperwork to get these properties off of their books.  What took close to 6 months at times some 6-12 months ago, seems to be faster now due to the banks coming to a realization that the properties can only be sold at market value and not at the value that they want.  Like any property, the property will sell at market value and mark... Read Full Story

My wife and I are involved in the Tampa Real Estate Market, and it has had its ups and downs.  Social Networking has been a fantastic means of advertising our listings and ourselves.  But by “advertising oursleves” I mean, letting people see the real us.  None of this “I am the greatest realtor in the world, come and list or buy with me” crap.  That pretty much says that you are not. Read Full Story

Team Masse, an aggressive Team of 5 agents, 2 Short Sale Negotiators and 2 Administrative Assistance, offers the most comprehensive list of Tampa Foreclosures, Bank Owned, Short Sales and Auctions any place else on the NET today. Team Masse is also very successful in getting Short Sales negotiated and closed with a close rate of 85%.  We have established relationships with these banks and when our files come in, we are already on the fast track in many cases due to the fact that the banks kn... Read Full Story

Times are a changin’.  Things are moving so rapidly right now that the days of the old school Real Estate Agent are OVER!  Let me say that one more time so that you get it.  The days of the OLD SCHOOL REAL ESTATE AGENT ARE FINALLY OVER!  No more knocking on doors, no more cold calling, no more, “Hey I am your local Tampa Real Estate Agent expert”.  Guess what people, people don’t care and they don’t answer the door, and they don’t answer the phone so s... Read Full Story

I keep hearing this over and over again, “We are not paying Full price for that house”.  Let me explain something to you.  Here in the Tampa Real Estate Market, Full price would be the price that is owed the bank.  So lets say that the home is listed for $150k and the seller owes $350k, guess what, full price is $350k.  I could ask the listing agent to change the price of the listing to $350k and then we can come in and offer $150k, I am sure that would make many feel very go... Read Full Story

Short Sales in the Tampa Real Estate Market need some help.  What I believe is needed is government intervention to create a standardized method of processing these Real Estate Transactions from the Banks prospective.  So here is the deal.  If the bank approves a short sale, then it should follow a fast track to get the property listed, and sold.  If these banks are taking money from the Government to stay afloat, which they are, then they should have no problem processing these transact... Read Full Story

Being a Tampa Real Estate Realtor and an Engineer, I think that I have taken the whole video thing either too far, or to a new level, I am not sure which as of yet.  Team Masse Group continues to do what no other agents in the Country can and do do…give their clients instant access to homes, events, information, and everything in between via Live Streaming Video on the go.  Say we have a client in Italy and they would like to see a property in Tampa, but they cant wait for photos o... Read Full Story

The Tampa Real Estate Market is really moving right now.  So much so that I have needed to hire my third assistant just to keep up with the demand.  Why so much demand…the market prices have fallen to a point that was a few years prior to the boom.  The great thing about that is the fact that interest rates are much lower than they have been in years and the incentives are plenty coming from the government to basically jolt the life back into the market.  First time home buyers, se... Read Full Story