Frenzy of Sales Activity

URBN FEB 2, 2012

URBN Pitch is a place for Realtors and other professionals in the real estate industry to network, share ideas, and sale more properties. Each week the participants at URBN are growing their businesses through these great partnerships!

Carmen Triana of Sun Ketch Townhomes has had a Frenzy of Activity and sold a townhome directly related to sponsoring breakfast 2 weeks ago at URBN. Whoohoo!

A special Thank you to our WONDERFUL breakfast sponsors on this past Thursday! Thank you Elena Reed, Jackie McMahon and the newest member of their team, Linda Blanton! – Third Federal Savings & Loan

We’re Strong, Stable and Safe.

We’re Third Federal Savings and Loan. We’re known for our Guaranteed Lowest mortgage rates. We’re also the bank that doesn’t believe in putting customers at risk through questionable loan practices like sub-prime lending and zero-down mortgages.

As a conscientious lender, we simply believe that taking care of people, and putting them in the best position to achieve their dreams, is the best way for us to take care of our business. Without loyal customers, we wouldn’t be the lending leader that we are today. That’s why our customers will always be our first priority.

For more information contact:

Elena M Reed

 727.822.4331

Elena.Reed@thirdfederal.com

262 37th Ave N … St Petersburg FL 33704

New Listings:

Jackie Williams has condominiums for sale at Mandalay on 4th in NE St. Petersburg. Please call Jackie at 727 512 0148 if you have interest in seeing any of these condos for sale. Prices start as follows

• One bedrooms 159,900
• Two bedrooms 189,900

Rex Gaugh has 2 new listings – come see them before they go in to MLS

• Meadowlawn 3/1 with granite and stainless, block home, completely remodeled low 100s
• 4/2.5 townhome on the golfcourse in N.E. St. Petersburg, completely remodeled steps to Tampa Bay. Only $125,000
• South Pasadena location 6719 Burlington Ave N, block construction, $169,900, 3/2/1 + washer and dryer, move-in ready, done to the 9s
• 256 11^th Ave SW in Largo 4bed/2ba – absolutely perfect  107,000. Owner Financing available

Becky McConnell ‘channeled’ Eve Sawicki’s presentation skills

• New listing in Harshaw – great 3 bed, 2bath home for only $169,900 – stay tunned for her updated ‘sawicki’ performance
• 2 duplexes available on 64^th Street. Priced at $125,000. Great investment property, fully leased with each unit bringing in $750

Kelly McFrederick

• 3bed, 2bath with a pool has been reduced to $115,900
• Duplex reduced 297,500 located in Clearwater. Currently rented at $650 per unit

BUYER NEEDS:

Michael Pino Needs a home from $600,000 – $900,000 3/2 in St. Pete Beach. Single family home with at least 2000sf, waterfront – move-in ready

Kelly McFrederick 3-4 bedroom with den 500-800k – heart of Old Northeast 3000 sf

Becky McConnell 4/2 under 230,000, like to be updated home in Allendale or NE St. Pete area

 

A Frank Moment:

Each week Frank Gregoire, a local real estate expert appraiser, brings us the latest sales statistics for our local real estate market. This week the focus was on the Historic Old Northeast neigborhood in N.E. St. Petersburg.

Historic Old Northeast is defined as 5^th Ave N north to 30^th Ave N, 4^th Str N east to the Tampa Bay & Coffee Pot Bayou

Currently there are 47 listings in the Historic Old Northeast

• 27 of these homes are actively on the market
• 20 are pending contract
• 34% of the 47 listings are distressed listings (short sale or bank-owned)

 

Of the non-distressed properties in the Old Northeast, the median sales price for the past year is $319,000 and there have been 70 sales.

The distressed properties that have a median sales price of only $220,000. There have been 33 homes sold in past year, which is 30% less than a non-distressed home sales!

 

Don’t miss URBN Pitch every Thursday at 10:00. We are located on the first level at Baywalk in downtown St. Petersburg. Please join us! Our networking session is open to all!

 

 

URBN 12/1/2011

URBN = Your Realtor Business Network

Pitch sessions and Networking = sales success!

If you are a homeowner trying to sell your home make sure your Realtor is promoting your home to the top Realtors in the area to get it sold? At local Pitch session like URBN and NE Pitch we are selling homes every day through our relationships and networking. Come join us Thursday at 10:00 in Baywalk, downtown St. Petersburg.

There were lots of great business recommendations and success stories.

Fun day back from Thanksgiving break. Lizette fed us an amazing fresh baked breakfast! Thank you “Never Late Cleaning’ for sponsoring today’s YUMMY breakfast!

Homes that are New to the Market

Estelia Mesimer with Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has a new listing in Tyrone Gardens. This  4-bed 3-bath home will be on the market for $200,000 this Friday and open house Sunday 1-4.

• Condo located in Treasure Island near the Yacht club. This corner unit has hurricane shutters with beautiful views for only $175,000 and Extra-large patio to enjoy the beautiful Florida weather. Call Estelia for more info
• Valerie Yost with the Estelia Mesimer Team at Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg new Snell Isle listing on Monterey waterfront $750,000 4 bedroom 2 bath looking out over beautiful Coffee Pot Bayou in NE St. Petersburg.

Captain Tom Hallis with Coldwell Banker Residential has a new stunning listing in Venetian Isles located in NE St. Petersburg. This home has wide open waterviews of Tampa Bay and has 4bed, 3bath for $1,580,000.

Carmen with Sunketch Townhomes has 6 new properties under construction coming available in early summer of 2012 for low 200’s. Thank you Sonny Hotchkiss who just recently sold one. Currently only have 2 left available for immediate move-in. Go with their Lender and get $10,000 towards closing costs! Smokin!

Patty Clark with Heart & Home Realty joined us today at URBN Pitch for the first time. She has a new 3bed, 2bath home near in the High Point for $162,500.

Rex Gaugh with KW St. Petersburg has a few new listings that should move FAST!

• 858 90^th Ave N is a “handy man special” for only $64,000. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath home in the Gateway area of North St. Petersburg with easy access to St. Pete, Clearwater and Tampa.
• 7120 37^th Ave N is a 3/2 home with over 1800 SF for only $116,000. This home is already remodeled! Don’t miss it! Move-in ready
• 1418 28^th Street N has been remodeled and has 3/2 for only $89,000 – this one should fly off the market!

Becky McConnell has 2 duplexes with 3bed/2baths. These are short sales $125,000. 14631 and 14603 64^th Street.

Jennifer and Lonnie of Orns & associates has new listing in Tierra Verde with detached in-law suite on double lot – GORGEOUS. Open house this Sunday from 11-2. Only $449,000! OMG! What a great deal.

Ms. Eve Sawicki of the St. Pete Tropical Team has a 3bed/3ba townhome on the lake in Caya Costa. Currently tenant occupied. Looking for someone who might be interested in buying this has an investment property. Priced at $259,000. Rent being paid is $1600. Seller is eager to sell!’

Scott Samuels with KW St. Pete has the ‘saddest’ looking house you have ever seen in Isla Palms. Everything is original from 1950s. Only $279,000! Just listed today.

Buyer Needs:

Rex Gaugh has a buyer looking to remodel homes that are classic 1925 bungalow styles with character.

Kelly Fenton is looking for a 2b2d/2ba condominium along the beaches for $500,000 and a 3000 – 4000 SF home in Historic Old NE for $600,000 – $800,000.

Tom Hallis has a buyer looking for an apartment building with 6-12 units, block construction, cash flow.

St. Pete Pier at Sunrise

New Terms:

Brooke Hefte with RE/MAX Metro has a home back on the market 2485 83^rd Street. Home is in pretty good shape. Contract fell apart. Looking to move this home. Priced at $79,900. This is a short sale with a pre-approved Bank price.

Charlene DeWitt has a pretty little tropical home in Old Southeast with appx 1400 SF for only $85,000. This is a short sale – sellers are very motivated!

Eve Sawicki with St. Pete Tropical Team at KW St. Petersburg has a great property in Caya Costa located at 807 Marco Drive. This is a 4bedroom 4 bath home on a canal leading out into Tampa Bay. New dock and lift. Priced to sell at $569,000. Owner is ready, willing and able to make this a Christmas gift for your family.

 

November 17, 2011

Brenda Kindgon and Kent Dudley

URBN Pitch 11/17/11

Great energy (caffeine?) in the room today!

Thank you Kim Harestad with Gateway Capitol Mortgage for our great breakfast. We enjoyed fruit smoothies from Smoothie King, coffee and toasted bagels.

Words of the Day  – Serene, Stately and Unique

New Listings:

Kathy Stange with Keller Williams Realty 2040 Tanglewood Way NE – waterfront, 4 bedrooms with 2.5 baths in a stately neighborhood for only $500,000. Barrel tile roof. Built in generator, double capped seawall, composite wood dock. Pre-inspected and repairs already been done. Move-in ready.

Kathy has a new listing in Clearwater with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, one car garage, with beautiful pool for only $115,000. Block construction and terrazzo floors.

Jim McConnell with Keller Williams Realty tried his best to do a ‘Sawicki’ – property will not be in the MLS for 45 days. You are the first to know about this unique villa in Caya Costa. This 2 bedroom and 2 bath home has 1620 SF and a one car garage. Fireplace and fenced back yard. Big custom deck for dinner parties and relaxing. Priced at $174,900

Brenda Kingdon with Dean & DeWitt Properties– stately and serene home located in Old Southeast across from Lassing Park with gorgeous views of Tampa Bay. Completely renovated by Don Strobel with high-end finishes. Separate carriage house that could be used as a rental property or guest home. No flood insurance required according to the owner. Offered at $725,000.

 

Wendy Murrian Dave Ansel and Charlene DeWitt

Charlene Dewitt with Dean & Dewitt Properties has a new listing that is a fun Florida lifestyle home. Key-west style on the water with dock and located in Gulfport. Clean open floor plan. Great views in 3 directions. 2500 sf with 3 bedrooms plus bonus room. 2 garages. Seakis saltwater pool. New hardwood floors and new appliances.  For sale or lease purchase $489,000 4740 Baywood Point Drive.

Lori Famiglietti with Keller Williams Realty was unable to attend URBN today but that won’t stop us from discussing this great new listing at 100 Brightwaters Blvd NE on Snell Isle in downtown St. Petersburg. This spectacular property is on the market for $1,350,000

Price Reductions:

Jeff Joyner with Keller Williams Realty has 12 units on Bayshore in Madeira Beach has reduced priced to $1,200,000. Owner wants the property sold by the end of the year! Bring an offer TODAY!

Success Story

Jim McConnell with the St. Pete Tropical Team has his great Spanish style home in Bayou Bonita showed the home to a Realtor from Pitch and put it under contract. Scheduled to close soon!

 

BUYER NEEDS

Tom Hallis with Coldwell Banker Residential is looking for Mediterranean style home with 3-4 bedrooms. Close right away. Up to $800,000

Kathy Stange with Keller Williams Realty has a buyer looking for a one floor level in Old NE or Snell Isle up to $1,000,000

 

A Frank Moment

Frank Gregoire, with Gregoire and Associates, is a local real estate appraiser. He shared some information from his recent trip to Anaheim California for the National Association of Realtor Convention. He sat on the board of appraisers and gave us some great news from the convention.

 

November 10-16, 2010 there were 288 new listings

59% were non-distressed

November 10-16, 2011 there were 226

61% were non-distressed

Seeing fewer listing and much fewer REO listings. As a result, median price is going up. Doesn’t mean that values are necessarily going up but for the most part the low end has moved off of these markets.

Taking a look Shore Acres Neighborhood in NE St. Petersburg

Separated between waterfront and non-waterfront homes and did not include Venetian isles

There are only 3 waterfront listings in on the market – only one is active and it is not a short sale. Last year there were 17 waterfront sales.  There have not been any REO sales since February of 2011.

Looking at non-waterfront homes in Shore Acres – there are 3 active listings and 2 are short sales. The most recent REO sale was in June of 2011. Last year there were 23 sales.

 

 

 

 

 

URBN Pitch Sept 29, 2011

URBN (Your Realtor Business Network) is helping Realtors in Tampa Bay sell more real estate!

Have you attended one of our Pitch sessions yet? They are open to the public. Stop by on Thursday morning at 10:00 to hear Realtors promote their new property listings, pitch price and term changes, advertise open houses and help fulfill buyer needs. We meet on the first level of Baywalk in downtown St. Petersburg

Thank you Robbie Puskarich and Lauren Lofgren with Florida Bank, our morning
coffee and breakfast sponsors.

New real estate listings:

Tami Simms Powel with Alva International has a new
condominium available at Signature Place. This corner unit is a 1 bedroom with 1
bathroom and 875 square feet of living space. It is move-in ready  and priced at$298,500. There is a monthly home
owners association fee of $494.44 and it includes almost all of your resident
expenses except electric (basic cable, internet, water, telephone, pest
control, insurance, reserve)

Rex Gaugh of Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has a
home available at 2896 Karen Ave. This home has 4 bed/2bath and is block
construction. Located in Largo you will not have to wait for this one, it is not
a short sale. Priced right for a quick sale at $119,000.

Rex also has a great investment property listed for only $39,900.
This property is zoned CRT-1 (commercial except for restaurant)and currently
has a residential tenant paying $700/mo. Located in a  happening little area of St. Petersburg. Call
Rex Gaugh for more information.

Jennifer Chelis of Coldwell Banker has new listing in Tierra Verde on 127 3^rd Str E in the Village condos priced at $340,000. Four floor townhome, the first floor is a bonus room and has full waterfront views.
Home has been completely redone.

Nancy O’Connell  with Coldwell
Banker has a great new listing in the Country Club in Largo. This home features
2bed/2 baths and 1440 square feet of living space. The condo on the country
club overlooking pool and golf course $87,000 aggressively priced. No pets, no
rentals

Back on the market

Nancy O’Connell aslo has a property back on the market.
Located at 2111 Oxford street N, 3/2/1 carport 1760 SF mid-century modern style
nicely remodeled with great family room and good yard for only $160,000

Brian Sprague with Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has
a condominium available at in the historic Snell Isle Arcade. Unit 230 has 1bed/1.5
bath and is staged by Showhomes. Residential lending provided by Florida Bank. There
is also potential to combine neighboring 1bedroom condo and turn it into a 2
bedroom home in the beautiful downtown St. Petersburg location on Central Ave.

Brooke Hefte with Re/max Metro has a home listed at 6170 Woodlawn
Blvd in Bonnie Bay with 4 bedroom, 2 bathrooms , 2 car garage and over 1600 square
feet of living space for only $165,000! This is not a short sale! Let’s make it
happen today with quick closing.

Kathy Stange with Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has
re-listed 2131 Wren Way in Clearwater. This home is so big with 6 bedrooms and
5 baths home and is a short sale for only $300,000!

 

Our next URBN Pitch session will be this Thursday, October 6th at 10:00a.m. See you there!