REALTOR® serving Tampa Bay, Florida
Norma Vargas 
If you’re sitting in New York, New Jersey, or Ohio watching the first real cold snap roll in, a Florida winter move probably sounds a little better every morning you scrape the windshield. The question is whether winter is actually a smart time to do it, or whether you’re just reacting to the weather. Yes, … Read more
Manatee season in Florida starts when the water temperature drops to about 68 degrees, and for this part of Florida that usually means mid-November through March. When it gets that cold, manatees leave the open bay and crowd into warm water, and the easiest place to see them is the Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center … Read more
A fall listing in Florida usually beats waiting until January, as long as your home is ready now and priced for today’s market. Most people hold off because they assume nobody tours homes between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, but waiting rarely saves you what you think it will. Here’s where the market stands. Florida Realtors’ … Read more
In most Florida divorces, both spouses can keep living in the marital home until it closes or a court says otherwise. Unless there’s an order or a signed agreement, neither person gets to lock the other out because a sale is coming, and no one has to move out just because the house is on … Read more
You’ve picked up the brochure, maybe walked a model home, and somewhere between the clubhouse and the golf cart parking a quiet question showed up: is a Florida 55+ community really the right move for me, or does it just look good on the tour? It’s a fair thing to wonder, and most people ask … Read more