Tampa’s Top Neighborhoods for First Time Home Buyers
Posted by Mike + Michelle Grizzell on
From affordable homes to vibrant neighborhoods filled with enticing restaurants and nightlife, some of Tampa’s most desirable neighborhoods easily rise to the top of the list when it comes to those in search of their first home.
Seminole Heights
One of the favorites is Seminole Heights, a neighborhood that’s seen a real boost in recent years when it comes to new nightlife and dining options. One of the hottest neighborhoods right now, the area is ripe with opportunity in terms of restaurants, bars and retailers, especially along N Nebraska Avenue and N Florida Avenue.
All of the hip new businesses are certainly attracting younger homeowners, including those lured by the mixed-use space now occupied by some new urban-style lofts. The Seminole Heights…
1643 Views, 0 Comments
It’s been a strong year for the Tampa real estate market and home prices have steadily been rising over the last 12+ months as a result. But according to recent analysis from Zillow, the luxury home market specifically has been quite robust, which is evident through the just how many million dollar neighborhoods now exist throughout the Tampa area.
Full of character and unique features, some of Tampa’s top neighborhoods have been around for generations, with varying designs in historic homes, from turn-of-the-century to mid-century architecture.
Home construction slowed a bit in July, according to the latest data released from the Commerce Department. In a nutshell, housing starts overall fell 4.8% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.16 million, and multi-family home starts really dropped in July, falling 17.1%. Single-family home starts were also on the decline, but only by just 0.5%.
Riverside Heights is a pleasant Tampa neighborhood that continues to grow in popularity more and more each year. Tucked away on Tampa’s north side along the eastern shore of the lower Hillsborough River, there’s hardly a more convenient place to live if you’re looking to stay relatively close to downtown, but the quiet residential vibe felt throughout the area also feels worlds away from the hustle-and-bustle of Tampa’s city center.
Davis Islands home owners are pushing for the city of Tampa to allow golf carts as a form of transportation, citing it’s cleaner for the environment, saves energy, reduces fossil fuel consumption, and because it’s also a pretty dang cheap way to get around too. Despite a new petition being active on change.org, this isn’t the first time such a proposal has been discussed, however. 
Vintage homes in Tampa have an abundance of character, and there’s hardly something out there more charming that one of the many Craftsman-style bungalows that happen to be scattered all over town. 
Buying a home for the first-time is both exciting and stressful, but it’s a little less hectic when you live in a part of Florida that gives you a bit more bang for your buck. Recently, personal finance website WalletHub released a list of the best and worst places for first-time home buyers in 2017, and not surprisingly, Miami ranked No. 296 out of the 300 cities listed.