Duncan Duo Tampa Real Estate Video Blog

We’re sharing our predictions for where our real estate market is heading in 2020. You'll likely see a lot of national media talking about forecasts for the nationwide real estate market in the near future, but today we’re going to focus on the Tampa Bay market, specifically. First, we expect to see home prices and appreciation continue to increase, though maybe not as drastically as it has been. Inventory has decreased, but appreciation will increase. Interest rates will continue to

We’re sharing four tips on how to make a new home in 2020 a reality for you. Buying a new home is a very common New Year’s Resolution, especially among prospective first-time buyers. There are a lot of things you can do right now at the start of the new year to prepare yourself for this life-changing purchase. One of the things we always tell people is to make sure you don’t overspend during or right after the holidays; the more debt you bring with you into the home buying process, the

Thinking about buying a second home or vacation home? Here are a few key points to consider. Before you decide to purchase that second home to use yourself or to rent out as a vacation property, there are a few critically important things you need to consider: First and foremost, you need to define whether the home is a second home or a vacation home. For example, if you’re renting it out, you may not be able to use it when you want to. You also have to follow certain rules and

Should you buy a home now or wait until later? Here are some homebuying tips based on the current market. We can’t tell you how many people have made the mistake of waiting for just six months to buy a home, which then turns into a year, which turns into two years, and so on. That’s years of money wasted on giving away rent, tax opportunities, and equity gains to someone else. Here in Tampa Bay, we fully expect homes to continue to appreciate—waiting doesn’t make sense. Some of the first

Our partnerships benefit both our team and our clients tremendously. Here’s how. As you know, the Duncan Duo is proud to partner with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the University of South Florida, but what do these partnerships mean to us and our clients? First, they give us a great marketing avenue. We get great exposure for our listings and reach an exclusive audience other agents can’t. Such a broad spectrum of people attend these sporting events, and we’re there for these types of