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Forbes Magazine Says Tampa Bay Best Place to Buy House

It’s not a headline that makes people like happy. I have a house on the market. And what a deplorable market it is! Believe me, if it were not for my divorce, I would not be touching the current real estate market with a 20-foot-pole. No, indeed.

In the midst of all that, Forbes magazine online and Moody’s Economy.com have named the Tampa Bay area as the number one place in the United States to buy a house.

BUY a house. Not, you see, to sell a house. *sigh*

Forbes says the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater region is a prime bounce-back market. They predict a classic V-shaped recovery, where the real estate market will experience a free fall followed by a strong rebound. Forbes looked for areas that had a lot of seller’s desperate to strike a bargain. All in all, a good bit of news for buyers.

Of course, that is of little consolation to me. :

Forbes’ top 10

1. Tampa

2. Minneapolis

3. Miami

4. Kansas City

5. Chicago

6. Phoenix

7. San Diego

8. Milwaukee

9. New York City

10. Atlanta

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Comment by Free Anime Online Subscribed to comments via email
2008-02-03 05:42:31

So I guess I should go invest in property in Tampa? That article alone should get people to come buy right?

 
Comment by Tampa Real Estate Agents Subscribed to comments via email
2008-09-29 17:16:59

Well this is something that does not come as a surprise to me.

Tampa was climbing the charts slowly and they have made it the top in the end!

He he Tampa Rocks!

 
Comment by Jan Subscribed to comments via email
2008-10-08 18:50:47

is kansas city there for real? there is nothing to do!

 
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