Affordable housing declines after every disaster including Hurricane Katrina, Florence and Ida, according to Axios.com, an online news...

What are the rules for renting? Renting rules vary among communities, but here are the rules for Americana Cove. • Renters are treated...

Trying to get a home ready to market can be intimidating especially when a seller doesn’t want to spend a lot of money or have a lot of...

Effective July 1, the three main credit reporting agencies, which are Equifax, Experian and Trans Union, will remove approximately 70...

The Internet is the number one tool that Realtors have today to showcase homes. According to the National Association of Realtors, 90% of...

With few homes for sale, many homeowners are keeping their current home and remodeling, which adds value and updates an older décor....

We receive questions from residents who want to know is it legal for a friend or neighbor to show and sell their home while they are away....

The city of St. Petersburg permitting department has issued new guidelines for the elevation of new homes within an AE-9 flood zone,...

Although potential buyers are looking for a home that meets their criteria, they are also looking at Americana Cove to determine if it’s...

The website that showcases the homes for sale--americanacovehomes.com--is visited by 1,500 people per month on average, according to...

Although we addressed this issue last month, the red-hot housing market and how long will it continue is a question we are asked on a...

According to the Florida Realtors® Association, the hot real estate market is prompting some buyers to fear that the housing market is...

In the Tampa Bay area, the three most popular terms that are searched for in real estate listings by potential home buyers are the words...

More than 900 people per day move into Florida, according to the Florida Chamber of Commerce. The largest number of new residents hail...

Despite a worldwide pandemic, there was a lot of buying and selling of homes at Americana Cove in 2020. A total of 306 people visited the...

It’s a new year and Barefoot Realty looks forward to continuing to serve Americana Cove residents. A home sales update will be reported...

Barefoot Realty is the brokerage agent for the community and provides a number of services to residents. There may be some items...

When a resident has sold their home and the day of closing draws near, how does one turn over utilities from the seller to the buyer?

Housing inventory is low throughout Florida and also in Americana Cove. The Florida Realtor Association attributes the lack of inventory...

Over the past 10 years, 77 percent of people in the U.S. who have purchased or sold a home has argued over the process with their...