Tampa Realtor Barb Jordan Knows Tampa Bay Real Estate, Including Brandon and Valrico

Hillsborough County is home to the rapidly growing Tampa Bay Area. Located on the Tampa Bay, the downtown is now one of the more desirable small cities for technology and financial businesses. Downtown Tampa is now in the throes of a renovation; a face lift, many feel was long overdue. Sister city, St. Petersburg was already a few years ahead in its makeover, transforming a lackluster second-rate city into an energetic synthesis of new business, trendy upscale real estate, culture and tourism.

Suburban Tampa Real Estate

While there are countless properties for sale that offer bay and water views in the Tampa Bay area, there are just as many homes, condos and town homes that exist in suburban Tampa, as well. There is also vacant land and investment property. East of Tampa the towns of Brandon, Valrico and Lithia all offer amenable environments for professionals, families and retired adults. These suburban, historically bedroom communities are home to excellent schools, and affordable properties. The growing number of professional office parks along I-75 is drawing large numbers of professionals who seek convenient access to work and home.

For those families relocating to Tampa, master planned communities such as FishHawk Ranch in Lithia provide immediate neighborhood benefits, including central shopping and retail space, on-site schools, recreational centers, green space and close-knit community values. FishHawk Ranch is the number one family-oriented environment. This planned neighborhood offers custom amenities such as a skateboard park and miles of mixed use trails. The package is nicely wrapped up in well-appointed, but affordable homes convenient to the entire Tampa Bay, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg area.

Brandon Real Estate

Brandon remains a small suburb of Tampa with a lower than average home price. However, depending upon your goals, you will find single family homes with price tags between $200,000 and up to $1,000,000. And the area is growing. As Tampa on the whole upgrades its image and big businesses come to roost, the area is expanding with opportunity.

Bloomingdale, not far from Brandon, is a 1970s community that has continued to develop over the last few decades.

Valrico Real Estate

Gated, upscale communities featuring custom-finished homes for $500,000 and up punctuate Valrico. Such self-contained neighborhoods offer amenities like clubhouses, activity centers, sports facilities, even world-class golf courses. In fact, the area of Valrico is strewn with a number of notable golf courses including Diamond Hill and River Hills which remains one of the more popular gated golf communities.

Outside of these communities however, you will find affordable homes for under $200,000 in established and re-emerging neighborhoods.

Barb Jordan is your Brandon Realtor and Tampa relocation specialist. She has residential homes and land for sale, as well as listings suited to investors. Call her for guidance on your qualifying 1031 Exchanges.