We hope to see this trend continue throughout the Tampa Bay communities. You can find helpful tips for buyers and sellers by visiting our website at www.MichaelGreenAndAssociates.com. We are looking for more luxury properties to list, so if you want your property advertised on nearly 200 websites and in every major luxury publication contact us today to list your home.

Christie joins Michael Green and Associates following an extensive career in marketing and public relations. She has spent over a dozen years in the advertising and media industry and has worked with major private clients such as Anheuser-Busch as well as government agencies such as the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Tampa.

"It feels like an exciting time to be joining the team," Klammer said. "Michael Green and Associates is a leader in the luxury real estate market, and I look forward to helping to raise its profile to potential clients and other industry professionals."

Michael Green, owner of Michael Green and Associates, said Klammer brings experience, enthusiasm and vision to a new position charged with helping our company grow. "The combination of Christie’s professional experience gives her insight into how to effectively reach our various audiences," he said.

For those of you that are not familiar with QR codes, QR codes can be read anytime, anywhere with mobile phones – This makes them so easy to decode and convenient since special scanners are not required and the camera of mobile phones can scan and present the information contained in the codes. Applications are available and can be downloaded for your smart phone users at no cost. These codes can be utilized for many purposes and simplify access to information because the consumer does not have to type anything in. Some areas that we can incorporate into the QR code is taking our clients directly to our website, displaying text and images, sending emails and messages and obtaining digital telephone numbers. 

Stay on the lookout for QR codes in our upcoming advertisement and communication materials!

Home prices are one factor in determining your cost of ownership, but so are interest rates and financing availability. Even though interest rates have gone up in the last six months, they are still near historic lows. Since your monthly mortgage payment is a combination of paying down your principal and paying the interest owed, if home prices come down a little further but interest rates go up, it could cost you even more to service a mortgage on an identical home!

While a home is a major investment, it is also the center of your personal life. It's important to live in a home that reflects your taste and values, yet is within your financial "comfort zone." To that end, it may be more important to lock in today's relatively low interest rates and low home prices, rather than to hope for a further break in prices in the future.

Please give me a call if I can be of any assistance in determining how much home you can afford in today's market.