Active Homes For Sale In The Summerfield Community In Riverview

HEY MANATEE COUNTY HOME BUYERS! Are homes in Manatee County getting to expensive for you? Well why not come a little further north to South Hillsborough County where housing is still AFFORDABLE? The Summerfield Community is only a 30 minute commute to the Palmetto area. Summerfield is just a few minutes from I-75.
Here is a list for you of how affordable homes are here: These are the current Active available listings as of today in the Summerfield Subdivision in Riverview. You may click here and type in the MLS # provided to get further information about the property and view pictures of the home, if available. Please feel free to contact me if you need any further information that is not provided. Happy Hunting!
$175,000 MLS# T2123683 13330 Ashbark Ct 2 bed 2 bath 1,130 sq ft Built in 2003
$179,900 MLS# T2134720 10742 Keys Gate Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,408 sq ft Built in 2003
$182,900 MLS# T2128113 10747 Keys Gate Dr 2 bed 2.5 bath 1,448 sq ft Built in 2004 With A Pool
$185,000 MLS# U7158965 13215 Pine Creek Cir 3 bed 2 bath 1,176 sq ft Built in 1991
$187,000 MLS# T2138406 13422 Laraway Dr 2 bed 2 bath 1,316 sq ft Built in 1989
$189,000 MLS# T2138564 10701 Keys Gate Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,408 sq ft Built in 2004
$189,000 MLS# T2141412 10802 Keys Gate Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,408 sq ft Built in 2003
$189,900 MLS# T2126399 12931 Jessup Watch Pl 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,400 sq ft Built in 2004
$192,000 MLS# T2141322 12805 Tallowood Dr 4 bed 2 bath 1,534 sq ft Built in 1986
$192,900 MLS# T2141257 11413 Smokethorn Dr 3 bed 2 bath 1,263 sq ft Built in 1986
$197,370 MLS# T2138500 12921 Jessup Watch Pl 2 bed 2.5 bath 1,532 sq ft Built in 2003 With A Pool
$203,900 MLS# T2131930 12112 Buffington Ln 3 bed 2 bath 1,244 sq ft Built in 1999
$209,000 MLS# T2131613 13611 Laraway Dr 3 bed 2 bath 1,236 sq ft Built in 1990
$209,814 MLS# T2136742 12125 Buffington Ln 3 bed 2 bath 1,288 sq ft Built in 1999
$218,000 MLS# T2140981 12017 Cedarfield Dr 3 bed 2 bath 1,500 sq ft Built in 2004
$224,900 MLS# T2140427 13201 Prestwick Creek Dr 4 bed 2 bath 1,519 sq ft Built in 1999
$234,900 MLS# T2133573 10807 Candle Stick Ln 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,736 sq ft Built in 2001
$239,900 MLS# T2130740 13320 Prestwick Dr 4 bed 2 bath 1,464 sq ft Built in 2001
$244,900 MLS# T2140065 10811 Candle Stick Ln 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,736 sq ft Built in 2001
$245,000 MLS# T2126643 12905 Fennway Ridge Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,821 sq ft Built in 2003
$245,000 MLS# O4638773 12010 Butler Woods Cir 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,552 sq ft Built in 2005
$247,500 MLS# T2122669 12912 Fennway Ridge Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,834 sq ft Built in 2002
$249,900 MLS# T2131459 11306 Plumtree Ct 4 bed 2 bath 1,898 sq ft Built in 1987 With A Pool
$249,900 MLS# T2126314 11910 Butler Woods Cir 4 bed 2 bath 1,552 sq ft Built in 2005
$249,900 MLS# T2134380 10803 Wrigley Ct 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,763 sq ft Built in 2000
$249,900 MLS# T2130272 11422 Village Brook Dr 3 bed 2 bath 1,802 sq ft Built in 2003
$259,900 MLS# T2124104 13022 Fennway Ridge Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,936 sq ft Built in 1998
$263,500 MLS# O4638862 12004 Bridge Point Ln 4 bed 2 bath 1,552 sq ft Built in 2004
$265,000 MLS# T2131818 12002 Bridge Point Ln 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,774 sq ft Built in 2005
$265,900 MLS# T2128312 13016 Fennway Ridge Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,797 sq ft Built in 2001
$266,400 MLS# T2128961 12904 Brant Tree Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,912 sq ft Built in 1998
$269,900 MLS# T2133716 10801 Summerron Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 1,778 sq ft Built in 2005
$269,900 MLS# T2140604 12962 Fennway Ridge Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,098 sq ft Built in 2003
$270,300 MLS# T2129063 13222 Pike Lake Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,160 sq ft Built in 2003
$274,900 MLS# T2135697 13210 Pike Lake Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,146 sq ft Built in 2002
$279,000 MLS# T2139401 11909 Butler Woods Cir 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,780 sq ft Built in 2005
$279,900 MLS# T2127279 13213 Pike Lake Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,146 sq ft Built in 2003
$285,000 MLS# U7158280 12728 Longcrest Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,338 sq ft Built in 2003
$285,000 MLS# T2130761 11121 Kempton Vista Dr 4 bed 2 bath 1,970 sq ft Built in 2005
$289,900 MLS# T2134911 11903 Butler Woods Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,775 sq ft Built in 2005
$289,900 MLS# T2132625 12640 Longcrest Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 2,014 sq ft Built in 2001 With A Pool
$292,000 MLS# T2139030 12916 Longcrest Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,380 sq ft Built in 1991
$295,000 MLS# T2134458 12716 Longcrest Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,413 sq ft Built in 2003
$295,698 MLS# T2137643 11904 Butler Woods Cir 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,774 sq ft Built in 2005
$295,900 MLS# T2126324 12933 Prestwick Dr 4 bed 2 bath 2,262 sq ft Built in 1990
$299,777 MLS# T2140722 11832 Brenford Crest Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,146 sq ft Built in 2004
$304,900 MLS# T2135690 11847 Lark Song Loop 3 bed 2.5 bath 2,002 sq ft Built in 1998 With A Pool
$314,900 MLS# T2139657 11210 Scotchwood Dr 3 bed 2.5 bath 2,424 sq ft Built in 1996 With A Pool
$325,000 MLS# T2135431 11325 Mistly Isle Ln 4 bed 3.5 bath 2,511 sq ft Built in 2004
$325,000 MLS# T2133401 10835 Hoffner Edge Dr 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,437 sq ft Built in 2003
$339,900 MLS# T2118688 10921 Sailbrooke Dr 6 bed 3 bath 3,094 sq ft Built in 2000
$354,900 MLS# T2135290 11724 Stonewood Gate Dr 4 bed 3 bath 2,337 sq ft Built in 2005
$357,000 MLS# T2120314 13004 Wickham Ridge Pl 4 bed 2.5 bath 2,435 sq ft Built in 2003
$369,900 MLS# T2137074 12003 Hampshire Field Ct 4 bed 3 bath 2,314 sq ft Built in 2005
$385,000 MLS# T2133768 13007 Boatswain Mate Dr 5 bed 2.5 bath 2,948 sq ft Built in 2001 With A Pool
$289,000 MLS# T2138185 11811 Stonewood Gate Dr 4 bed 3 bath 2,373 sq ft Built in 2005
$395,900 MLS# T2138471 13003 Montrose Crove Ct 6 bed 3 bath 2,992 sq ft Built in 2005
$399,800 MLS# T2116833 11812 Stonewood Gate Dr 4 bed 3 bath 2,701 sq ft Built in 2005
$423,000 MLS# T2129504 12910 Carlington Ln 6 bed 3 bath 3,125 sq ft Built in 2005
$424,900 MLS# U7143419 11115 Sailbrooke Dr 6 bed 3 bath 3,224 sq ft Built in 2002
$429,900 MLS# T2123971 10905 Summerton Sr 6 bed 3 bath 3,125 sq ft Built in 2005
$439,900 MLS# T2128383 12017 Hampshire Field Ct 4 bed 2.5 bath 3,273 sq ft Built in 2005
$449,900 MLS# U7157097 12001 Hampshire Field Ct 4 bed 2.5 bath 3,273 sq ft Built in 2005
$450,000 MLS# T2132023 11433 Village Brook Dr 5 bed 4 bath 3,432 sq ft Built in 2004
$499,800 MLS# T2129664 13001 Carlington Ln 5 bed 3 bath 2,911 sq ft Built in 2004 With A Pool
Where are you going to find these kind of prices in Manatee County?? NO WHERE!! So come North where you can afford to still purchase beautiful homes in a beautiful community!

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84 Lumber Returns to Area

Bradenton Herald - BRADENTON - More than 10 years after leaving Manatee County, the nation's largest private supplier to professional builders is coming back.
The Eighty Four, Pa.-based 84 Lumber Co. is putting finishing touches on a 34,450-square-foot building at 2800 15th St. E.
A soft opening is scheduled for mid-February, with a grand opening planned March 28.
The company pulled out of its Palmetto location at 1330 U.S. 301 in 1995. Company officials cited an improving marketplace as the motivation for returning.
In the expansion mode, 84 Lumber plans 52 new locations nationwide in 2006. There are currently 510 stores.
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Monk Restoration a "labor of love"

Bradenton Herald - Historic downtown building is finally coming back to life.
BRADENTON - A historic downtown building, abandoned for years on the corner of Ninth Street West and Ninth Avenue, is finally coming back to life.
The Monk building, built in 1925 at 906 Ninth St. W., sits in an area of downtown Bradenton that has undergone redevelopment. It's on the cusp of the Village of the Arts neighborhood, which now touts expanded sidewalks, historic brick pavers and lamp posts. The building, named after the Thomas Monk family, last housed an ABC Liquor store but for years has been a Ninth Street corridor eyesore.
Owner Scott Tibbetts bought the old, run-down building in 1998 for $900,000 and has spent more than $600,000 on renovations.
Tibbetts and architect Tom O'Brien are close to completing a longtime plan that is turning the roughly 10,000-square-foot building into office condominiums. They are planning a grand re-opening of the building in March.
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Businesses can buy their own space in new Lakewood Ranch center

Herald Tribune - LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Dr. Emily Arsenault wanted a place where her almost 3-year-old practice could grow.
She found it at The Professional Center at Lakewood Ranch, which is scheduled to open later this year.
The developer of The Professional Center, Global Group Investment Inc., said business owners like Arsenault will find advantages to owning their own space. For one, it can be financially better in the long run due to things like tax benefits, marketing director Lisa Allen said.
Leasing rates also are currently high and interest rates at the bank are low, sales agent Albert Myara said.
"It's less expensive to buy instead of renting," he said.
The $23 million Professional Center should open between the late summer and early fall, Myara said.
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Traffic Problems Up Ahead for Parrish

Herald Tribune - PARRISH -- Fast-growing area's roads will be overburdened, analysis shows.
The line of cars at the stoplight at U.S. 301 and Erie Road was rarely more than 10 deep Thursday morning.
Cars turning onto the highway from side roads seldom waited more than a minute.
But the stress-free commute is likely to be a casualty of Parrish's phenomenal growth.
By 2010, the number of trips on many of Parrish's roads is expected to at least triple. Many area roads will be well over capacity.
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Look How Technology is These Days

A fellow blogger John Mudd posted something today on his blog that I thought was wonderful! Buyers can now download our listings right onto their cell phones! No more pulling up to a house with an empty flyer box and calling the agent and not getting a response, because REAffinity, a real estate technology company, has launched a service that allows prospective home buyers to download information about for-sale homes to Internet-enabled cell phones and other handheld devices.
"Pictures of the interior of the home as well as basic listing information will provide home buyers with as much context as possible while sitting in front of a house," the company announced. "By making the listing process free to home sellers, we're able to provide this service free to the home buyer. "Home buyers can access the company's listings at http://mobile.reaffinity.com. (Phone carriers' airtime charges may apply).
Inman news says that home sellers and real estate agents can enter free property listing information at the company's Web site, and this information is formatted for viewing on cell phone and other PDAs.
Thanks to this great tip....I, as well am adding all of my listings to the site!

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Give Your Home Heating System the Professional Once Over

Realty Times - Malfunctioning home heating systems increase the risk of carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning and cause some 6,000 fires costing $47 million in property damage each year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Experts advise that you hire a licensed professional to give your home heating and cooling systems the once over at least once a year.
When properly maintained, home heating systems are not only safer, but work more efficiently to help offset the rising costs of fuel. Clean, efficient systems also last longer.
There are certain tasks you can and should perform including changing or cleaning your filter as often as recommended in your heater's manual. Also keep heat registers and radiators free of dust, dirt and debris.
Older systems may also require blower-motor or water-pump lubrication. And you should replace batteries in related devices including digital thermostats, CO alarms and smoke alarms.
More than worth the cost, a professional inspection goes a lot further.
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Jewel in the Rough

Bradenton Herald - The Village of The Arts.
The Village's image as a chic, up-and-coming arts district is attracting attention all over the state and even in other parts of the nation.
Driving or walking through the Village is like entering a quaint, vivid wonderland. Just south and east of downtown Bradenton, the area's funky old homes and bungalows exude the word "artsy." Artists and gallery owners have painted their structures in brilliant reds, blues, greens and yellows. Many of the homes are a riot of primary hues - red porches, yellow window boxes and blue siding, for instance.
Enter any of the 29 studios or galleries and find one-of-kind artworks by more than 40 artist in just about every media: paintings, ceramics, sculptures, clothing, photography, jewelry, even artistically influenced baked goods. Inside, some of the buildings have been immaculately restored with contemporary floor tiles, insulated windows and updated woodworking.
"The Village has such an eclectic appearance that is refreshing to look at," Theroux said. "You go to brand-new subdivisions and all the homes look the same. We can all be proud of the collaborative effort. No single individual can take credit for it."
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Switch From House to Fuel Condo Boom

RIS Media - RISMEDIA, Jan. 16 — (KRT) — Tired of that long commute? Want to spend more time with family and friends? You could be living in a condominium soon.
The chances are 50/50 that you'll trade your single-family home for a condo in the coming years, a major Palm Beach County, Florida developer told the International Builders Show.
"Today's generation of workers are focused on family and social activities," said Jerry Starkey, president of WCI Communities, based in Bonita Springs. "In suburban communities, it's not uncommon to spend 1-1/2 hours each way commuting to work. That's destroying the quality of life."
To get out of that long commute, people are moving back to urban areas, Starkey said. Another multifamily expert agreed.
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Getting The Best Deal on a Home

Realty Times - Buying a home is very often an emotional process especially if it's going to be your primary residence. Every buyer wants a good deal, but as one California agent told me, they'd like to find money on trees too! Well, buyers, fear not -- you don't have to start searching for that money tree to buy your next home. Just make sure you review these helpful tips before you make your next offer on a house. It could give you an advantage over another buyer in the market. Click here to read more.

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Big trends point to smaller, casual interiors

Bradenton Herald - It's been said that time has no visible dividing line to mark the passage of a year, no bolt of lightning, no blaring of trumpets. Nowadays, though, we have a reliable bell ringer: fashion in home décor.
Color and fabric change annually. Furniture as well. And this year, even the way we decorate.
Home sizes are changing, too. According to Design Basics Inc., the nation's largest supplier of home plans, square footage is shrinking. In the last decade, most homebuyers chose bigger spaces over architectural detail. Now the opposite is true, the contributing factor being nostalgia for the good old days.
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How Long Will the Housing Bubble Last?

Bradenton Herald - As a homeowner or residential real estate investor, you may have a high percentage of your net worth invested in your home or other properties. If so, you are no doubt following news reports of escalating U.S. home prices. Should you be worried about a bubble?
To be sure, today's real estate market is anything but typical. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight reports that the average U.S. home increased in value by 13.4 percent between the second quarters of 2004 and 2005. Even the average increase doesn't tell the full story. In markets such as Florida, Nevada and California the appreciation has been far greater.
As property prices continue to move higher, some economists and other observers are voicing concerns about price bubbles and the risk that prices in some markets might drop substantially. If the drops are significant and widespread, the impact could spread beyond home prices and potentially slow the U.S. economy.
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Buyer/Realtor Education 101

Here is something one of my agents ran into:
Ok….this will irritate some fellow realtor’s on how some home buyer’s still perceive us, but I felt a need to share this story with you!
So this “gentleman” (I use that term loosely) calls me and proceeds to ask about a property I have listed. He tells me another Realtor in the same County I work in referred him to me since I was the listing agent. Ok, so I am thinking this is odd….why would another realtor pass along a potential buyer and take the chance of losing them? Well, I was soon to find out why!
So I tell him about the house and answer his questions, then proceed to ask (like I always do) if he was currently working with a realtor, and he proceeds to tell me “No, I’m not working with any one particular realtor, I work with a lot of realtors”. And he explains to me that whatever agent has the home for sale with his/her name on the sign is who he is going to call.
He told me he has been searching for a home since July of last year…..well gee I wonder why!
I explained to him that a realtor will be as loyal to him as he is to them. I explained to him that we earn a commission. We do not have a salary paycheck, or an expense for a car or any of those other luxuries. We work on commission only. So, if a Realtor doesn’t feel like you are going to be loyal to them, we are not going to waste very much time and effort in you since we are not confident it will result in a sale. So he then proceeds to tell me the following…..
“Well, the way I see it is Realtors sell homes for PLAY MONEY”. And when I have to bust my behind to earn a penny, I’m not wasting it on a Realtor.
SO…..by this point, I am quite irritated and told him, well you know the reason you probably are still looking for a house 6 months later is because no one wants to waste time and energy on someone that isn’t loyal to them and isn’t going to result in a sale. I do not do this for play money, this is my career! This is how I put food on the table and pay bills! So, by this time he is still going on and on about how he won’t be loyal to just one person. So, I tell him Good Luck with your house hunting process and hung up on him while he was still running away at the mouth!
So after I hung up, I'm thinking to myself. Why is it that alot of the buyer's out there still think we do this just for the heck of it? This is not a hobby! We don't wake up in the morning wondering, gee...what should I do today? Go play golf, go ride around on my yacht? Or, go sell Real Estate today! We live in the real world right along with you. The majority of us do not live in mansions or own a yacht. The majority of Realtors live in the same neighborhoods that you do. We go to work to earn a paycheck everyday the same as you do. Sometimes working for free if a deal falls apart. Because if a deal does not close.....WE DO NOT GET PAID! People....WAKE UP! This is our career. This isn't a flip of a coin to see what sounds better to do for the day. If we don't sell.....we don't get a paycheck! Plain and simple.
SO….potential home buyers…let this be a word to the wise…. While the one’s that choose not to be loyal to one particular Realtor will spend much more time, effort and gas (for the car and all that driving around you are going to do looking for a home), there are the one’s that are loyal who can sit in the comfort of their home’s and all the available homes that fit their criteria land in their email FREE OF CHARGE the same day they hit the MLS! No time, effort or wasted gas on their part to get them this way!! Just the willingness to be loyal to one Realtor.
After all……if I find out about a home that comes on the market…..who do you think will be the one I will contact to let them know about it first?
And some buyer’s wonder why they just can’t seem to get a heads up before anyone else does!
It doesn’t cost you anything to use one Realtor…..but it may cost you a lot if you use several! It will probably cost you the lose of numerous homes, and the chance to get a hold of those “Hot New Listings” we love to give our loyal buyers!
So.....do you see now, why he is still looking for a home 6 months later?

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Builders Bet on Boomer Boom

Herald Tribune - Housing sales may be cooling off, but that hasn't stopped developer Mark Hughes from moving ahead with plans for a new subdivision in Myakka City.
Like most builders, he's convinced that millions of baby boomers will retire to Florida during the next two decades, insulating the state from any downturns in the nation's housing market.
"It's like a funnel," he said. "From the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Northeast. They're coming to Florida.
"If recent trends hold, more than 200 boomers will move to Florida every day during the boomer retirement years, beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2029.
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