Clearwater Real Estate ~ Pool Homes

Many people moving to Clearwater and the Tampa Bay area are looking to enjoy our "Florida Lifestyle" - while many people enjoy living on Clearwater Beach quite a few chose other top Clearwater neighborhoods because of commutes to work, neighborhood ammenities or schools. Having a pool and a screened cage can often bring the outside in making a home feel much larger while providing a great recreational space and a desirable place to entertain.

Currently many homebuyers find it's cheaper to buy a Clearwater home that already has a pool than to put one in so demand for pool homes helps these homes stay in demand. By the same token a poorly maintained pool home can become hard to sell and expensive to repair so working with real estate professionals that understand the ins and outs of pool homes can keep you from making costly pool home mistakes.

Also remember, if you have kids - Pool Safety is something you need to plan for. And for children that need to learn how to swim in Clearwater has lots of options from private Lessons with a caring swim instructor where your kids can be swimming after a few lessons or the local YMCA and the neighborhood recreation centers offer courses year round.     

As of August 31, 2007 there are 1184 single family homes for sale in Clearwater. Here's some info about those with pools: 

• There are currently 347 Clearwater homes for sale with pools.
• There are 100 Clearwater pool homes for sale under $300,000.
• There are even 15 Clearwater homes with pools for under $200,000.  

Here's our latest  Clearwater Real Estate Market Analysis - Overall and Without Pools - July 2007  

Mollie Brauer of Making Waves Swim School offers families in Pinellas County private swim lessons or group lessons. She came highly recommended and now we know why. She took our 6 year old who wouldn't put his eyes in the water and who had major swimming phobias and had him swimming the whole length of the pool after (6) 30 minute private swim lessons. That's her in the photo above. We highly recommend her if you're looking for a patient, caring, great certified swim instructor for this area. You can contact her at 727-510-7066 and tell her Cyndee Haydon sent you.  

We have helped several buyers succesfully negotiate great bargains on Tampa Bay pool homes last month. There are homes currently in pre-foreclosure or having to do a short sale (selling a home for less than you owe the bank) so there are definitely deals for prepared home buyers. Now is the time to find the pool home of your dreams. In real estate it's important to buy it for the right price - especially in a dynamic market like this. So here's more about what Clearwater Pool Homes are doing in today's real estate market...          

Last month we saw a spike in the time it's taking to sell a Clearwater pool home - our whole real estate market has experienced excess supply and because there are more choices it is taking longer to sell all Clearwater homes.  

When it comes to what's selling in Clearwater real estate -  pool homes continue to sell. While number's dropped a little we've still seen many selling. Last month their were 29 that sold in Clearwater.  

When you look at the median price of Clearwater Pool Homes and Clearwater Non-Pool homes you can see the difference a Pool in good shape can bring. The value of Clearwater Pool homes is about what it was one year ago when overall the Clearwater real estate market has seen about a 10% correction. 

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Real Estate Agent, especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

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Sand Key - Clearwater Beach - Island Estates - 33767 Update

One of Clearwater Beaches moving landmarks is the Jolley Trolley's - these open aired Trolleys are a Fun and Economical way to get around on Clearwater Beach, Sand Key and Island Estates. This is a great service for Clearwater beach condo and home owners from Sand Key to Island Estates as well as the local tourists.

The Jolley Trolley had 2 routes covering Clearwater Beach, Sand Key, Island Estates and Downtown Clearwater. Recent budget cuts by the City of Clearwater in mid-July have forced this non-profit organization to cut their services down to 2 trolley's and only one route. Currently there was only limited use of the Route between downtown Clearwater and the Beaches so they have decided to stop this route for now. This should allow them to continue to operate with the 35% less funding next year from the City of Clearwater. As the Clearwater Downtown revitalization continues they hope to add the Downtown route again as the demand for going downtown rises.

The good news is the Jolley Trolley is still a great bargain - The cost to ride the Trolley is still only $1.25 - in fact you can stay on as long as you want for that price. For the young (those 4-10) and the young at heart (those 65 and over)- you ride for less than half that price at just $.60 a trip. Babies and Toddlers under the age of 3 are FREE.   

So don't worry about having a cocktail at a local restaurant or finding parking at various locations - just hop the Trolley and enjoy the ride!  The typical round trip from North Clearwater Beach (Starting at the Regatta Beach Club) and going to Sand Key (to Ultimar) averages 35 minutes. You can catch the trolley at the posted signs located on almost every other block or just flag them down if you see them coming - if they can stop safely they will.

Clearwater Beach Real Estate

Are you looking to buy a Gulf Beach Home or Condo? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agent, especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

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Across from Sand Key Condos find The Real Scoop

Last week I wrote about the Dog Days of Summer on Sand Key Beach Clearwater, Florida. We enjoyed the beach and watching both the Sea Screamer and the Pirate Ship pass by. Well after a long day at the beach we were reminded that there is nothing is better than cooling off at Ryan's Ice Cream & Yogurt with a truly decadent sweet treat. The funny thing is the name is a bit deceiving because they don't actually serve yogurt - but they do serve gourmet a large variety of ice creams, sorbets, shakes, smoothies, cakes, pies and even rainbow snow cones.  

Ryan's is one of the 20 shoppes that makes up the The Shoppes on Sand Key - across the street many of Sand Keys luxury waterfront condos.

The Shoppes on Sand Key are the only stand alone retail establishment on Sand Key so they get quite a bit of business from the people living and staying in the Sand Key condos and from locals like us. There are deli's, resturants, tropical clothing stores, Dunkin Donuts and our favorite ice cream shops - Ryans!     

Ryan's is family owned and offers a variety of great ice cream flavors and even fancy waffle cones, dipped in chocolate with sprinkles .  They offer limited seating inside at 2 tables with the ceiling fans whirling above but with a great view outdoors we chose to eat our treats on the boardwalk overlooking Clearwater's Intercoastal Waterway. 

Last week I asked the boys to help me pick their favorite Ice Cream at Ryans. Well one settled on a family favorite - the Mint Chocolate Chip - so cool and refreshing.   The other decided to drop the "Cream" and just do "ICE" as in Rainbow Sno-Cone...

Watching him enjoy his sno-cone was a great reminder of life's simple pleasures!

Sometimes we forget to just savor the little joys of life - a sno cone, a great view, a cool summer  breeze - Does life really get any better than this?

Ryan's Ice Cream & Yogurt is located at Suite 118 of the Shoppes on Sand Key and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Their phone number is (727) 596-0006 - Click the link below for directions to our favorite ice cream parlor.

Shoppes on Sand Key
1261 Gulf Blvd.
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
727-596-8465

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Clearwater Beach Real Estate

Are you looking to buy a Gulf Beach Home or Condo? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agent, especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

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Clearwater Florida - Home to Pinellas County Government for 95 years.

Ed Rybczynski, a well known, national Mortgage Fraud speaker, asked today what stories and tidbits do you know about your hometown that you could share.

So today I was thinking about how often we've all heard that, "all politics is local". Well this was even true here in Clearwater almost 95 years ago. 

When the Tampa Bay area was originally settled Clearwater, St Petersburg & Tampa were all part of Hillsborough County.

Over time the people of now Pinellas County, known as West Hillsborough, started to feel that their tax dollars would be better spent here. Local leaders wanted more control and input on how their tax money was spent and pressure to secede from Hillsborough County grew. After years of feuding and politicking a bill finally passed and the result was that on January 1, 1912 Pinellas County was created as a separate County.

Now as I mentioned above - all politics is local and so then the leaders from St Petersburg and Clearwater each had strong ideas on why their city would be the perfect County Seat.

Well as I understand the history of events, Clearwater with it's population of about 13,000 then managed to gain control as the County Seat and not wanting to leave anything to chance they decided to secure their place as the Pinellas County seat and built a new wooden structure almost overnight at a cost of around $3,700 back in 1912.

It worked, Clearwater, FL is still home to the Pinellas County Courthouse and is the County seat today even though St Petersburg is a much larger city. 

The offices are located on the corner of Ft Harrison and Court Street  and Cleveland Street.

You must pass all these buildings when you enter and leave Clearwater Beach, Florida via the new High span bridge.

What Clearwater or Pinellas County Stories do you know?

Clearwater Florida Real Estate

Are you looking to buy a Home or Condo in Pinellas County FLorida? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Tampa Bay Real Estate Agent,especially on-line or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

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*The above information and images are Copyright © 2007 Cyndee Haydon & Jack Haydon, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agents and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed or published.  All rights reserved.  Plagiarism will be detected and is punishable by law.   Reprinted with Tampa Bay Real Estate Resource - Sandbars to Sunsets - We Cover it all!    

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• Sand Key Beach is home to fine sugar white sand and a large wide beach that's great for building sandcastles or just relaxing in the sun;
• Sand Key has Clean and Healthy Beaches - you'll find water clear enough to snorkle in right off shore;
• We have lots of wildlife and Sand Key Park is part of the Great Florida Bird Trail - enjoy a wide variety of birds;
• There are currently 2 Turtle nests also found on the south end of the beach - for the endagered turtles;
• Jet Skis and Parasailing is also available here
• But nothing can beat the private beaches you can experience below......   

Experience Sand Key Beach - Sand Key, Florida 33767

Sand Key Florida 33767

Home to Finest Oceanfront Condos, home to Beach Wildlife and home to some of the Finest Beaches in the US - it's up to all of us to work together to sustain and protect all of them for the future. 

Sand Key Sand Dunes play a vital role in protecting our Pinellas County Florida Beaches from erosion each year. 

Sand Key Sand Dunes are important for 3 main reasons:

1. They protect waterfront homes and businesses and are the first line of defense against storms. They acts as a buffer protecting both property and natural habitats.
2. They Enhance the Quality of our Life - they are attractive and promote wildlife. Tourism accounts for over $15 Billion a year towards our states economy so good beaches is good for all of us.
3. They provide a home and habitat for many beach Plants and Animals.  

Sand Key is also part of the Great Florida Bird Trail.

Sand Key Beach is also Home to several Endangered Turtle Nests

In addition, each year from May to October Sand Key and Clearwater Beach is home to several endangered turtle nests.

We saw 2 marked off nests on Sand Key today. It's important to know not to disturb them. It's also Illegal to disturb them as seen by the warning sign shown here.

Please do not have lights shining at night anywhere near these nests because turtles instinctively follow the light - which was always "the moon" (prior to beach development) back into the ocean when they hatch, however, we have lost thousands of endangered turtles because now they will follow the lights from signs, patios and the likes into our roadways and away from the ocean -

Please help protect our Endangered Sea Turtles.

Learn more about our Natural Neighbors on Sand Key Beach....        

Be a Good Neighbor ~ Think Eco-Friendly ~ Green ~ Sustainable ~ Recycle ~ Reuse ~ Renew our Resources 

Clearwater Beach Real Estate

Are you looking to buy a Gulf Beach Home or Condo? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agent, especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

Relocations ~ Waterfront Homes for Sale, Townhomes Condos & Villas ~ Beach House of Your Dreams ~ Find the Perfect Florida Lifestyle in Pinellas County  ~ Clearwater Homes for Sale and the Tampa Bay area

Clearwater Beach FL | Protecting our Beaches

Clean Beaches Council is a not-for-profit organization that has been around since 1998 pioneering America's first environmental certification program for our beach - the Blue Wave Campaign.

The Blue Wave Campaign's goal is to promote public awareness and a community partnership that involves a voluntary pledge and voluntary participation towards taking care of our beach along with responsible beach management.     

In Tampa Bay Florida and especially on Clearwater Beach, tourism is our major industry and plays a vital role to our local economy. We're not alone, the Clean Beaches Council explains that our United States beaches and coastal areas "offer unique recreation, support maritime commerce and provide jobs for coastal communities.   In fact, beach tourism contributes over $640 billion annually to the US Economy (85% of all tourist revenue)"   

In the last 10 years there have been over 20,000 health advisories issued relating to water quality in the United States and here in the Tampa Bay area we are only too familiar with the additional impacts of storms and new construction on Pinellas County beach erosion.  Every year miles of beaches are lost to beach erosion.

We've loved living on our beautiful Pinellas Gulf beaches and we've also seen many changes over the last 18 years. With more properties on the beaches and more people visiting our beaches it takes even more effort to ensure that we embrace "low impact" living and work to ensure sustainable beaches. 

I believe now is the time to commit to working together: Pinellas County government + Our Beach Communities + National Parks + Residents + Tourist to preserve our local economy and more importantly for our kids - YOU and the Blue Wave Campaign can help!  In other articles we detailed the:

• Info on the Pinellas Beaches that earned the Blue Wave Designation;
• 7 things YOU can do to Keep Clearwater's Beaches the Best in America!

Additional Resources:

• Clean Beaches Council 
• Non Profit Donations for the Clean Beaches Council

More Eco Friendly | Green | Blue News: 

• Keeping Clearwater Beach FL Clean and Beautiful by Jack Haydon
• Home Depot Goes Green in Clearwater, FLorida - by Cyndee Haydon
• Eco Friendly Pest Control Soluton for Tampa Bay Homes  by Leah Ross
• Albuquerque Eco-Friendly living by Ashley Drake Gephart
• Ventura County Leads the Way in Green Waste Recycling by Mana Tulberg
• Our ski resorts are now 100% wind powered (almost) by Joanne Hanson
• Green Building in Houston TX  by Stephanie Edwards-Musa
• Going Green in Brea ~ Or You Call,...They Haul! by Lynda Eisenmann
• High Performance Home vs. GREEN Homes by Stephanie Edwards-Musa
• What Makes a LEED Home Different by Stephanie Edwards-Musa

Clearwater Beach Real Estate

You can learn more about Clearwater Beach & Gulf Beaches Condos and Homes and see all condos, townhomes, and homes available for sale by just putting in your email. Get access to the best properties immediately as they come on the market or you can Search the Tampa Bay MLS for all gulf beach homes and condos for sale by all Tampa Bay real estate companies in the Tampa Bay area. 

If you are interested in learning more about Beach Homes and Condos for Sale in Clearwater Beach and Pinellas County just visit our informational Tampa Bay Real Estate website for Home Buyers. Having lived on the Gulf Beaches of Pinellas County Florida for over 15 years we share a special passion for helping people make their "beach living" dreams become a reality!  

Are you looking to buy a Gulf Beach Home or Condo? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agent, especially online or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

Relocations ~ Waterfront Homes for Sale, Townhomes Condos & Villas ~ Beach House of Your Dreams ~ Find the Perfect Florida Lifestyle in Pinellas County  ~ Clearwater Homes for Sale and the Tampa Bay area

*The above information and images are Copyright © 2007 Cyndee & Jack Haydon, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agents and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed or published.  All rights reserved.  Plagiarism will be detected and is punishable by law.  Reprinted with permission from Sandbars to Sunsets.   

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Things they are a changing in the Clearwater Real Estate Market..Are they changing in your area too?

Experience shows that consumers used to read "static" Real Estate Agent resumes or profiles on your web-page or corporate web sites when looking to choose a real estate agent and that seemed to suffice.

I'm not seeing that as much today. Have you considered that the bar's been raised since we now live in the electronic multimedia world of Youtube, Blogs,Email, Automated MLS?

Our Consumers are demanding up-to-date info and agents that are thinking out of the box for today's "dynamic" Clearwater FL real estate market.    

Have you considered thatyour real estate BLOG is now your "dynamic" resume? Are you sharing:

• Your negotiating successes;
• Your effective marketing strategies;
• Your neighborhood expertise;
• Your niche expertise;
• Your values and your business philosophy;
• Your client testimonials and more here or on-line somewhere?

Are you giving consumers and fellow Realtors the information they need to be comfortable choosing YOU! We have over 9,000 Realtors in my county so...

• Do you stand out as a Top Real Estate Resource in your area? 
• Does your Real Estate BLOG make consumers want to choose you?
• Does your Real Estate BLOG make other Real Estate agents comfortable referring their clients to you?

We have found that our real estate BLOGS are a great way for people to meet us and get to know how we approach real estate and how we treat our clients. We have been honored to be selected by many consumers and Realtors alike as their Top Choice of all Clearwater Real Estate Agents (and the Tampa Bay area).

Today I got a call from a fellow Florida Real Estate Agent that was choosing between several Top Pinellas County Real Estate Agents. She planned to interview us all and then decide who would be the best real estate agent to serve her long time valued client. These are clients who wants to buy three homes in the Tampa Bay area over the next year 

When we spoke I answered all her questions - but we all know "talk can be cheap" so I also encouraged her to visit our Active Rain blogs to learn more about us. She actually logged on to look while we were on the phone. Are you wondering why that be helpful? 

Here are just some of the things I believe your blog can tell people about YOU?

• They can see the quality and care be put into our articles;
• They can learn about your areas of knowledge and expertise;
• They can see your professional style - are you kind, caring, helpful, responsive?
• They can how we approach our business;
• They can learn about your ethics and values - not only in what you write but do you copy other's work, do you take short cuts, do you give credit where credit is do.
• They can see how your peers view you - do they respect you;
• They can experience your raving fans through client video testimonials and written ones too.
• They can see if you are approachable - do you respond to comments in a way they would want to be treated; 
• They can see if you are "listener" who will help them meet their goals or is your style to "TELL" them how it's going to be;  

After looking at our profiles and blogs on Active Rain she actually surprised me and said. "I don't need to talk to anyone else, I've decided I'm very comfortable moving forward with you and your team". - I believe her comfort came from more than my words on the phone - she got to see and experience what we are like as Realtors.

To me, this is the ultimate compliment and the purpose of our business- that everyone we come in contact with will feel comfortable referring those they care about to us - not out of obligation, but because the believe they will truly benefit from having us be their Realtor.   

So If your BLOG is your new RESUME -  is it doing you PROUD?  What else do you think your blog tells about us?

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Are you looking to buy a Home or Condo in the Tampa Bay area? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....

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Buyers tell us that selecting a Tampa Bay Real Estate Agent,especially on-line or from a distance, can be a challenge. Some of our past clients agreed to share their experiences and tell you why they think you should work with us. 

Click on the photos below and meet some of our clients and now friends...we'd love to be YOUR choice too! 

Relocations ~ Waterfront Homes for Sale, Townhomes Condos & Villas ~ Beach House of Your Dreams ~ Find the Perfect Florida Lifestyle in Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area 33767, 33764, 

*The above information and images are Copyright © 2007 Cyndee & Jack Haydon, Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agents and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed or published.  All rights reserved.  Plagiarism will be detected and is punishable by law.   Reprinted with Tampa Bay Real Estate Resource - Sandbars to Sunsets - We Cover it all!    

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