As a new construction specialist in Tampa Bay, I want to educate my blog's readers about some of the home builders in our area. For the first installment of my Home Builder Spotlight Series, I interviewed David Zink, General Manager at Distinctive Design Homes, about his company and their services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distinctive Design Homes is a custom home builder that has been in business in the Tampa/Orlando area for 16 years and has built over 300 uniquely designed homes in that time. A private company, Distinctive Design Homes offers their clients a fully customizab

March was a great month for the Tampa Bay area housing market, with average prices and sales numbers going up while median time on the market went down. All signs point to a strengthening market that has recently been called the healthiest real estate market in the U.S. by CNBC. Month-over-month, the number of home sales increased by 15.2% in Hillsborough county, 5.5% in Pasco county, and 7.9% in Pinellas county. In March, a total of 3,308 homes were sold in Hillsborough, 1,561 in Pasco, and 2,828 in Pinellas - an average of a 32% increase since last year across all three counties. Prices were also on the rise with the average home price in Hillsborough county at $245,460, Pasco county at $1