The Tampa Bay real estate market in February saw a total of 6,397 new listings come onto the market, and homes selling for 96.7% of their asking price. With over $1 billion of residential real estate sales in February (up 12% from January), the Tampa area continues to see a boom in its real estate industry. In February, the total number of residential home sales combined in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties was 4,163, a -3.9% decrease year-over-year compared to February 2017, and up month-over-month from January 2017 by 9.9%. Hillsborough county was responsible for 1,609 of these sales, Pasco had 950, and Pinellas had 1,604. In the tri-county area, the average home prices rose 7.6%