Building a Nest, Featured Builder


As a realtor, you know that for your buyers, the transition from old house to new home can be a stressful and overwhelming process. Luckily, you can comfort your buyers with these handy moving tips provided by one of our very own builders featured in the WaterGrass community, Standard Pacific Homes. These tips will keep your buyers organized starting one month ahead of the moving date, all the way up to the big moving day:
One Month Before Moving

Schedule the mover
Arrange for transportation of vehicles and pets
Submit change of address …

Selling Tips, Staying Connected, Staying on Top


For many real estate professionals, social media has been a great way to stay ahead of the game. Whether they are searching for ways to enhance listings, gain visibility, or to communicate with buyers and sellers, realtors are turning to social media.
Why Social Media? Attracting sellers who want to list their house on the market, and buyers searching for a new home is the primary goal of a realtor using social media. Allowing realtors to connect easily and effectively, many real estate companies who utilize social media are seeing an …

Building a Nest, Featured Builder, WaterGrass


Standard Pacific Homes, a Crown featured builder, is introducing its new floor plans in the Glenbrook neighborhood at the WaterGrass community. Starting in the high $160,000s, the seven popular floor plans range from 1,722 to 3,078 square feet and are designed with livability and flair in mind.
In addition to great homes, Standard Pacific Homes has a fantastic special offer now available. Earn a $6,000 allowance toward closing costs when you use Standard Pacific Mortgage to finance your new home! You don’t want to miss out on this exciting offer or …

Tampa Bay Events


One big perk to living in the Tampa Bay area—the Buccaneers. This exciting team always makes the experience of being a fan a great one. And now you can join their free “One Buc Club” and with your sign-up get complimentary tickets to attend Buccaneer Training Camp.
Training Camp Info:

When: Saturday, July 31-Friday, August 6
What: Morning, afternoon, and evening practices; Tampa Bay Buccaneer Cheerleader and Captain Fear appearances; the chance for player photos and autographs
One Buc Club Members Get: Up to 6 tickets for each practice, discounted concessions, free parking

The …

Building a Nest, WaterGrass


WaterGrass Elementary School, located in the WaterGrass Community, has 13 lucky 5th Graders who may appear in an upcoming Apple iPad advertisement. Wanting to get an image of young students using technology for a presentation, Andy Dunn, a school district official, brought in an iPad for the children to use in a series of photographs.
Eventually, the photographs were sent to a local Apple sales representative, Andrea Barr, who works with the school on a regular basis. When Barr saw the pictures, she claimed her heart melted by the expressions of …