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For every 100 families who visit model homes, only three will buy. What keeps them from coming back? Salespeople who are are out of touch with what the buyer wants, a sales trainer says. Story
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Tour coincides with competitive mortgage rates
Forty-five model homes, from Tierra Verde to Lutz, are on display today through Oct. 28 in the fall Gallery of Homes sponsored by the Contractors & Builders Association of Pinellas.
The Home Front
Keep an eye on the small stuff
For Clearwater, a dubious distinction
Congratulations, Clearwater. You're a boomburb.
Homebuyer U
New home buyers may attend free educational seminars sponsored by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Florida Suncoast Inc. Classes will be offered from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Largo Library, 351 East Bay Drive. Additional classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thur. and Oct. 25 at the Red Cross Building in New Port Richey. Classes will include information about budgeting, credit, closings, home inspections and Pasco County affordable programs. For reservations and information, call (727) 845-5654.
Builders who will build homes at Waterchase announced
Taylor Woodrow Communities has announced the names of seven builders who will build homes at Waterchase, its luxury development on Race Track Road in Hillsborough near the Pinellas County line.
Community Living: Rules may require a court ruling
Question: Our condominium was built three decades ago. Apparently our documents have no validity. If someone new moves in and challenges something in the docs, the board gives in to avoid lawsuits or confrontations.
