Son Of Two Marines Honored By Wife For Military Monday

Son of two Marines honored by wife for Military Monday this week. Matthew is who we are honoring and he has been in the military since he was 18-years-old. He is currently a Staff Sergeant in thew Marines and should be getting promoted later this year.

Matthew is the son of two marines that have since retired. When he is not on duty he and the family love to go to the pool or beach.

Congrats to Matthew as he receives a $100 Visa gift card from our friends at Stingray Chevrolet.

Every Monday we honor a member of the military in Tampa Bay. Do you have someone in your life that is or has been in the military? Someone that you admire, a relative, a friend? Whoever it is that you want to spotlight. We want to hear from you and you can nominate someone right now by doing so HERE. The nomination process takes about five minutes. Once you nominate someone we will be in touch with you to schedule a call with you.

It's a tough market to become a new homeowner. But on the bright side, there are some Florida cities where some homes are selling below their asking price. Some are even a quick drive from the Tampa Bay area. We got the list from Stacker, who analyzed data from Redfin. Their data shows sales from the month of December 2022.

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage sits just above 6%. Even if it trends a half of a percentage point, it can have an outsized impact on the monthly payments required for a mortgage. Before mortgage rates started spiking, homebuyers were able to lock in rates that are far more affordable than what’s suddenly on offer in today’s environment. It also doesn't help that sellers aren't exactly coming down on price. In a lot of metro areas, home prices are still increasing.

And yet there are still metro areas where homebuyers are finding homes selling for below asking price.

One thing that could skew this data is something that’s happening here in many parts of Florida. People are ‘first listing’ at a ridiculous price just to see if they get lucky. If they don’t, 2 weeks later they lower the price. The point being, if you’re looking to buy you should be very skeptical of that ‘first listing’ price. After viewing the home, see if you can make a reasonable offer, who knows, you could get lucky!

Our list just includes the cities in Florida where homes are likely to sell under asking price. If you'd like to see how they match up to other metros in the country, click here for the full study.

– Number 36 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $337,900
– Median sale price: $318,950
– Total homes sold: 692

– Number 35 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $299,000
– Median sale price: $269,000
– Total homes sold: 638

– Number 34 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $357,000
– Median sale price: $349,870
– Total homes sold: 959

– Number 33 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $399,989
– Median sale price: $385,000
– Total homes sold: 3,010

– Number 30 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $375,000
– Median sale price: $369,990
– Total homes sold: 4,215

– Number 29 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $480,000
– Median sale price: $449,098
– Total homes sold: 639

– Number 28 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $508,327
– Median sale price: $450,000
– Total homes sold: 1,547

– Number 24 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $399,995
– Median sale price: $385,000
– Total homes sold: 710

– Number 17 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $430,000
– Median sale price: $384,945
– Total homes sold: 1,400

– Number 16 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $430,000
– Median sale price: $384,945
– Total homes sold: 1,400

– Number 15 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $385,000
– Median sale price: $359,429
– Total homes sold: 409

– Number 13 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $354,495
– Median sale price: $339,900
– Total homes sold: 1,023

– Number 12 on Stacker's list
–Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $395,000
– Median sale price: $380,000
– Total homes sold: 2,057

– Number 10 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.97
– Median list price: $399,999
– Median sale price: $365,000
– Total homes sold: 348

– Number 7 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.96
– Median list price: $530,000
– Median sale price: $455,000
– Total homes sold: 1,879

– Number 4 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.96
– Median list price: $799,450
– Median sale price: $580,000
– Total homes sold: 687

– Number 2 on Stacker's list
– Average sale-to-list ratio: 0.96
– Median list price: $465,000
– Median sale price: $415,000
– Total homes sold: 1,907