{"id":99,"date":"2026-10-08T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:00:00","slug":"tampa-new-homes-offer-better-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/08\/tampa-new-homes-offer-better-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa New Homes Offer Better Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/anne-marie-lennox\/new-homes-cheaper-remotion-videos-9ba2\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Having called Tampa home for 17 years, I\u2019ve watched our neighborhoods transform\u2014and right now, the new construction market is offering something we haven\u2019t seen in a while: genuine value. Recent data shows that in Tampa, new homes are selling at a 12.4% price-per-square-foot advantage compared to existing properties. For anyone carefully weighing their options or working within a budget, this is a noteworthy shift.<\/p>\n<p>With inventory rising, builders here have been making some bold moves\u2014cutting prices and offering unique incentives\u2014expanding what\u2019s possible for buyers who may have felt priced out. As someone who transitioned from a career in retail to real estate, I know firsthand how important it is to find the right fit, whether that\u2019s your next home or your next investment. Economists are calling new construction an overlooked opportunity, especially given the assumptions many have about affordability in Tampa\u2019s competitive market.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to 2026, if the Fed eases further, buyer activity could pick up even more. For now, Tampa\u2019s new builds offer more space for your dollar\u2014and for those who want both value and a fresh start, it might be the perfect time to explore what\u2019s newly available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having called Tampa home for 17 years, I\u2019ve watched our neighborhoods transform\u2014and right now, the new construction market is offering something we haven\u2019t seen in a while: genuine value. Recent data shows that in Tampa, new homes are selling at a 12.4% price-per-square-foot advantage compared to existing properties. For anyone carefully weighing their options or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}