From the Publisher

Most new-home publications are shrinking these days. But we’re growing. We’ve moved into lovely new digs in South Tampa and have found a terrific associate publisher to help get us to the next level.
????Leah Ross comes to us from AmeriFirst Home Mortgage, so she knows the challenges buyers and builders are facing these days.??
????Plus she’s plugged into the industry like nobody else. She was recently elected as the Affiliates Director for the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors (GTAR) and currently serves on the GTAR Board of Directors.??
????Leah also serves on the Governing Board of the Women’s Council of Realtors of Tampa and is active in the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce and other charitable organizations. And if that weren’t enough, she chairs the Young Executives Council of the Centre Club.
????Best of all, she’s passionate about home ownership and views her affiliation with Tampa Bay Homebuyer as an opportunity to bring builders and buyers together.
????Speaking of which, this issue contains plenty of information buyers can use in making decisions.
We’ll look at fabulous outdoor living areas and examine what “green building” really means. Plus we’ll meet Pulte Homes’ Reed Williams, a builder who naturally believes it’s a great time to buy. But Reed goes beyond marketing hype with hard data that proves his point.
????We’ve also got the usual comprehensive community listings, school directories, a regional roundup, Parade of Homes winners and much more. Whatever you’re looking for relative to buying a home, you’ll find it between these covers.
????Hope you’re having a great summer.

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????—Kim Hannigan, Publisher
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????kimh@florida-homebuyer.com