Commercial real estate investing can be a great way to increase your income streams and build wealth. In Tampa Bay, investing in commercial real estate is highly viable and accessible with many opportunities in the urban centers or sprawling suburbs. Commercial real estate is a property that can be leased out to businesses or retail where investors can collect rent from businesses that occupy the space. Once you have figured out that the income-producing potential of a commercial real estate property might be lucrative, a commercial real estate agent can help you find the right property. Commercial real estate investments earn money through income and also through appreciation of the property over time. Here are the main types of commercial real estate…

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While we have a full calendar of community events that support the arts, education, equality and other causes that are dear to us, the annual Heart Walk is one of our favorites. This year, we joined forces with our friends at Strategic Property Partners (SPP). SPP  is a full-service commercial real estate development firm with an incredible project coming to downtown Tampa, Water Street Tampa. By forming one team, our two companies walked together in the 2019 Tampa Bay Heart Walk to have an even greater impact on our abilities to raise funds this year.  

Smith Team at the Hear Walk

Smith has sponsored a team for the past 6 years and promote it internally with pre-walk events and healthy living workshops. Last year, we hired a yoga instructor to come to our offices to give our…

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Smith & Associates Real Estate Hires Molly James and Candace Evans

Local Tampa Bay real estate giant, Smith & Associates Real Estate, continues to attract the finest real estate agents, hiring Molly James and Candace Evans from the Evans James Luxury Collective. The successful real estate duo bring a combined 12 years of business leadership and real estate experience to their new home at Smith and are highly-regarded for their personalized, professional and customer service-oriented approach to helping clients buy and sell real estate.

Says Evans, “Smith & Associates are the luxury market leaders in Tampa Bay and I am excited to be a part of a team that has not only a proven track record of success but also contributes to their community. As a …

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We are excited to announce that we have expanded with more Realtors coming to our team last month. Smith attracts the finest, most professional associates in the industry who align with our corporate values and believe that being the best is important but so is contributing to the community. Our team works to provide unparalleled service to our clients, expand their market expertise, and to promote the Smith brand in the community.

Please help us in welcoming our new team members to the Smith family:

Daniel Helou, REALTOR® 704.807.8700 | dhelou@smithandassociates.com

Daniel Helou

Frieda Marhee, REALTOR® 954.673.9317 | fmarhee@smithandassociates.com

Michael Nogueira, REALTOR® 727.510.0444 | michael@smithandassociates.com Tori Elvir, REALTOR®…

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Florida is a top tourist destination and attracts visitors from all over the world with Tampa Bay being one of the most sought after vacation regions in the state. Boasting award-winning beaches, cultural opportunities, sporting events, nature trails, water sports, and a buzzing nightlife, there is always something to do. This eclectic mix of things to do makes a staycation easy for Florida residents. Skip the crazy airports and enjoy a staycation by exploring what other people spend thousands of dollars to travel to and experience. Here are our top 15 staycation ideas:  

  1. Visit a new beach - Longboat Key has the softest, sugar sands for toes to sink your toes into and is only a short drive from Tampa.

  2. Take a nature walk through a Florida trail -…

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Modern luxury homes in Tampa Bay often have an aesthetic appeal that is jaw-dropping and captivates the attention of drooling neighbors and passerbys. These homes dominate the image-crazed world of social media with their unusual shapes, design concepts, use of angles and materials mix like marble, glass, metal, and concrete. They are truly special with the inside offering just as much aesthetic appeal and a focus on function with form.

These 10 modern mansions for sale in Florida are the pinnacle of luxury when it comes to home design:


175 1st Street S #3405 | St Petersburg

175 1st Street S #3405 Interior


3403 S Carter Street | Tampa


108 Aleta Drive | Belleair Beach


3113 Mossvale Lane | Tampa


9113 Tillinghast Drive | Tampa


2711 W…

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We have been serving real estate to the Tampa Bay home buyer and seller for over 50 years. While we have heard it all, there are many of the same questions that arise for our clients. Work with our agents and we can help you with all of your real estate needs. Top 10 Questions from real estate clients:

1. What is the first step of the home buying process?

When considering buying a home, the first step is to figure out your finances, determining what is a reasonable monthly payment for you and how much you will be able to put down for a loan. Many websites, including ours, have mortgage calculators to help you get a general idea of what a home loan looks like on a monthly basis.

2. How Will My Home Purchase Affect My Taxes?

Buying a home is an…

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We are excited to announce that our real estate sellers will now be able to compare instant offers from the big box brands (Opendoor, Offerpad, and Zillow) versus listing on the open market, all quickly and easily on the Smith & Associates website with our Offer Optimizer™ tool. The Offer Optimizer™ is an in-house iBuyer tool that offers sellers who are curious about instant offers a seamless way to compare online offers to the traditional approach of selling a home with a Smith agent and then choose the best option for their needs. For more on the Smith Offer Optimizer™ platform, please read the press release below.

For Immediate Release

Local Real Estate Company Optimizes The iBuyer Experience

Smith & Associates Launches Offer Optimizer™

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Cobalt Tower South Residence

Rendering of Cobalt South Tower Residence | Saltaire

A home’s interior design is a personal reflection of a life lived, containing design choices that reveal preferences accumulated over a lifetime and art, artifacts, and pictures from blissful adventures and precious moments in time. And when you live in a condo tower, shared spaces like the lobby and amenity decks become extensions of the home and opportunities to craft one-of-kind spaces with distinctive style that are elegantly proportioned to balance scale with intimacy.

With the new crop of luxury high rises, progressive developers are choosing to work closely with top designers to ensure unique, quality design is experienced the moment you step on the property.

In the Tampa Bay…

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Luxury Property Show Graphic 

There is no doubt the internet is a great way to reach international buyers, but sometimes there is nothing better than getting together face-to-face. With so many buyers nowadays coming from all over the world this can be a challenge.

We are ecstatic to showcase our listings in London today, October 31st and tomorrow, November 1st. Many buyers from Europe and beyond will make their way to prestigious Olympia in London to view a selection of the most desirable homes from around the world. It is in this rarified environment that we have been selected to showcase many of our most luxurious homes. We will be joined by leading real estate industry experts who will be running helpful interactive workshops and seminars over the course of this important…

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