Florida Offers ...

Beautiful Sunsets

A Short Drive to the Ocean

Easy Access to Beaches

An Abundance of Boating Facilities

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Florida Living

Millions of tourists and new residents are drawn each year to Florida by the mild climate, abundance of boating facilities, easy access to the beaches, beautiful golf courses and, of course, no state income taxes!

If you're going to call Tampa your new home, you'll want to be sure to attend the Gasparilla Pirate Festival held every January in honor of the arrival of the first pirates in Tampa Bay in 1822. Every year, over 400,000 attendees come to participate in the two day celebration.

The parade begins south of downtown on Bayshore Blvd. and continues along Hillsborough Bay into downtown. The Pirate Fest Street Festival which began in 1985, features  musical celebrations on stages through out downtown Tampa which continues into the late night hours. A treasure of music, beads and swashbuckling good times await you at the Gasparilla Pirate's Festival in Tampa!

Florida offers numerous other forms of entertainment including a wide variety of theme and amusement park attractions from Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando located a short one hour drive from Tampa Bay to Busch Gardens and the Florida Aquarium located in downtown Tampa.  Some of Florida's most popular Theme Parks include:

Florida's Official State Flower

It may interest you to know that the official state flower of Florida is the Orange Blossom selected by the legislature in 1909. The Orange Blossom is one of the most fragrant flowers in Florida and during orange blossom time, millions of these white flowers perfume the atmosphere throughout central and south Florida.

Historical Facts and Demographics

Florida was the 27th state was admitted to the Union in 1845. Florida, the southeastern most state in the United States, forms a peninsula separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the area of Florida totals 53,926 square miles and the 2006 population estimate was 18,089,888. The Census Bureau reported an 11.3% increase in population from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005.

Housing Data

The number of housing units in Florida in 2005 was estimated to be 8,256,847 and the home ownership rate calculated from 2000 Census data was estimated at 70.1% compared to the national average of 66.2%. The U.S. Census Bureau also reported that the Median value of owner-occupied housing units in 2000 was $105,500 which was slightly lower than the national average at that time of $119,600.

Statewide Realty Services

If you're contemplating various locations throughout Florida, you may wish to contact some of these out-of-town realty agencies who should be able to provide you with detailed real estate information and answer specific questions you may have about their locales. If we introduce you to an agent in another location, you may be eligible for our moving allowance rebate program available through reciprocal realty referral programs.

Relocation Guidebook

For a nominal fee, we can send you an official copy of the Tampa Relocation Guidebook to assist you in collecting the information you will need to ease the transition of moving to a new location. Simply complete our short Tampa Relocation Guidebook Request Form and we'll mail you the pocket size relocation guide in five to seven business days.

State and Local Government Agencies

The state capital of Florida is located in Tallahassee. For a list of city services there, you can visit the official site for the City of Tallahassee. Information about the State of Florida government resources, contacts, licensee searches, criminal history information, links to DMV and tax information can be found at The Official Portal for the State of Florida.