There were 95 New Tampa homes that were sold in March 2012, the highest total sold by communities in Hillsborough County, based on sales data released by the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors (GTAR). The second highest total was that of Greater Sun City Center, which was 81.
The following table shows the 10 most popular zip codes among homebuyers in March, based on the number of single-family homes, condos and townhomes sold in March.
95 homes 33647 New Tampa, including Tampa Palms
81 homes 33573 Greater Sun Center
61 homes 33578 Riverview
60 homes 33615 Town ‘n’ Country
57 homes 33511 Brandon, Bloomingdale
55 homes 33611 Fairoaks Manhattan Manor, Ballast Point
51 homes 33604 Temple Terrace
49 homes 33629 Virginia Park, Palmea Ceia, Culbreath Isles
48 homes 33626 Westchase, Keystone
48 homes 33624 Greater Northdale, Greater Carrollwood
The 20 zip codes with the highest median sales prices for all single-family homes, condos and townhomes sold in March 2012 were the following:
$425,000 33606 University of Tampa, Hyde Park
$330,000 33629 Virginia Park, Palmea Ceia, Culbreath Isles
$296,000 33556 Odessa
$274,103 33609 Beach Park, Bon Air
$247,450 33626 Westchase, Keystone
$247,000 33558 Cheval, Lakeshore Estates
$229,990 33592 Fort King, Thonotosassa
$208,995 33598 Wimauma
$200,000 33548 Lutz, including Lake Wilson
$198,770 33602 Downtown Tampa
$196,990 33616 Port Tampa, Rembrandt Gardens
$195,000 33527 Dover
$193,405 33547 Lithia, including Fish Hawk
$192,000 33572 Apollo Beach
$179,000 33596 Valrico
$159,000 33566 Plant City
$155,000 33647 New Tampa, including Tampa Palms
$154,950 33549 Lutz, including Windmere
$151,400 33579 Riverview
$142,333 33570 Ruskin
In the Tampa Bay counties of Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco, it was
Pinellas County which posted the highest sales total for all types of
homes in March. It sold a total of 1,549 homes.
Pinellas County 1,549 homes
Hillsborough County 1,521 homes
Pasco County 801 homes
Hernando County 319 homes
It was Hillsborough, however, which posted the highest median sales price in March 2012.
Hillsborough County $119,000
Pinellas County $111,250
Pasco County $82,900
Hernando County $72,727
New Tampa homes are among the most popular in the Tampa Bay area among homebuyers because of New Tampa’s newer neighborhoods, large master-planned communities, highly rated schools, safer communities, and developments that incorporate conservation land and nature parks.