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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  Edition Rendering

Rendering of the Tampa EDITION

Many condo developments boast resort-style living, hoping to attract a buyer that seeks the relaxation and sense of luxury found at world-class hotels. For the first time in Tampa Bay, resort living is truly accessible with the Residences at the Tampa EDITION. 

Envisioned by Ian Schrager and Marriott International, EDITION hotels evoke sophistication and represent a new generation of luxury. Each property from New York City to Shanghai is designed to give guests a curated taste of the locale, reflecting the best of cultural and social milieu with Tampa being the latest property to break ground. 

Found in the world’s top cities, The Tampa EDITION will be a 5-star hotel with an intimate environment, authentic…

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Team Serendipity Graphic We are rallying behind one of Smith's family members, Maggie Bush, and joining her as she walks in The Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Walk on September 21st in downtown St. Petersburg, FL. Maggie has been fighting Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer and is now pronounced NED (No Evidence of Disease). Her strength and positive spirit throughout the experience have been truly inspiring and we are proud to be able to walk by her side and support a cause that she believes in.

Maggie is planning to be healthy enough to walk the 5K in the Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Walk in St. Petersburg on September 21st. She will be the Team Captain of SERENDIPITY. Maggie says she chose the team name Serendipity because “I have found such joy in the most unexpected places. My life is…

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Once relegated to base floors, amenity spaces are taking center stage in new condo towers rising across Tampa Bay. Developers are choosing to give buyers the opportunity to experience the priciest views in the building by giving up sellable real estate and instead designing these prime locations to be the ultimate spaces for shared enjoyment.

The allure of being able to swim in a rooftop pool, to sit by a fire pit under the stars or to do your morning yoga in a top floor fitness room with 360-degree water views, is appealing to the new condo resident and stand out as lifestyle benefits unavailable to most homeowners. Condos have long lured the homeowner tired of home maintenance, but developers are betting that these resort-like amenities will attract…

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