Cornerstone Properties International is an independently owned boutique real estate brokerage serving buyers and sellers throughout the Greater Tampa Bay area, including Tampa, South Tampa, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, and many of the Gulf Coast\u2019s most desirable waterfront and luxury communities.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2001 by Broker and Principal Steve Eckhardt, Cornerstone Properties International was built on a simple philosophy: experience matters.<\/p>\n
In an industry increasingly driven by teams, call centers, and high-volume transaction models, our focus remains on providing concierge-level service, local market expertise, and direct broker involvement throughout every stage of the transaction.<\/p>\n
Steve Eckhardt brings more than 27 years of residential real estate, mortgage, and real estate technology experience to his clients. Over the course of his career, he has personally managed thousands of real estate transactions and overseen hundreds of Realtors and loan officers throughout Florida.<\/p>\n
His background provides clients with a unique advantage when navigating financing challenges, contract negotiations, valuation concerns, insurance issues, inspections, and increasingly complex market conditions.<\/p>\n
Steve is recognized as the only real estate professional in the Greater Tampa Bay area who has maintained membership in Who\u2019s Who in Luxury Real Estate continuously since 2002. He has earned The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing\u2019s prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation and has received Million Dollar Guild recognition for luxury sales production for more than two decades.<\/p>\n
Cornerstone Properties International and its listings receive exposure through LuxuryRealEstate.com, LuxuryHomes.com, The DuPont Registry, and an extensive global luxury syndication network.<\/p>\n
The firm\u2019s experience extends well beyond traditional residential resale transactions. Steve served as one of a select group of brokerages chosen by The Blackstone Group to assist with the acquisition of more than 4,400 Central Florida homes for what later became Invitation Homes, one of the nation\u2019s largest institutional single-family rental portfolios.<\/p>\n
He also served as the exclusive marketing and acquisition broker for several major Florida developers and investment groups responsible for more than $185 million in residential projects throughout Sarasota, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Casey Key, St. Armands Circle, and Key Largo.<\/p>\n
Prior to launching Cornerstone Properties International, Steve founded Cornerstone Mortgage Group in 1998, one of the first mortgage companies in Florida to originate online mortgage loans with automated underwriting approvals through Fannie Mae\u2019s Desktop Underwriter platform.<\/p>\n
During its first year of operation, the company became one of the largest mortgage lenders in the Tampa Bay market. That mortgage background continues to provide clients with valuable insight into financing structures, underwriting concerns, debt-to-income considerations, appraisal issues, and the overall lending process.<\/p>\n
Today, Cornerstone Properties International specializes in luxury homes, waterfront estates, golf course communities, gated neighborhoods, relocation services, executive housing, investment properties, and residential resale throughout Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
The company is particularly well known for its expertise in communities such as Davis Islands, Beach Park, Sunset Park, Palma Ceia, Avila, Arbor Greene, Cory Lake Isles, Tampa Palms, Hunters Green, Westchase, Fish Hawk Ranch, Stonelake Ranch, Epperson, and Wesley Chapel\u2019s growing collection of master-planned communities.<\/p>\n
The brokerage has extensive experience serving executives, business owners, professional athletes, physicians, entrepreneurs, institutional investors, and high-net-worth clients seeking concierge-level representation and discretion throughout the transaction process.<\/p>\n
Whether advising luxury buyers, marketing significant waterfront estates, or assisting relocating executives and family offices, the firm\u2019s approach is centered around strategic guidance, confidentiality, market intelligence, and long-term relationship building.<\/p>\n
What truly sets Cornerstone Properties International apart is local knowledge and strategic guidance. Clients are not simply shown homes or handed comparable sales data. They receive insight into neighborhood dynamics, long-term value drivers, insurance considerations, future development patterns, market positioning, and negotiation strategy designed to protect both lifestyle and investment objectives.<\/p>\n
The firm believes real estate decisions are rarely just financial transactions. Buyers are choosing schools, commutes, lifestyles, and communities. Sellers are often managing timing, family transitions, investment goals, and significant financial decisions.<\/p>\n
That responsibility requires experience, honesty, communication, and advocacy.<\/p>\n
Whether helping a first-time buyer purchase their first home, assisting an executive relocating to Tampa Bay, marketing a luxury waterfront estate, or advising an investor on market opportunities, Cornerstone Properties International approaches every client relationship with the same commitment to professionalism, expertise, and personalized service.<\/p>\n
For buyers and sellers throughout Tampa Bay, experience matters \u2014 and few brokers bring the combination of local knowledge, luxury expertise, mortgage experience, technology background, and transaction history that Cornerstone Properties International delivers every day.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/thetampamls.com","url_text":"thetampamls.com","main_services":"- Luxury Home Sales - Waterfront Property Sales - Residential Real Estate Services - Buyer Representation - Seller Representation - Relocation Services - Luxury Relocation Services - New Construction Home Sales - Luxury Marketing and Listing Services - Executive Home Sales","intro_slagan":"US - Tampa","intro_text":"","image_1":false,"client_review":"","why_we":"","history":"","image_2":false,"image_3":false},"yoast_head":"\n