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Florida

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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 9, 2024
$120 million hospital project to officially break ground in east Manatee

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pinellas County shopping center sells for $7.5 million, a Sarasota condo project sees double and Lee County keeps fighting for discount.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 6, 2024
Real estate exec: Troubled condo market will get worse

As new safety rules take effect, Florida’s condominium owners are struggling to adjust to the cost of the mandates, and a bad hurricane season could make things much worse.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 6, 2024
Pair of Collier County hotspots rank in top 10 on national retirement list

Retirees and those nearing retirement were surveyed about where they want to live when they’re done working.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 5, 2024
The Factory in St. Pete sells, anchor tenant rebrands

A building sale in St. Petersburg resulted in the expansion and rebranding of an immersive art experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 4, 2024
Washington D.C. company launches AI chatbot for real estate industry

The free, for now, AI tool is meant to assist real estate professionals with their finances.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 3, 2024
Publix rolls out line of summer products

The grocer, which is opening a store in Apollo Beach this month, is offering the nearly dozens items at it stores during the summer season.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 2, 2024
Collier County pays $20.77 million for 2,500 acres near Immokalee

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an engineering firm leases more space in Tampa, lots are ready for multifamily development for sale in Sarasota, and Babcock Ranch reaches a milestone.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 29, 2024
Report: Sarasota-Bradenton sees influx of college-educated residents

Residents with at least a bachelor's degree flocked to three Florida cities in 2023, according to a report from HireAHelper, a company that specializes in moving.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 27, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa warehouse sale for $49.2 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 26, 2024
Oregon coffee shop chain opening in Fort Myers, expanding in SWFL

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Tampa REIT keeps growing, a Lakewood Ranch dentist office sells, and luxury and affordable projects share the spotlight.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 22, 2024
Report: 4 Gulf Coast cities rank in top 50 places to live in US

U.S. News & World Report put Naples at No. 1 on its Best Places to Live list for 2024. Sarasota, also on the list, is drawing not just residents but employers too, according to an economic development official.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 22, 2024
A graphic breakdown of housing affordability in Florida

Data from the Florida Housing Summit held earlier in May puts a spotlight on the state's lack of housing available in a variety of price points.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 21, 2024
Canadian vegan burger chain plans 40 franchises in Florida

Odd Burger, the fast-food chain behind the Vopper, has signed a franchisee to open new restaurants in the state as part of an expansion into the U.S. that also includes Washington state.

  • Florida
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 20, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $93 million apartment complex sale in Manatee County paces transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2024
Celebrity real estate investor pays $59.6M for Fort Myers apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retail center is on the market in Sarasota, a major renovation comes to Lakeland shopping center, and a medical building sells in Bradenton.

  • Florida
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