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Florida

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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 28, 2023
Report: Business rent delinquency rate hits nearly 40%

Restaurants and manufacturing industries are struggling more than most other sectors.

  • Florida
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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 26, 2023
National real estate CEOs: Inventory shortage puts market in a bind

Real estate leaders from the Midwest say Florida, even with challenges, remains a hot spot for homebuyers.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 25, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond shuttering 41 Florida stores might benefit landlords

With the chain shutting down its stores after filing for bankruptcy April 23, shopping center landlords may be able to upgrade tenants and collect higher rents.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 23, 2023
LA investor pays $81.5 million for Sarasota apartment complex

A $10 downtown land deal, four groundbreakings in a week and a warehouse sale top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Alex Walsh
  • April 20, 2023
Banks flush with cash as customers squirrel away money

As consumers seek safer havens for their money in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Florida banks have benefited from a sharp rise in deposits, but challenges loom.

  • Finance
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 19, 2023
Lee County creates office to manage $1.1B in Ian funds

Lee Assistant County Manager Glen Salyer will oversee the office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 19, 2023
As more multimillion-dollar homes enter market, Realtors look to cash in

Despite the price tag, luxury agents say the skills needed to sell a mansion are not so different from those needed to sell an average house.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • April 18, 2023
New study shows millennials own more homes than rent

It’s the first time that the generation has moved to a majority of homeownership.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 13, 2023
Retailers shift mindset — and sometimes size — but continue to grow across Florida

Retailers have been expanding across the region to meet the demand that comes with the population spike.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2023
Tickets on sale for Business Observer's 2023 Top Entrepreneur luncheon

The May 4 event will honor six local business leaders.

  • News
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 11, 2023
Legislature advances two more tort reform bills

The Florida House and Senate move proposed changes to windshield laws that critics say encourage lawsuits and send auto insurance rates higher.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 6, 2023
Fast-growing Southeast sushi chain to make debut in Tampa, Naples

Rock N Development group plans 35 restaurant locations in the Sunshine State.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • April 3, 2023
Tampa Bay socioeconomic snapshot: Not bad — but lots of room to get better

For the sixth consecutive year, the Tampa Bay Partnership’s 2023 Regional Competitiveness Report has spelled out, in painstaking detail, the region’s highs and lows.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 29, 2023
DeSantis approves $711 million for affordable housing programs

Bipartisan legislation to increase housing availability and down payment assistance also handcuffs localities’ ability to pass rent controls.

  • News
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • March 29, 2023
Cannabis industry gears up for potential gold rush

If a ballot initiative succeeds next year, Floridians won’t need a medical card to buy cannabis, and legalization of the weed would be a business bonanza. But risks abound.

  • Strategies
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