Industries

By Kevin McQuaid
December 15, 2017

TruAmerica promotes acquisitions director

TruAmerica Multifamily, which earlier this year invested $165 million to acquire apartment complexes in Fort Myers and Orlando, has promoted its director of East Coast acquisitions.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Brian Hartz
December 15, 2017

Dream Team

The banking sector is on the cusp of a significant shift, led mostly by technology. How can it survive, and thrive?

Finance

By Grier Ferguson
December 15, 2017

Tight Knit

Every community bank covets stellar one-on-one customer service. A rural inland bank, despite its small size, has discovered some ways to get there.

Finance

By Kevin McQuaid
December 8, 2017

Hoffmann buys more Naples buildings

St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate last month acquired a pair of downtown Naples office buildings for nearly $14 million, records show.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Kevin McQuaid
December 8, 2017

CREW Tampa Bay presents Excellence Awards

Commercial Real Estate Women Tampa Bay recently held its 6th annual Excellence Awards event, recognizing group members and others whose deals topped the market in the past year.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
December 8, 2017

Sarasota hotel boom continues unabated

Sarasota County has added more than 500 hotel rooms in the past 18 months, and another 720 rooms are under construction — more than replacing the keys lost to condominium development a decade ago.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
December 8, 2017

Change it up

An inventor with a never-quit attitude aims to find success in virtual realty. 'I want to create the technology to catch that wave,' he says.

Strategies

By Kevin McQuaid
December 8, 2017

Old as New

Strategic renovations can bring new life to older properties and greater profits to savvy landlords willing to shoulder risk.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Brian Hartz
December 8, 2017

Law of Attraction

Four years after acquiring one of downtown Tampa's storied buildings, a pair of lawyers are chasing good-eats aspirations. Are they in for a dream ride or a kitchen nightmare?

Travel-Tourism

By Kevin McQuaid
December 8, 2017

Parmenter refinances Tampa buildings

An affiliate of Miami-based Parmenter has refinanced its debt on a pair of Tampa office buildings and transferred ownership, records show.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
December 8, 2017

Market spotlight: Lee County Industrial Market

Numbers show interesting trend in Southwest Florida.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Kevin McQuaid
December 1, 2017

Waypoint snags financing for Starkey Ranch apartments

Waypoint Residential has obtained $39.35 million in construction financing for its planned Point at Starkey Ranch apartment project in Odessa, according to property records.