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Residential Real Estate

  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 27, 2026
Property owner proposes 46 townhomes to replace Sarasota bowling alley

A redevelopment project is being proposed where Sarasota Lanes is located on Fruitville Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 26, 2026
360-unit apartment complex opens in Pasco County

Verve Luxury Apartment Homes in Wesley Chapel offers 360 luxury one- to three-bedroom apartments between State Road 54 and State Road 56.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 26, 2026
Entrepreneur's Lido home lists for nearly $13 million

An author and co-founder of a health product company is selling her waterfront estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 23, 2026
$32M affordable housing complex in Pinellas replaces dilapidated inn

Clearwater Gardens, at 1250 Cleveland St., is a four-story apartment building featuring 81 units.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • March 23, 2026
Downtown Sarasota ponders hotel/condo trend in aim to avoid 'luxury ghost town'

Two projects working through the city approval process would combine condominium and hotel uses, signaling a possible shift in the condo market and more year-round activity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 22, 2026
Fort Myers land sold for future fire station

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a car dealer buys Fort Myers property, Lakeland grocers are changing names, and a global manufacturer expands in Manatee.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 20, 2026
$10.25M Naples bayfront penthouse heads to auction

The waterfront home comes with private elevators, a boat slip and access to Moorings Beach Park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 19, 2026
Luxury Naples community sells $50M in homes in first two months of 2026

The luxury, lakeside community will boast 457 homes off Collier Boulevard in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • March 19, 2026
Downtown Sarasota apartment project would replace breakfast restaurant

Adjacent to Gillespie Park, a 324-unit building would cover an entire block on Fruitville Road between North Osprey and Gillespie avenues.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Eric Garwood
  • March 17, 2026
Sarasota, Manatee real estate market a mixed bag

Prices are up, but not everywhere.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 17, 2026
Investor buys St. Petersburg apartments

Ram Realty Advisors, an investor in Midtown, bought the 327-unit Beacon 430.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 16, 2026
Penthouse at Tampa’s Pendry hotel and condo tower lists for $45.5M

The 38th-floor home at Tampa’s Pendry Residences features a rooftop terrace, pool and sweeping views of Tampa’s Riverwalk.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 15, 2026
Tampa office building sells for $39.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, grocers open three new stores in Tampa region, prime property is on the market in Sarasota, and a club gets a major overhaul in Naples.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 12, 2026
Report: 2 Gulf Coast metros among top for migrating house hunters

Those looking to relocate are increasingly searching Florida and two regions specifically, according to Redfin.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 12, 2026
$38M affordable housing complex breaks ground in Tampa

Rio Palma Apartments will provide 90 affordable housing units for families in Tampa’s Palm River-Clair Mel area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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