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Residential Real Estate

  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 17, 2025
Naples residential tower tops $300M in sales

As housing struggles, luxury market remains solid in the Collier County city.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Steven Benna
  • July 16, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Deals for an auto repair shop in Tampa and vacant land in Parrish, both for $11M, pace the week in transactions.

  • Florida
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • July 16, 2025
Manatee receives threat of litigation over increased impact fees

Freedom Housing Alliance Inc. says the impact fee increase — it could go from $13,442 for a house to more than $33,000 — violates state statute.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 14, 2025
$53M roofing firm expands office, facility in Fort Myers

Tallahassee-based Lloyd Roofing has seen a continued increase in demand the past three years in Fort Myers and the surrounding areas.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 13, 2025
Lakewood Ranch hotel project gets key construction financing

In the week's top commercial real estate news, neighboring office buildings sell in Cape Coral, a Lakeland real estate giant expands, and a Naples project hits a sales milestone.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 11, 2025
255-unit apartment community opens in Fort Myers

A new rental community is now leasing off 6 Mile Cypress Parkway.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 10, 2025
Austin company buys St. Pete apartment complex for $37M

ResProp, the Texas buyer, took out a $33 million acquisition loan to buy the community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 10, 2025
Leading Tampa homebuilder names future president, seeks CFO

Homes by WestBay founder Willy Nunn will be the CEO, while Mark Metheny will be president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 8, 2025
Lakewood Ranch apartment complex sells for more than $90 million

The Milwaukee owner of Vida Lakewood Ranch sold the property to an undisclosed investor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 8, 2025
30-acre Pasco property sold for $12.75M for build-to-rent community

South Carolina-based Maymont Homes bought the parcel in the Bexley master-planned community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 7, 2025
National real estate firm names new leadership for Sarasota office

Andrew Greenwell is the managing broker for Douglas Elliman Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 6, 2025
Israeli drone manufacturer opens US hub in Tampa

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment complex opens with a little help, a build-to-rent developer buys land in Pasco, and a Swedish company will build a Manatee school.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 2, 2025
Estero Ritz hits sales record

The two-tower development has hit a milestone in sales with three of its four penthouses sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 2, 2025
Tampa apartment owners get $38 million infusion

Beacon Real Estate Group paid $51.5 million for the community in 2022.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 30, 2025
Naples Live Local workforce housing community finished

Aspire Naples' developer was able to make the project work financially due to a provision in the 2023 housing law.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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