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  • August 11, 2026
20-unit north Manatee community wins $750K state appropriation

Manatee County Habitat for Humanity will use the state funds to build out the infrastructure around its planned Palmetto townhouse project.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 8, 2026
South Florida celebrity entrepreneur buys Naples apartments for $90M

Grant Cardone’s firm bought a 282-unit apartment community in Collier County.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 7, 2026
Tampa's tallest residential tower reaches full height

The 225-unit luxury high-rise overlooking Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park has reached its full height after two years of construction.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 4, 2026
Manatee apartment complex refinanced for $52M

Alloro at University Groves serves those 55 and older.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 4, 2026
Report: Polk, Charlotte, Lee metro areas among highest foreclosure rates in US

One in every 421 Lakeland-area homes received a foreclosure filing in the first half of 2026, while Florida posted the nation's highest statewide foreclosure rate, according to a national report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2026
3 master-planned communities in region among top 5 in US for home sales

Lakewood Ranch earned the No. 2 spot for home sales among master-planned communities nationwide, according to real estate firm RCLCO.

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  • July 29, 2026
Sanibel Island condo reconstruction project set to start

Work will begin late next month on a new 14-unit community to replace its Ian-destroyed predecessor.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 29, 2026
Fort Myers land sells for $20 million, 515 houses to be built

Lennar bought more than 100 acres to build a residential community with single-family houses and townhouses.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 27, 2026
Naples project secures $202 million financing package

The developers behind the long-awaited The Avenue mixed-use development expect to complete work in early 2028.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2026
18-story condo project moves forward in Sarasota

Saravela will bring 282 condominiums as well as retail space to a full city block downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 23, 2026
Pasco residential projects get $85M financing boost

The loans will go toward the development of two communities totaling nearly 2,000 new houses in Dade City.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 22, 2026
375-unit luxury apartment complex opens in Tampa's Westshore district

Emerald at MetWest offers 375 luxury apartments and 3,300 square feet of ground-floor retail next to International Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 21, 2026
Water Street Tampa to get 33-story luxury tower

Builders are expected to break ground on the luxury residential tower in spring 2027 and finish construction in 2029.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2026
51-year-old Sarasota apartment building has sold

The 23-unit community near downtown underwent more than $1 million in improvements since 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 17, 2026
Sarasota waterfront home sells for $15 million

The Gulf-front property encompasses nearly 2 acres in the Lido Shores neighborhood.

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