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Residential Real Estate

  • 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.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 17, 2026
Builder plans 299-home community in fast-growing Pasco neighborhood

PulteGroup announced this week it has acquired land in Wesley Chapel to build a new community called The Enclave at King Lake.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 14, 2026
Venice senior living community reveals 50-acre satellite campus plan

Village On The Isle’s Arbor Vita neighborhood will have 130 apartments and 50 cottages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 14, 2026
Three properties on same Naples street hit market for nearly $12M

A sales group within John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate is selling the homes in Quail West Golf & Country Club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 13, 2026
Pinellas residential property on Gulf could sell for nearly $40M

The nearly 1-acre property on the exclusive barrier island Belleair Shores is being marketed to give buyers the option of building their own home or choosing one of three custom designs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 10, 2026
Diocese wins $250K grant aimed at staving off SWFL evictions

The Diocese of Venice will use the grant and in-kind support to assist moderate, low-income families having troubles with rents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 8, 2026
Sarasota waterfront home listed for nearly $15M

This marks the Lido Shores estate's first public listing in 50 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 6, 2026
Sarasota waterfront house sells for $17M — nearly $2M below asking price

The sale of the house in the city's Harbor Acres neighborhood is reportedly the largest mainland sale thus far this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 2, 2026
Is Polk County the next stop for Gov. DeSantis?

The governor, who leaves office next year, is reportedly buying a home in an exclusive community in Lake Wales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 1, 2026
Prolific South Florida developer buys land in Brandon

Kolter Group’s multifamily division is building a 280-unit community on 17 acres in Hillsborough County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 29, 2026
Downtown St. Petersburg tower obtains $135M finance package

The loan is for the 275 5th Street building a 24-story mixed used development planned for two blocks south of Central Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • June 29, 2026
Downtown Sarasota luxury hotel/condo project makes key progress

The 1000 Boulevard of the Arts project site is nearly cleared to make way for 117 condos and a 174-room Hyatt Centric hotel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 28, 2026
Tampa Bay investor pays $43 million for Fort Myers apartment

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a pair of office buildings sell in Naples, affordable housing developers offered help in Sarasota, and a Brandon mall gets a taste of Texas.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 24, 2026
Naples waterfront home sells for $27M — and 30% off the original list price

The house in the city's Olde Naples neighborhood was built last year and put on the market in January.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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Benderson to turn former Sarasota County building into Class A office space
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Builder plans 299-home community in fast-growing Pasco neighborhood
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