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Residential Real Estate

  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 11, 2026
Naples home sells for $16.5M, full asking price

The Grey Oaks Country Club home was the top residential sale in Naples in December.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 10, 2026
Report: Affordable apartments in Tampa have increased 49% since 2020

A national study found that 3,711 affordable housing qualified apartments were built in metro Tampa between 2020 and 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 8, 2026
DC homebuilder buys Pasco County school land for $11M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers affordable house project nails down financing, a Clearwater office building sells, and a Sarasota office park hits the market.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 4, 2026
Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project

Plutus Capital Partners is helping to fund Rosemary Townhome Development LLC, a project through Vollmer Real Estate Investments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 4, 2026
Builder, with $5.3M site purchase, plans 222 homes in Charlotte County

National homebuilder Pulte Homes announced plans Tuesday to build a 68.4-acre gated community called Cassia Bay.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 4, 2026
Rock star sells Sarasota estate for $7.5 million

The property near the north bridge to Siesta Key was owned by Stu Cook, the bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 2, 2026
$55M Fort Myers affordable housing project secures financing

A Miami-based developer and a nonprofit have partnered to develop Legacy Park II, with funding coming from a variety of public and private sources.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • February 2, 2026
Tampa Bay builder seeks to build 41 townhomes near downtown Sarasota

A new proposal for 41 townhomes is breathing new life into a partially built and then demolished multifamily project on Aspinwall Street in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 1, 2026
Growing Lakeland firm tops $1 billion in 2025 sales

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers gas station sold in portfolio deal, a Clearwater storage facility part of refinance package, and a Sarasota warehouse complex is sold.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 30, 2026
Hulk Hogan's Clearwater Beach estate to hit the market for $10.9M

The legendary wrestler and personality, who died last year, bought the beachfront home in 2016.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Eric Garwood
  • January 29, 2026
Sales for downtown Sarasota's Waldorf Astoria Residences get underway

Condos in the 18-story building begin at $2.2 million and range from one to five bedrooms.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 26, 2026
Builder buys 53 townhouse sites in St. Pete waterfront development for $12M

Mattamy Homes plans to begin construction soon on townhouse units in the Amara Bay Residences & Marina master-planned community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2026
Tampa investor pays $43 million for Oklahoma hospital

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a former radio station property is bought by Arizona chain, a developer borrows $34.5 million for two Sarasota projects, and a Lakeland mall gets an IV lounge.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 23, 2026
7-story senior living facility coming to downtown Sarasota

Construction recently began at The Reserve Sarasota, which will offer independent and assisted living residences as well as memory care units.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 19, 2026
Build-to-rent townhouse community underway in Venice

A new development under construction will deliver 50 townhomes to south Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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