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Residential Real Estate

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 21, 2024
Lee County awards nearly $42M for rehab of 836 affordable housing units

The grant money that Lee commissioners awarded to fix and update the apartment units comes from $1.1 billion the federal government allocated to the county after Hurricane Ian.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2024
Celebrity real estate investor pays $59.6M for Fort Myers apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retail center is on the market in Sarasota, a major renovation comes to Lakeland shopping center, and a medical building sells in Bradenton.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 17, 2024
Report: Tampa suburb No. 10 nationally for turning hotel rooms into apartments

More than 150 apartments were created from a repurposed hotel in 2023 in one area of Hillsborough County, according to RentCafe.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 15, 2024
First quarter sales at St. Pete condo tower hit $50 million on strength of penthouses

The developers of the Residences at 400 Central say that they've sold four penthouses thus far this year, including three in the past 30 days.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 14, 2024
390-apartment community coming to Tampa's Gasworx

A Chicago investment firm is partnering with local developers to build the multifamily community in the new development between downtown Tampa and Ybor City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 13, 2024
Sarasota mall redevelopment, including 848 apartments, inches forward

The city's planning board granted an approval that marks one step toward revitalizing the former Southgate Mall site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 7, 2024
Another Sarasota mall owner seeks to build residences on the property

The owners of Crossings at Siesta Key Mall will appear before the Sarasota Planning Board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 6, 2024
375 Tampa apartments coming after developer gets $63 million in financing

The apartment complex will be built in MetWest International, a prominent mixed-use project near Tampa International, Raymond James Stadium and International Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 5, 2024
Utah church pays $20.5 million for Tampa law school building

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a build-to-rent community in Naples sells, a Texas real estate firm moves to Tampa with local talent in tow, and we have a price for the sale of a prominent Sarasota County building.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 1, 2024
Real estate brokerage Michael Saunders & Co. launches training academy

MSC Success Academy is a four-week program for new and experienced real estate agents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 30, 2024
Report: Build-to-rent boom targets Tampa, Sarasota-Bradenton and Lakeland

Construction is soaring in the Sunshine State, where four metros landed among the top 20 for single-family home projects being built for rental properties.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 29, 2024
Home sales report: Sarasota-Bradenton leads nation in slashing prices

"Sarasota, in particular, has been overvalued for decades, and the chickens have finally come to roost," says an area Redfin sales manager.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 22, 2024
Sarasota officials OK plan to buy two parcels for $7.4M for affordable housing

The city seeks to build a pair of 10-story buildings with 192 units on the site. It plans to outsource management of the constriction and then, when complete, the units themselves.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 19, 2024
Report: Home prices double in 6 years in Tampa, Miami

Five Florida real estate markets show home prices doubling in eight years or less, a study shows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 19, 2024
Neal Communities zeroes in on a big annual revenue figure: $1 billion

Outdoing larger competitors with a hyper-focus on details, from landscaping to land deals, is a key factor in the success of one of the region's largest homebuilders.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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