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Residential Real Estate

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 21, 2026
Tennis legend Mike Bryan sells St. Pete Beach home for $2.35 million

The house on Boca Ciega Bay near The Don Cesar Hotel was bought by a Minnesota couple.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 18, 2026
Pasco County apartment complex under construction sells for $16 million

North Carolina developer Aventon Cos. bought the Wesley Chapel property at State Road 56 for a 384-unit community.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 18, 2026
Naples apartment owner borrows $72 million

The developer behind Everly Naples borrowed at total of $225 million for a trio of Florida properties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 17, 2026
New 228-unit apartment community opens in Lakeland

Developer Hillpointe says Pointe Grand Lakeland will help meet growing housing demand as Polk County’s population continues to boom.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 17, 2026
Manatee County apartment complex sells for $67 million

Improvements are in store for The Crossing at Palm Aire, the new owners say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 13, 2026
Naples senior living community sells for $148 million

The Carlisle, the 350-unit facility, was sold to a California REIT as part of a five property portfolio sale across four states and totaling nearly 1 million square feet.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 12, 2026
Charlotte County community expanding with 400 new homes, Publix

The developer behind the West Port master-planned community is expanding it to east, adding more house and a shopping center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • 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.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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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.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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
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  • 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.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • 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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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