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Residential Real Estate

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 12, 2023
Sarasota, Tampa become hot beds for built-to-rent homes

Tampa alone saw a 160% increase over the past five years.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 11, 2023
Lakewood Ranch homebuilder buys 345 acres in Lee County

A car dealership sells its land, plans for a parking garage are rejected, and a CRE firm is scooped up top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 8, 2023
$12.5 million in county funding to four Pinellas affordable housing projects

County leaders approved funding in May to help bring more affordable housing units online.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 6, 2023
Venice neighborhood gains traction with second national homebuilder

The first phase of Lakespur will bring 137 single-family homes to the area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 6, 2023
Construction begins on $25 million St. Pete affordable housing project

Blue Sky Communities is building the senior living community with about $6.6 million from the city of St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • June 5, 2023
Scrappy, innovative real estate entrepreneur reaps rewards of hard work

In just six years, Josh Marzucco, thanks to a strong housing market, has transformed his real estate startup into a statewide player.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 4, 2023
Hundred-year-old Bradenton building on the market

An office building sells, a new luxury housing development is on the way, and a much-needed affordable housing program about underway top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 30, 2023
Naples estate hits market for nearly $14 million

The super-luxury market remains active in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • May 30, 2023
The Louis Vuitton of real estate, Living Vogue seeks to glam up industry

In four frenzied years, luxury real estate brokerage Living Vogue has added a second location and is now up to 100 agents. "We had confidence in ourselves," the co-founder says.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 28, 2023
Plant City apartments sell to NJ buyer for $31.6 million

A medical company sells its HQ, a new downtown high rise in the works, and a real estate firm gets into CRE top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 22, 2023
Developer gets $54 million loan for Naples apartments

With the loan in place, construction of the Marlowe Naples complex will begin in a matter of days.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • May 22, 2023
Developer announces 582-home community in south Sarasota County

The new mixed-use project in Venice spans over 300 acres.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 22, 2023
Developer reveals transformative plans for Sarasota mall

Torburn Partners is planning 1,200 apartments and 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial space on the former mall site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • May 19, 2023
Strategy shift pays off for locally based homebuilder

No longer one of the little guys, Fort Myers-based Christopher Alan Homes — a $142M business — keeps expanding in Southwest Florida and statewide.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 17, 2023
Downtown Sarasota luxury condo supply remains shy of demand

Although more than 700 units are planned or under development in Sarasota, the influx of buyers from across the country — many of them paying cash — outpaces development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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