Residential Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
September 28, 2025

Clearwater insurtech company expands with new facility

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a downtown Fort Myers office building sells, a Tampa dentist buys a new office, and a Bradenton rental community starts its final phase.

Florida

By Elizabeth King
September 22, 2025

Developer closes on financing for North Port affordable housing project

The second phase of Ekos at Arbor Park will bring affordable apartments for families to south Sarasota County.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
September 18, 2025

Tampa affordable housing development opens on famed drive-in site

The city of Tampa provided $12 million to build the 354-unit apartment complex.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
September 16, 2025

YIGBY picture gets clearer as Gulf Coast localities work on adoption

Yes in God's Backyard is a tool to spur the development of affordable housing by allowing religious organizations to bypass zoning rules to build on their land.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
September 15, 2025

Fort Myers condo sells for more than $5 million

The riverfront condominium is in a luxury tower currently under construction.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Louis Llovio
September 14, 2025

Sarasota's The Breakfast Company to open Venice restaurant

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota firm launch $75 million investment fund, Amazon's 189-acre Fort Myers center gets a neighbor, and a Tampa REIT keeps growing.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
September 8, 2025

Tampa luxury development gets $5.4M workforce housing grant

The developers behind the $200 million DoMo at Cass Square project secured the funding for 30 workforce housing units inside the luxury tower to be built in the city.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
September 7, 2025

Sarasota firm closes Venice, Lakewood Ranch sales totaling $35 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Clearwater boat retailer expands into Fort Myers, a Miami company takes over management of three communities, and a Dallas investor buys a Tampa property.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
September 3, 2025

Report: Severe weather, flooding puts billions in home values at risk in region

A new climate risk report finds that the nearly a quarter of the home value on Florida's Gulf Coast is at risk of major flood damage.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
August 28, 2025

Famed Tampa waterfront restaurant to be replaced by apartment tower

The site of the Rusty Pelican, a gathering spot since 1978, will be redeveloped as a 21-story building starting in 2027.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
August 28, 2025

Immigration program provides $47M toward Bradenton apartments

EB-5 has been targeted by the Trump administration. But for now, the sometimes-complicated federal foreign investor program is helping to fund an apartment community being built on the site of DeSoto Square Mall.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
August 25, 2025

Prominent real estate group joins Douglas Elliman in Sarasota

A Sarasota-Manatee real estate firm is now part of a national brokerage that is expanding its western Florida presence.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
August 24, 2025

Two Sarasota properties sold for redevelopment see 600%, 700% price increases

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Southwest Florida builder is busy, a Tampa Starbucks sells, and a Fort Myers parcel to be redeveloped.