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Residential Real Estate

  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • May 27, 2026
Mayor: City of Tampa closes in on building 10,000 affordable homes

Under Mayor Jane Castor some 4,100 affordable units have been completed, with another 4,000 units in active development stages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 26, 2026
Plant City apartments designed initially as workforce housing open

The Arizona developer behind the Redman Parkway apartments first announced the community would carry its workforce housing flag Prose.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 26, 2026
Tampa CRA spends $4 million to convert workforce apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a finance firm re-ups and expands, and an industrial portfolio sells to a shopping center developer.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • May 26, 2026
Tampa among hottest housing markets in US for new building permits, sales

ConsumerAffairs ranked Tampa No. 11 among large cities for new home development in 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2026
South Tampa workforce housing project obtains $67 million loan

Central Florida attainable housing developer Hillpointe has begun construction on the 408-unit community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2026
After nearly $39M land deal, Parrish residential project begins selling homes

Explore by Del Webb at North River Ranch will begin sales on May 20, before a May 30 grand opening.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 17, 2026
Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office property sells, an investor buys a low-income apartment complex in Tampa, and construction starts on a hotel at a Fort Myers mall.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 14, 2026
Sarasota apartment project secures $43M construction loan

The developer of Bayside North closed on financing to build the seven-story apartment complex near downtown Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • May 14, 2026
Lakefront Hillsborough estate, with bowling alley and go-karts, listed for $115M

The estate, designed by Lazydays RV founder Don Wallace, spans 87 acres along Lake Thonotosassa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2026
Naples property including former L.L. Bean compound sells for $37M

Spanning more than an acre, the property encompasses the block of Fifth Avenue South from the beach to Gulf Shore Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2026
Tampa low-income apartments sell for $30M, $24M in renovations planned

A New York firm has bought the Silver Oaks Apartments just off of Hillsborough Avenue and will make major improvements and add programing for residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • May 12, 2026
Workforce housing firm navigating pricing challenges adds units in Naples, Sarasota

Ohio developer CIG Communities, despite some bureaucratic and legislative challenges, grows its multifamily and workforce housing portfolio in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Report: Pasco County ZIP code named hottest housing market in the US

Land O' Lakes, with Plant City not far behind, is ranked first on a list of the 100 busiest home markets nationwide thus far this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Texas developer pays $6.5M for Hillsborough land, plans industrial park

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton workforce housing project gets a loan, a historic St. Pete Beach hotel sells, and a Cape Coral retail center changes hands.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 8, 2026
358 affordable housing units under construction in Fort Myers

The community is being built on State Road 82 by Naples affordable housing developer Onda Housing Group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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