Clearwater investment condos land construction loan (Renderings)

A Clearwater Beach condominium development has landed a $16 million loan, and the lender says construction on the project is imminent.Original Article

Some 10,000 acres — including a ‘haunted bridge’ — in North Florida is up for auction (Photos)

John Downs spent almost three decades putting together one of the top agricultural and ranching operations in the Southeast. Now, as he looks to scale back and concentrate on his bull breeding business, almost 10,000 acres of land in the Florida Panhandle is up for auction. The property — including a pond on the National Register of Historic Places, a haunted bridge, nine houses and a large-scale cattle operation — can be bid on until Oct. 24. Downs began assembling the property in 1992…Original Article

Exclusive: With $30 million in condos reserved, Kolter opens sales gallery for new 22-story tower (New renderings)

Kolter Group has officially opened a sales gallery for the 22-story Hyde Park House, a luxury condo tower on Bayshore Boulevard. The new sales gallery is at 142 W. Platt St., offering a scale model, a designer kitchen fitted with the appliances and finishes buyers can choose and an interactive presentation. South Florida-based Kolter already has $30 million in condos reserved, the developer said; presales began in May, months before the sales gallery opened. Hyde Park House is proposed at Bayshore…Original Article

Tampa Bay neighborhoods among the fastest growing in Florida

Florida's residential real estate market continues to boom. All but about a dozen neighborhoods in Florida saw positive year-over-year growth, with more than 50 neighborhoods posting more than a 10 percent increase in price for single-family residences, according to new data from Zillow Research. All of Florida's neighborhoods were analyzed over the past two years to determine the fastest growing residential neighborhoods by percent and ranked according to median value of single-family residences. Tampa/St.…Original Article

The ‘burbs: Here are Tampa’s best suburbs for families

Tampanians looking to raise a family in the suburbs have plenty of options, according to a recent report. Niche.com, a website that ranks everything from school districts and neighborhoods to colleges, compiled a list of Tampa’s best suburbs for families. The rankings took into account each suburb's quality of local schools, safety, affordability and access to family amenities. Public school grades and higher education rate weighed the most in the rankings, while walkability and the percentage…Original Article

These Tampa neighborhoods saw the highest rent increases this year

Rent in Tampa is on the rise overall, but five neighborhoods saw the largest increase in rent year over year, according to a new report. Rent.com compiled a list of the five Tampa neighborhoods that saw the largest increases in rent from last year based on changes in price between August 2018 and August 2019. All five neighborhoods saw rent increase by at least 4 percent, with the largest increase at almost 14 percent for the No. 1 spot. Their average rent ranges from $1,200 a month to $2,100. The…Original Article

Water Street is officially taking reservations for the condos atop the Edition Tampa, priced from $1.8M

The significance of the Edition Tampa extends well beyond Water Street.Original Article

Record-setting sale of 500 Harbour Island shows how far Tampa Bay’s apartment market has come in five years

Tampa Bay’s apartment market has come a long way in five years.Original Article

Massive lakefront Carrollwood estate is back on the market for $8.5 million (Photos)

A massive Carrollwood estate overlooking White Trout Lake is back on the market for $8.5 million. The home at 10000 Lindelaan Drive — owned by Julie Wooley, the widow of Tampa auto tycoon Jeffrey Wooley — first hit the market in 2017, listed for sale at $10.9 million. It was most recently listed for $8.95 million in January and pulled off the market again in July. Jeramiah Bustin and Shane Vanderson of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s South Tampa office are now marketing the…Original Article

Ann Duncan, Angie Joseph Excellence in Mentorship Award honoree

One of Ann Duncan’s mentees calls her “a phenomenal woman who exemplifies what it means to live as a contributing business leader in Tampa Bay.”Original Article