See which ZIP codes are the most expensive in Florida
If you are searching for an affordable home, Anna Maria Island may not be for you. The island's 34216 ZIP code was ranked the fifth-most expensive in the state to purchase a home in a recent report by PropertyShark. The median sale price for homes in the 34216 ZIP code was $900,000 in 2016, making it the most expensive in the Tampa Bay area and the only local one to rank in the top 10 in the state, according to the report. However, that's a bargain compared to Miami Beach's 33109, where the median…
Publix chairman emeritus buys condo at Four Seasons Residences
The property sold for over $6 million.
St. Pete home where Bubba the Love Sponge filmed Hulk Hogan tape is on the market
Shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge has listed a home in St. Petersburg's Bayway Isles for sale for $1.8 million. The home, at 5264 61st Ave. S., is where Bubba — who was born Todd Clem — filmed a sex tape of Hulk Hogan that was later released to Gawker Media, a now defunct website that published the tape, according to Realtor.com. Hogan won a $140 million judgment — later settled for $31 million — against the website. Bubba has listed the home for sale because he is downsizing, listing agent…
55+ populations are growing fast in these U.S. metros
South Florida is among the fastest growing metros for senior citizens thanks mostly to migration, but other cities in the Southeast are gaining ground faster, according to research by CoStar. In conjunction with data from the U.S. Census and Neustar, CoStar found that the 55-plus population grew by 187,649 in the Tampa area from 2010 to present, ranking it No. 16 among U.S. metropolitan areas. In South Florida, the 55-plus population grew by 358,269 from 2010 to present. The growth in Palm Beach…
See the top 25 neighborhoods in Tampa Bay
Ever wonder which neighborhoods are considered the best in the area? Pittsburgh-based Niche evaluates neighborhoods based on more than a dozen factors, including higher education rate, housing affordability and availability, diversity, commute time and many others. Tampa neighborhoods dominated the top of Niche's state ranking in 2017, accounting for the top eight neighborhoods in Florida and 19 of the top 25. Easton Park in New Tampa was the highest-ranked neighborhood in the region. Easton Park,…
Nearly 460,000 Tampa Bay area homes at risk for storm surge, report says
Close to 460,000 homes are at risk of storm surge in the Tampa Bay area, making it the third most at-risk area in the nation, according to a CoreLogic report released at the start of hurricane season. California-based CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) said the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 459,275 homes at risk for storm surge with a reconstruction cost value of $80.8 billion. New York City has a higher reconstruction cost value at $264.3 billion, but a lower number of homes at risk. South…
In an active week for Tampa Bay’s luxury home market, another property sells for $3.65M (Photos)
In a particularly active week for Tampa Bay's luxury housing market, a home on the Tampa waterfront has been sold for $3.65 million. The home at 5134 W. San Jose St., which is in Westshore's Sunset Park Isle, is the fourth highest priced home to sell in Hillsborough County so far this year. It was built in 2015; at 6,136 square feet, the price breaks down to nearly $600 per square foot. Mike Hughes and Jeff Shelton, two agents in Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Westshore office, represented…
$6.4M home sold on Tampa waterfront (Photos)
A sprawling mansion on the Westshore waterfront has been sold fully furnished for $6.4 million. The Culbreath Isles home at 4942 St. Croix Drive hit the market quietly in July 2016, priced at close to $8 million. The sellers, Harvey and Cheryl Adams, put the home up for sale because they are downsizing. The sales price is a 17 percent discount from the original listing price, but it is the highest priced home to sell in Hillsborough County so far this year, according to Coldwell Banker Residential…