These Florida counties are among the most — and least — affordable for housing in Q3
Some Tampa Bay counties fared better than others when it came to housing affordability in third-quarter 2019. Irvine, California-based Attom Data Solutions released its Q3 2019 home affordability report, which found that not all Florida counties are equal when it comes to providing affordable housing. The company analyzed more than 498 counties in the U.S. to generate an index on which markets in America had the most and least affordable housing, using factors such as average yearly salary and percent…
29-story rent-by-bed tower aimed at millennials proposed on First Presbyterian Church property in downtown Tampa
Could communal living have a place in downtown Tampa?
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.
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…