As mortgage-interest deduction vanishes, housing market offers a shrug
The mortgage-interest deduction, a beloved tax break bound tightly to the American dream of homeownership, once seemed politically invincible.
Homebuilder buys double-lot church parsonage in South Tampa for more than $1 million
Palma Ceia United Methodist Church has sold the parsonage it had owned since 1987.
Study: Tampa area nearly leads the nation in millennial veteran loan growth
The Tampa Bay area ranked No. 2 in the nation in a recent home lender study that compared the best cities for millennial veterans for VA loan growth. The study by Veterans United Home Loans, a full-service national lender in Columbia, Missouri, found that loan growth in the area grew 145 percent between 2015 and 2018. The average purchase price for 2018 was $252,566, according to the study. Overall, the top 30 states report tied Florida and Georgia for the No. 3 spot just ahead of No. 4 Texas.…
ConnectWise co-founder Arnie Bellini buys $9.25 million home in Clearwater
After selling off his billion-dollar software development company, ConnectWise co-founder Arnie Bellini has made an acquisition on the personal front: A $9.25 million home on Clearwater Beach, directly south of Caladesi Island State Park. Bellini and his wife, Lauren, closed on the home on July 9, according to Pinellas County property records. The 4,826-square-foot house sits directly on the Gulf of Mexico. It was built in 1984 and includes four bedrooms and six bathrooms in three stories. The…
From a 23-story apartment tower in downtown Tampa to the Stovall House on Bayshore, take a look at these new construction projects (Photos)
Sometimes it feels as if most of Tampa is an active construction zone — just as one project wraps up, another breaks ground. From new apartment towers near the David A. Straz Jr. Center for Performing Arts to the Stovall House on Bayshore Boulevard, take a look at this bird's-eye view of some of the city's biggest construction projects, including the following: Development Venture Group's new 23-story apartment tower at 102 E. Tyler St. Modera Tampa, an eight-story apartment building at 160…
Lower rates already hit housing. They’re not helping much.
Cheaper mortgages are usually a boon to the housing market. But this year, a sharp drop in mortgage rates has not provided much of a lift, and that could bode poorly for the Federal Reserve’s efforts to shore up economic growth.
Tampa partnership buys Town ‘n’ Country apartments for $44.4 million
The apartments are in 31 buildings spread out over 25 acres.
Lakewood Ranch was tops in U.S. for housing starts in Q2, beating out The Villages
More houses started construction in Lakewood Ranch than other top-selling communities in Florida, Nevada and California.