Largo affordable housing project gets state grant
The townhomes will have a mix of two- to three-bedrooms.
BayFirst reports dozens of layoffs in Clearwater mortgage production office
BayFirst Financial is laying off 58 employees in connection with the dissolution of its nationwide residential mortgage lending business, according to a letter filed with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Over half of those employees worked remotely and reported to the division’s headquarters office in Clearwater, which will continue to serve as a local retail banking center with commercial and consumer lending, a spokesperson told the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The St. Petersburg-based…
Rebuilding after Hurricane Ian could exacerbate construction supply, labor shortages
Hurricane Ian is likely to place further strain on the shortage of building materials and construction labor in Florida.
Hurricane Ian could be second costliest storm in history
Early estimates of damages to insured property put Ian only behind Hurricane Katrina in costliness.
The varying destruction in Hurricane Ian’s wake comes down to construction codes
Aerial photos showing seemingly random destruction in Ian's wake — a house still standing next to one that was washed off its foundation — can largely be attributed to construction codes that changed after Hurricane Andrew, real estate executives in Southwest Florida told the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
New York investor acquires fractured condos in Palm Harbor for $22.5M
The company purchased 161 of 248 units at Harbourtowne at Country Woods.