Eight years and one chance meeting later, an Orlando developer inches toward groundbreaking on the $600 million hotel-condo St. Regis Longboat Key

The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort will be redeveloped into a $600 million hotel-condo — and the developer has secured a $48 million loan to fund a critical piece of the project.Original Article

Report: Tampa metro area expected to be a hot housing market heading into 2021

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area’s housing market is expected to be among the most active heading into 2021. Realtor.com’s annual housing forecast expects the Tampa metro to be among the top areas for both year-over-year price growth and sales growth. The forecast expects the Tampa metro to see 7.5 percent year-over-year price growth in 2021, the eighth highest among the 100 metros evaluated. Only a handful of metro areas expected better price growth, with the San Jose metro…Original Article

COVID-19 went from bust to boom for this real estate tech company

Like many business owners across the country, Jeff Landry’s company took a hit when the coronavirus arrived in March. As CEO of ID Plans, a commercial real estate technology company that provides property management software, Landry saw many of his clients struggle in the first few months of the outbreak.Original Article

Exclusive: With $70 million in condos already presold, Water Street opens sales gallery for Tampa Edition condos

The Tampa Edition, under construction since early 2020, will have a sales gallery in Sparkman Wharf.Original Article

Longboat Key’s grand Serenissima estate sells in all-cash, record-setting deal

The home was on the market for three years and sold at a $10 million discount to its original list price.Original Article

One Tampa Bay metro area outperforms others in latest Florida Realtors data

Florida’s housing market reported strong gains in Q3 2020 compared to 3Q 2019.Original Article

San Francisco investment firm acquires Tampa multifamily amenities company

The Tampa company performs more than 415 million service events annually across 1.6 million apartment homes in 40 states.Original Article

Tampa Bay area home to second-highest number of energy efficient jobs in Florida

The report defines an energy efficiency job as one that focuses on improving energy use.Original Article

See what Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas & West Pasco Counties, a One Tampa Bay nonprofit honoree, has planned for the future

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas & West Pasco Counties’ Board of Directors adopted a new strategic plan similar to previous plans, focused on building a sustainable organization.Original Article

See what Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County, a One Tampa Bay nonprofit honoree, has planned for the years ahead

See what Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County, a One Tampa Bay nonprofit honoree has planned for the years aheadOriginal Article