Exclusive: Tampa proptech startup doubles head count, triples office space with expansion

About a year after proptech company iApartments launched from stealth mode with three of Tampa Bay’s serial entrepreneurs behind the wheel, the company is hitting a growth spurt. iApartments has doubled its head count from 2021, up to 40 full-time employees — with half of those being local — and roughly 80 contractors. It also is nearly tripling its office space with a headquarters expansion. It has space in downtown Tampa, spanning 2,100 square feet in the Fifth Third building. However,…Original Article

Rental climate puts homeowners, HOAs on a collision course

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) reveal translates at least one important element — housing costs continue to inflict inflationary pressures on the economy. But there is an undercurrent brewing in the housing market.Original Article

St. Pete’s BayFirst Financial shutters national mortgage lending business

BayFirst Financial is closing its national residential mortgage loan production network five years after establishing the business division.Original Article

Clearwater Beach estate sells for $4.8 million

The two-story home has undergone some major renovations during the last two years.Original Article

Western US continues to lead in home price, value declines

After a slowdown in buyer activity starting in late spring, home price and value drops are being observed more frequently across the country.Original Article

Homebuying competition eases as values decrease for the second month in Tampa Bay

This is the largest monthly decline since 2011 and follows a 0.1% decrease in July.Original Article

Florida’s new condo laws could open up coastal redevelopment opportunities

Colliers launched a project management arm to help condo associations navigate Florida's new law. But some associations, they say, may not be able to come up with new reserves requirements. That could open up prime redevelopment sites, particularly in coastal areas.Original Article

St. Pete won’t let developer add more apartments to proposed downtown tower

The vote, which failed 4-3, comes as St. Petersburg faces a housing shortage that's reached crisis levels.Original Article

Housing inventory may not rebound for some time, despite slowing market

Inventory has been a closely-watched metric of the U.S. housing market during, and leading up to, the Covid-19 pandemic.Original Article

Riverview apartments sell for $98 million

The complex was built in 2016.Original Article