Pinellas County alters rental assistance program to help St. Pete residents
St. Petersburg received more than $14 million in rental assistance funding but is nearly out of funds.Original Article
Affordable housing developers vie for South St. Pete property
Three groups are aiming to get the chance to develop a city-owned lot in South St. Petersburg.Original Article
Editor’s notebook: This is what growth looks like now in Wesley Chapel and East Pasco
It's just a fraction of the development happening on the east side of Pasco County. Join us for a visual tour.Original Article
Regulations inspired by Surfside disaster get Senate nod; head back to House
The 98 fatalities in the Surfside condo disaster has the Legislature under pressure to update condo regs, some of which haven't changed in decades.Original Article
State seeks receivership for another insurer
For the second time in little more than a week, the state is seeking to be appointed as a receiver for a property-insurance company that it described as “insolvent.”Original Article
Tampa’s rental assistance program sees unprecedented demand, needs more money
Applications for the the city of Tampa's Rental and Move-in Assistance Program closed within days.Original Article
The update: Pasco’s multifamily project moratorium is an opportunity to study the right mix
Many apartments are under construction in that moratorium area right now.Original Article
BusinessWoman of the Year: Casey Bryan, president, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Properties Group
Casey Bryan knows and loves the many moving parts of real estate.Original Article
Homebuilders’ stock-market values soar since Covid onset, but see muted start in 2022
Builders have grown immensely in the two years since the pandemic began, including small- to medium-sized groups. That's owed to a huge run-up in demand for housing nationally, even amid labor and materials shortages, spikes in commodities like lumber, and supply-chain woes.Original Article
Houston developer to enter Florida market with single-family rentals in Pasco County
Houston-based Balcara Group started betting on single-family rentals well ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic — and now it's bringing its business model to Florida.Original Article