Housing market 2022: Is it cheaper to buy or rent in Tampa Bay?
Home prices and rental rates are soaring across the U.S. Is it more affordable to buy or rent in our market?Original Article
Archive for month: January, 2022
Presales boom for downtown St. Pete boutique condos months before groundbreaking
The Nolen is one of several residential projects coming to downtown St. Pete this year.Original Article
Bitcoin miner subsidiary to build 22-story tower in St. Pete’s Mirror Lake neighborhood
A Las Vegas-based company that mines bitcoin plans to construct a tower with 269 residential units across the street from the Mirror Lake Community Library.Original Article
Tampa multifamily amenities company continues growing with latest acquisition
This is the first of several acquisitions the company plans to execute in 2022.Original Article
Buy-versus-rent gap narrowing as home-price escalation continues nationally
The housing market is hot, and rents are rising at a clip that some describe as unprecedented. It may be putting homebuyers and renters in a bind: Is it more affordable to buy or rent in their market?Original Article
Utah? Nebraska? First-time homebuyers, renters may start to look off the beaten path for housing
Greater adoption of remote work — along with big jumps in rental rates and home prices in major markets across the U.S. — could help fuel demand for lesser-known cities and suburban towns in the coming year.Original Article
Bolts’ Steven Stamkos buys another house on Davis Islands
Stamkos and his wife paid more than $5 million for the home, which is a prime candidate to be torn down and redeveloped.Original Article
Guest column: Rent control sounds good in theory, but long-term impact lead to higher rents and wider disparities
If rent control doesn’t have the economic or social outcomes we desire, how can we combat escalating housing costs by means other than rent control?Original Article
Projects to watch in St. Petersburg in 2022
There is development occurring in every corner of St. Petersburg. Here are five of the most talked about projects expected to get rolling in 2022.Original Article
Tampa, St. Pete are tops in U.S. for rent growth — and more hikes are likely coming
Tampa's year-over-year rent growth is compared to New York City's in a new report — and with so many top-dollar apartment sales, rents will only go up in 2022.Original Article