Waterfront home on Anna Maria Island lists for $19M
The home sits on just over an acre of land on Bean Point Beach.Original Article
Archive for month: April, 2023
Meet Benderson Development, a 2023 Best Places to Work honoree
Benderson Development is one of the largest privately owned real estate development companies in the country and a 2023 Best Places to Work honoree.Original Article
Downtown Clearwater developers ask city to scale down $400 million mixed-use project because it is no longer financially viable
Citing flatlining rents and skyrocketing interest rates, the developers whose $400 million proposal was approved by Clearwater voters and city leaders last year say their project is no longer financially feasible.Original Article
Report: More millennial households own than rent in Tampa Bay
A recent report by RentCafe reveals that millennials have shed a long-standing reputation as "the generation of renters" and have emerged as a majority homeowner generation in Tampa Bay. The study found that across the country, nearly 52% of millennial households — including groups of people living together under one roof — owned a home in 2022 based on data looking at owner and renter households across 260 U.S. metropolitan areas. "This demographic gained 10.8 million homeowners in the last…Original Article
Diamondbacks pitcher Mark Melancon lists luxury waterfront home on Anna Maria Island
A waterfront home on Anna Maria Island owned by a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks has hit the market for $10.95 million. The 5,921-square-foot home, located at 535 70th St., is owned by Mark Melancon, a four-time MLB All-Star. His home has six bedrooms, five full baths and two half baths and lies at the end of a cul-de-sac. It includes approximately 1,618 square feet of outdoor living space. The home was listed by Charles Buky with Coldwell Banker Realty and was designed to provide “the…Original Article
Pulte Homes acquires 19 acres in Spring Hill, plans new residential community
The company plans to build 66 single-family homes in its latest project, which was announced less than two months after it acquired 250 acres nearby for an 809-home community.Original Article
Opinion: Marking the Fair Housing Act’s anniversary
April 2023 marks the 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the selling, renting, advertising and financing of housing, among other housing-related transactions, because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability and familial status. This revolutionary legislation remedied inequities in housing and is celebrated every April in remembrance of this country’s promise to protect every person’s freedom to…Original Article
Affordable housing project in Seminole breaks ground
The project will favor veteran applicants.Original Article
Charlotte developer breaks ground on garden-style apartments in Ruskin
The developer has secured a construction loan and says work is underway.Original Article
Feds expand 40-year mortgage eligibility. Experts say it could lead to more.
Federal officials are expanding access to 40-year mortgages to cope with affordability challenges, but experts say the change could have drawbacks.Original Article