Managing editor’s notebook: Habitat Hillsborough CEO looks ahead after Scott’s multimillion-dollar donation
Tina Forcier, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County, is ready to put $7.5 million to work to help the Tampa Bay area's housing crisis.
Downtown St. Pete’s tallest apartment tower has topped out at 36 stories
The hotel portion will have a separately branded restaurant with an outdoor terrace and bar.
Tampa Bay home prices rise as cash investors dominate the housing market
As home prices continue to rise in the Tampa Bay area, the question becomes, is there enough room for everyone?
Report: New home construction is up, but projects are stalling at a higher rate
There's more new home construction happening now than in the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, as the nation's housing shortage and growing affordability crisis remains a key issue in most cities, towns and states.
Downtown St. Pete developer is crafting a blueprint for affordable housing in Florida
The St. Pete-based company is creating the first affordable housing development under House Bill 1339 and may soon be seeing its work replicated throughout the state.
Tampa Bay home prices up 29% from last year
The Tampa Bay housing market is hot as ever, and a new report from real estate company RE/MAX suggests this won't change anytime soon. The data shows the Tampa metro area is home to the second-largest year-over-year price increase for house sales from March 2021 to March 2022. Median home prices rose from $275,000 to $355,000 over the course of the year, a 29.1% increase trailing only Billings, Montana, which saw a 31.2% increase during this same period. According to the data, homes also spent…