National home iBuyer program coming to Tampa market

Arizona-based Offerpad is partnering with real estate giant Keller Williams to roll out a so-called iBuyer program in 10 states by the end of the year to give consumers more options in selling their homes. Keller Williams' iBuyer that had been launched in May — known as Keller Offers — is teaming with Offerpad to quickly scale the instant home offer service, said Gayln Ziegler, director of operations for Keller Offers, in a statement. The new iBuyer partnership will start in Phoenix and Dallas…

In separate $50M+ deals, apartments in Tampa and St. Petersburg change hands

The two buildings were built around the same time.

Developer to relocate historic home near downtown St. Pete’s Beach Drive for new 12-story condo tower (Rendering)

The developer behind several marquee projects in downtown St. Petersburg, Clearwater Beach and Belleair has a new vision for a property just off of Beach Drive.

EDITION Tampa, Water Street’s boutique hotel topped with luxury condos, breaks ground

EDITION Tampa, the boutique hotel topped with luxury condos in Water Street Tampa, has officially broken ground. Strategic Property Partners, the developer of Water Street, said Wednesday that the 27-story EDITION — which includes 172 guest rooms and 37 condos — is under construction across the street from Amalie Arena, at the northwest corner of Channelside Drive and Water Street. It is slated to open in spring 2021. The condos — the first hotel-branded condos in Tampa and the third…

Here’s how many apartments Florida needs for affordable housing

The report found that barriers to building more apartments, including affordably priced units, consist of resistance from area current residents as well as a lack of funding for multifamily projects.

A boom time for the bunker business and doomsday capitalists

In recent years, personalized disaster prep has grown into a multimillion-dollar business, fueled by a seemingly endless stream of new and revamped threats, from climate change to terrorism, cyberattacks and civil unrest.