USAA will eliminate hundreds of real estate jobs, including in Tampa

San Antonio-based USAA is eliminating hundreds of jobs in its real estate lending and real estate rewards network operations, citing competitive factors, the Business Journal has confirmed. About 265 employees across San Antonio, Tampa and Phoenix will be laid off in mid-November. It was not immediately clear how many positions will be eliminated in each market. USAA plans to offer support for the employees affected, including other roles in the company. Roughly 100 people were offered “other…

Sotheby’s is moving its South Tampa office to Hyde Park Village

Premier Sotheby's International Realty is moving its South Tampa office to Hyde Park Village. The developer of Hyde Park, Boston-based WS Development, said Thursday that Sotheby's has signed a 3,381-square-foot lease on the second floor of the building at 744 S. Village Circle, which is above Juxtapose and Level Salon. Sotheby's will open in Hyde Park in November. Its current office is at 202 S. Moody Ave. “As Hyde Park Village continues to diversify and engage the right fit of business, retail,…

Austin-based homebuying website emerges from stealth with $1.3B behind it, launches in Tampa

A quiet real estate and technology giant based in Austin is behind the venture.

Placing a value on your time spent on Zillow

Brokers say that Zestimates can be off base, but that doesn’t stop sellers from obsessing over what the website says their home is worth.

53-story Riverwalk Place begins sales push for condos in a market that’s rapidly evolving

Demand for condos in Tampa continues to accelerate, according to one real estate agent.

Historic home in Hyde Park, once featured in Architectural Digest, sold for more than $4 million

A historic home in Tampa's Hyde Park has been sold for a price that's at the very high end of the Bay region's residential real estate market. The 5,982-square-foot home at 823 S. Orleans Ave. sold for $4.1 million to Harrel and Julia Lambert in a deal that closed Sept. 10, according to Hillsborough County property records. The sellers, Keith and Chandra Henthorne, paid $3.18 million for the home in 2013. Henderson Everett Lee of the Toni Everett Co. represented the sellers in the transaction.…