Where women are buying homes
On average, single men are more likely to buy a home than single women, but women in some cities are bucking that trend, according to a report from SmartAsset. SmartAsset identified the metro areas where women are buying the most homes compared to men. In 402 cities, SmartAsset analyzed the number of mortgages used to purchase homes without a cosigner, breaking out the number of men and women who purchased a home on their own. Santa Fe, N.M., ranked No. 1 for women homebuyers. Women bought 6.7…
Penthouse in downtown St. Pete’s Vinoy sells for record-breaking price (Photos)
A penthouse unit in the Vinoy Place in downtown St. Petersburg has sold for $4 million, the highest price ever paid for a condominium within that property. Unit 1304 in Tower 4 sold for more than $750 per square foot in a deal that closed last week, the Gunn-Swainston Group of Premier Sotheby's International Realty St. Petersburg office said Wednesday. The list price was $4.5 million, or $840 per square foot. Vinoy Place was built in 2002. Within the penthouse's 5,300 square feet, there are…
Why big cities thrive, and smaller ones are being left behind
Whether they rely on steel mills or coal mines, or a hospital or a manufacturing plant, small metropolitan areas are having a hard time adapting to economic transitions.
The Amazon Effect: Mr. Bezos goes to Washington
Amazon is quietly building a significant base of influence in the nation’s capital, cracking the top 20 lobbying spenders last year, increasing its political donations, and selling more than a billion dollars’ worth of cloud services to the federal government.
Investors push into a resurging market: House flipping
The finance industry around house flipping has been active for decades, and it has been ticking up lately. Last year, 5.7 percent of all home sales were flips, the highest level since 2006.
See where home values are growing rapidly, and where Tampa lands among the top 60 markets
Home values are appreciating more rapidly in the Buffalo area than in a majority of the nation’s markets, according to a new breakdown of statistics from Zillow, the real-estate website and data-collection firm. Business First analyzed Zillow’s estimated home values for America’s 60 largest metropolitan areas between August 2010 and the same month this year. Buffalo ranks 27th with a seven-year gain of 29.1 percent in the value of the typical home. Click on the View Slideshow button for a…