KB Home to pay more than $23M in Florida settlement
One of the United States’ largest homebuilders and its Florida subsidiaries has settled to resolve a three-year investigation, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. The case involved KB Home and its alleged violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Bondi’s office said the homebuilder failed to make disclosures to homebuyers regarding […]
‘A dogged, wonderful persistence’: One developer’s bet on the Channel district is finally paying off
When developer Ken Stoltenberg moved to Tampa in 1998, he saw potential in an area where few others were willing to venture. As he took what was then the Crosstown Expressway from his home in Palma Ceia to his office in Orlando, he’d always look over at the Channel district, imagining what could go there. […]
Groundbreaking of $100M tower was more than 20 years in the works for Tampa real estate veteran
For Jeannette Jason, Thursday morning was more than two decades in the making. Atlanta-based Carter celebrated the groundbreaking of Nine 15, a $100 million, 23-story apartment tower at 915 N. Franklin St. Jason and her father, Miami-based Doran Jason, purchased the site where the tower will be built in 1996; she was the exclusive listing […]
Donald Trump to hold presidential rally in Tampa
Bombastic businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally in Tampa this week. The University of South Florida said Sunday that the event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the USF Sun Dome. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are free, though parking costs $20 per car. Trump held a […]
Developer shares more details on what’s to come for A La Carte site
David Weekley Homes is still finalizing its plans for the A La Carte Event Pavilion property, but the developer knows this much: It will be an upscale, residential community with a mix of for-sale housing products. David Weekley is under contract to acquire the 15-acre site, though a closing date is yet to be set, […]
Banks expect business loans to grow 8% this year
Bank loans to businesses will grow by more than 8 percent this year, according to the American Bankers Association’s economic advisory committee. That’s about the same rate of growth for business lending that banks saw in 2015. “The economy may have challenges to address, but the availability of bank credit is not one of them,” […]