Report: U.S. mortgage lending drops 13% annually at close of 2021
In the final quarter of 2021, 3.27 million mortgages secured by residential property were originated nationally. That's an 11% decrease from the third quarter and a 13% decline from Q4 2020.Original Article


"Until New York straightens up, the next billion Red Apple will spend will be in Florida, not New York,” founder John Catsimatidis Sr. told the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Frequently called the ultra-luxury residential real estate market, activity in the $10 million-plus home sales range has accelerated as much as it has among much lower price brackets.
GTIS Partners, which already has a substantial investment in the Tampa Bay housing market, is planning its first Florida build-to-rent community in Pasco County.
The developer of Westshore City Center has plans to bring hundreds of apartments and a restaurant to Westshore business district.
The proposed 330-unit multifamily project in South St. Pete will span nine buildings along Sixth Street South.
In the wake of the tragic collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Florida, that killed nearly 100, just about every aspect of the condominium industry has been put under the microscope.
The tower will have 220 units and more than 14,000 square feet of retail space.
It's likely the first of several significant real estate transactions to come in 2022 for Darcie Glazer Kassewitz and her husband, Joel Kassewitz.
An 18-story condo tower in Quay Sarasota has sold out less than 12 months after beginning presales.