City-owned site near Tangerine Plaza in St. Pete receives wave of interest from developers

Five groups have thrown their hat into the ring to develop just over 2 acres of city-owned land and are proposing affordable housing and an educational center.Original Article

Welch administration releases study on affordable housing solutions in St. Pete

Mayor Ken Welch released the results from the study, which pinpointed some of the city’s most pressing issues and pitched a variety of solutions to start offering relief to residents.Original Article

Report: This Tampa Bay town is among the top ‘million-dollar’ cities

The report lists over 400 cities where the typical home value is at least $1 million.Original Article

Here’s how inflation could determine the winners and losers in Tampa Bay’s housing market

Whether Tampa Bay can continue to attract high value-add industries will determine residents’ ability to compete in the current housing market.Original Article

Meet Casey Bryan, a 2022 BusinessWoman of the Year honoree

Casey Bryan is the president of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Properties Group, a residential real estate firm based in Trinity.Original Article

U.S. foreclosure activity at highest since pandemic in January

Foreclosure activity is at its highest point since the start of the pandemic, but here's what it's not necessarily bad news.Original Article

Agencies fear legislators could cut affordable housing funds

The Florida Housing Coalition is tracking the progress of more than a dozen affordable housing bills this legislative session. But the main concern of its CEO is whether an affordable housing trust fund – expected to collect $355 million – will remain intact. "The No. 1 bill is the budget bill," said Jaimie Ross, president and CEO of the Tallahassee-based coalition." The reason for that is that is where the housing trust fund money gets appropriated." Preserving this affordable housing fund…Original Article

House Democrats criticize previous lawmakers, Ron DeSantis over affordable housing

Five Florida cities rank in the top 20 for fastest rising rent prices in the United States.Original Article

SkyWay Lofts brings 65 affordable apartments to South St. Pete

This is one small part of the city’s effort to build 2,400 affordable multifamily units in St. Pete by 2030.Original Article

Rent control unlikely to solve St. Pete’s affordable housing woes, attorneys say

City officials were dealt a harsh reality Thursday morning: Pursuing rent control would more than likely end in failure and a plethora of lawsuits.Original Article