Ohio buyers pay $7.5 million for waterfront South Tampa home

At more than $1,400 per square foot, the sale represents the very top tier of Tampa's luxury market.Original Article

Most and least affordable neighborhoods in Tampa for renters

The 10 most expensive neighborhoods are concentrated near downtown Tampa, while the least expensive neighborhoods are primarily on the outskirts.Original Article

Peninsula waterfront estate on McNeil Point heads to auction

A peninsula waterfront estate in Bradenton along the Manatee River will be sold at auction with a starting bid of $2 million. The home, located at 5904 Riverview Ln., was previously listed at $5.19 million. Interluxe Auctions is launching the sale at 9 a.m. on March 20 on Interluxe.com. The 0.92-acre property is in the Bradley Shores neighborhood and has 272 degrees of panoramic views. It sits at the end of a private lane off Riverview Boulevard on McNeil Point. The property is being auctioned…Original Article

Lennar has had to be aggressive in pricing in Tampa Bay — and buyers are responding

Lennar has sacrificed profit margins on homes to keep sales going.Original Article

Meet Mattamy Homes, a 2023 Best Places to Work honoree

Mattamy builds houses and communities for people to call home. The company launched in 1978 and builds new home communities to in top locations, including Lutz, Odessa, Riverview, Sun City Center and Wesley Chapel.Original Article

Affordable housing project proposed for Clearwater ‘eyesore’ lot

A developer wants to build 40 apartments on just over an acre of vacant land in Clearwater.Original Article

Three groups bid on Tomlinson building redevelopment for Pinellas County Schools workforce housing

Pinellas County Schools is looking to redevelop a historic building into housing for teachers and staff. Here's what three development teams envision on the property.Original Article

Tampa Bay rents continue to rise above national average

Rents nationwide are starting to level out, according to a new report from the real estate company Redfin. Still, Tampa Bay residents won’t catch that break as rents continue to rise locally. The national median rent is up just under 2%, which the company said was the smallest increase since May 2021. High housing costs, inflation, recession fears and a slowdown in household formation have made people less likely to move, hindering the demand for new leases. The report shows that rent, while…Original Article

Tampa Bay homeowner ‘wealth gains’ among the nation’s best

The average Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater home prices have doubled in the last five years.Original Article

Homeownership gap between Black, white Americans continues to widen

The National Association of Realtors recently found the homeownership rate of Black Americans has only grown 0.4% in the past decade and is nearly 29 percentage points less than white Americans, making it the largest Black-white homeownership rate gap in a decade.Original Article