The overall cost of buying a home in South Florida continues to climb, according to a report released Thursday reflecting sales prices in the first quarter of 2017. But prices vary significantly by neighborhood.In mainland Miami-Dade, the median sales price for all condos and single-family homes rose 12.5 percent over the first quarter in 2016. …
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Jeff Vinik-Cascade Investment partnership buys historic Tampa building for offices
An affiliate of Strategic Property Partners has purchased a historic downtown building for use as its office space as it forges ahead with a massive redevelopment of the Channel District. 802 Whiting LLC acquired a 1920s-era building at 802 E. Whiting that housed a paper company and wholesale grocer before becoming the District 3 event …
3 Tech Trends Helping to Bring New Investors to Real Estate
Real estate has been a volatile market over the last decade, leaving many people wary of investing in residential and commercial properties. As a result, would-be investors are looking at the market differently and using new strategies to achieve success. Technology has been a major factor in that shift, empowering investors to research their options …
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Foreclosure crisis over, Polk courts are breathing easier now
A decade ago, a collapsing housing market triggered an avalanche of foreclosures that nearly brought the civil court system in Polk County and across the country to its knees. Judges and court clerks grappled with an unprecedented flood of foreclosure lawsuits that no one had seen coming, and for which they were unprepared. In 2013, …
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A British-style conservatory makes this Sarasota home unique
Most Florida homeowners’ familiarity with the glass room known as a conservatory begins and ends with the crime-solving board game Clue. You know, Col. Mustard did it with the candlestick in the conservatory. But Sarasota homeowners Marta and Chuck Swanson have made an authentic upper-level conservatory the centerpiece of their home.The room with a wraparound …
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The price of homes in the Tampa Bay area continues to soar
Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties also showed dramatic increases as buyers vied for an exceedingly tight supply of single-family homes — Pasco had less than a three-month inventory. And even though interest rates have risen slightly since the presidential election, there is little sign the market is slowing down. “We haven’t noticed any impact yet,” …
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