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St. Pete home where Bubba the Love Sponge filmed Hulk Hogan tape is on the market

June 12, 2017 in /by

Shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge has listed a home in St. Petersburg's Bayway Isles for sale for $1.8 million. The home, at 5264 61st Ave. S., is where Bubba — who was born Todd Clem — filmed a sex tape of Hulk Hogan that was later released to Gawker Media, a now defunct website that published the tape, according to Realtor.com. Hogan won a $140 million judgment — later settled for $31 million — against the website. Bubba has listed the home for sale because he is downsizing, listing agent…

55+ populations are growing fast in these U.S. metros

June 9, 2017 in /by

South Florida is among the fastest growing metros for senior citizens thanks mostly to migration, but other cities in the Southeast are gaining ground faster, according to research by CoStar. In conjunction with data from the U.S. Census and Neustar, CoStar found that the 55-plus population grew by 187,649 in the Tampa area from 2010 to present, ranking it No. 16 among U.S. metropolitan areas. In South Florida, the 55-plus population grew by 358,269 from 2010 to present. The growth in Palm Beach…

See the top 25 neighborhoods in Tampa Bay

June 8, 2017 in /by

Ever wonder which neighborhoods are considered the best in the area? Pittsburgh-based Niche evaluates neighborhoods based on more than a dozen factors, including higher education rate, housing affordability and availability, diversity, commute time and many others. Tampa neighborhoods dominated the top of Niche's state ranking in 2017, accounting for the top eight neighborhoods in Florida and 19 of the top 25. Easton Park in New Tampa was the highest-ranked neighborhood in the region. Easton Park,…

Nearly 460,000 Tampa Bay area homes at risk for storm surge, report says

June 5, 2017 in /by

Close to 460,000 homes are at risk of storm surge in the Tampa Bay area, making it the third most at-risk area in the nation, according to a CoreLogic report released at the start of hurricane season. California-based CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) said the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 459,275 homes at risk for storm surge with a reconstruction cost value of $80.8 billion. New York City has a higher reconstruction cost value at $264.3 billion, but a lower number of homes at risk. South…

In an active week for Tampa Bay’s luxury home market, another property sells for $3.65M (Photos)

June 2, 2017 in /by

In a particularly active week for Tampa Bay's luxury housing market, a home on the Tampa waterfront has been sold for $3.65 million. The home at 5134 W. San Jose St., which is in Westshore's Sunset Park Isle, is the fourth highest priced home to sell in Hillsborough County so far this year. It was built in 2015; at 6,136 square feet, the price breaks down to nearly $600 per square foot. Mike Hughes and Jeff Shelton, two agents in Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Westshore office, represented…

$6.4M home sold on Tampa waterfront (Photos)

June 1, 2017 in /by

A sprawling mansion on the Westshore waterfront has been sold fully furnished for $6.4 million. The Culbreath Isles home at 4942 St. Croix Drive hit the market quietly in July 2016, priced at close to $8 million. The sellers, Harvey and Cheryl Adams, put the home up for sale because they are downsizing. The sales price is a 17 percent discount from the original listing price, but it is the highest priced home to sell in Hillsborough County so far this year, according to Coldwell Banker Residential…

Waterfront estate in Largo hits the market for nearly $12 million (Photos)

June 1, 2017 in /by

A massive custom home on the intracoastal waterfront that includes its own indoor gun range is on the market for nearly $12 million. The 9,149-square-foot home at 204 Harbor View Lane in Largo is listed at $11.6 million or $1,267 per square foot. Jennifer Zales, an agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Tampa, is marketing the property for sale. View the photo gallery to see inside the home. The owners, Todd and Shelia Siegel, built the home after the $156 million sale of Todd Siegel's…

Mixed-use Westshore Marina District takes shape as big builders take land positions

May 30, 2017 in /by

A subsidiary of homebuilding giant Lennar has snapped up acreage in a new development on the Westshore waterfront with plans to acquire more land in the development by 2018. Bonita Springs-based WCI said it paid $2.5 million for 2.35 acres in Westshore Marina District, a mixed-use area on the waterfront near the intersection of Westshore and Gandy boulevards. WCI is planning 35 luxury townhouses on that site, the first for-sale product planned in the district. WCI is planning to take a much larger…

These Florida cities are among fastest growing in the state

May 29, 2017 in /by

Recently released population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that many South Florida cities are among the fastest growing in the state, according to analysis by Florida International University’s Metropolitan Center. In fact, Doral ranked highly nationwide. With a 26.1 percent population increase from 2010 to 2016, Doral was the 11th-fastest growing large city in the nation. That was a gain of nearly 12,000 people for a city of 56,000. See the slideshow to view the Top 10 fastest growing…

New USF basketball coach buys waterfront home in Tampa

May 25, 2017 in /by

The new coach of the University of South Florida's men's basketball team — whose contract is worth $6.58 million over six years — has purchased a waterfront home in Tampa. Brian Gregory and his wife, Yvette, paid $1.75 million for a 6,768-square-foot home on the water in Bay Port Colony, south of Hillsborough Avenue and north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway, according to Hillsborough County property records. The sellers, Juan and Helda Rodriguez, paid $890,000 for the home in 2005. The list…