When Valley National Bank bought USAmeriBank earlier this year, it also picked up loans for a high-profile project — the $130 million Belleview Place development in Belleair.Original Article
A waterfront home on Siesta Key that wrapped up construction just two years ago is listed for sale — fully furnished — at $15 million. The house, at 3799 Flamingo Ave., totals 18,706 square feet, with 8,138 square feet of indoor living space. It features modern architecture and a neutral palette. The list price breaks down to $1,843 per square foot. Joel Schemmel of the Schemmel Property Group with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is the listing agent on the home, which hit the market…Original Article
Airbnb announced on Thursday that it would launch a guest membership programme and new luxury accommodation programme, as it aims to acquire more than a billion annual guests by 2028.Original Article
Lennar could leverage its sales strategies for CalAtlantic communities, but it has a challenge in reaching millennials.Original Article
Lennar Corp. has reclaimed its spot as the nation’s largest homebuilder after completing the acquisition of CalAtlantic Group. Miami-based Lennar (NYSE: LEN) and Virginia-based CalAtlantic (NYSE: CAA) both received shareholder approval for the merger on Monday. The companies said the deal will be effective at 11:59 p.m. Over 99 percent of shareholders at each company approved the deal. The deal is valued at $9.3 billion, including $3.6 billion in debt. Each share of CalAtantic may be exchanged…Original Article
At the time of the deal, Trump's companies had suffered a string of six successive bankruptcies.Original Article
On average, single men are more likely to buy a home than single women, but women in some cities are bucking that trend, according to a report from SmartAsset. SmartAsset identified the metro areas where women are buying the most homes compared to men. In 402 cities, SmartAsset analyzed the number of mortgages used to purchase homes without a cosigner, breaking out the number of men and women who purchased a home on their own. Santa Fe, N.M., ranked No. 1 for women homebuyers. Women bought 6.7…Original Article
A penthouse unit in the Vinoy Place in downtown St. Petersburg has sold for $4 million, the highest price ever paid for a condominium within that property. Unit 1304 in Tower 4 sold for more than $750 per square foot in a deal that closed last week, the Gunn-Swainston Group of Premier Sotheby's International Realty St. Petersburg office said Wednesday. The list price was $4.5 million, or $840 per square foot. Vinoy Place was built in 2002. Within the penthouse's 5,300 square feet, there are…Original Article
The Privé at Island Estates condominium towers in Aventura have been completed, and they have some of the largest amenity spaces for a South Florida project of its size. Michael Neumann, director of sales for Privé at Island Estates, said the 150-unit project, at 5000 Island Blvd., has 35,000 square feet of indoor amenity space in each of the two towers, for a combined 70,000 square feet. That’s not including outdoor amenities such as two pools, poolside restaurant, dock, tennis court, summer…Original Article
Actress, comedian and talk show host Rosie O’Donnell sold her waterfront mansion in West Palm Beach for $5 million to businessman H. Wayne Huizenga Jr. and wife Fonda M. Huizenga. He’s the son of billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga, who led companies such as AutoNation, Blockbuster, and Waste Management, and also owned the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and the Florida Marlins. Huizenga Jr. leads Huizenga Holdings and is the CEO of Rybovich Marina in West Palm Beach. The home totals 7,592 square…Original Article