The administration’s 49 recommendations to overhaul America’s housing finance system are unlikely to find an eager audience in Congress, which has been deeply divided on the issue and is consumed with other fights in the run-up to the 2020 elections.Original Article
One of the owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appears to have paid more than $16 million for neighboring waterfront properties on Davis Islands. Corporate entities tied to Joel Kassewitz, husband of Bucs co-owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, purchased 94 and 96 Martinique Ave., according to Hillsborough County property records. The given address for Kassewitz in state corporation records is 706 Guisando De Avila — the 30,000-square-foot Avila estate long rumored to have been sold to the family in…Original Article
The billionaire New York developer with an enormous vision for downtown St. Petersburg's Central Avenue has slightly tweaked his plans for the property. Red Apple Group, controlled by grocery titan John Catsimatidis, on Thursday unveiled new plans for the 2.3-acre site in the 400 block of Central Avenue. Red Apple said in a news release that it has filed a site plan reflecting the new vision with the city. Catsimatidis' plans now including the following: A 45-story, 300-unit luxury condominium…Original Article
WaterView at Echelon City Center appears to be the revival of long-dormant plans for a St. Pete property that was once floated as a potential Rays stadium site.Original Article
The condos range from the $700,000s to $2 million.Original Article
Downtown St. Pete's newest glitzy condo tower should rise early next year.Original Article
Arizona-based Offerpad is partnering with real estate giant Keller Williams to roll out a so-called iBuyer program in 10 states by the end of the year to give consumers more options in selling their homes. Keller Williams' iBuyer that had been launched in May — known as Keller Offers — is teaming with Offerpad to quickly scale the instant home offer service, said Gayln Ziegler, director of operations for Keller Offers, in a statement. The new iBuyer partnership will start in Phoenix and Dallas…Original Article
When you're sitting at your desk daydreaming about your next vacation, where is it? Florida, Hawaii, California? For many, the Sunshine State is top of mind, according to a study from IPX1031, a Fidelity National Financial website dedicated to investment property exchanges. Researchers did a data dive into more than 29,000 census tracts to rank the top locations in each state with the biggest share of houses described as vacation homes, as well as which states have the highest percentage of vacation…Original Article
The report found that barriers to building more apartments, including affordably priced units, consist of resistance from area current residents as well as a lack of funding for multifamily projects.Original Article
In recent years, personalized disaster prep has grown into a multimillion-dollar business, fueled by a seemingly endless stream of new and revamped threats, from climate change to terrorism, cyberattacks and civil unrest.Original Article