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By: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer , Tampa Bay Business Journal A waterfront mansion on Davis Islands has sold for $4.9 million, the highest price sale to date in Hillsborough County. Jeff Shelton, a partner at the Hughes Shelton Team of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, brought the buyer to 332 Blanca Ave. It was listed at $5.2
By: Robert Trigaux , Tampa Bay Times TAMPA — Johnson & Johnson, the giant pharmaceutical company best known for its Tylenol and Band-Aid brands, on Thursday said it has picked Tampa as its headquarters to house key corporate services including finance, human resources and information technology. As part of the deal, the company will create
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By: Cameron Saucier, Tampa Bay Times Tampa is the best place in the United States to retire, according to a recent study by WalletHub, which found the city to be affordable for seniors while also offering a lot to do. St. Petersburg came in at No. 11 in the study, which looked at 24 metrics
By: Richard Daneilson The land that Port Tampa Bay owns near downtown is now 45 acres of sun-beaten asphalt. But what could it be 15 years from now? How about $1.7 billion worth of apartments, hotels, offices and stores, with a bigger cruise ship terminal, one of Tampa’s largest urban waterfront parks, a marina and
By: Susan Taylor Matin – Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay home sales skyrocketed in June, making it the strongest month in the past year. Year-over-year sales of single-family homes — which make up the bulk of the residential real estate market — soared 31.7 percent in Pasco County, 29.5 percent in Pinellas and 27.4 percent
By: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer – Tampa Bay Business Journal The former Xtreme Athletix site in South Tampa is giving way to a mixed-use development that will bring new retail, residential and office space to the neighborhood. Demolition on the Xtreme Athletix building, at the intersection of South Howard and West Morrison avenues, started last week.
Courtesy of Audrey Ross The dollar is the world’s reserve currency. Around the globe, markets are experiencing large fluctuations and foreign investors are putting their money into the dollar and hard assets to protect their wealth. American real estate is viewed as a form of asset protection. Miami is very popular among Latin Americans who
Just because you upgrade doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll profit from it. Myth: All upgrades will add net value to your home. Fact: You’ll never recoup the full cost of many types of upgrades. You’re welcome to make any upgrade to your own home, for the sake of your own enjoyment. But that doesn’t mean you’ll profit from
Freddie Mac will begin offering mortgages with downpayments of only 3 percent – the first time they’ve been this low on the GSE’s loans in nearly five years – starting March 23. The move is expected to make more credit available to entry-level borrowers. “By launching our 3 percent downpayment mortgage now, at the start
By: Michele Lerner While it may be acceptable to snap up a pair of shoes on an impulse, the choice to buy a home requires thoughtful planning and decision making. Whether you’re becoming a homeowner for the first time or you’re a repeat buyer, buying a home is a financial and emotional decision that requires