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10 Places to Travel in January When You Need to Escape the Cold

January is a time for fresh starts. Whether you make a resolution or not, you’re probably looking for brighter horizons. Traveling in January comes with perks: After the holiday hustle and bustle, it gets less expensive to fly and book hotels. Sure, there are cooler temperatures to contend with, but there are also shorter lines at

Tampa Convention Center plans to go vertical with new space along Riverwalk

By Veronica Brezina-Smith  – Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal The Tampa Convention Center has filed plans for expanding with the city. A Dec. 17 filing shows the center is seeking to add on two levels of meeting rooms at the Riverwalk side of the center, which are scheduled to start construction in July 2019. It also

Tampa ranked second-best large college city

Tampa has been named the second-best large college city, and seventh best overall, according to recently released rankings from personal finance website WalletHub. The website, which styles itself as a “personal finance social network,” took a look at more than 400 small (fewer than 125,00 people), mid-size (1250,000 to 300,000 people) and large (more than

Sparkman Wharf opens in Tampa to massive crowds: Here’s what it’s like

TAMPA — Best case scenario, they anticipated 4,000 people on that first Friday night. Wi-Fi data shows there were more than 13,000 cellphones (ostensibly clutched by that many humans) wandering the grounds of Sparkman Wharf, the outdoor food court that anchors the $3 billion Water Street development from Strategic Property Partners (Jeff Vinik’s multi-use project

Sellers could lose momentum if they overprice listings

A shift is occurring in many housing markets. As home prices continue to rise along with mortgage rates, more potential buyers are choosing to postpone a purchase – and more home sellers are now facing competition. In many locations, sellers should no longer expect the quick sale they’ve seen neighbors get in the past. The

Is Tampa Bay finally seeing signs of a buyer’s market? Soaring September sales hint at it

Bucking a national trend, sales of single-family homes soared by double digits in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Hernando counties in September. That dramatic increase, coupled with minor price increases, suggests that a real estate market that has favored sellers for several years is finally starting to swing a bit in favor of buyers. Another positive sign
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If it’s a sellers’ market, why are so many Tampa Bay sellers cutting their prices?

Despite a shortage of available homes, many Tampa Bay sellers are getting a rude awakening when the sign goes up but no offers come in . More sellers are being forced to drop their prices as the reality hits that buyers don’t love that funky tile or purple accent wall. According to a new analysis
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Rays’ Ybor stadium revealed: Translucent roof, $892 million price tag

TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday unveiled a design for an Ybor City ballpark with huge windows that would open to let in a breeze and a translucent roof topped by a distinctive wing-like canopy. But no one was ready to answer the obvious question: Could the stadium project’s $892 million cost keep
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Affordable ways to refresh a home

Home improvements can rejuvenate a stale dwelling. But remodeling and renovations could set you back thousands of dollars for each room. A “midrange minor kitchen remodel” – including hardware, countertops, flooring and a refrigerator – is about $21,000, on average, according to Remodeling magazine’s 2018 Cost vs. Value report. But with the right approach, you
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Culbreath Isles home listed for sale at almost $7 million

A home in Culbreath Isles, a South Tampa waterfront neighborhood, has been listed for sale at nearly $7 million. The mid-century contemporary home, built in 2008, hit the market in early June. Hughes Shelton Realtors at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate has the listing, priced at $6.9 million. That price point is at the higher