St. Petersburg home becomes finalist in HGTV contest
Monday, 18 June 2018
A house in St. Petersburg’s Old Northeast is a finalist in HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt contest. Built in 2007 in the Mission Revival style, the 4,000-square-foot home a block from Coffee Pot Bayou is among 12 nationwide in the “curb appeal” category. Viewers can vote online through July 17 for a chance to win $10,000.
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Related Group sees a St. Petersburg condo tower in its future
Thursday, 11 January 2018
ST. PETERSBURG — Miami’s Related Group, one of Florida’s top developers, would like to build an “iconic’’ condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, the company’s chairman and CEO says. Though the idea is very preliminary, it shows the continuing interest in what has become one of the trendiest downtowns in the state. And while Related
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His city spared, Tampa’s Bob Buckhorn resumes life as a mayor in full
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
TAMPA — After sleeping for an hour on the floor next to a treadmill in an exercise room at Tampa’s emergency operations center, Mayor Bob Buckhorn ventured out Monday morning for what was officially a tour of the damage from Hurricane Irma. But within a few miles, it felt more like a victory lap. “This
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Vinik-Cascade team reveals conceptual design for Water Street Tampa (Renderings)
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Strategic Property Partners has revealed the conceptual design of the first phase of its mixed-use district — and it’s essentially a new, tree-lined city between the Channel district waterfront and the central business district. SPP, the real estate holding company controlled by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment LLC, on Tuesday rolled out a
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Tampa celebrates 130th birthday with party, lecture, Archives Awareness Week
Monday, 24 July 2017
TAMPA — In 1887, Tampa’s first city hall existed only in a blueprint. The Hillsborough County courthouse occupied the property where the Tampa police station stands today. Freshly laid bricks formed the cigar factories opened two years earlier by Vicente Martinez Ybor and Ignacio Haya. Henry Plant, who had called the city home during the
Here are the nation’s healthiest—and unhealthiest—housing markets
Monday, 17 July 2017
Housing remains in high demand in most of the nation, but the housing recovery looks increasingly uneven, depending on location. Whether buyers are shopping for their own homes or for investment properties that will throw off some cash, certain markets are becoming far more lucrative than anyone might have expected just a few years ago.
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Hughes Shelton Realtors – Mike Hughes, Jeff Shelton, Andrea Webb & Team members were Named to the 2017 REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Agents
Friday, 07 July 2017
TAMPA, Fla. – July 6, 2017 – PRLog — Hughes Shelton Realtors of Coldwell Banker was named one of America’s most productive sales agents as a part of REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Agents, the newly issued ranking report produced by REAL Trends and sponsored by Zillow Group. Hughes Shelton Realtors is now a member of the “America’s Best Real Estate Agents,” and ranked number 15 for the state of Florida.
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25 tips for first-time home buyers
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Buying a home can be a nerve-racking experience, especially if you’re a first-time home buyer. Not only is it probably the biggest purchase of your life, but the process is complicated and fraught with unfamiliar lingo and surprise expenses. To make the first-time home buying journey a little less stressful, NerdWallet has compiled these 25
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Developers buoyed by sales at Tampa’s new Virage condo tower
Saturday, 10 June 2017
Ascent Development Group Vice President Steve Barber, left, along with Smith & Associates Real Estate Vice President of Real Estate/Development Services Dave Traynor pose for a photograph near a model of Virage Bayshore Wednesday, April 05, 2017 in Tampa. The luxury condominium building features 24 stories with 71 residences. Among other features of the building
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