Real Estate

When planting a tree, consider more than just beauty and shade. If the wrong type of tree is planted near a right of way, as the tree matures and the roots grow, the tree can cause damage to streets, sidewalks or a home’s infrastructure.

Curb appeal is your home’s version of a first impression. Create a welcoming outdoor environment at your home and build curb appeal with these inexpensive and simple ideas:

Whether you’re buying your first home or upgrading to a larger home for your family, the process of buying a home can be made easier with these three tips:

Every year, more than 1.2 million people walk through the Plaza of the Americas, one of the most popular outdoor spaces at the University of Florida.

As more boomers make the transition to retirement, the 55+ lifestyle is changing with them. In addition to bocce ball courts and bingo nights, there are now sailing classes and swim-up bars.

The Tampa Bay area is a popular place to live. It was recently named one of the hippest areas in the U.S. to live for people under 30. This is on top of being one of the nation’s hottest housing markets.

As the weather gets chilly, follow these tips to make sure your home is ready for the shift to cooler weather:

If you’re part of a homeowners’ association, it’s important for you to know that the HOA is doing its job.

The second quarter of 2017 saw the most new home starts – nearly 3,000 – in the Tampa Bay area since 2006. Overall, construction on nearly 10,000 new homes started in the area in the past year.

While the Tampa Bay market has several planned office developments underway, current inventory is tight. Here are a few ways office users should plan to adapt:

As retailers continue to adjust to shoppers’ changing habits, three statistics presented in a Colliers International panel discussion at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Florida Conference were particularly instructive:

For the latest real estate trends, insights and forecasts, look no further than the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017 Fall Meeting. Set for Oct. 23-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the meeting will explore a wide range of issues such as: housing affordability, gentrification and social equity, technology advancements, and retail challenges.

There’s no doubt Tampa Bay’s millennials are buying homes, but the number of millennial homeowners nationwide still trails older generations.

Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, but it also can seem overwhelming if you don’t know where to start.

Tampa Bay’s Millennials are moving to the suburbs. It seems surprising given that generation’s affinity for downtown living, but it makes sense when you consider the quality amenities that many new surburban communities offer.

With many new multi-family communities being built around Tampa Bay, developers are wooing residents with a new level of upscale amenities.

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is credited with leading Charleston, South Carolina’s transformation into a livable, vibrant city during his unprecedented 40-year term as mayor from 1975 to 2016. Riley led the city through a modern renaissance by encouraging strategic planning and design that played off the city’s most notable attributes, such as its rich heritage and historic architecture.

The Urban Land Institute’s upcoming Statewide Summit in Tampa on May 25-26 will discuss Florida real estate trends.

Each year, the Tampa Bay Builders Association’s Parade of Homes showcases the latest trends in new home construction and interior design.

Nearly 20% of American families live in multigenerational households, defined as having at least two adult generations under one roof. Kim and Lawrence Smith, who live in Riverview with their three children, will soon become one such family. They even bought a home specifically designed for the purpose.

If you’re considering buying a home this year, you should act soon. Conditions are currently favorable for homebuyers, but that could change by year’s end.

West Tampa, specifically West Hyde Park, is seeing significant new development in residential, mixed-use and other sectors – all of which is transforming the growing area into Tampa Bay’s next hot spot.

The Connected City, a new community being built on 7,800 acres in Pasco County, will be the first “Smart Gigabit Community” built from the ground up with a gigabit fiber network.

With the Fed raising interest rates, mortgage rates are following suit. Mortgage rates have been moving up slowly since last summer, and the pace of increases has picked up since the election.

Tampa’s Westshore area, one of Florida’s largest office communities, is quickly becoming more than a 9 to 5 business district. Several new luxury apartment communities are making the neighborhood a desirable place to live and transforming it into a bustling live-work-play community.

Townhome development in Tampa Bay is up 54% year over year, according to research company Metrostudy.

Downtown St. Petersburg continues to be a hotspot, with 2,400 new apartments and condominium units currently in the works.