Pinellas home sales drop for the fourth consecutive month


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Sales of single family homes in Pinellas County dropped in March for the fourth consecutive month while sales rose by varying amounts in Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando. Overall, the bay area market is clearly less buoyant than it was a few years ago, according to figures released Monday by Florida Realtors. Houses are taking longer to sell even though the…

Tampa Bay condos and townhomes soared in price in January

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Prices for condos and townhomes in the Tampa Bay area soared in January. According to Florida Realtors, the median price shot up almost 14 percent — to $170,000 — compared to an increase of just 3.8 percent for single-family homes. The number of sales of existing homes — condos, townhomes and single family — dropped more than 4 percent in…

St. Petersburg apartment building sells for near record $107 million

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The Hermitage apartments in downtown St. Petersburg have sold for $107.6 million, a near record price per unit for a rental project in the Tampa Bay area. The eight-story, two-year-old building at +just east of the city’s thriving Edge District was purchased by Dedicated Hermitage LP, which has a Toronto, Canada, address. The Hermitage’s new owners paid $309,267 per unit,…

Pinellas home prices soared in November but more houses for sale could mean lower prices

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Pinellas County home prices shot up dramatically in November for the second consecutive month while other Tampa Bay counties recorded more modest gains. There was some good news for buyers — the supply of available homes both locally and nationally continued to increase, a trend that could lead to greater affordability. “Rising inventory is clearly taming home price appreciation,” said…

Pinellas home prices soared 13 percent in October as bay area market continued to favor sellers

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Sorry, homebuyers, Tampa Bay’s real estate market still looks strong for sellers. For the second consecutive month, sales and prices showed healthy year-over-year gains in October, with Pinellas County recording its biggest price jump — 13.3 percent — since January. The October figures, released today by Florida Realtors, indicate that September’s good showing wasn’t a one-time fluke. A big jump…

St. Petersburg panel approves tiny-house community

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Tampa Bay’s first tiny-house community won unanimous approval Wednesday from St. Petersburg’s Development Review Commission. Pedro Medina, manager of the project, said he hopes to start construction this fall on six houses in the city’s Midtown area. Initially, they wouldn’t be for sale but instead would be rentals, possibly through Airbnb. “This tiny-house movement has been very popular,’’ Medina told…

Pasco sellers are the big winners in April as Tampa Bay home prices keep rising

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Sales down; prices up. That in a nutshell described the real estate market in Tampa Bay and a few other parts of Florida in April as once again there were too many buyers and too few available homes. “Pent-up demand continues to put upward pressure on prices,’’ said Christine Hansen, president of Florida Realtors. “In April, sellers continued to get…

Tampa Bay homes prices soar by double-digits in January

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Home prices soared in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties in January, the highest gains in several months. Prices for single family homes also rose in Hernando and Pasco as the shortage of available homes showed no immediate sign of easing. The bay area market reflected a broader trend of rising prices and sluggish sales. “The utter lack of sufficient housing supply…