Making News

What Trump’s tariffs could mean for Florida
February 5, 2025

When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the world reacted. Florida-based businesses, from those that import or export goods at Port Tampa Bay to builders… (Continue reading)

Power 100: Tampa Bay’s most influential business leaders of 2025 named
January 27, 2025

This year’s Power 100 list has new names and familiar names, but they all share one trait: influence. (Continue reading)

Exclusive: Riverview builder launches City Homes division to pursue South Tampa lots after Hurricane Helene
December 11, 2024

Before Hurricane Helene’s record-breaking storm surge devasted South Tampa, the area wasn’t on the radar of Homes by WestBay president and founder Willy Nunn. But after the storm, Nunn sees opportunity in the area’s urban neighborhoods. (Continue reading)

Why the Tampa Area Is So Vulnerable to a Hurricane
October 8, 2024

Hurricane Milton is on a projected path that would inflict a direct strike on Florida’s Tampa Bay, a densely populated and fast-growing area that is one of the most vulnerable in the U.S. to coastal flooding. (Continue reading)

See where inflation is the highest and lowest in America
July 28, 2024

Inflation looks vastly different between these two beachside metropolises. The pace of home construction has been a deciding factor for both regions. (Continue reading)

$700M Riverview homebuilder enters multifamily, build-to-rent market
July 24, 2024

In a move that founder and president Willy Nunn says he’s been looking at for a few years, Homes by WestBay is getting into the multifamily apartment market. (Continue reading)

Riverview homebuilder Homes by WestBay launches multifamily, built-to-rent division
July 23, 2024

The rental initiative dovetails with the builder’s foray into developing master-planned communities. (Continue reading)

From crime-plagued public housing, Tampa’s West River neighborhood emerges
May 21, 2024

Things are happening on the swath of land that runs along Interstate 275 at the edge of downtown Tampa. Witness the swarm of construction workers, the bright new landscaping, the tall buildings that keep rising from bulldozed lots. (Continue reading)

National builders stay active in Tampa Bay region
April 5, 2024

Lennar’s Tampa Division is now selling at Townes at Southshore Pointe, a new townhome community in Ruskin, Fl. With prices starting in the $200,000s, Townes at Southshore Pointe opens the door of home ownership to a wide range of future residents. (Continue reading)

Pultegroup to Expand 55+ Presence in Tampa with 2nd Del Webb
March 25, 2024

PulteGroup has closed on the first phase of what will total 430 acres of land in Pasco County and plans to develop a Del Webb active adult community with 696 homesites and an expansive amenity campus. (Continue reading)

Pulte Group buys Spring Hill land for new Del Webb-branded community

A national builder has plans for a new 55-and-up community in one of Tampa’s fastest-growing suburbs. (Continue reading)

Once Tampa public housing, Encore is fully occupied.
March 20, 2024

Jose Infante really likes living at Encore Tampa, the mixed-income community at the edge of downtown where a blighted public housing complex once stood. (Continue reading)

Discover Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch: A Haven of Modern Living

Nestled amidst the serene beauty of Southwest Florida lies Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch, a haven of modern living designed to cater to the diverse needs of today’s homebuyers. (Continue reading)

Pasco neighbor sues landfill alleging water contamination, other violations
March 16, 2024

The company that owns a 170-acre property in Hudson where it operates a construction and demolition landfill, a recycling facility and a sand mine is facing legal action brought by a neighbor who alleges that the businesses have fouled the local water supply, trespassed and violated numerous other development rules. (Continue reading)

The founder of a St. Pete trust fund is accused of taking $100 million
February 20, 2024

A nonprofit that administers trust funds for more than 2,000 people with special medical needs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after discovering the shortfall. (Continue reading)