Sales of distressed properties in the two-county area continued to decline in August, down 53.9 percent from the same month last year. Distressed sales in August comprised only 5.8 percent of total sales compared to 12.8 percent last August. [...]

Despite concerns from neighborhood residents and the state transportation agency, a Manatee County developer is marching ahead with plans for a mixed-use Siesta Promenade project at the busy U.S. 41-Stickney Point Road intersection. Benderson Development Co. filed a formal application Aug. 26 to rezone a former mobile home park to allow [...]

Boomer Fuel Housing Boom - Paced by relentless retiree demand, housing starts in Southwest Florida have roared to their fastest rate in nearly 10 years. Construction started on 1,492 single-family units in the region during the second-quarter, a nearly 18 percent gain over the year, according to a new report by data supplier Metrostudy. [...]