First-time buyers are being squeezed by high mortgage costs and a shortage of starter homes, even as employers advertise millions of openings. Local buyers face tough tradeoffs between stretching now or waiting.

CoorsTek will occupy about 80,000 square feet in The Pottery as the Clayworks district begins opening; street‑level retail and hundreds of housing units are planned.

Tenants at Palm Village Apartments say months without central air, pest infestations and unsafe stairs prompted city inspections and open code-enforcement cases.

Grand Oaks — the family phase of Largo’s Rainbow Village redevelopment — is lining up permits, tax‑credit financing and county match funding with a target to break ground in early 2027.

Bluejack Ranch is advancing on a 914‑acre Aledo site, with a Tiger‑designed course, ranch club and low‑density homes in the works and openings targeted for late 2026.

Hillsboro marked the groundbreaking for a new mass‑timber police headquarters; officials say the design will cut roughly 1,581 metric tons of CO2. The city says construction will begin in 2026 with operations targeted for 2028.

Rocket Mortgage’s analysis finds a typical New York City household would need roughly 65 years to save a $265,000 first-time down payment, while some Midwest metros take under four years.

Carbliss bought Plymouth’s long-empty Kmart and plans to convert the 90,000 sq. ft. building into a headquarters with a pour/tap house, tours and a merch shop.

Hedrick Brothers secured a $56.5M construction loan to push The Hedrick at Lake Toho into vertical construction, adding 366 Class A apartments in Kissimmee.

Greenberg Gibbons closed on the former Frederick Brick Works and plans a $450M mixed‑use Brickworks project on roughly 61–65 acres at the city’s east gateway.

A newly finished Admirals Cove mansion at 126 Spinnaker Lane sold in mid‑June for about $22.3M. The 9,971‑sf home includes an in‑house salon and private wellness suite.

Demolition has begun at 1212 Waugh Drive as permits show plans to convert the longtime Montrose restaurant into a 6,730-sq-ft convenience store with fuel pumps.

State funding will help replace Treasure Island's storm‑damaged police and fire stations; crews have been operating from trailers since the 2024 storms.