Real estate | Development
March 6, 2018
Vacation rental bills fail again
TALLAHASSEE – For the second year in a row, Sen. Greg Steube (R-Sarasota) and Rep. Mike La Rosa (R-St. Cloud) failed in their efforts to restrict or eliminate local governments’ ability to regulate v…
February 27, 2018
Vacation rental bills in peril
TALLAHASSEE – Behind the scenes maneuvering by lobbyist Chip Case, Anna Maria City Attorney Becky Vose and her son, attorney Wade Vose, may have helped derail two vacation rentals bills being debated…
February 13, 2018
Vacation rental bill favored by second Senate committee
Watch the meeting here at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13.
TALLAHASSEE – The vacation rental legislation now known as CS/SB 1400 has been further amended and reported favorable by the Florida Senate’s Regul…
January 23, 2018
Jason Sato keeps selling the lifestyle
ANNA MARIA – For the third year in a row, Jason Sato is the leading real estate seller in Manatee County, according to statistics logged by the Real Estate Association of Manatee and Sarasota countie…
January 12, 2018
Hunters Point development approved
CORTEZ – Developer Marshall Gobuty has the green light to proceed with Hunters Point Resort and Marina.
Manatee County commissioners voted 6-0 on Thursday in favor of the development plans and rez…
December 26, 2017
Canal ownership presents unique situation
CORTEZ – What impact does the revelation that Hunters Point Resort and Marina developer Marshall Gobuty owns the inland canal that borders his proposed development site have on neighboring property o…
December 19, 2017
Hunters Point plans revealed
CORTEZ – In its first review of the proposed Hunters Point Resort and Marina, the Manatee County Planning Commission praised developer Marshall Gobuty for its green design, but raised concerns about…
December 5, 2017
Island Real Estate sells vacation rental operation
HOLMES BEACH – Island Real Estate owner Larry Chatt has sold the vacation rental portion of his Island Real Estate business operation to Vacasa, an Oregon-based vacation rental management company…
December 5, 2017
Waterline Marina Resort opens
Updated Dec. 5, 2017
HOLMES BEACH – The Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club is open and the first guests have arrived.
“We’re thrilled. It’s been a long time coming and we’ve had a lot of…
November 19, 2017
Beruff attorneys will co-defend Aqua lawsuit
BRADENTON – Aqua by the Bay developer Carlos Beruff has successfully intervened in a lawsuit against Manatee County that challenges the county commission’s recent approval of his development plans…











