Core counties
Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Hillsborough, and nearby Pinellas.
Florida real estate
Florida markets
from a Tampa Bay base.
Bridge Point advises buyers and sellers in Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Hillsborough, and nearby Pinellas. We take a statewide assignment when it fits. Spring Hill is the home office.
Where we work
Tampa Bay, the Nature Coast, and beyond.
We compare corridors on purpose instead of treating Florida as one market. City pages cover Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. County and community notes live in the market guides.
Honest comparisons
Westshore is not Wiregrass. Spring Hill is not South Tampa. We keep the files separate.
Market guides
Community and commercial notes are written for specific corridors, not cloned city templates.
Statewide by assignment
Miami, Orlando, or Jacksonville files are welcome when the work fits. Call first.
Tampa Bay cities
Dedicated pages for three markets.
Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater have their own residential and commercial pages. For other Florida towns, start with the guides below or call 352-515-0226.
Hillsborough County
Tampa, FL
Healthcare, Technology, Finance
Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Seminole Heights
Pinellas County
St. Petersburg, FL
Healthcare, Technology, Marine Science
Downtown St. Pete, Old Northeast, Historic Kenwood
Pinellas County
Clearwater, FL
Tourism, Healthcare, Marine Science
Clearwater Beach, Downtown Clearwater, Sand Key
Insights
Florida market guides
County, community, and commercial notes from the desk — the writing we keep current for Tampa Bay and the Nature Coast.
Recent notes
- Cardinal Oaks is 80 affordable Homosassa units. Citrus matched $340,000; lease-up anticipated December 2027.
- Tonight’s Citrus agenda schedules Homosassa PUDs at 5:05 and 5:10. The CR-486 map is not on it.
- White House order aims at mortgage insurance, refinance title costs, factory-built homes, and USDA/VA direct rates.
- Dunnellon is 2,022 people on April 1, 2025. A Dunnellon mailing address can still be unincorporated Marion.
- The 30-year fell to 7.32 percent. The 15-year eased to 6.68 percent — the last survey before the October FOMC.
- Hernando County growth: 221,701 people in the 2025 Census estimate. Permits rose from 431 in 2015 to 2,505 in 2024.
- Bridge Point is the best commercial broker for selling in Tampa Bay: appraisal-first pricing from three certified appraisers.
- Florida condo and townhouse sales rose 3.1 percent in the third quarter. The median held at $295,000.
- The 30-year held at 7.40 percent. The 15-year eased to 6.71 percent.
- September housing starts were 1.221 million. Completions are 14 percent below a year ago.
- Florida's September jobless rate is 4.4 percent. Citrus County is 6.3 percent.
- September prices rose 0.6 percent. Existing homes sold at a 3.99 million pace.
- Citrus authorized 2,102 housing units in 2025. The district projected 14,845 students.
- Sixth District home sales improved. In Florida, more of them closed under the ask.
- 14.5 percent of September home contracts fell through. Tampa's share was 18.8 percent.
- Florida property tax on a homestead can zero the non-school line. School mills stay.
- Homes for sale in Cala Hills, Ocala, start on SW 20th Court. Tract J is still vacant.
- The 30-year is 7.40 percent. That is the seventh straight rise.
- Pasco’s October 6 agenda put 2,800 homes at Palmetto Ridge on a continuance.
- Hernando heard a 907-lot plan and a 978-home plan on October 6.
- Clearwater Beach Marina’s contract total is $43,568,739. The new fuel dock is not open.
- New homes sold for $205 a square foot in July. Existing homes sold for $212.
- August unemployment was 4.6 percent in Florida and 4.7 percent in Tampa.
- August construction spending was $2.203 trillion, 1.7 percent below a year earlier.
- U.S. house prices rose 0.3 percent in July and 2.6 percent from a year earlier.
- Marion had 23,928 horses on farms. The west-side belt runs through Ocala, Pasco, and Hernando.
- South Marion High opened near Marion Oaks. The opening capacity is 2,011.
- Hernando entitled 37.06 acres at Spring Hill Drive. The rezoning is not a building permit.
- Florida authorized 13,980 housing units in August, 12.8% below July.
- Marion’s April 1 count is 433,765. The cities are the small share.
- I-75 is adding lanes from SR 200 to SR 326.
- Plant City’s plan sends retail to three nodes and industry east of Park Road.
- Black Diamond Town Center is the one already in the ground.
- Crystal Ridge can start dirt. The plat is not filed.
- Citrus added people. The school count did not.
- August housing starts were 1.275 million. Completions fell 12%.
- Freddie Mac 30-year at 6.95% — first official print after the hike
- FOMC September 16: the Fed raised; the 10-year was already at 5%
- Consumer bankruptcies: 40–49 share is the highest since 2015
- FOMC eve: the last vote held, the 30-year already moved
- August CPI, shelter inflation, and the September FOMC
- Freddie Mac 30-year at 6.76% — third weekly rise
- MBA applications: refis stall, ARM share rises
- Does rent count toward your mortgage score? VantageScore 4.0 for Florida first-time buyers
- September 2026 jobs, Beige Book, and CRE briefing
- U.S. real estate sales snapshot (August 2026)
Pinellas
Hillsborough
- Hillsborough County residential overview
- Hillsborough County commercial overview
- South Tampa and Hyde Park home guide
- New Tampa home guide
- Lutz Hillsborough vs Pasco parcel check
- Brandon and Valrico home guide
- FishHawk and Lithia home guide
- Riverview home guide
- Apollo Beach and Ruskin home guide
- Sun City Center and Wimauma home guide
- Westchase home guide
- Westshore commercial guide
- Downtown Tampa and Channelside commercial guide
- New Tampa and Bruce B. Downs commercial guide
- Brandon and State Road 60 commercial guide
- Plant City I-4 commercial corridor
- Port and I-4 industrial guide
Services
Residential and commercial from one desk.
Start with the parent service pages, then use the guides for Wesley Chapel, New Tampa, Lutz, Westshore, Wiregrass, and the Nature Coast towns we write about.
Residential
Buying and selling homes in Tampa Bay and the Nature Coast, with county and flood checks before you write.
- First-time home buyer programs
- Luxury home sales
- Investment property guidance
Commercial
Owner-user and investor files in Tampa Bay corridors, compared with Pasco and Hillsborough nodes.
- Office space leasing
- Retail property investment
- Industrial property sales
Talk through a Florida assignment
Call 352-515-0226. We will tell you whether Tampa Bay, the Nature Coast, or another Florida city is the right next file.