Florida

Single-family home sales in Tampa Bay plummeted in May at rates much higher than even April's year-over-year declines as the pandemic continued to stunt the market, according to new figures released by Florida Realtors.

The number of homes sold in Central Florida sunk dramatically in May, an indication of the anxieties swirling around Orlando's previously booming market and the wide-reaching effects of the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

A former Hillsborough County, Fla., mortgage broker has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a scam to which banks lost more than $5 million.

Anyone who has been watching real estate in Palm Beach, Fla., over the past several weeks has seen the number of new contracts — and closed sales — attest to the remarkable vibrancy of the market in chaotic times.

Home sales in South Florida plummeted in April. Realtors blame the health and economic fears wrought by the pandemic caused.

Home sales in Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida declined in April, but prices continued to rise, area Realtors' associations reported.

After a March that still showed some signs of normalcy, April was less kind to Tampa Bay's real estate market as the coronavirus pandemic continued to plummet consumer confidence and disrupt the economy in new and dramatic ways.

The Palm Beach, Fla., real estate market entered the season last fall with a strong wind at its back.

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