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Emily L. Mahoney - Real Estate Reporter
Emily L. Mahoney

Real Estate Reporter

I cover real estate, which means I get to report on what is most people's biggest purchase in their lives: their home. I'm interested in the twists and turns of the real estate market, but also how our living situations — good and bad — play a massive role in our lives. I want to tell the stories of those who don't have a comfortable place to call home, of renters getting scammed, how our warming earth is changing the way we build. I previously covered politics in the Tallahassee bureau, which means I have some war stories to tell. Want to hear them? Talk story ideas? Send me an email.

  1. Tampa Bay’s June home sales, listings tick upward
    Jul. 22• Real Estate
    A home is for sale on Jan. 28, 2021, in Dunedin.
  2. New Tampa office tower opens on Water Street with workers’ wellness in mind
    Jul. 22• Real Estate
    Thousand & One, which is located at 1001 Water Street in Tampa, is pictured, center.
  3. Two Tampa Bay houses are finalists in HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt contest
    Jul. 21• Real Estate
    The open kitchen in this South Tampa home made it a finalist in HGTV's annual online listing contest. It was sold earlier this year for $3.3 million.
  5. El alquiler de vivienda en Tampa Bay aumenta más rápido que cualquier otra área metropolitana este año
    Jul. 20• CENTRO
    Construcción en 4th Street South y 2nd Avenue South en St. Petersburg el viernes 19 de marzo de 2021.
  6. Tampa Bay’s rent rising faster than any other metro area this year
    Jul. 19• Real Estate
    Construction seen on 4th Street South and 2nd Avenue South in St. Petersburg on Friday, March 19, 2021.
  7. Owners of now-razed historic Gandy house in St. Petersburg sue company building new home
    Jul. 14• Real Estate
    Neighbors and media gather near The Gandy Home, also known as the Mullet Farm, as it is torn down in St. Petersburg in 2018. The home was built in 1910 by shipbuilder Barney Williams, son of St. Petersburg co-founder Gen. John Constantine Williams. George "Gidge" Gandy Jr., who worked with his father and brother to built the Gandy Bridge, bought the house in 1921 and lived there with his family. (Times 2018)
  8. About 300 homes, the subject of an alleged Ponzi scheme, to be sold around Tampa Bay
    Jul. 7• Real Estate
    Roughly 300 homes, expensive watches and cars, all associated with an alleged Ponzi scheme, are in the process of being sold. The home in the upper-left square is at 7503 S. Morton Street in Tampa, and the home in the bottom right is at 2569 Queensboro Avenue S in St. Petersburg.
  9. Treasure Island’s Thunderbird resort sold
    Jun. 25• Business
    The Thunderbird Beach Resort neon sign at 10700 Gulf Boulevard, Treasure Island, FL. | Times (2018)
  10. CDC extends eviction moratorium through July, likely for final time
    Jun. 24• Real Estate
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta.
  11. St. Petersburg mayoral candidates: We won’t commit to Kriseman’s Trop pick
    Jun. 23• St. Petersburg
    A screenshot of the June 22 St. Petersburg mayoral debate, hosted by the Tampa Bay Times and Bay News 9. Clockwise from top left: Marcile Powers, moderators Steve Contorno and Holly Gregory, Darden Rice, Wengay Newton, Ken Welch, Robert Blackmon, Pete Boland, Torry Nelson and Michael Ingram.
  12. The CDC eviction moratorium could expire soon. What would it mean for Tampa Bay?
    Jun. 22• Real Estate
    A writ of possession, delivered by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, remains on the door of a Tarpon Springs apartment earlier this year.
  13. House shopping in Tampa Bay? It’s more likely to cost over $300k
    Jun. 22• Real Estate
    A home is for sale "by appointment only" with Keller Williams Realty at 350 Beltrees Street, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Dunedin.
  14. House inventory shortage ‘dire’ with gap of millions of homes, Realtors’ report warns
    Jun. 17• Real Estate
    A potential buyer walks in to view a home listed for sale during an open house in Parkland on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
  15. How controversy over a St. Petersburg pregnancy center derailed grants for small businesses
    Jun. 12• Business
    St Petersburg Pregnancy Center, 1210 22nd St S, pictured on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
  16. Judge grills CDC on Florida cruise restrictions in hearing over DeSantis lawsuit
    Jun. 10• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Florida Ron DeSantis holds a press conference announcing a lawsuit against CDC to try to get cruising restarted at the Port fo Miami in Miami, Florida, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
  17. Waterfront Hillsborough hotel to be converted to apartments
    Jun. 7• Real Estate
    Harborside Suites in Ruskin are slated to be converted into apartments.
  18. As Kriseman shuts down Rays talks, St. Petersburg leaders want new dialogue
    Jun. 1• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Council Chair Ed Montanari delivers remarks in support of continuing to work with the Rays to keep Major League Baseball in the city, during a press conference at Tropicana Field on Tuesday.
  19. Kriseman picks two finalists for Trop redevelopment. Will it matter?
    May 31• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman selected Midtown Development and Sugar Hill Community Partners as the two finalists for the Tropicana Field redevelopment.
  20. This Tampa Bay Realtor hosts a cooking show in the homes she’s selling
    May 26• Real Estate
    "Realtor Can Cook" host Tina Newby waves at the camera with a plate of peach cobbler while filming an episode of the cooking show at one of the properties she is selling in Riverview on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
  21. Tampa Bay Rays minority owners sue Sternberg, say he secretly negotiated Montreal deal
    May 24• St. Petersburg
    Aerial photo taken of Tropicana Field on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 in St. Petersburg.
  22. Tampa Bay’s April home sales slightly down as inventory shortage persists
    May 21• Real Estate
    A sign marks a home for sale with Preferred Shore real estate at 348 Broadway on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Dunedin.
  23. New downtown St. Petersburg townhomes will start at nearly $1.2 million
    May 20• Real Estate
    A rendering depicts the Soma luxury townhomes in downtown St. Petersburg.
  24. Florida renters, landlords can now apply to state for rental assistance
    May 18• Real Estate
    A final notice of eviction, delivered by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, remains on the door of a Tarpon Springs apartment earlier this year.