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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. Florida renters, landlords: What we know so far about federal rent assistance money
    Jan. 12• Business
    An eviction notice is taped to a door at Tampa Park Apartments on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 in Tampa.
  2. Here are the top 25 most expensive Tampa Bay homes sold in 2020
    Jan. 7• Real Estate
    The Century Oaks estate in Clearwater
  3. Historic Clearwater estate sold for $9.3 million, highest home sale of 2020
    Jan. 4• Real Estate
    The Century Oaks estate in Clearwater
  5. Florida’s coronavirus economy: Down so long that things are looking up
    Dec. 30, 2020• Business
    A CareerSource Tampa Bay and CareerSource Pinellas job fair in August. [MALENA CAROLLO | Times]
  6. Building Tampa Bay homes through a pandemic and lumber shortage
    Dec. 29, 2020• Real Estate
    Jennifer Motsinger is the executive vice president of the Tampa Bay Builders Association.
  7. Months later, Tampa Bay businesspeople still reeling, reacting to coronavirus shutdown
    Dec. 23, 2020• Business
    Jill Rice, 64, is pictured in her shop, Zaiya ArtiZen Market, in Gulfport, Florida, earlier this year, when the fate of her shop was uncertain. She joked that she wished she had a crystal ball.
  8. Biggest, oldest, cheapest: Tampa Bay’s 2020 superlative home sales
    Dec. 22, 2020• Real Estate
    Three homes which all made the list of superlative residential sales in Tampa Bay in 2020.
  9. Is a new Publix part of next phase of Tampa’s West River project?
    Dec. 5, 2020• Real Estate
    A rendering of the West River redevelopment, seen here from the north looking south.
  10. Tampa offering forgivable loans to affordable housing landlords during pandemic
    Dec. 2, 2020• Business
    The city of Tampa is offering low-cost loans to owners of affordable housing to maintain their properties if they have lost rental income. Pictured is Tampa' Old City Hall building with the clock tower on top.
  11. Hundreds of Florida renters evicted during pandemic despite CDC order
    Nov. 27, 2020• Business
    Malcolm Wright, 54, was recently evicted from this apartment in Clearwater. He is one of the many renters who thought they were protected by the Centers for Disease Control's federal eviction moratorium.
  12. October was another strong month for Tampa Bay home sales
    Nov. 23, 2020• Real Estate
    [Associated Press]
  13. Will property taxes around Tampa Bay be reduced because of the coronavirus?
    Nov. 19, 2020• Real Estate
    Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty.
  14. Water Street Tampa developer announces layoffs, new job for CEO
    Nov. 13, 2020• Business
    Construction continues on the Water Street Tampa development on Oct. 2, 2020 in Tampa.
  15. As coronavirus rages, Tampa Bay’s high-end real estate, boat, RV sales are booming
    Nov. 12, 2020• Business
    MarineMax CEO Brett McGill stands on a 2021 32-foot Aviara luxury boat on Wednesday at the company's Clearwater location. Despite persisting unemployment and financial uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, some luxury industries have been booming.
  16. Mortgage delinquencies decline in third quarter, but Florida is an outlier
    Nov. 10, 2020• Real Estate
    A for sale sign stands in front of a house, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.
  17. Danny Burgess secures Florida Senate District 20 seat
    Nov. 4, 2020• Elections
    In this file photo, Republican Danny Burgess speaks during a meeting of the Pasco County Legislative Delegation. | Times 2014
  18. Republican Jim Boyd wins race for Florida Senate District 21
    Nov. 4, 2020• Elections
    Rep, Jim Boyd, on the floor of the Florida House.
  19. Darryl Rouson wins reelection in Florida Senate District 19
    Nov. 4, 2020• Elections
    Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, addressing a crowd of protesters on Sunday, July 12, 2020 in St. Petersburg.
  20. This company wants to be the ‘go-to' app for evictions in the pandemic
    Oct. 30, 2020• Business
    A screenshot from Civvl's website promotes the service as a way to find work conducting evictions.
  21. Judge denies landlords’ request to void CDC eviction moratorium
    Oct. 29, 2020• Business
    A sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. [Associated Press]
  22. September home sales surged in Tampa Bay, nation
    Oct. 22, 2020• Real Estate
    In this April 1, 2020 photo, a "For Sale" sign stands in front of a home.
  23. Florida’s economy has entered a ‘partial recovery.' Here’s how that’s playing out
    Oct. 22, 2020• Business
    Experts say Florida’s economy entered a ‘partial recovery.' Pictured is Josh Wheeler, 19, filling out an employment form before his interview at the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa in September.
  24. Bill Edwards’ company sues Armature Works leaders over soured Sundial deal
    Oct. 21, 2020• Business
    The Sundial pictured in the center of the courtyard at the Sundial complex in downtown St. Petersburg.