TAMPA, FL-A record median price in 2003 of $172 per sf was flat last year but could be headed upward again, according to a report.

BRADENTON, FL-A private, locally based investor pays Tampa-based Bradcom Limited Partnership $137.04 per sf for the 100%-leased, 23,714-sf Bradenton Commons at 4600 W. Cortez Rd. here. Orlando-based broker Pocklington, Pocklington & Forster closes the deal in 70 days.

INVERNESS, FL-Lamar Cos. of Morristown, NJ pays Fort Lauderdale-based Inverness Associates Ltd. $49.74 per sf for the 204,070-sf, 91%-leased Inverness Regional Shopping Center in Citrus County.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL-In a Florida Panhandle city that already boasts more than 50,000 condominium homes and short-term vacation rentals, Panama City Beach will be making room for its newest arrival shortly--the planned 800-room, 16-acre Solimar Resort and Spa on the Gulf of Mexico.