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The newspaper now owns five real estate publications focusing on Florida's west coast.

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 14, 2007

The St. Petersburg Times purchased three real estate magazines to expand its coverage of the Tampa Bay residential and commercial real estate markets.

The titles purchased are Florida's Nature Coast Real Estate/Hernando, Florida's Nature Coast Real Estate/Citrus region, and West Coast Commercial Real Estate. The magazines are distributed at more than 600 outlets locally with additional copies mailed to investors, brokers and real estate agents.

The magazines were purchased from the family of John Gonzalez, who operated the publishing business since 1992. The three magazines are published 13 times per year with a combined print run of 40,000 copies targeted to real estate buyers. Offices are in Hernando's Spring Hill community.

The Times already owns two real estate magazines: Florida's Fabulous Suncoast in Pasco County and Pinellas Home Search. The group's coverage will include a wide swath of territory up and down the west coast of Florida from Citrus County south to Charlotte County and concentrating on the expanding Tampa Bay region.