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Coconut Creek, FL – (December 12, 2023) – Minto Communities USA, a leading home builder and developer of master-planned communities in Florida, raised $30,000 for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots program. The money is donated by employees and then matched by the Minto Foundation.

Panama City Beach, FL – (June 22, 2023) – Latitude Margaritaville Watersound development partners have announced the opening of the community’s Latitude Town Square amenities. Latitude Margaritaville Watersound is located on Northwest Florida’s gorgeous Emerald Coast near Panama City Beach and the Scenic Highway 30A corridor and is being developed in a dynamic partnership between master developer Minto Communities USA (“Minto”), global lifestyle brand Margaritaville Holdings, and The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“St. Joe”).

Tampa, FL — (June 14, 2023) — Minto Communities USA has received seven 2023 Eliant HomeBuyers’ Choice Awards. The awards are presented annually to home builders judged by their own home buyers to have provided the best customer experience. Award-winning builders were selected based on results from 190,000 surveys administered by Eliant to all of the recent homeowners of more than 200 major home builders throughout the U.S.

Tampa, FL – (May 8, 2023) – For the second time in as many months, Minto Communities USA has been recognized among the top 100 builders in the U.S. Minto ranked 45th on Builder magazine’s 2023 annual Builder 100 list — up from 55th position in 2022.

Tampa, FL – (March, 2023) – Minto Communities USA has been ranked 18th among the Top 100 Private Home Builders in the U.S. by Home Builder Executive magazine based on 2022 home closings.

Tampa, FL – (February 6, 2023) – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) presented Minto Communities USA with eight awards at the 2023 International Builders Show (IBS) held in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 31 through February 2.

Panama City Beach, FL – (January 12, 2023) – Minto Communities USA (“Minto”) and The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“St. Joe”) announce that Latitude Margaritaville Watersound, located on Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast, sold its 1,000th home in December 2022. In addition, homeowners soon will enjoy the four pillars of Latitude Margaritaville — fun, food, music and escapism — to the fullest with the grand opening of the Latitude Town Center this spring.

Tampa, FL – (January 10, 2023) – Minto Communities USA announces that four of their five master-planned communities have been named on the John Burns Real Estate Consulting list of Top 50 Master-Planned Communities in the United States for 2022.

Hardeeville, SC (December 7, 2022) — Latitude Margaritaville announces the opening of its final phase of luxury resort-style amenities at Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head. The award-winning community already offers an irresistible concoction of fun, food, music and friends for those 55 and better who are growing older but not up.

Tampa, FL (July 22, 2022) — Minto Communities USA, announces that four of Minto’s five master-planned communities have been named on the prestigious RCLCO Top 50 Master-Planned Communities list. The list ranks the 50 top-selling master-planned communities in the U.S. based on sales activity midway through 2022.

Tampa, FL (April 12, 2022) — Today, Margaritaville and Minto Communities USA announced that Latitude Margaritaville is expanding into Texas – introducing the Austin, Dallas, and Houston markets to the award-winning and wildly popular communities for those 55 and better.

Tampa, FL (January 26, 2022) — Minto Communities USA announces that three Minto master-planned communities have been named by two prestigious national ranking sources among 2021’s top 50 master-planned communities in the U.S.

Hilton Head, SC, (January 24, 2022) — Latitude Margaritaville announces that construction is well underway on Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head Town Center phase two amenities. Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head already offers an irresistible concoction of fun, food, music and friends. Now, even more fun is on the way.

Panama City Beach, FL (November 22, 2021) — The first residents of Latitude Margaritaville Watersound have officially closed on their new homes and have been busy moving in and meeting neighbors. Latitude Margaritaville Watersound is located on Northwest Florida’s gorgeous Emerald Coast near Panama City Beach and the Scenic Highway 30A corridor. It is the third of the incredibly popular, award-winning Latitude Margaritaville communities for those 55 and better who are growing older…but not up.

Daytona Beach, FL (October 20, 2021) — Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach has announced the opening of its second phase of luxury resort-style amenities.

Panama City Beach, FL (September 29, 2021) — Today, the partners behind Latitude Margaritaville Watersound announced that construction has started on the Town Center. Latitude Margaritaville Watersound is located on Northwest Florida’s gorgeous Emerald Coast near Panama City Beach and the Scenic Highway 30A corridor. It is the third of the incredibly popular, award-winning Latitude Margaritaville communities for those 55 and better who are growing older…but not up.

Panama City Beach, FL (June 14, 2021) —Latitude Margaritaville Watersound on Northwest Florida’s gorgeous Emerald Coast has officially opened for sales. It is the third location of the incredibly popular, award-winning Latitude Margaritaville communities for those 55 and better who are growing older…but not up.

Culver City, CA (April 28, 2021) — On Tuesday night, Laura Trammell of Mission Viejo, Calif. became the first person to ever win a brand-new home on Wheel of Fortune.

Panama City Beach, FL (March 16, 2021) — Latitude Margaritaville Watersound partners, Minto Communities USA (“Minto”), Margaritaville Holdings, and The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“St. Joe”), announce that the community’s sales center and 13 island-styled model homes will open for by-appointment preview tours April 3-24. Appointments are available by calling (866) 609-8713, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 18, 2021) — Latitude Margaritaville residents now have their own private beachfront amenity, the Latitude Margaritaville Beach Club, overlooking the white sand beaches and sparkling waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Beach Club opens at the end of the January, and is exclusively for Latitude Margaritaville residents and their guests.