How did Tampa Bay's housing market fare in June? Well, it depends on how you look at it. Slightly more single-family homes sold in June than in May, and the median sales price rose by more than $2,000, according to existing home sales data released today by the Florida Association of Realtors. The median price — in which half the homes sold for more and half for less — was $178,700, up from $176,100 in May. ...more

July 24, 2008

An open-ended proposal to cut property taxes and raise other revenue had both supporters and detractors struggling this week to predict how the measure would affect the Floridians who vote on it in November. ...more

July 24, 2008

The property tax debate rages on and one local legislator told a room full of business people Wednesday where he stood. ...more

July 24, 2008

The property tax debate rages on and one local legislator told a room full of business people Wednesday where he stood. ...more

July 23, 2008

TALLAHASSEE An open-ended proposal to cut property taxes and raise other revenues had both supporters and detractors struggling this week to predict how the measure would affect the Floridians who vote on it in November. ...more

July 23, 2008

The Tampa Bay area is the sixth-riskiest market in the nation for home prices to fall in the next two years, according to a report from PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - The Bay area is the sixth-riskiest market in the nation for home prices to fall in the next two years, according to a report from PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. ...more

July 9, 2008

With fewer homebuyers in the South signing sales contracts to purchase existing homes in May than in April, the region showed the largest regional drop across the nation, a report released Tuesday said. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA — A pending sales index shows 7.1 percent fewer home buyers in the South signed sales contracts to purchase existing homes in May than in April. It was the largest regional drop, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors. The index for the South also hit a new low, said Mike Larson an analyst with Weiss Research in Jupiter. It was a disappointment, he said, because, "the housing market had a bit of bounce in April because of moves made by the Feds to lower interest rates. ...more

July 8, 2008

Homebuilder Lennar Corp. said Thursday that it managed to narrow its second-quarter loss, but Chief Executive Officer Stuart Miller gave a dour outlook for the industry, saying the housing market has yet to hit bottom and ruling out prospects of a recovery this year. ...more

June 27, 2008