County Commissioner David Russell took exception to some of the data presented by planning department staffers during Tuesday's discussion on a proposed 25 percent impact fee reduction. ...more

June 26, 2008

RUSSELL CALLS PERMIT INFORMATION IRRELEVANT ...more

June 25, 2008

In spite of the uncertainty of the housing market in 2007, Smith & Associates Real Estate had a successful year, according to President Bob Glaser, and he expects this year to be even better. ...more

February 24, 2008

Young, working-class and black, Henry Bolden Jr. was not the kind of person who bought a new house in 1946, even in the North. ...more

February 16, 2008

Gov. Crist was wrong for attacking and publicly stating that Allstate customers should seek coverage elsewhere. I have absolutely no affiliation with Allstate. I believe we pay too much for insurance and the industry controls too much of our daily lives. Our government should show some humility as they throw our stones from our glass houses. ...more

January 23, 2008

When David Simon was released from prison in November, he got $100 and a bus ticket home to East Tampa. ...more

January 7, 2008

Illegals Bring Home The Bacon, Keep Prices Low Illegals working Florida's citrus and truck farms picking fruits and vegetables send their money home to allow the second-highest contribution to Mexico's gross national product into the millions and millions, helping its economy and families attempting to build their lives toward reaching some parity with industrial nations for independence in home ownership and modest buying power in their country. ...more

December 22, 2007

Low-income people looking for low-cost housing in Tampa should be able to benefit from city initiatives in line for the upcoming year. ...more

November 30, 2007

loans extended to those with no credit or bad credit - many are calling for the government to do something to stop the suffering. At the same time, many recognize that a bailout of struggling homeowners would be wrong. Thus, we see a growing list of proposed solutions that purport to save the day without a bailout: "borrower assistance" programs to refinance defaulting mortgages, crackdowns on "predatory lending" practices, or laws restricting mortgages the government deems too risky. ...more

November 12, 2007

SEBRING — The Highlands County Housing Department is known primarily for helping low- and moderate-income people reach the American dream of home ownership. ...more

October 25, 2007