As buyers rush to find homes before the federal tax credit expires next month, experts say they should be cautious. About 60 percent of the homes on the market in Tampa Bay are distressed sales. In some cases, these properties can allow buyers to stretch their budgets even more, but there are potential pitfalls. ...more

March 19, 2010

Florida's well-known home price cuts are generating quite a bit of interest among the nation's homebuyers. ...more

March 2, 2010

WHAT'S THE NEWS?: Home prices edged up in December, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index released Tuesday. It's the seventh straight monthly gain for the closely-watched index. Analysts think the trend is proof that the housing market is becoming more stable, though another small dip in prices could take place this year. ...more

February 24, 2010

New program helps some homebuyers The Housing Finance Authority of Hillsborough County said Thursday that it has $20 million available to lend for mortgages. ...more

February 5, 2010

Bay area home sales jumped 34 percent in November as buyers took advantage of a federal tax credit incentive. Meanwhile, prices showed more signs of stabilizing, according to Florida Realtors. ...more

December 23, 2009

Homebuyers in Sarasota have some of the best negotiating power in the country, according to Zillow.com, an online real estate service. ...more

December 12, 2009

Twenty years ago, Shirley Grimes wished for a home that "no one could take away from her." ...more

December 10, 2009

Please sit down while reading this. We have identified a promising sign in our local economy. Everyone's been looking for something positive and although it's small right now, it's something to make us feel good about, and we all desperately need that these days. ...more

February 27, 2009

Is 'CPR' For Real? According to Hernando Today reporter Michael D. Bates, "the comprehensive plan for recovery" would retrieve $2.5 million from the general fund to help potential homeowners buy up foreclosed homes. It's odd homebuyers would need this kind of help. ...more

February 15, 2009

The local property appraiser didn't think much about the recent data that ranks Hernando County among one of the hardest hit in the housing crisis. ...more

February 12, 2009