State Sen. Mike Fasano is upset that Pinellas County has yet to implement a program to help first-time homebuyers with down payments. ...more

November 13, 2009

A Pasco deputy was shot at Monday night but uninjured after he responded to a call near a low-income housing project. ...more

June 23, 2009

Greg Hayworth, 44, graduated from Syracuse University and made a good living in his home state, California, from real estate and mortgage finance. Then that business crashed, and early last year the bank foreclosed on the house his family was renting, forcing their eviction. ...more

March 14, 2009

Low-income housing developer Sylvia Alvarez, whose most recent project faces foreclosure, has been approved for a $50,000 federal grant through Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office. ...more

December 31, 2008

Pasco County will put $9 million into buying and rehabilitating homes in areas hard-hit by the banking and foreclosure crisis during the next four years. Another $6.5 million will go toward down payment help. ...more

November 26, 2008

The Tampa Bay area's falling home prices - and perceived bargains - are slowly luring buyers back into the market. ...more

November 16, 2008

Q Friends who used to live here moved out of state to be with family because neither could work and had little income for two years. Their doctor is recommending they return here for health reasons. ...more

September 2, 2008

One of Steve Green's lawyers is fighting with Green's mother over money and wants a judge to release him from defending the former landlord. ...more

August 2, 2008

One of Steve Green's lawyers is fighting with Green's mother over money and wants a judge to let him out of defending the former landlord. ...more

August 1, 2008

A federal judge Friday granted a motion from Steven Green's attorneys, delaying the day he has to report to prison from July 3 to Jan. 3. ...more

June 28, 2008