A new episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" takes us back to the good old days of February 2006, when the Tampa real estate market was unreal. ...more

December 4, 2007

A new episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" takes us back to the good old days of February 2006, when the Tampa real estate market was unreal. ...more

December 3, 2007

The number of existing single-family homes sold in October in the Tampa area fell 30 percent, compared with a year ago, and the median price took another beating, sliding 7 percent. ...more

November 29, 2007

Mary Delgado quivered and sobbed when TV's Bachelor went down on his knee and popped the question to her before a national TV audience. ...more

November 25, 2007

Even with a lower estimated cost on the waterfront Weaver property, a majority of the City Commission couldn't work up a lot of enthusiasm Thursday night about buying the land for a park. ...more

November 16, 2007

Pasco County spent years and years trying to get the state to put up the money to dredge the roughly 2-mile-long Hudson Channel. Noe it is embroiled in a controversy over sea grass warning signs. ...more

November 13, 2007

LAKELAND - Election night in Polk County left much unresolved. Two of the three races on tap are headed for runoffs. ...more

November 7, 2007

She was consistently first in line with a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand or a hot meal whenever someone was in need. ...more

November 7, 2007

One-time Tampa City Council candidate Frank Margarella must pay the Florida Elections Commission $3,000, or he could face penalties almost three times that amount. ...more

October 30, 2007

SEBRING — An old approach to avoiding foreclosure is finding new life in Florida's depressed real estate market. When a homeowner can't repay the loan, banks will sometimes accept a "short sale." That is, the mortgage holder will allow a real estate agent to sell the property for less than the balance of the note, and the remainder is forgiven by the bank. "This is becoming more and more popular due to the rate of foreclosure," said Jenifer McMullian, a real estate sales agent with C.S. Edwards Realty Inc. Grace Bloodwell, who writes for HowToDoThings.com, suggested asking a real estate agent to confirm the value of the property with a comparative market analysis. Then total the cost of selling the property, which may include mortgage payments, legal fees and closing costs. Subtract that against the expected sale price. If it doesn't equal the total of all loans against the property, consider a short sale. ...more

October 27, 2007