Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are suspending foreclosures for about 16,000 households during the holiday season. ...more

November 20, 2008

Bargain hunters continued to snatch up foreclosed properties during the third quarter, marking the first quarter in three years that Tampa Bay has seen a yearly increase in home sales. ...more

November 19, 2008

Our neighbors put a "for sale by owner" sign in their front yard. In an effort to help them understand the reality of their home's value, we provided a comparative market analysis. ...more

November 15, 2008

In an era of double-digit utility rate hikes, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative customers might rest a little easier knowing they won't be zapped with a double-digit hike next year. ...more

November 14, 2008

The number of homeowners caught in the wave of foreclosures in October grew 25 percent nationally over the same month in 2007, data released Thursday showed. ...more

November 13, 2008

The American public, with great reservation, agreed to a $700 billion bailout to prevent a national financial catastrophe. A portion of that money has been spent, but everyone seems to be haggling over what to do with the rest of it. Most of the ideas are bad ones, and our leaders must protect the public from wasting the bailout money. ...more

November 13, 2008

Buying a house is intimidating enough, but with today's real estate market turned on its head, many people wanting, or even needing, to buy a new home may be more hesitant with all the headlines about foreclosures and builders going out of business. ...more

November 9, 2008

The government, raising cash to pay for the array of financial rescue packages, said Monday it plans to borrow $550 billion this quarter - and that's just a down payment. ...more

November 4, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners will take public comments Thursday on how to spend a $19.1 million federal grant to buy and redevelop foreclosed properties. ...more

November 1, 2008

After years of steady growth, Progress Energy Florida said today it is beginning to lose customers. ...more

October 31, 2008