For homeowners in trouble, a short sale can be a lifesaver. Lenders allow a house to be sold for less than is owed on the mortgage and then write off the rest. The homeowner just walks away. ...more

August 21, 2008

For two years, Edwin Letras searched for a home he could afford. Discouraged, he thought his three young children were destined to grow up in a two-bedroom apartment. ...more

July 18, 2008

Home prices tumbled in the Tampa Bay area in April, a slide that has continued for months and mirrors a national trend. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - The housing slump is far from over, with home prices in Tampa and elsewhere continuing to fall in April, according to a private survey released this morning. ...more

June 24, 2008

With the housing boom long since deflated, Ralph Mills has been retooling his businesses to suit the times. ...more

February 25, 2008

TAMPA -- January was a tough month for home sales in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 25, 2008

Hernando County Property Appraiser Alvin Mazourek said he is still crunching numbers on upcoming property assessments. ...more

February 2, 2008

The Tampa Bay area's once red-hot real estate market continued to cool this year, even exceeding some economists' gloomiest predictions. During the housing boom, Bay area home prices skyrocketed nearly 140 percent, with the average home price peaking at $237,800 in August 2006. They held steady during most of 2006, when prices were falling in other parts of the country. ...more

December 30, 2007

SEBRING — In January 2005 alone, the four-man crew from S.Y. Moseley's office inspected 1,682 residential, commercial and other buildings. ...more

October 17, 2007

Florida's foreclosure activity jumped 77 percent in August, compared with July, boosting its foreclosure rate to the third highest among all states. It was even worse in Tampa Bay, where foreclosure filings more than doubled. Both are further signs that homeowners are having trouble paying their mortgages and selling their homes amid a national housing slump. ...more

September 19, 2007