PGT Inc., the Venice-based window and door maker, is laying off employees in the wake of a struggling housing market. ...more

October 25, 2007

Construction of new homes plunged to the lowest level in 14 years in September as turmoil in credit markets intensified problems in the housing industry. Consumer prices, meanwhile, rose at the fastest pace in four months, reflecting higher energy and food costs. ...more

October 18, 2007

Five or six years ago housing prices took off in Florida. Our nice four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath house began to look like a brilliant investment, made even better by the Save Our Homes tax cap. ...more

October 11, 2007

Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years. ...more

September 20, 2007

The economic situation is giving government no easy tax and spend options. ...more

September 4, 2007