TAMPA - Real estate agent Tony Rojas loves his job. But there's one thing that drives him crazy: unrealistic sellers who insist on asking buyers to pay boom-year sales prices despite profound drops in area home values. ...more

January 22, 2008

More potential mortgage fraud cases were reported by lenders in Florida in 2007 than in the entire country the previous year, William Stern, a supervisory special agent with the FBI, said Friday. ...more

January 19, 2008

With each passing month, it gets tougher to sell homes in the Tampa Bay area, as median sales prices keep slipping and buyers remain skittish. The pressure of making a buck in the industry appears to be leading some local real estate agents to drop out of the business. ...more

January 17, 2008

If you're trying to sell your home, recent real estate news is likely getting you down. ...more

December 29, 2007

Bucking conventional wisdom, a trade group for real estate agents on Monday said the battered housing market is on the verge of stabilizing and inched up its outlook for 2007 and 2008 home sales. ...more

December 11, 2007

Regarding "Mortgage CEO Wants A Federal Rescue" (Business, Dec. 4): The mortgage mess is about to get messier. The bailout proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will spread the mess to tax-exempt bond funds, stealing money from many retirees that have invested in the bond funds to get by in retirement. It all deprives income that eases the burden on the taxpayers of this country. ...more

December 5, 2007

WANT A HOUSE FEATURED HERE? EDITOR'S NOTE: Coverage of real estate transactions in the Brandon News & Tribune has changed. Each week, selected homes will be featured, similar to the example shown here. The new format gives readers more information to keep tabs on what homes are worth in Brandon neighborhoods. Real estate agents and home sellers are invited to submit photos and information according to these guidelines. ...more

November 21, 2007

Chris Ireland says the cure for a stretch of North Boulevard is to replace his and other homes with offices for lawyers, accountants, real estate agents and dentists. ...more

November 17, 2007

WANT A HOUSE FEATURED HERE? EDITOR'S NOTE: Coverage of real estate transactions in the Brandon News & Tribune has changed. Each week, selected homes will be featured, similar to the example shown here. The new format gives readers more information to keep tabs on what homes are worth in Brandon neighborhoods. Real estate agents and home sellers are invited to submit photos and information according to these guidelines. ...more

November 14, 2007

WANT A HOUSE FEATURED HERE? EDITOR'S NOTE: Coverage of real estate transactions in the Brandon News & Tribune has changed. Each week, selected homes will be featured, similar to the example shown here. The new format gives readers more information to keep tabs on what homes are worth in Brandon neighborhoods. Real estate agents and home sellers are invited to submit photos and information according to these guidelines. ...more

November 7, 2007