SEBRING — Highlands County's topsy-turvey real estate market is causing Realtors, landlords and homeowners to reassess their decisions. ...more

October 10, 2007

A lot of people are saying that impact fees are the cause of our area's economic woes. They are wrong of course, but that never stopped anyone from making incorrect claims about something they don't like. ...more

September 19, 2007

Regarding 'Rally At Tampa House Pitches New Exemption' (Metro, Sept. 18): The superexemption rally shows everything wrong with home ownership here. Politicians create exemptions in taxes, pretending the lost revenues won't be collected elsewhere. Insurance companies gouge owners and the legislative response is dubious at best. Meanwhile, everyone ignores the third guilty party: sellers. Realtors, shady lenders, seedy flippers, gullible buyers and greedy owners have created a housing market 33 percent overvalued in the Bay area (Local Market Monitor). ...more

September 18, 2007