A developer who was heavily involved with Hillsborough County's affordable housing program is in danger of losing her own home to foreclosure. ...more

January 28, 2009

Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom said Gov. Charlie Crist should suggest ways to offset any items he vetoes in a deficit-elimination package when he submits his recommendations for the next state budget. ...more

January 22, 2009

It was a well-known complaint within Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing program. ...more

January 20, 2009

Preschoolers may find their summer classes a bit more crowded while speeders and other traffic violators can expect to be hit with steeper fines under separate deficit-elimination plans passed Friday by the Florida House and Senate. ...more

January 10, 2009

Preschoolers may find their summer classes a bit more crowded while speeders and other traffic violators can expect to be hit with steeper fines under separate deficit-elimination plans passed Friday by the Florida House and Senate. ...more

January 9, 2009

Hillsborough County's affordable housing program exists to help low-income homebuyers. ...more

January 2, 2009

Hillsborough County's affordable housing program might have to return an additional $800,000 in grant money, bringing to almost $3 million the amount of federal money the housing department has lost in the last month. ...more

February 21, 2008

SEBRING — Teachers seeking affordable housing have a new option with the School Board of Highlands County approving an agreement with a local developer. The school district will help get the word out about Las Villas Phase 2, an affordable housing development on Kenilworth Boulevard, east of Sebring High School. Project developer Caribbean Realestate Developers has qualified for a grant to provide workforce housing for personnel considered essential to the county. Teachers are considered essential personnel. "The bottom line is you have the opportunity to provide $50,000, maybe even $70,000 off the purchase of a villa for a teacher," school district teacher recruiter Sean Rego said at a recent school board meeting. The housing agreement requires no monetary responsibility of the school district. ...more

February 4, 2008

A local church is partnering with a developer to build 32 town homes west of Middleton High School. ...more

September 8, 2007