Concerned about child care facilities in your area or a lack of affordable housing? ...more

December 17, 2008

To spur affordable housing in Hernando County, a committee has recommended about a dozen options, including the creation of a separate governmental housing division to help homeowners. ...more

December 16, 2008

An internal audit found Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office to be mismanaged, yet it let the county's top manager, Administrator Pat Bean, off the hook. ...more

December 11, 2008

Poor management and lax oversight caused Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office to lose $2 million in federal funds last year, according to an internal audit released Monday. ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA -- An internal audit released today blames poor management and a bad reporting system in Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office for the loss of $2 million in federal funds. It provides a blistering assessment of housing officials, specifically those assigned to oversee or assist the department from 2004 to 2006. The audit, at different points, refers to the county's previous housing management as "inept" and lacking "ambition and initiative to promote and pursue standards, principles and values." ...more

December 8, 2008

Rosemary Atkins sees beyond the broken window panes, plywood-covered doors, crumbling roofs and weed-choked yards. ...more

November 26, 2008

For years, the Housing and Education Alliance has helped prepare low-income residents to buy their first home, teaching a mandatory class for anyone seeking down-payment assistance. ...more

November 16, 2008

Want to take a shower with Brad Pitt? Well, we can't actually arrange that (and Angelina may have a problem with it). But the next time you lather up, you can give Brad a hand. ...more

November 15, 2008

A year ago, Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office lost $2 million in federal money for not committing the funds to eligible projects in time. ...more

November 12, 2008

The city's proposed hike in impact fees could make construction of affordable housing more costly for builders, according to a builder who has been working with the Tarpon Springs Housing Authority. ...more

November 1, 2008