The number of foreclosures in Hernando County during the first three months of 2009 is already 11 percent higher than the same time last year. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Sunshine State had the fourth-highest foreclosure rate among all states in February, and the Tampa Bay area ranked 28th among the country's metro areas for its filings, according to California-based RealtyTrac. ...more

March 12, 2009

Big chunks of Bodie's life are missing. The only clues as to what happened between 1998 and 2007 are the scars crisscrossing his face and body and the arthritis stiffening his joints. ...more

March 9, 2009

As the economy worsened in 2008, more Tampa area homeowners found themselves facing trouble. The number of foreclosure filings rose 123 percent compared with 2007. ...more

January 15, 2009

The number of homeowners caught in the wave of foreclosures in October grew 25 percent nationally over the same month in 2007, data released Thursday showed. ...more

November 13, 2008

The number of homeowners ensnared in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2007, according to data released Thursday. ...more

October 23, 2008

Florida's real estate crisis means thousands of people with credit sullied by foreclosure are out looking for rental housing. ...more

October 12, 2008

As Congress hashes out the details of the mortgage bailout plan, another wave of problem loans will soon come crashing down, especially in Florida. ...more

September 24, 2008

As Congress hashes out the details of the mortgage bailout plan, another wave of problem loans will soon come crashing down, especially in Florida. Nearly $100 billion worth of loans are deemed at risk for foreclosure over the next two years nationwide as borrowers with adjustable rate loans, called option-ARMs, see rates adjust, some ahead of schedule, according to a report released this month by Fitch Ratings. ...more

September 23, 2008

Home prices. That's what the Bush administration's historic Wall Street bailout is really about. ...more

September 20, 2008