Shopping around. ...more

May 21, 2009

Luxury condominiums in downtown Tampa could be up for grabs soon for about $100,000 each. ...more

August 21, 2008

When gas prices rose to more than $4 per gallon, it marked the tipping point for a lot of people. Reality set in, and consumers of all income levels have really started cutting back. And when we do need to spend, we're looking for deals. ...more

August 17, 2008

Mark and Caryn Stansfield loved the Wayne, N.J., split-level with views of Pines Lake when they first saw it last summer. But at $570,000, it was out of their price range. ...more

July 27, 2008

For the past two years, the home-building industry has been going through a correction. Builders have watched the market turn from "red-hot speculator driven buying" to one overstocked with finished homes, says Gregg Carlson of Maronda Homes. Couple this excess inventory with a mortgage industry meltdown and it's easy to understand why many home builders find themselves fighting for survival, he says. ...more

June 22, 2008

There are a million reasons most twentysomethings don't put saving at the top of their lists, and many are understandable. For starters, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average college graduate has $19,000 of debt, not including credit cards. The pay at most entry-level jobs barely covers fixed expenses such as rent, insurance and utilities. And the things we typically save for - retirement, first home - seem light-years away. ...more

December 2, 2007

"Buyers could hardly find a better time to buy," says Jeff Shaw, president of Century 21 Shaw Realty Group. ...more

September 16, 2007