Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said Tuesday that it will begin calling borrowers to offer refinancing or modifications on $16 billion in loans with interest rates set to adjust by the end of 2008. ...more

October 24, 2007

Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said Tuesday it will begin calling borrowers to offer refinancing or modifications on $16 billion in loans whose interest rate is set to adjust by the end of 2008. Its shares fell more than 4 percent. ...more

October 23, 2007

Foreclosure filings across the United States nearly doubled last month compared with September 2006, as financially strapped homeowners behind on mortgage payments defaulted on their loans or came closer to losing their homes to foreclosure, a real estate information company said Thursday. ...more

October 12, 2007

Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for a second straight week, a sharp rebound after hitting a four-month low. ...more

September 28, 2007

Florida's foreclosure activity jumped 77 percent in August, compared with July, boosting its foreclosure rate to the third highest among all states. It was even worse in Tampa Bay, where foreclosure filings more than doubled. Both are further signs that homeowners are having trouble paying their mortgages and selling their homes amid a national housing slump. ...more

September 19, 2007

TAMPA - Florida's foreclosure activity jumped 77 percent in August, compared with July, boosting its foreclosure rate to the third highest among all states. It was even worse in Tampa Bay, where foreclosure filings more than doubled. Both are further signs that homeowners are having trouble paying their mortgages and selling their homes amid a national housing slump. ...more

September 18, 2007

Shortsighted Solution Regarding 'Crist May Look to Sell Roads, Lottery To Generate Money,' (Metro, Sept. 9): ...more

September 14, 2007

A trade group for real estate agents on Tuesday lowered its forecast for 2007 existing home sales for the seventh straight month, predicting a drop of 8.6 percent from last year. ...more

September 12, 2007

The first significant crack in the economy's foundation appeared when a government report last week showed employers cut jobs for the first time in four years. But what's going to happen next? ...more

September 11, 2007