He was forced to shut down his hair salon business after filing for bankruptcy protection. Creditors are still chasing after him for unpaid bills. Now the bank that holds the mortgage to the New Tampa house where he lives is foreclosing on the property. ...more

October 30, 2009

Calls of abandoned properties in Avon Park have flooded the city's code enforcement's office. Complaints about overgrown grass, squatters living in the abandoned homes and illegal activity on these lots have been an ongoing problem for the city. ...more

October 28, 2009

Real estate developer Douglas Weiland, who is trying to stave off a $21.5 million foreclosure lawsuit, got a reprieve last week when county commissioners agreed to let him mine a 135-acre parcel in Dade City for fill dirt to sell for two major road projects. ...more

March 29, 2009

City Councilman Joseph Caetano's financial woes continue to escalate. The bank that holds the mortgage to a condo he owns in Equestrian Parc Highwoods Preserve has begun foreclosure proceedings on the property, seeking about $140,000 from the New Tampa councilman, including the loan principal and unpaid interest. ...more

March 19, 2009

City Councilman Joseph Caetano's financial woes continue to escalate. ...more

March 18, 2009

The number of new housing projects that builders broke ground on in February rose sharply, defying economists' forecasts for yet another drop in activity. ...more

March 17, 2009

They call themselves loan modification consultants, negotiators or specialists. Some are legitimate, but many are simple con artists looking for desperate marks facing foreclosure amid the wreckage of the nation's housing market. ...more

March 13, 2009

Without Walls International Church escaped the specter of foreclosure after its lender agreed to drop demands for control of its books, tapes and other intellectual property, Pastor Randy White said Sunday. ...more

March 9, 2009

Without Walls International Church escaped the specter of foreclosure after its lender agreed to drop demands for control of its books, tapes and other intellectual property, Pastor Randy White said today. ...more

March 8, 2009

Without Walls International Church has signed a modified loan agreement with its lender and no longer faces foreclosure proceedings. ...more

March 5, 2009