Lawyers and others are scrambling to become mediators after Monday's Florida Supreme Court order that foreclosure mediation be available for certain troubled homeowners. ...more

December 31, 2009

What was the HipHopSodaShop, planned as a national chain of music and gaming restaurants, now is abandoned and overgrown with weeds. ...more

December 30, 2009

One of the biggest challenges to ending the foreclosure crisis is this: A surprising number of homeowners who get their monthly payments reduced fall behind again within a year. ...more

December 22, 2009

As a former banker for nine years and having been on the front lines during the boom and bust of the real estate market, and then the overall economy, I believe the actions of the banks in the last year are in direct response to the new regulations and oversight being implemented. ...more

December 20, 2009

Homeowners in three local subdivisions are buzzing about Bradenton-based Starwood Land Ventures' bid to take over the subdivisions from their financially troubled developer. ...more

December 16, 2009

Only about 10,000 homeowners have received permanent loan modifications under the Obama administration's mortgage relief plan, evidence of continuing challenges in the government's effort to stem the foreclosure crisis. ...more

December 10, 2009

The developers of the failed Trump Tower Tampa just can't shake The Donald. ...more

December 8, 2009

A New Jersey woman returned home from spending Thanksgiving with family days after she avoided foreclosure to find that the locks had been changed nevertheless. ...more

December 5, 2009

It's been said, sometimes whimsically, that "no good deed goes unpunished" and that has certainly proven true for the Spring Lake Improvement District Board. It is with great good fortune that the residents of Spring Lake are blessed with a board and district manager that does not spend time looking in the rear view mirror but instead is planning for the future of this fine community with its best interest at the forefront. ...more

December 3, 2009

As part of a broad effort to boost participation in its mortgage assistance program, the Obama administration will crack down on mortgage companies that are failing to do enough to help borrowers at risk of foreclosure. ...more

December 1, 2009