Officials with Smith & Associates Real Estate think many factors are coming together to help revive the housing market. Falling inventory, lower interest rates and federal programs aimed at saving homes from foreclosure are helping give the market a shot in the arm, they say. ...more

March 15, 2009

and they've plummeted nearly 30 percent since their peak - apparently some sellers still need to swallow their medicine. ...more

February 22, 2009

The number of homes sold in Hillsborough County improved slightly in September, a sign that buyers are being attracted to lower home prices, economists say. ...more

October 10, 2008

The confusion over state tax law that threatened to bottleneck home sales throughout the state has been resolved. ...more

September 24, 2008

At a time when other real estate companies are tightening their belts, Keller Williams Realty has taken a different tack. And it's paying off ...more

August 25, 2008

"Hellloo," singsongs the woman answering the phone Friday at Ventana condominiums. ...more

June 21, 2008

A top real estate economist offered shell-shocked Tampa Realtors a hint of optimism Wednesday, saying the Bay area housing market should begin to improve in the second half of the year. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA -- A top real estate economist offered shell-shocked Tampa Realtors a hint of optimism today, saying the Bay area housing market should begin to improve in the second half of the year. Home sales and prices, which have been battered in recent months, should stabilize and then begin to rise in 2009, predicted Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Home Sales Up In March The Greater Tampa Association of Realtors reported that area homes sales rose in March to 1,162, a 43 percent increase from 833 reported in February. Home sales typically rise in March after a slower winter selling season. ...more

April 11, 2008

Some of the worst and most frequent code violators soon could be receiving instant tickets from the city. ...more

February 21, 2008