The Tampa Housing Authority's new five-year plan represents an ambitious appeal for improvement and self-sufficiency. ...more

November 23, 2008

Pasco County has opened the door to ideas on how to spend nearly $20 million in federal aid for a foreclosure rescue plan under consideration. ...more

November 22, 2008

Pasco County has opened the door to ideas on how to spend nearly $20 million in federal aid for a foreclosure rescue plan under consideration. The West Pasco Board of Realtors will oblige, Realtors President Greg Armstrong said this week. The group hopes to fill two buses to travel to Dade City for the County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 25. ...more

November 22, 2008

The Tampa City Council on Thursday gave a tentative nod to Mayor Pam Iorio's plan to use $13.6 million in federal funding to buy foreclosed and abandoned homes - but not without criticizing the administration for keeping the council out of the loop. ...more

November 21, 2008

The Tampa City Council today gave a tentative nod to Mayor Pam Iorio's plan to use $13.6 million in federal funding to buy foreclosed and abandoned homes -- but not without criticizing the administration for keeping the council out of the loop. ...more

November 20, 2008

Four years after a scandal that bilked nearly $126,000 from a federal assistance program, the Tampa Housing Authority is being lauded for continuing to improve its Housing Choice Voucher program, formerly known as Section 8. ...more

November 20, 2008

Four years after a scandal that bilked nearly $126,000 from a federal assistance program, the Tampa Housing Authority is being lauded for continuing to improve how it manages tenants in its Housing Choice Voucher program, formerly known as Section 8. ...more

November 19, 2008

Pasco residents can comment on the county's proposed foreclosure rescue plan during a Friday afternoon public hearing. ...more

November 19, 2008

Republican Sen. Mel Martinez is waiting until January, at least officially, to say whether he's running for a second term. ...more

November 16, 2008

For years, the Housing and Education Alliance has helped prepare low-income residents to buy their first home, teaching a mandatory class for anyone seeking down-payment assistance. ...more

November 16, 2008