By now, Highlands County commissioners thought they would have collected $17 million in impact fees. ...more

February 13, 2009

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

The financial squeeze on Americans got tighter over the past decade as housing expenses - everything from mortgage payments and rent, to utilities and insurance - far outpaced the growth in incomes, a new study shows. ...more

October 12, 2008

UNIVERSITY AREA More than 65 percent of residents who participated in the first phase of a community survey said they definitely would or probably would move from the University Area within a year. A report on the survey, conducted by the Jim Walter Partnership Center at the University of South Florida, stated that people wanted to move to get better housing costs, better schools for their children, better stores and other facilities and to live in an area with less racial or ethnic tension. ...more

February 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Affordable housing for school district employees will be back on the agenda when the Pasco County School Board meets at 6 p.m. today. ...more

December 18, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board is expected to decide Dec. 3 whether to pursue a proposal that could lead to construction of a limited amount of affordable housing for teachers and other school district employees. ...more

November 22, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District may plunge into the housing business by teaming with a private company to build affordable housing that would be made available to school employees. ...more

November 7, 2007