Bay area home sales jumped 34 percent in November as buyers took advantage of a federal tax credit incentive. Meanwhile, prices showed more signs of stabilizing, according to Florida Realtors. ...more

December 23, 2009

The number of county foreclosures in November was down from a month earlier. ...more

December 13, 2009

Mortgage rates rose this week but still remained below 5 percent, Freddie Mac said Thursday. ...more

December 11, 2009

Stop paying your mortgage. That's the message from a University of Arizona law professor. Brent White's new paper proposes this tactic, and it is hitting a nerve as the nation's housing crisis enters its fourth year. ...more

December 5, 2009

Realtors, builders look forward to a better 2010. ...more

November 25, 2009

A rising number of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. ...more

November 20, 2009

Real estate agent Ken Brownlee's phone stopped ringing last month once clients figured they would be unable to close before an $8,000 federal tax credit expired. ...more

November 17, 2009

SPECIAL TO THE WEST PASCO PRESS In 2010, the nation's economy will be better than it was this year. That, however, isn't a cause for raucous celebrations, according to an Indiana University forecast. ...more

November 13, 2009

even some that appear successful - are teetering on foreclosure. ...more

November 13, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Nearly seven years after it was proposed, a new Walmart Supercenter opened Wednesday morning near the apex of U.S. 41 and North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

November 11, 2009