For the past two years, the real estate market slumped. Foreclosures increased, banks halted lending and, on a massive scale, people started losing their jobs. ...more

December 26, 2009

The race for the Pasco County Commission's third district pits veteran incumbent Ann Hildebrand against newcomer Teresa Conroy. ...more

October 19, 2008

The year's most important tax package was in trouble Friday as the House passed a key part of it that the White House threatened to veto and the Senate said was a dead end. ...more

September 27, 2008

The economic slowdown has made construction companies eager to bid on local government projects, and the lower prices are good news for taxpayers. ...more

September 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County residents who want to speak out on the school district's proposed 2008-09 budget get one more chance Tuesday. ...more

September 14, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board has given tentative approval to a $1.2 billion budget for 2008-09, a spending plan for schools that represents a drop of more than 7 percent from the current fiscal year. ...more

July 31, 2008

A growing share of home sales are from foreclosures, especially in states hardest hit by the housing bust. In some parts of California lately, nearly 50 percent of home sales come from foreclosed houses. ...more

February 12, 2008

The Tampa Bay area is months away from the bottom of the downturn in the single family housing market, and prices aren't expected to fall further, a well-known Florida economist said Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

A special tax break that saves Florida residents as much as $1 billion a year is up for renewal when the U.S. Senate reconvenes here next week. ...more

December 1, 2007