WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pledged today to hold interest rates at a record low to drive down double-digit unemployment and sustain the economic recovery. ...more

December 16, 2009

Lennar lost $155 million in the first quarter of 2009. ...more

March 30, 2009

New glimmers of hope emerged in economic figures released Wednesday: •The Commerce Department said orders for durable goods, manufactured products expected to last at least three years, increased 3.4 percent in February, much better than the 2 percent economists had expected. It was the strongest one-month gain in 14 months. ...more

March 26, 2009

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

The major banks are a mess. Housing construction has nearly stopped. A flood of foreclosed homes has driven prices to rock-bottom levels. ...more

January 30, 2009

The major banks are a mess. New-home construction has nearly stopped. A flood of foreclosed homes has driven prices to rock-bottom levels. ...more

January 25, 2009

When city officials needed money for the Central Park Village redevelopment project, they turned to the bond markets. ...more

October 19, 2008

Federal regulators are six months into a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. oil markets, with a focus on possible price manipulation. ...more

May 30, 2008

At the center of the housing crisis, we're told, is someone called the "predatory lender." Such is the myth driving the housing debate in Washington, where both Democrats and Republicans are rushing toward a mortgage bailout. ...more

May 3, 2008

The Pasco County real estate market might be showing signs of life. The recent passage of the Amendment No. 1 overhaul of the state's property tax system could be applying the medicine, several local real estate professionals believe. ...more

February 23, 2008