One might think by now - after two years of falling home prices - that sellers would be more realistic about what their homes are worth. ...more

October 27, 2009

Tampa area house hunters - led mostly by first-time homebuyers continued to purchase in September, edging up home sales as the median sales price continued to drop. ...more

October 24, 2009

It was the second-worst month on record for sales of new homes. But last month still brought a long-awaited shred of good news for the battered building industry. ...more

March 26, 2009

Sales of existing homes rose 23 percent locally as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. ...more

March 24, 2009

Sales of existing homes soared 23 percent locally as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. ...more

March 23, 2009

Sales of existing homes rose from January to February in an unexpected boost for the slumping U.S housing market as buyers took advantage of deep discounts on foreclosures. ...more

March 23, 2009

When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month. For now, everything seems to be getting worse: The Dow is in free-fall, jobs are vanishing every day, and one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Highlands County commissioners depend on advice from volunteers serving on 16 appointed committees and commissions. ...more

March 1, 2009

In the past two months, the median home price in Highlands County has fallen below $100,000. ...more

February 27, 2009

Is the glass half empty? Is the glass half full? Is the glass about to fall on our big toe? We ask these questions in the wake of a report from the Florida Association of Realtors that housing sales along the Suncoast rose 16 percent in December, compared to a 3 percent decrease in November. Times being what they are, some people are choosing to see a gloomy lining to this silver cloud of housing news. ...more

January 28, 2009