Blame it on the traffic. Or the number of new immigrants. Or the allure of the beach. Whatever the reason, Miami has secured the bottom spot - No. 50 among major U.S. cities - in new rankings of the percentage of adults who volunteer. ...more

July 27, 2008

In San Francisco, I rode the bus back and forth to work every day. In Sacramento, I rode the bus home from work every day. Then I moved out of the city and I haven't ridden a bus since. ...more

June 27, 2008

Just two months ago, Aaron Brokenbough had no clout and little say when lenders moved to foreclose on his home. His Philadelphia row house was scheduled for a sheriff's sale, the end of the road for most homeowners who are behind in mortgage payments. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Bay metro area lost 13,800 jobs from April 2007 to April of this year, but its unemployment rate improved slightly from March to April, new data released today show. ...more

May 28, 2008

With "For Sale" signs sprouting up like dandelions on lawns in Pasco County, one national company is hoping it will find the grass is a little greener on the commercial side of the real estate market. ...more

May 19, 2008

Pending home sales dropped to a new low in March, an industry group said Wednesday, signaling the housing slump has yet to bottom out even as the spring sell season gets under way. ...more

May 8, 2008

The Detroit area, hit hard by the double-whammy of unemployment and a slumping housing market, had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation last year, with several cities in California ranked close behind, an analysis of foreclosure activity in the country's largest 100 metropolitan areas shows. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Home Prices Fall Again But Drop More Elsewhere If misery loves company, here's some good news: A new report shows that housing prices in five other cities may be dropping more than prices in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

January 30, 2008

TAMPA - If it's true that misery loves company, here's some good news: A new report shows that housing prices in five other cities may be falling further than in the Bay area. ...more

January 29, 2008

A new study of "walkable" U.S. cities ranks the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area dead last. ...more

December 5, 2007