The weakening economy hit area builders extra hard at the end of 2008, when new home starts hit a record low. ...more

January 23, 2009

Pending U.S. home sales fell to the lowest level on record in November, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. The index tracks signed contracts to purchase existing homes. Typically, there is a one- to two-month lag between a contract and a done deal. So November's decline foreshadows bleak results for December's existing-home sales numbers, set to be released Jan. 26. ...more

January 7, 2009

U.S. mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in nearly four decades this week as the government stepped up efforts to revive the housing market. ...more

January 1, 2009

Sales prices for Tampa Bay area homes continued to plummet last month as buyers recoiled from October's financial wreckage on Wall Street. ...more

December 24, 2008

Prices for Bay area homes continued to plummet in November as buyers recoiled from October's financial wreckage on Wall Street. ...more

December 23, 2008

Pending U.S. home sales fell slightly in October, despite a spate of bad economic news and turmoil in the stock markets, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. ...more

December 10, 2008

When it comes to buying a home, the Internet truly is the information superhighway, and it has changed the way people shop for a new home, according to Dewey Mitchell, co-owner of Prudential Tropical Realty. ...more

November 26, 2008

How green is the Pasco valley? Several area real estate agents recently found out as they attended classes in Orlando toward earning the National Association of Realtors green designation. ...more

November 23, 2008

Bargain hunters continued to snatch up foreclosed properties during the third quarter, marking the first quarter in three years that Tampa Bay has seen a yearly increase in home sales. ...more

November 19, 2008

How green is the Pasco valley? Several area real estate agents recently found out as they recently attended classes in Orlando toward earning the National Association of Realtors green designation. ...more

November 15, 2008