Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office, which was under the gun two years ago for losing $2 million in federal money, has received a favorable audit from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

January 8, 2010

Jim Koerber had considered buying the abandoned house down the street from his Regency Park home as an investment. The 31-year-old house on Chatam Lane was a mess but could be fixed and rented. ...more

January 8, 2010

The audit, which sampled work from 2006 through 2009, found that the office has the capacity to handle federal funds from two federal programs, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the HOME Investment Partnership. ...more

January 7, 2010

Jim Koerber had considered buying the abandoned house down the street from his Regency Park home as an investment. ...more

January 3, 2010

Pasco County commissioners put festival planners in the county on notice Tuesday: If you want county help, be prepared to prove how many hotel rooms your event fills. ...more

November 4, 2009

The $5.6 million pot of money Hernando County has been earmarked to help low- to moderate-middle income homebuyers move into foreclosed homes county is still awaiting final state approvals. ...more

July 24, 2009

The county hopes to have in place by June 1 a plan to help move low-income people into foreclosed homes. ...more

April 1, 2009

County hopes to start it by June 1. ...more

March 31, 2009

Hillsborough County officials, in an effort to keep neighborhoods from deteriorating during tough economic times, want to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed homes. ...more

March 30, 2009

Only one citizen took advantage of the required 15-day comment period regarding the proposed Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) up for discussion at Tuesday's special commission meeting. ...more

March 29, 2009