CLEARWATER - The taste of easy money was just too sweet to pass up. ...more

June 27, 2008

Has Highlands County's economic woes hit bottom and started slowly creeping up? Do we even dare say such things out loud in fear that there will be some kind of jinx? It's hard to say on both counts, but a few smart people believe we might have hit bottom and that we have no where to go but up. We certainly hope that's true. A lot of houses are on the market these days and it seems like in the last month or so, some of them are being sold. That probably has to do with prices falling enough that buyers don't want to miss a good thing, but it's still a good sign. The first sign of an improving economy will be some of those "For Sale" signs being topped off with "Sold" signs. ...more

May 19, 2008

The recent correction in the real estate market may have scared off investors who were looking to make a quick profit, but it has been a boon to home buyers in the Tampa Bay area, according to Bob Glaser, president of Smith & Associates Real Estate. ...more

September 9, 2007