particularly on the Suncoast - and defaults are on the rise, according to New York-based Real Capital Analytics. ...more

October 23, 2009

Rafael and Tina Castillo thought their mortgage lender must have made a mistake when it sent them their loan modification paperwork this month. ...more

March 22, 2009

Pinellas officials had no good news for people who attended a Tuesday night town hall meeting on the county's budget plans for the 2010 fiscal year. ...more

March 4, 2009

Summit View is 135 acres of dirt and weeds on the west side of Dade City. Zoned for more than 400 homes, it stalled years ago when Pasco County's housing market collapsed. ...more

March 1, 2009

It's another sign of the times. Most real estate buyers and sellers know about short sales - where houses are worth less than their mortgages. But these days, there are real estate agents who specialize in short sales. ...more

February 5, 2009

Sprawling toward the horizon, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot. ...more

January 26, 2009

In a sign of the changed economic times, a local developer has scrapped plans to build multifamily housing on 15.8 acres off North Jasmine Avenue. ...more

January 10, 2009

The Fed lowered the interest rate Tuesday, from 1 percent to between zero and 0.25 percent. ...more

December 18, 2008

Let's state the obvious: These are difficult times for the newspaper business. ...more

December 14, 2008

Thousands of football fans will converge on the Tampa Bay area for Super Bowl week in February, and they'll need a place to stay. ...more

November 8, 2008