Tom and Sue Szczerba's backyard overlooks hundreds of acres of rolling fields, copses of live oaks and scattered cattle. ...more

July 6, 2008

When Ralph Roberts, a Detroit real estate broker, learned recently that Ed McMahon was facing foreclosure on his home in Beverly Hills, he called one of the star's representatives to volunteer his help. ...more

June 16, 2008

Mike Wyckoff is an unlikely proponent of something Florida politicians and environmentalists have been trying to prevent for decades: The exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

June 14, 2008

Pauline Rivera said her entire family in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was out en force Sunday, helping give Hillary Rodham Clinton a lopsided win over Barack Obama in the island's Democratic presidential primary. ...more

June 2, 2008

The Pointe at Tampa Palms and The Walk at Highwoods Preserve could be mirror images. ...more

June 1, 2008

The Pointe at Tampa Palms and The Walk at Highwoods Preserve could be mirror images. ...more

May 28, 2008

WAUCHULA — A Wauchula real estate broker is in the process of acquiring the two Coldwell Banker offices in Highlands County. "We think they are important to Highlands County," said Gary Delatorre, broker for Coldwell Banker AmSouth Realty. "We hope to continue the business the way it is going and get more market share." The Sebring office is located at the corner of U.S. 27 and Sparta Road and the Lake Placid office is on U.S. 27. ...more

May 24, 2008

McDonald's Corp., a symbol for the spread of U.S. culture around the world, has found common cause with French cinemas and brasseries. ...more

May 21, 2008

A growing share of home sales are from foreclosures, especially in states hardest hit by the housing bust. In some parts of California lately, nearly 50 percent of home sales come from foreclosed houses. ...more

February 12, 2008

She could not afford to "feed the beast" any longer. Beth Garman was a real estate broker who once had a staff of 18 agents. ...more

February 6, 2008