The real estate market is ringing in the New Year on its sourest note yet. ...more

December 31, 2007

The Tampa Bay area's once red-hot real estate market continued to cool this year, even exceeding some economists' gloomiest predictions. During the housing boom, Bay area home prices skyrocketed nearly 140 percent, with the average home price peaking at $237,800 in August 2006. They held steady during most of 2006, when prices were falling in other parts of the country. ...more

December 30, 2007

About four years ago, Mark Silverstein learned the two-story office building he had purchased came with something extra. ...more

December 29, 2007

It's easy to get swept away with the nostalgia of a train ride. Jennifer O'Connor certainly is. ...more

December 24, 2007

Judging by some of the national media reports on the state of the housing market, many people probably are thinking that now's not the best time to buy a home, says Bob Glaser, president of Smith & Associates. He disagrees, arguing that, unlike other parts of the country, the Tampa Bay area's economy is strong, which makes the housing market more resilient. ...more

December 23, 2007

It's easy to get swept away with the nostalgia of a train ride. Jennifer O'Connor certainly is. ...more

December 22, 2007

Cracker Barrel is a fixture along interstates in Florida and other states. ...more

December 18, 2007

Despite the doom and gloom you might hear about the real estate market, people are still buying and selling homes, says Jeff Shaw, president of Century 21 Shaw Realty Group. ...more

November 25, 2007

The dream of many, for the city to purchase waterfront property on Alt. 19 at Pershing Street to be preserved as a park, may not be as costly as first envisioned. Florida Communities Trust recently awarded the city $4.515 million as its share of a matching grant to purchase the property in two phases. ...more

November 10, 2007

Despite a downturn in the housing market, Prudential Tropical Realty is expanding with the purchase of the Marie Powell Realty offices here and in Spring Hill. ...more

October 29, 2007