Eco-minded Hillsborough County residents who live in single-family homes and want to recycle glass, plastics and paper need do nothing more than separate the items and set them out with their trash once a week for collection. ...more

December 10, 2008

The developer of a mixed-use development on Wiscon Road is asking for more time to pay impact fees to the city. ...more

November 2, 2008

A Tampa home was badly damaged by a fire this morning. Residents managed to get out of a burning two-story single-family house at 308 W. Francis Ave., said Capt. Bill Wade of Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

October 31, 2008

Home sales are booming once again in Prince William County, Va., an area hit hard by the housing bust. Foreclosures are responsible. ...more

October 25, 2008

A construction crew working on a floor at 1558 14th St. S. cut a metal gas line, causing a fire, authorities said. ...more

October 23, 2008

When he moved to Bridgewater in 2005, Mark Spector paid more than $350,000 for his home on Bridgegate Drive. ...more

October 19, 2008

During these uncertain economic times, Lennar continually is striving to help people acquire their own homes, a key piece of the American dream, according to Mark Metheny, division president. ...more

October 19, 2008

Construction of new homes plunged by a bigger-than-expected amount in September as builders slashed production yet again, putting the country on track to build the fewest homes this year in more than six decades. ...more

October 18, 2008

More than a dozen children have been abandoned under Nebraska's unique safe-haven law, which allows children as old as 18 to be abandoned without fear of prosecution. But the case of a 14-year-old girl from Iowa has stoked fears of an influx of unwanted out-of-state children. ...more

October 9, 2008

Construction of new homes and apartments fell to the lowest level in 17 years last month, showing the country is still gripped by a severe housing downturn that has triggered billions of dollars of losses and is reshaping the structure of U.S. finance. ...more

September 18, 2008