Jim Koerber had considered buying the abandoned house down the street from his Regency Park home as an investment. ...more

January 3, 2010

Here's a radical notion: Let's rethink the cult of homeownership in America. Why, a sensible person might ask, do we need to do this when millions of homeowners faced foreclosure in the last year alone, and an estimated 15 million more own homes worth less than their mortgages? Clearly, one might conclude, the bloom is already off the homeownership rose. ...more

November 29, 2009

Pasco County commissioners put festival planners in the county on notice Tuesday: If you want county help, be prepared to prove how many hotel rooms your event fills. ...more

November 4, 2009

Hillsborough County officials, in an effort to keep neighborhoods from deteriorating during tough economic times, want to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed homes. ...more

March 30, 2009

Only one citizen took advantage of the required 15-day comment period regarding the proposed Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) up for discussion at Tuesday's special commission meeting. ...more

March 29, 2009

Hillsborough County officials, in an effort to keep neighborhoods from deteriorating during tough economic times, want to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed homes. ...more

March 27, 2009

Hoping to arrest community blight in Clair-Mel City, Progress Village and Palm River, Hillsborough County is looking to buy foreclosed homes in the area for rehabilitation. ...more

March 25, 2009

Removing the glut of foreclosed, abandoned and unsellable homes from the market is key in reinvigorating the local economy, business and economic development committee members said Tuesday. ...more

March 19, 2009

Now it's the other committee's turn. The county's new business and economic development committee will make its debut Tuesday, with plenty of front-burner issues on the agenda. ...more

March 15, 2009

County Commissioner Jim Adkins is proposing a short-term moratorium on impact fees to jumpstart the economy and put builders back to work. ...more

March 12, 2009