Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

Bankrupt TOUSA, the parent company of the home builder that developed Live Oak Preserve, is wrapping up all of its construction projects, selling off its inventory of homes and not planning to build any new ones. ...more

April 1, 2009

Can you hear it? That's opportunity knocking for K. Hovnanian home buyers. ...more

March 29, 2009

The best time to get a great deal on a new car is when the manufacturers are ready to roll out their new models and want to clear out existing inventories. That's the concept behind Lennar's Model Year-End Countdown event, says Mark Metheny, president of the home builder's Central Florida division. ...more

March 22, 2009

On a bright sunny day with few clouds, Andrea Rosshaven drives slowly through the streets of Tampa. The window of Rosshaven's van is down and her radio is off. ...more

March 16, 2009

We're glad to see government and community leaders working together to come up with new ideas to help spur the gloomy economy in Hernando County. ...more

February 14, 2009

The Live Oak Preserve Association has fired the company that manages its daily operations. ...more

February 4, 2009

For the first time in Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club history, a resident will have a vote Monday on the homeowners association budget. ...more

December 6, 2008

Buying a house is intimidating enough, but with today's real estate market turned on its head, many people wanting, or even needing, to buy a new home may be more hesitant with all the headlines about foreclosures and builders going out of business. ...more

November 9, 2008

The city's controversial new sprinkler law is headed back to the drawing board. ...more

June 25, 2008