The city will hold a public meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St., on the Hillsborough County floodplain map that is being developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

August 21, 2008

For homeowners in trouble, a short sale can be a lifesaver. Lenders allow a house to be sold for less than is owed on the mortgage and then write off the rest. The homeowner just walks away. ...more

August 21, 2008

The Lake Placid Board of Realtors is sponsoring a Home Buyers' Workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 19 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Lake Placid campus of South Florida Community College in Room 124. ...more

August 17, 2008

First James Cameron died, and now they've closed his museum. ...more

August 14, 2008

A few years ago, I bought your wonderful book, "100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask," and it's the best book I've ever seen of its kind. I call it "the bible of first-timers" and have recommended it to many first-time buyers. ...more

August 14, 2008

As Florida's coffers shrink in the face of a dour economy, confusion over a tax statute threatens to choke the flow of home sales at a time when the state is struggling under the burden of millions of unsold properties. ...more

August 13, 2008

Questions and answers about the housing bill signed by President Bush on Wednesday to help as many as 400,000 struggling homeowners facing foreclosure: ...more

July 31, 2008

Borrowers' Responsibility Regarding "Feds Adopt Plan To Protect Borrowers From Shady Lending Practices" (Nation/World, July 14): ...more

July 19, 2008

The latest word is that the government will now bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...more

July 18, 2008

A beat-the-deadline rush to file permits for apartment construction in New York City lifted housing starts to unexpectedly high levels in June, but it was no cause for rejoicing. Construction of single-family homes nationwide fell to the slowest pace in 17 years. ...more

July 18, 2008