In March 2006, Pinellas County real estate agent Julie Roberts was pistol-whipped and robbed by a man posing as a perspective home buyer. Now her story is scheduled to air on the Biography Channel's "I Survived" program. ...more

January 5, 2009 |

The McTaggart family doesn't have to travel far to enjoy a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. ...more

December 26, 2008 |

Jon Brown is finishing a room addition - and that's all the work in the pipeline for his 41/2-year-old construction company, which used to build custom homes. ...more

December 22, 2008 |

When Hal Turner put his 1100-square-foot Sun City Center duplex on the market one year ago, he anticipated reeling in $129,000 like his neighbors who had recently sold. ...more

December 17, 2008 |

Wanted: real estate buyer. Reward: $100,000. In a grim real estate market where homebuilders and sellers across the nation are offering incentives from Harley-Davidson motorcycles to wide-screen TVs, a Hawaii couple is upping the ante by offering a $100,000 bounty to anyone who can locate a buyer or two. ...more

December 13, 2008 |

Back in late May and early June, Highlands County government officials, home builders and real estate agents talked about the possibility of an advertising campaign targeting coastal areas to promote home buying in Highlands County. ...more

December 2, 2008 |

Red virtually covered the entire West Pasco area on a map shown to the County Commission this week about the high risk of more foreclosures. ...more

November 29, 2008 |

Pasco County will put $9 million into buying and rehabilitating homes in areas hit hard by the banking and foreclosure crises. An additional $6.5 million will go toward down payment assistance. ...more

November 25, 2008 |

How green is the Pasco valley? Several area real estate agents recently found out as they recently attended classes in Orlando toward earning the National Association of Realtors green designation. ...more

November 15, 2008 |

Up to 60 percent of homes selling in Florida's hardest-hit markets are distressed properties, and consumers who bought at the height of the market will have to wait up to seven years before values rise to their original prices, a top industry economist said Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008 |