The Florida Attorney General's Office is suing 10 companies and 15 individuals for their alleged roles in a major mortgage fraud scheme. ...more

September 18, 2008

Our real estate agent informed us that she has a buyer for our home at the full asking price. However, there is a stipulation that we must offer the house at the asking price to the buyer, not the other way around. Do you know anything about this practice and why it is used? ...more

September 18, 2008

The sharp downturn in the housing market and other areas of the economy has had a major impact on a local charitable food pantry. ...more

August 30, 2008

At a time when other real estate companies are tightening their belts, Keller Williams Realty has taken a different tack. And it's paying off ...more

August 25, 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

In a recent column about listing agreements, you wrote that you never advise sellers to sign a listing agreement longer than 90 days. This poses a problem for me. ...more

August 7, 2008

Prudential Tropical Realty's mission statement is "delivering a world-class experience one client at a time," says Dewey Mitchell, co-owner and president. When the owner of a company makes such a statement, it could be considered marketing. However, when the company's customers agree, the statement might be considered as a guiding philosophy. ...more

August 1, 2008

Mark and Caryn Stansfield loved the Wayne, N.J., split-level with views of Pines Lake when they first saw it last summer. But at $570,000, it was out of their price range. ...more

July 27, 2008

TAMPA — A pending sales index shows 7.1 percent fewer home buyers in the South signed sales contracts to purchase existing homes in May than in April. It was the largest regional drop, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors. The index for the South also hit a new low, said Mike Larson an analyst with Weiss Research in Jupiter. It was a disappointment, he said, because, "the housing market had a bit of bounce in April because of moves made by the Feds to lower interest rates. ...more

July 8, 2008

Wade Osborne stopped into Head's Flags in South Tampa on Thursday to replace the faded American flag hanging outside his house in Beach Park. ...more

July 4, 2008