TAMPA -- January was a tough month for home sales in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 25, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The last map store in Tampa Bay has closed its doors. MAPSource, which published maps and supplied real estate agents from several counties with detailed maps, filed for bankruptcy Jan. 28, three months after its three stores and printing plant closed. ...more

February 10, 2008

The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes fell more than forecast in December, reinforcing Federal Reserve officials' view that the housing slump won't bottom out until late this year. ...more

February 8, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The last map store in Tampa Bay has closed its doors. MAPSource, which published maps and supplied real estate agents from several counties with detailed maps, filed for bankruptcy Jan. 28, three months after its three stores and printing plant closed. ...more

February 6, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The last map store in Tampa Bay has closed its doors. MAPSource, which published maps and supplied real estate agents from several counties with detailed maps, filed for bankruptcy Jan. 28, three months after its three stores and printing plant closed. ...more

February 6, 2008

Florida's new property tax amendment should give a boost to the state's housing market and economy, but won't spark a major turnaround, economists and real estate professors said Wednesday. ...more

January 31, 2008

Real estate agent Tony Rojas loves his job. But there's one thing that drives him crazy: unrealistic sellers who insist on asking buyers to pay boom-year sales prices despite profound drops in area home values. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - Real estate agent Tony Rojas loves his job. But there's one thing that drives him crazy: unrealistic sellers who insist on asking buyers to pay boom-year sales prices despite profound drops in area home values. ...more

January 22, 2008

More potential mortgage fraud cases were reported by lenders in Florida in 2007 than in the entire country the previous year, William Stern, a supervisory special agent with the FBI, said Friday. ...more

January 19, 2008

With each passing month, it gets tougher to sell homes in the Tampa Bay area, as median sales prices keep slipping and buyers remain skittish. The pressure of making a buck in the industry appears to be leading some local real estate agents to drop out of the business. ...more

January 17, 2008