The Tampa Housing Authority will announce this morning how it will use $10.5 million in federal stimulus money. ...more

March 25, 2009

Cash-strapped consumers might find it tempting to save money on home improvements by hiring unlicensed contractors. ...more

December 10, 2008

Cash-strapped consumers might find it tempting to save money on home improvements by hiring unlicensed contractors. But as the economy tanks, state regulators and local builders said they hear more complaints about unlicensed contractors doing shoddy work or vanishing with consumers' money before the job is finished. ...more

December 5, 2008

This economy is hurting Floridians. But although the economic downturn has negatively impacted us all, there is a bright future ahead. ...more

November 22, 2008

Mornings and evenings, Allie, my retired racing greyhound, and I walk. It's a nice little neighborhood. The oaks are big enough now to shade the sidewalks and attract cadres of squirrels. Kids weave around the quiet streets on bikes and skateboards. Families like to picnic on the weekends in the park where the little ones can swing, and the older ones can play ball on the nearby diamond. ...more

September 14, 2008

Condo owners who are current with their payments can be affected by the mortgage crisis when others hit foreclosure. When neighbors don't pay their bills, the condo association falls short of revenue and, the next thing you know, the grass isn't green but the pool water is. ...more

August 21, 2008

When three roofers couldn't find the source of the leak in John Kravitz's Brandon area home, he went high-tech. ...more

August 20, 2008

The woman made a lasting impression on Stacey Efaw, not because she was crying when she walked through the doors of the Brandon Emergency Care Help Organization, but because her hands were empty. ...more

August 20, 2008

Vote No On Reduced Impact Fees If the objective of reducing the impact fees is to make it easier for first-time home buyers to get one step closer to realizing the American dream by enabling builders to offer new homes at a lower price, then I can't see how anyone could object. ...more

July 26, 2008

When building a new home, most general contractors will subcontract much of the work to be performed. Plumbers, electricians, masons, landscapers, roofers and other subcontractors are brought in to perform much of the actual work. The purchaser of the home enters into a contract with the builder or general contractor but seldom has a contract with the various subcontractors although in some instances the homeowner may receive a warranty. ...more

July 18, 2008