A New Tampa real estate broker plans to challenge incumbent Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano in the 2011 elections. ...more

October 3, 2009

Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of a couple accused of defrauding an elderly woman out of her house and assets, although the alleged victim didn't take the stand as expected. ...more

September 17, 2009

The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa will hold its 17th annual fundraising luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 29 at the downtown Hyatt Regency, 211 N. Tampa St. ...more

September 16, 2009

The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa will hold its 17th annual fundraising luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 29 at the downtown Hyatt Regency, 211 N. Tampa St. ...more

September 16, 2009

Three bits of economic news may lift the veil of gloom a bit, especially for some in the Tampa area. Based on that and other data in recent weeks, analysts and the stock market have responded positively, with the Dow Jones industrial average up 120 points Wednesday. ...more

August 13, 2009

Foreclosure activity in July receded slightly in Hillsborough County, but the level remains high across the area. Filings continued to rise in Florida, which was second behind California in sheer volume. Here's a look at the monthly numbers. ...more

August 13, 2009

The future is uncertain for another big Tampa Bay area condominium project that was foreclosed on today. Corus Bank, the lender of the $74.8 million Lansbrook Village Condominiums in Palm Harbor, took back the property today after its Atlanta-based developer defaulted on payments, according to online Pinellas County court records. ...more

August 12, 2009

Pinellas landlord Lawrence Ayers was given a choice this morning: clean and fix the three condemned rental properties he owns in Clearwater or pay fines of up to $3,800 a day. ...more

July 13, 2009

Renter beware. ...more

May 22, 2009

The city has a 99.7 percent chance of seeing lower home prices through 2010 as more people lose jobs and decide not to buy homes, according to a report released Wednesday by Walnut Creek, Calif.-based PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. ...more

April 2, 2009