The soaring Florida home mortgage foreclosure rate edged down a bit in July from June - but it was still 78 percent higher last month than it was a year ago. (more…)

South Florida is no stranger to real estate booms and busts. (more…)

Rates on 30-year Florida mortgages sank this week to their lowest point since late May, providing a little ray of sunlight for would-be buyers. (more…)

At a time when South Florida home values are falling, commercial real estate properties are still fetching big bucks. (more…)

If you’re in the market for a Florida mortgage these days, consider: you’d better have good credit and be willing to come up with a substantial down payment on your dream home. (more…)

The Federal Reserve and other regulators should encourage banks, brokerages and other financial institutions to join the government in funneling money to nonprofit groups trying to help troubled borrowers cope with modifying their loans, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said this week. (more…)

Many critics are against the idea of Congress stepping in to bailout Florida mortgage holders on the verge of default.

With that in mind, here are a trio of other options for troubled borrowers… (more…)

Bonnie Whittemore’s two-bedroom, two-bath Bonita Springs condo sat on the market for 18 months with no takers. So she turned to an unconventional, sure-fire way to drum up interest in her property: an auction. (more…)

Applications for Florida mortgages fell last week for the first time in three weeks, weighed by a sharp drop in demand for home-purchase and refinancing loans, an industry group said Wednesday. (more…)

When Calusa National Bank of Punta Gorda wanted to show off its new wealth management partnership, it brought in a heavy hitter. (more…)