The house approved a plan to expand federal backing of mortgages through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). (more…)

Gov. Charlie Crist took the first step Monday toward campaigning for a new constitutional amendment to restructure the state’s homestead exemption. (more…)

There’s plenty of blame to go around, that’s for sure.

But Florida mortgage brokers feel like they are unfairly scapegoated. (more…)

Florida mortgage fraud is a growing problem in greater Miami. (more…)

The forecast for Jacksonville, economically speaking, has been pretty sunny for years. But lately, some clouds have been forming on the horizon. (more…)

Last year, Jonathan Kline, a 38-year-old Maryland resident and financial consultant, discovered the Southwest Florida housing market. (more…)

Located on the Gulf of Mexico, Florida’s “Nature Coast” is known for wild, unspoiled beaches and landscapes, and large, undeveloped tracts of land. (more…)

The national, state and local economies have pretty much “bottomed out,” and a gradual recovery is now likely, a prominent Florida economist said Friday. (more…)

Federal regulators are in negotiations with the nation’s sixth-largest home builder to try to “preserve the assets of Norlarco members” in Florida. (more…)

It’s harder to get approved for a Florida mortgage nowadays. (more…)