The slumping Florida housing market is hammering the Sunshine State, and it’s also making international news. Below is a report on the market from Britain’s Times Online. (more…)

A recent report indicates that the Florida housing market is stabilizing, but at least one columnist recommends delaying any celebration. (more…)

More Polk County home buyers are sitting on the fence these days rather than hopping into a new yard and ownership. (more…)

A high number of home loans and refinancings were made in the South Florida housing market in 2006 at above-market interest rates - and minority borrowers were more likely to have high-cost loans than non-minorities. (more…)

Readers are feeling it. The crisis in housing and bad credit Florida mortgage lending is impacting other businesses in Tampa Bay, according to the latest Business Pulse Survey. (more…)

A combination of slowing construction because of dismal Florida real estate sales and stepped-up scrutiny over employment have meant less work for many immigrants, particularly those who install drywall and roofing and do other construction work at South Florida home construction. (more…)

Two years ago, SkyPoint condo was just a pile of dirt and a sophisticated plastic concept model, and Ann Blank stood in line for hours to buy a one-bedroom unit for $241,000. (more…)

Since the beginning of 2007, National Association of Home Builders’ chief economist David Seiders has lowered his expectations for the national and Florida housing market four times. (more…)

With positive economic conditions such as low Florida mortgage rates and job growth continuing in the state, sales of existing single-family homes totaled 11,674 in July and were closer to activity in July 2001 and 2002 – before the housing boom years – than the July 2006 figures. (more…)

Facing the worst budget crunch since the 2001, state legislators on Monday were told they might need to slash state spending by more than $2 billion in the next two years. (more…)