Florida

Bank of America allows foreclosed houses in black and Hispanic neighborhoods to fall into disrepair even as it studiously maintains bank-owned homes in white areas, housing activists allege.

The good news for Miami homeowners: If you're thinking of selling your house, you're set to make a nice profit over your purchase price.

Unemployment lows and increased home equity paved the way for the lowest mortgage delinquency rates seen in 11 years, according to CoreLogic.

The number of Tampa Bay homeowners underwater on their mortgages has plunged by more than two-thirds since 2015.

Once again there were too many buyers and too few available homes in Tampa Bay and a few other parts of Florida in April.

There are almost 7 million coastal homes facing more than $1.6 trillion in potential storm-surge reconstruction expenses this year, representing a 6.6% cost increase from last year's hurricane season.

In another sign that Palm Beach County finally has shaken off its long economic hangover, home prices hit another post-crash high in April.

Metro Orlando's drop in foreclosures continues, with 8% fewer filings in April than a month earlier and 35% fewer than a year earlier.

Rising mortgage rates, higher real estate prices and a scarcity of listings have some Orlando homebuyers rethinking their search for a new house.

Many Florida communities are experiencing a renewed clamor for affordable housing options as rising home prices and rents squeeze budgets.