Florida

Extending a recent trend when it comes to paying the mortgage each month, homeowners in the Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., region are fulfilling their obligation at a better rate compared to the rest of the state.

A builder promises to offer that rarest of products in Palm Beach County's real estate market — new single-family homes priced at less than $300,000.

Cast members for the Orlando-based cable show "Zombie House Flipping" say it's become tough to find the kind of abandoned foreclosures that made Central Florida somewhat infamous a few years ago.

Here's a look at the 12 cities where the combination of prices and local wages offer homebuyers the best bang for the buck this house hunting season.

Casey Anthony's parents are fighting back against a bank trying to foreclose on their home, court records show.

City commissioners approved a deal Wednesday aimed at turning around two beachside rental homes that have churned out lawlessness and code violations, but the neighbors who have begged for help are worried the trouble isn't going to stop.

Homebuyers went on a shopping spree in Miami-Dade in May — and snapped up enough houses to set a new record.

The number of homes sold in Northeast Florida rose last month, and so did the price they sold for.

As housing prices continue their climb toward pre-recession levels, enabling homeowners to regain equity, mortgage foreclosures and delinquency rates in the Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., region remain on the decline.

During a five-year run of real estate prosperity, some South Florida communities that bore the brunt of the excruciating housing collapse are enjoying the biggest spikes in value, homeowners and brokers say.