Florida

Officials in Lakeland, Fla., are hoping they've found a strategy to lure private developers to build affordable single-family homes and apartments in the city.

The city's decision to drop a lawsuit alleging predatory ending by Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup highlights the challenges municipalities face in taking on deep-pocketed financial institutions.

Negotiations went to the brink of a foreclosure trial for a Bradenton, Fla., mall, before a settlement was reached between the owners and the lender.

In Miami Beach's bitter battle over raising roads to keep communities dry in the face of sea level rise, it's all about property value.

December was a busy month in Tampa Bay real estate as the number of single-family home sales jumped more than 25% in Hillsborough and Pasco counties compared with the same month in 2018.

Provident Bank in Amesbury, Mass., has entered warehouse lending after buying a business from People’s United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn.

Jon Leiberman rarely plays the lottery but he felt like he won it this past June.

Median sale prices for existing single-family homes rose in November, up 6.1% to $222,900 in Volusia County, and up 4.7% to $235,400 in Flagler County.

In 2009, there was hardly a block in the Tampa Bay area that didn't have at least one house in foreclosure.

Palm Beach County's housing market continues to confound the lofty expectations created by robust job growth and rock-bottom interest rates.