Tampa Bay Buccaneers players build affordable housing in Temple Terrace

Fresh off a win at home, Bucs players traded their game gloves for work gloves on Tuesday and got busy building affordable houses.

US housing market needs 1M more homes to satisfy demand

National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun argued that policy changes could boost housing supply. The shortage of homes is keeping upward pressure on prices.

Hillsborough County budget dedicating less money to affordable housing

Housing advocates took a major loss Thursday night at the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners budget meeting when commissioners vote 4-to-3 to allocate $2 million to affordable housing.

Tampa City Council approves $12 million for affordable housing in new budget

It's expensive to live in the Tampa Bay area as it remains one of the hottest housing markets in the country and rent continues to skyrocket. There's now a renewed focus by the Tampa City Council to help the housing crisis.

Floridians may see more homeowners insurance options in coming months

Florida’s property insurance crisis is taking a few steps in the right direction as five new companies will take over hundreds of thousands of policies from Citizens Insurance.

The US housing market may be trapped in a prolonged freeze

Fannie Mae economists predicted in a revised forecast that the U.S. housing market faces a prolonged downturn due to high mortgage rates and limited supply.

Tampa Bay area homebuyers struggle as mortgage rates hit 22-year-high

Buying that perfect home seems further out of reach for many budget-conscious buyers in the Tampa Bay area as mortgage rates hit a 22-year-high. 

Tampa residents critical of proposal to increase property taxes for the first time in 30 years

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a public appeal for support Thursday, after her proposal to increase property taxes for the first time in three decades received harsh public criticism from Tampa residents during a special City Council meeting.

Advocates push to require insurance companies to disclose financial dealings

As home insurance bills skyrocket across Florida, more insurance companies are dropping policies. A lot of Hurricane Ian victims are still waiting on their damage claims. 

Home insurance adjusters who assessed Hurricane Ian damages claim companies deleted some findings

As Florida's insurance crisis drives up premiums across the state, families in Southwest Florida are still reeling from Hurricane Ian. And state lawmakers have heard troubling claims from some home insurance adjusters.