real estate

As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes New York and other cities.

The federal government is planning a massive system of floodwalls, pumps and surge barriers for Miami. But it doesn't address the more frequently felt threat from rising sea levels.

Florida’s first-ever — and short-lived — climate change czar set a clear priority for the state: Protect the real estate market.Before she left for a…

For many people struggling to afford rent in Tampa, owning a home could provide more space, more stability and sometimes even a lower monthly cost.But a…

If you own a house in South Florida, you might want to start thinking hard about sea level rise. The ocean here could rise a foot or more in the next 30...

Coastal cities are flooding more as sea levels rise faster and faster. But none of that is slowing real estate development in low-lying areas such as Miami.

Houses in areas prone to natural disasters across the country are increasing in value. While that might not make sense, that was the finding of a yearly...

Three Florida metro areas had among the greatest increases in home prices nationwide last year.A new report released last week shows that Tampa,…

A contemporary estate has sold for $6.875 million, the highest amount for a single-family home in the Tampa Bay area in three years.The Tampa Bay Times…

After almost a year of month-to-month declines, new foreclosure starts in Florida rose in July. The research firm Realty Trac reported last week that...

Chinese buyers have definitely made the most headlines, but the top country buying homes in the U.S. is actually Canada. It's been that way since 2008.

File this one under "Who knew?"Polk County had the highest percentage of foreign homebuyers in the country for the last half of 2011, according to the…