In the first half of 2009, the Cape Coral and Ft. Myers area took the number two spot in the nation for foreclosure related filings. Naples faired a little better, coming in at number twelve. Total filings were 25,926 for

In its annual survey of beaches and lake getaways, Health Magazine recently awarded Bonita Springs with a top ten ranking as the seventh healthiest beach in the country. A combination of sugary sand, clean water and miles of area parks

No surprise that homes sold in Sequim in the first six months of 2009 in the price range of $200,000 to $500,000 have dropped this year compared to past years. Not since 2002 have we had these numbers. Here's a

Sequim or Port Angeles home sellers, starting on July 26, 2009 you will need to start using the new Form 17 Seller's Disclosure Statement, which is mandatory in Washington. This is RCW 64, and right now you can review the

and some of its cities have teamed up to increased their chances of getting $50 million to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed houses for sale in the region under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

prices and other home listing prices in Southern California jumped in June to its highest point in 30 months, according to real estate sales data in .

As joblessness worsens in Decatur, the largest city in the , the number of keeps rising.

inventories in St. George, which is the county seat of Utah's , rose significantly in May compared to foreclosure inventories in May last year, based on a study of foreclosures and other real estate data in .

The program can still attain its original goal of helping up to nine million troubled homeowners by the last month of 2012, according to Herbert Allison, head of the Treasury Department's financial stability programs.

City officials of Memphis have identified ten zip codes where they plan to spend the $11.5 million funding the city received from the first funding round of the federal mitigation program.

Since the launching of the prevention program, only around 13,000 home loans have been refinanced under the loan refinancing scheme.

The rate of commercial jumped higher than home foreclosures this year. According to market data, commercial foreclosures increased by 139 percent in the counties of and Travis.

Because of continued pressure on the Obama administration to step up its foreclosed home prevention program, President Obama and other administration officials are considering two options to help more distressed American homeowners, especially those who have lost their jobs. The

Based on a report on foreclosed homes nationwide in the first 6 months of 2009, the Making Home Affordable Program failed to make a substantial dent on foreclosures across the country.The continuing rise in the number of jobless homeowners and

Award-winning business magazine Sustainable Industries recently announced the release of its guide, the annual publication profiling industry-leading green building products selected by a panel of expert judges and the Sustainable Industries editorial team. This year's Top 10 Green Building Products

Taking a page out of the anti-Dock Street play book (which didn't work out so well in the end), the organizers of the movement to stop (or modify) the city's plan for the rezoning and redevelopment of Coney Island have

The annual Brooklyn Building Awards ceremony, the results of which we about last month, was held last night at Stage 6 of Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As you can see from this photo, the event had some

More on the never-ending saga about whether or not Whole Foods is committed to building a store on its contaminated site on 3rd Street in the Gowanus...To recap: Eight days ago, the blog Brooklyn the Borough a company spokesperson as