10 cheap fixes to boost your home's value

Looking for ways to spruce up your home without putting yourself in the poorhouse? Whether you're getting ready to sell your home or want to spiff it up inexpensively for your own enjoyment, we've got 10 good strategies for you to consider.

Tax plan cloudy -- who pays isn't

''You will find a lot of people that will now be able to be homeowners for the first time.''

Savings a boon to all homeowners

If you own a $250,000 home, the proposed replacement of property taxes with a 2.5-cent sales tax increase could save you so much you would have to amass more than $120,000 in taxable spending to offset the savings.

Could Florida end the Homeownwer's Property Tax?

House leaders want to swap a sales tax hike for eliminating homeowners' property taxes.

Mountains of homes still listed for sale

The story of housing in South Florida in 2006 was one of waiting -- buyers waiting for the right price, sellers waiting for the right buyer, everyone waiting to see where an uncertain market would go. Now the question is: Will 2007 be the year the market turns around?

Need help buying your first home? Here's where to look

Wondering if now is the time to buy your first house or condo?

State considers tax limitations, but local officials say restrictions would hurt

Responding to an angry public, the state may impose sharp restrictions on the authority of counties, cities, towns and villages to raise property taxes, setting up a ferocious battle with the politicians who run local governments.

Is housing slump over? Don't bet on it

Homes priced out of buyers' reach and unsold inventory could derail analysts' predictions that the market is near its bottom.

Emergency insurance ruling looks to be retroactive

Florida homeowners may get a bigger break because a new emergency rule barring policy cancellations and non-renewals may be retroactive, stopping previously announced plans to drop policies.

Ouch! Your house payment just doubled

Big, fat surprises are ahead for about 20% of homeowners: Their complicated, often-risky adjustable mortgages are going to soar as introductory interest rates expire.