Housing

State insurance regulators signed off on a plan that will lead to policyholders throughout Florida paying extra on their bills because of property-insurer insolvencies.

Florida Supreme Court justices back a Sarasota County Property Appraiser who said a a homeowner should not have received a homestead property-tax exemption for part of his house that he rented out.

Floridians are bracing for additional rate hikes as they are already paying higher monthly payments than homeowners in other states.

A Florida House panel approved a bill (HB 1417) that would lead to state law trumping local regulations governing landlords and tenants.

In Tampa and St. Petersburg, evictions are continually concentrated in the urban core, according to data analyzed between 2000 and 2016.

While the housing market has cooled, Miami and Tampa continued to top other metro areas across the country in home-price increases in December

Florida's "Save Our Homes" property-tax cap cleared its first legislative committee, despite concerns that it might force counties to cut services or shift the tax burden.

Skyrocketing insurance premiums, energy costs and hurricane risks have made routine improvements to Florida homes — like new roofs, impact windows and doors and upgraded AC units — more necessary than ever before.

As Florida grapples with affordable-housing problems, lawmakers started moving forward Thursday with a proposal that could lead to renters paying non-refundable monthly fees instead of security deposits.

A priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo to make housing more affordable for workers started to move forward Wednesday despite some questions about issues such as preventing rent controls.