called a short sale - and have run into a snag. The closing date came and went. The necessary documents required from the seller (the bank) weren't provided to the title company. ...more

February 27, 2009

When Hal Turner put his 1100-square-foot Sun City Center duplex on the market one year ago, he anticipated reeling in $129,000 like his neighbors who had recently sold. ...more

December 17, 2008

CLEARWATER - A man and his wife were arrested this morning at their waterfront home on charges they stole more than $7 million as part of a scheme involving a title company, authorities said. ...more

January 22, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - Developer Gene Thomason and his company, Cory Lakes Limited, owe Hillsborough County $300,000 in back taxes for 2005 and 2006 for two dozen undeveloped lots he owns in the New Tampa gated community. In addition, he and his company, which received a no-bid contract for operations and maintenance of Cory Lake Isles, owe nearly $170,000 in 2007 property taxes. ...more

January 15, 2008

Developer Gene Thomason and his company, Cory Lakes Limited, owe Hillsborough County $300,000 in back taxes for 2005 and 2006 for two dozen undeveloped lots he owns in the New Tampa gated community. ...more

January 14, 2008

Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for older homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement a legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for elderly homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement his legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. He testified this morning that he has nothing to show for his two-year windfall except about $1,500 in a bank account. ...more

December 7, 2007