Press-Register/Mike KittrellThe site of the former Blount High in Prichard, vacant now, could one day host affordable housing. The school was demolished in November. PRICHARD, Alabama – The longtime site of the former Blount High School could be host to affordable housing, given a land swap in the works between Mobile County school officials and the [...]

A federal investigation into the Deerfield Beach Housing Authority requested by U.S. Rep. Allen West in July apparently turned up nothing worth pursuing, according to people informed of its status. The authority’s executive director, Pam Davis, is resigning to become executive director of the Gainesville Housing Authority. She said she sought the information “because I [...]

The following excerpts are from the Peabody Police Department press log from Dec. 29-30. Thursday, Dec. 29 2:23 p.m. Officers asked for assistance in dealing with motor vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road at the intersection of Lynn and County streets. Lynn Street, heading north from the intersection, was closed to traffic [...]

After our last post reviewing some of the major stories that affected the Florida real estate market in 2011, we thought we would give you a rundown of some additional news items as we head into 2012 here in Southwest Florida. The website TripAdvisor.com has named Fort Myers the No. 3 destination in its list [...]

Affordable housing doubles in borough 4:10pm Saturday 31st December 2011 in News Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) THE number of affordable housing in the borough more than doubled in the last year. The detail was revealed in Warrington Borough Council’s latest Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report, which was approved by councillors last month. [...]

During the early 1980s as many families lost their homes and jobs, state and local governments were forced to dramatically cut assistance, and we saw a dramatic spike in homelessness. Today we are emerging from an even more severe recession and once again local governments face hard fiscal times. But, as a recent report shows, [...]

By Michele Chan Santos SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN E-mail Print Larger Type Small Type Traditionally, the winter months are thought of as a slow time in real estate. The weather is colder and wetter and people are coping with holiday bills. For home sellers who are frustrated after several months of listing their home on [...]