About 40 housing providers set up shop at the Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg to attend the hurricane recovery rental housing fair. The city partnered with the Bay Area Apartment Association to host the public event on Jan. 22.

Prices grew at a rate of 1.6% in the Tampa metro area over the past year. That's less than the national inflation rate of 2.9%, according to the latest data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

There's been a sharp increase in pet surrenders for economic reasons to SPCA Tampa Bay since 2021, according to internal shelter records.

The Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee heard from a panel of experts, including a Tampa-based engineer, on how the recent condo laws are impacting the industry.

The housing market in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan statistical area (MSA) dropped 19 spots in the hottest-market forecast for 2025, according to an analysis by Zillow.

The Social Security Fairness Act was recently signed into law. The bipartisan legislation repeals a pair of decades-old provisions and increase monthly benefits for some retired public sector workers.

William Luther is an associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University. He told WUSF that early economic signals spell out uncertainty for 2025.

The program known as Sun Bucks offers eligible parents in participating states a total of $120 per child to assist with the cost of groceries over the summer months.

An amendment allows local governments to opt out of tax exemption requirements mandated by the Live Local Act — but only if there is a surplus in affordable housing units in the region.

The food pantry, backed by community partners and spearheaded by the city's housing authority, will be open to residents of the Legacy at Jordan Park every Thursday afternoon.

Commissioners approved putting $5.6 million in uncommitted HOPE dollars toward one-time hurricane relief for mobile home residents.

Mount Zion AME Church is partnering with developers, the Tampa Housing Authority and Hillsborough County to build a 75-unit affordable housing complex for seniors. It's set to open in 2025.