Hunting for Yield in Tax Liens May be Risky Bloomberg Tax liens, or tax certificates, generally are sold to investors at auctions and are secured by claims on the underlying real estate that take priority over mortgages. Interest generally accrues on the taxes owed at rates set by auction, which property...
Housing Market: Will it bottom out in 2012? WTSP 10 News Tampa, Florida -- Some real estate agents have been saying it for the last few years... the bottom is here. New numbers from Zillow indicate the Tampa Bay housing market may be getting close to the bottom in terms of home values.