Cocoa considering ordinance to give renters more notice before raising rent

Cocoa considering ordinance to give renters more notice before raising rent

Cocoa City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to move forward with an ordinance requiring landlords to give more advanced notice to residents when they want to increase their rent.

Cocoa City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to move forward with an ordinance requiring landlords to give more advanced notice to residents when they want to increase their rent.

Florida parents dealing with baby formula shortage

Florida parents dealing with baby formula shortage

Empty shelves and out-of-stock signs are creating scrambling baby formula manufacturers and desperate parents.

Empty shelves and out-of-stock signs are creating scrambling baby formula manufacturers and desperate parents.

Here's how much more you'll be paying for food in 2022, according to USDA estimates

Here's how much more you'll be paying for food in 2022, according to USDA estimates

The USDA’s Food Price Outlook estimates that prices at the grocery store will increase by 5%-6% in 2022. Overall, food prices were 8.8% higher in March 2022, compared to a year prior.

The USDA’s Food Price Outlook estimates that prices at the grocery store will increase by 5%-6% in 2022. Overall, food prices were 8.8% higher in March 2022, compared to a year prior.

Here are the top 25 most overvalued housing markets in the US

Here are the top 25 most overvalued housing markets in the US

Homes in 97% of cities in America are overvalued, according to Moody’s Analytics, with the most overvalued markets seeing homes priced at 50% to 70% more than they’re worth. But how long will this last?

Homes in 97% of cities in America are overvalued, according to Moody’s Analytics, with the most overvalued markets seeing homes priced at 50% to 70% more than they’re worth. But how long will this last?

Pediatrician's plea to parents: Do NOT make your own baby formula

Pediatrician's plea to parents: Do NOT make your own baby formula

Amid today's baby formula shortage, Dr. Sarah Adams of Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio warned parents away from homemade options.

Amid today's baby formula shortage, Dr. Sarah Adams of Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio warned parents away from homemade options.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces new Florida tax holidays and exemptions

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces new Florida tax holidays and exemptions

A series of sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A series of sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Migration from big cities boosts housing prices in smaller markets

Migration from big cities boosts housing prices in smaller markets

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are moving out of big cities, driving up housing prices in smaller markets like Boise.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are moving out of big cities, driving up housing prices in smaller markets like Boise.

Fed raises interest rates by half-point, the most since 2000

Fed raises interest rates by half-point, the most since 2000

The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point.

The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point.

Biden highlights deficit progress to counter criticism on US economy

Biden highlights deficit progress to counter criticism on US economy

The president is placing a renewed emphasis on reducing the deficit — which is the gap between what the nation spends and what it takes in — in order to blunt Republican criticism.

The president is placing a renewed emphasis on reducing the deficit — which is the gap between what the nation spends and what it takes in — in order to blunt Republican criticism.

Rating agency says action on property insurance in Florida 'essential'

Rating agency says action on property insurance in Florida 'essential'

The financial-rating agency AM Best said Monday that further “action is essential” to stabilize Florida’s property-insurance market, as lawmakers prepare to grapple with the issue during a special legislative session this month.

The financial-rating agency AM Best said Monday that further “action is essential” to stabilize Florida’s property-insurance market, as lawmakers prepare to grapple with the issue during a special legislative session this month.

Kansas may phase out sales taxes on groceries. Which states still pay them?

Kansas may phase out sales taxes on groceries. Which states still pay them?

Of the 45 states that levy sales taxes, only 13 states charge any sales tax on groceries. That includes Kansas, where the current 6.5% rate is second only to Mississippi’s 7%.

Of the 45 states that levy sales taxes, only 13 states charge any sales tax on groceries. That includes Kansas, where the current 6.5% rate is second only to Mississippi’s 7%.