A property manager for condo associations was hit with criminal charges, accused of misappropriating about $600,000 from a Pembroke Pines complex.  It was the third arrest on a theft charge against Michael Curtis, who also faces allegations in two cases filed last year of allegedly siphoning funds f

A property management company owner in Florida is facing charges of scamming people out of $1 million between 2021 and 2025, according to police. Michael Curtis, 38, has been accused of stealing at least $600,000 from homeowners at the Windmill Lakes Condominium Community in Pembroke Pines, FL. "We

A fight over ground-floor retail mandates could become one of the most consequential zoning debates of 2026, with Washington state lawmakers moving to curb mandatory storefronts in new residential buildings. A bill in the Washington state Senate would flip the script on commercial zoning, requiring

"Married to Real Estate" stars Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson have announced that they are expanding their real estate business to two new states following the cancelation of their HGTV series. The couple, who confirmed in June that their show had been axed from the home renovation network amid a wi

The past couple of years have been a whirlwind for industry veteran Lacey Conway. In the spring of 2024, her family firm Latter & Blum, of which she had been serving as CEO, was acquired by Compass, where she would later go on to serve as the executive vice president of mergers and acquisitions. Con

The data is in, and South Florida’s luxury real estate market is still working off its “Liberation Day” hangover.  Luxury sales stumbled in the face of global economic instability last year, according to a global report by Knight Frank on home sales of $10 million or more.  Palm Beach closed 127 suc

A picturesque North Carolina property that turned into a TV mecca after being featured as the home of "Dawson's Creek" character Dawson Leery has found itself a buyer, mere months after it was listed for $3.25 million. Located in Wilmington, NC, where much of the show was filmed, the four-bedroom, 3

With a third or so of the public homebuilders’ first 2026 earnings cycle complete, the theme and variations – guidance misses, land impairments, margin compressions, even a net-negative-earnings or two, with the rare upside surprise – confirm it’s one of the most grinding, grueling selling environme

The Supreme Court has paved the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election. It's a win for California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic Party. California voters approved the redistricting plan in a special election last year. State Republicans and the Dep

Michael Simkins picked up a Lincoln Road building in Miami Beach at a bargain price as the pedestrian-only retail street experiences a revival. An entity managed by Simkins, a Miami Beach-based investor, paid $11.7 million for a one-story building at 716-720 Lincoln Road, records and real estate dat

Michael Simkins and Scott Sherman’s Torose Equities picked up a Lincoln Road building in Miami Beach at a bargain price as the pedestrian-only retail street experiences a revival. An entity managed by Simkins, a Miami Beach-based investor, and Miami-based Torose paid $11.7 million for a one-story bu

Three Georgia state representatives have introduced legislation aimed at stripping homeowners associations (HOAs) of their ability to foreclose on homes while and giving residents a direct vote on whether to dissolve their associations. State Reps. Sandra Scott, Viola Davis and Kim Schofield introdu

Experts agree that cutting back on alcohol can do wonders for your health, but for renters and homeowners, cutting back on the booze can have another added benefit: a bolstered bank account. “Cutting out booze for a month may seem like a health initiative, but it’s also a great idea for your finance

Investors at D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. are joining Third Point Investments in calling for CoStar to either divest or shut down Homes.com.  On Wednesday, Edwin Jager and Michael O’Mary, two managing directors at D.E. Shaw, sent an open letter to CoStar Group’s board or directors, expressing their “contin

Actor Joe Manganiello's fiancee, Caitlin O'Connor, has revealed that the couple made the decision to leave Los Angeles for good because of their fears over the "all-time high" crime in the city, coupled with the dwindling of the Hollywood entertainment industry. O'Connor, 36, and Manganiello, 49, co

Out-of-pocket health care costs continue to take a sizable bite out of retirees’ finances — even as Medicare coverage expands and recent policy changes aim to reduce drug costs, according to a new brief published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Using data from the 2018-2022

Terry Schmidt believes she surprised the mortgage industry. Schmidt, the director and CEO of Guild Mortgage Co., was referring to the June 2025 announcement that the company would be acquired by Bayview Asset Management. The transaction officially closed in November. “Many found that this was very s

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The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly preparing to trade 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards, just one year after picking up the power forward from the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Luka Dončić. According to a post shared by ESPN "insider" Adam Schefter, the Mavericks have

Roberto Moreno, co-founder and CEO for FC Naples, grew up playing soccer in Colombia and considered launching a USL team as early as 2016. In 2025, under his leadership, FC Naples became the third inaugural team in USL League One history to reach playoff contention. Photo by Nick Shirghio Roberto Mo