🏆 Residential: Bal Harbour had the top residential transaction recorded in South Florida. An LLC managed by Brazilian businessman Wafrido Silvino Dos Mares Guia Neto parted with a condo at 9701 Collins Avenue, the St. Regis Bal Harbour, for just under $11 million. The buyer was RLK St Regis LLC, ti

Several major homebuilders are weighing plans to band together to provide up to 1 million new entry-level houses for first-time buyers, branded as "Trump Homes," according to a new report. Lennar and Taylor Morrison are among the builders involved in the proposal, which would be funded by private in

New York City rents surged through the end of last year, but the deeper crisis is that tenants are not moving—and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's signature rent freeze policy threatens to choke the city's already scarce housing supply.  The Big Apple’s rental market is essentially frozen in place, with local

The decision to become a homeowner after years of renting brings many changes—suddenly you're responsible for repairs, you can paint the walls whatever color you want, and you're building equity instead of paying a landlord. But there's another shift that catches many first-time buyers off guard: Ta

Former race car driver Hurley Haywood is offloading his sprawling Florida mansion for $5.2 million, more than a decade after he retired to the Sunshine State property. The five-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner, 77, listed his St. Augustine dwelling Feb. 1, having purchased the picturesque home for $7

Scrolling an MLS feed that looks and feels more like social media is now an option for real estate agents in California. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) reached a new agreement to offer Tuesday — its mobile MLS application designed around social-style feeds and interactions — at no additional cost t

Beth Blackmarr has lived in Ohio long enough to watch property taxes swallow her mortgage. She says the share of her monthly payment going to property taxes has jumped from 15% in 2007 to more than 55% today. “When I got my property tax reevaluation last year, I opened the envelope up and hit the fl

A new ATTOM analysis released Tuesday shows that U.S. homeowners ended 2025 with slightly less equity than earlier in the year, but they still held historically strong positions as the housing market steadied after several years of rapid price gains. Attom’s Q4 2025 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater R

Aston Martin Residences developer Germán Coto is accused of siphoning millions of dollars from condo owners, according to a bombshell lawsuit being reported for the first time by The Real Deal. Coto is accused of running “an immense shell game” via condo association contracts to vendors with close t

The vacancy rate for rental units increased nationally last quarter, as the homeownership rate rose slightly, according to newly released data. The national vacancy rate for rentals was 7.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 7.1% the prior quarter and 6.9% one year ago, the U.S. Census Bureau r

A humming sound in West Haven, CT, has reverberated in several neighborhoods in recent years, prompting more than 200 complaints to the city. The persistent noise—which sounds like a vacuum or a kitchen range fan—is making some residents feel like they are losing their minds, according to a new repo

Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she is saying goodbye to her beloved talk show after seven seasons so that she can "prioritize" spending time with her children. The 43-year-old mom of two announced the news in an Instagram post, expressing her thanks to everyone who has worked on the talk show, whi

Bed Bath & Beyond’s parent company has reached an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of its plan to launch an investment and personal finance platform, which will also offer home loans through a partnership with Figure Technologies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The holding co

The quarterly earnings results for Beazer Homes are, to put it mildly, forgettable. Or, at least, Beazer’s senior leadership hopes that’s the case.  A net quarterly loss, a highly compressed gross profit margin that fell short of expectations, and a frustratingly low sales pace all cause concern. Be

CGI Merchant Group is catching zero breaks, as its South Florida portfolio unravels under the crushing weight of debt woes.  In the latest trouble, the firm lost the 15-story 550 Biltmore office building, at 550 Biltmore Way, in Coral Gables.  Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Abby Cynamon issued a judgment

An exclusive report published Tuesday by Bloomberg describes an ambitious proposal reportedly being developed by U.S. homebuilders: a massive, privately funded rent-to-own initiative branded internally as “Trump Homes,” potentially delivering up to one million houses and more than $250 billion in ho

Entertainment news website TMZ says it has received an "unverified ransom note" for "Today" host Savannah Guthrie's missing mother, Nancy, revealing that the message was sent via an email in which an anonymous person demanded a "substantial sum of money" be transferred to them via Bitcoin. TMZ's fou

Bipartisan Policy Center Action (BPC) is urging congressional leaders to bring two bipartisan housing bills to the floor for votes in the House of Representatives and the Senate as soon as possible, citing rising housing costs and a nationwide shortage of affordable homes. In a statement issued Mond

AI-powered real estate operations system Purlin and Final Offer, a consumer-facing offer negotiation marketplace, have merged to form Purlin Enterprises, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. The merger creates an AI-platform that unifies real

Keke Palmer has confessed that she "never" wants to live with a romantic partner—even if they are married—because she likes her "alone time." The 32-year-old "True Jackson, VP" alum opened up about her dating hot take while appearing on the "Today" show with Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones. Whi