New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that new home sales fell well short of economists’ and investors’ expectations in April, amid a challenging spring selling season marked by elevated mortgage rates, persistent inflation and broader economic and geopolitical uncertainty.  Sales of newly

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding answers from Bilt Rewards over reports that customers experienced payment disruptions and account issues during the company’s transition between banking partners. In a letter sent Wednesday to Bilt CEO Ankur Jain, Warren — the ranking member of the S

Providence, Rhode Island’s city council passed rent stabilization but failed to override the mayor’s veto. Rent stabilization is now one of the sharpest fault lines in the 2026 mayoral race. In September, voters will decide between a Democratic mayoral incumbent who vetoed the ordinance and a Democr

Real estate agents are being asked to do far more than sell homes — and that growing workload is exactly what Houston-based Epique Realty hopes artificial intelligence (AI) can solve. Epique Realty has grown rapidly in recent years — climbing to No. 15 among brands in RealTrends Verified’s 2025 rank

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Longtime Miami real estate partners and family duo Miguel Salvat and Daniel Golik have moved their luxury business to Compass in South Miami, the brokerage announced on Thursday. The uncle-and-nephew team brings a combined 35 years of experience and more than 1,500 closed transactions to Compass, ac

A new study from the Urban Institute concludes that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could offer zero-down payment mortgages to first-time homebuyers without significantly increasing default risk or endangering its insurance fund. “Allowing zero-down payment mortgages would level the playing

Miami International Airport scooped up Duty Free Americas’ nearby warehouse for $19.2 million as part of its $14 billion decade-long expansion plan. The airport plans to use the 68,000-square-foot industrial property at 1800 Northwest 70th Avenue for indoor storage and as a construction staging site

Who: Naples Illustrated What: The Naples 100 celebration Where: The Perry Hotel Naples Photography by Lane Wilkinson The post Celebrating Naples’ Trailblazers appeared first on Naples Illustrated.

One of the most expensive housing markets in the nation has an innovative new plan to help teachers and other public workers afford to live in the community that they serve. San Jose, CA, has the highest rental costs among the nation’s 50 largest metro areas, with a median asking rent of $3,306 in A

Chart-topper Jennifer Lopez has only been living in her newly renovated $18 million mansion for a matter of weeks—but she's already preparing for both of her children to move out of the dwelling in order to head to college, a milestone that the singer admits reduces her to tears whenever she thinks

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Mortgage rates climbed to a new nine-month high Thursday as inflation fears outweighed fledgling investor optimism over the prospect of a peace deal with Iran.  The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.53% for the week ending May 28, up 2 basis points from 6.51% the previous week, acco

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is considering pulling international flight processing in "sanctuary cities."

Billionaire real estate scion Stefan Soloviev sold his two side-by-side homes on the water in Delray Beach for $20.5 million.  Soloviev sold the properties at 963 and 964 Eve Street, according to property records and the public listings for the homes. John and Ana Davie purchased the 7,500-square-fo

Sales of newly built homes dropped in April while prices climbed, as the housing market continues a roller-coaster ride in 2026. Contract signings for newly built homes fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 622,000 in April, down 6.2% compared to March, the U.S. Census Bureau and Department o

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar and her actor husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., have put their stunning Hamptons-stye Los Angeles home on the market for $10.5 million—13 years after they purchased the property to serve as their family abode. Gellar, 49, and Prinze, 50, who wed in 20

Six years ago, mixed-use project Lotis Wellington scored zoning approval, with a development partner at the time presenting the plans for an ambitious community with residences, retail, restaurants and offices. But the partly finished project in Palm Beach County has devolved into developer infighti

🏆 Residential: The priciest home sale was in Hillsboro Beach, where a 9,600-square-foot mansion at 1091 Hillsboro Mile changed hands for $27.8 million. The seller was a trust tied to Asa Lena Loof and the buyer was Hillsboro Mile LLC. The home sits on a 1.4-acre lot and has six bedrooms and six and

For a decade and a half coming out of the Global Financial Crisis and housing crash of the 20-oughts, a shortage of skilled labor has bedeviled homebuilders and their ecosystem of stakeholders, stalling projects, driving up costs and growing worse as skilled front-liners age out of their roles on jo