Homeowners across Florida are paying some of the steepest insurance bills in the nation. In comparing newly released Census Bureau data and information in the Realtor.com® 2025 Climate Risk Report, it is clear that the state stands out for both high annual premiums and heavy exposure to climate risk

Planet Home Lending on Thursday announced the appointment of John Adams as retail renovation leader as the company seeks to enhance its home renovation expertise and unlock more housing opportunities for borrowers. Adams will focus on training and supporting Planet’s distributed retail loan originat

A new bipartisan bill, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act, was recently introduced in Congress and, if passed, it could safeguard seniors for years to come. It aims to protect retirees from elder financial fraud and scams by giving a range of financial institutions new powers to detect and ac

Robert Rivani continued to shrink his Miami commercial condo portfolio with the $19.8 million sale of a two-story space in Miami’s Edgewater leased to a Michael Schwartz restaurant. His Miami-based firm Rivani, formerly called Black Lion, sold the 12,316-square-foot unit at 3101 Northeast Seventh Av

Long Island, NY, has rolled out the welcome mat for the Ryder Cup 2025, a tournament set to inject $16 million into the local economy. And homeowners in the area are ready to cash in as they capitalize on the lack of accommodations. "Long Island is a surprising market, and this is a pricey event," B

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has extended the timeline for mortgage servicers to comply with the new loss-mitigation waterfall, according to a mortgagee letter issued Wednesday. While the provisions may be implemented by Oct. 1, they must be fully in place no later than Dec. 30, 2025, ac

Upgrading from an apartment to a house with roommates can mean more space, more privacy, and even perks like a backyard or garage. Beyond just paying rent, tenants may need to factor in higher utilities and other unexpected expenses.  For roommates, that makes it especially important to think carefu

The legal teams at multiple listing services (MLS) have been getting quite the workout over the past few years, first with the commission lawsuits and more recently with lawsuits related to Realtor association membership and MLS access. Given these circumstances MLSs are naturally looking for ways t

Rapper A$AP Rocky and his longtime partner, Rihanna, may well have concealed the news of their third pregnancy until May—but it appears the expectant father was busy making preparations for the baby girl's arrival long before they went public with the news. Days before Rihanna debuted her baby bump

U.S. startup airline Breeze is planning to expand internationally next year to try to win over more customers in underserved markets.

As we creep closer to the new year, a plethora of choices have debuted as trendy paint colors for 2026. Homeowners can choose to be bold while refreshing a kitchen or elegant while repainting a bedroom. But for those who are interested in bringing some warmth and sophistication to their homes, Ace H

Hilton Hilton co-founders and co-CEOs Barron N. Hilton and Tessa Hilton have abruptly headed for the exit as they set up shop under the Compass banner in Beverly Hills and Palm Beach. News of the husband-and-wife team’s new move came today, fresh off Monday’s announcement that Compass is in a deal t

Mortgage rates rose Thursday for the first time in over a month, as markets reacted to the Federal Reserve's cautious outlook for the near future following last week's quarter-point cut to its benchmark interest rate. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.3% for the week ending

Pop sensation Rihanna has become a proud mother of three after welcoming a baby girl with her partner, A$AP Rocky—revealing in a touching Instagram post that they have named the newborn Rocki Irish Mayers. Rihanna gave birth to her first daughter A$AP, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, on Sept. 13; h

Blue Road and Ilia Development Group launched sales of The William, a planned 26-story condo project along Northeast 163rd Street in North Miami Beach, The Real Deal has learned.  The 374-unit condo tower will be built on the 1.1-acre property at 2040 Northeast 163rd Street, currently home to a medi

Rapper Kanye West is making quite the impact on the California housing market—where three of his former residences are currently on the market, with one very notable Hidden Hills property recently listing for $3.99 million. Days after one of West's most infamous properties—his gutted beach house in

Sales of previously owned homes declined slightly in August as the resale market capped off a summer of weak activity. Existing-homes sales, which account for the vast majority of residential real estate transactions, fell 0.2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million,

The Pérez family’s Related Group landed $100.3 million in construction financing for its planned Residences at Marina Village, a workforce housing project in Riviera Beach.  Records show the developer secured $54 million from the Florida Finance Housing Corporation  and the Bank of New York Mellon,

The housing market experienced a "cruel summer," but now sales of newly built homes have surged to shrug off that slump. And adding to that momentum are falling house prices, particularly in five popular counties. Several of the largest counties are seeing the biggest annual drops in median home pri

Mortgage interest rates have been steadily decreasing for the last month and are expected to remain in the low 6% range through the end of 2025, raising the prospect of finally drawing jittery buyers off the sidelines.   However, the impact of declining mortgage rates will vary across markets, depen