The American West has always defied efforts to tame it. The rugged free spirit is as indelible to the landscape as it is to the people who live there. Naturally, it trickles down into every aspect of the culture—even the tax code. In many Western states, agricultural properties benefit from preferen

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's Los Angeles home was surrounded by police officers responding to a prank 911 call that falsely claimed an active shooter was present at the Bel-Air residence in what is now being reported as a "swatting" incident. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to t

Action star Dwane "The Rock" Johnson has taken a hefty punch to the gut of his real estate portfolio after suffering a $3.3 million loss on the sale of his sprawling equestrian estate in Georgia. Johnson, 53, who is currently promoting his new movie "The Smashing Machine," in which he stars alongsid

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is suing Lennar for allegedly building 465 defective homes on tribal land across Florida. In an amended Aug. 29 lawsuit in Broward County Circuit Court, the Seminole Tribe alleges Lennar, a Miami-based national homebuilder led by Executive Chairman and co-CEO Stuart Mil

A former police officer turned process server was arrested at Travis Kelce's Kansas mansion while trying to serve Taylor Swift deposition documents from Justin Baldoni's legal team amid the director's ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively. The worker, who has been named as Justin Lee Fisher, was pl

Masaveu Real Estate US has assembled almost an entire block in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood after paying $24 million for a Wendy’s restaurant. The American subsidiary of Spanish conglomerate Corporacion Masaveu, led by Chairman Fernando Masaveu Herrero, acquired the 3,611-square-foot fast food rest

On Sept. 17, the Fed announced its first rate cut since the end of 2024, lowering rates by a quarter percentage point, to a range of 4% to 4.25%. The news immediately sparked big questions: Will mortgage rates go down? Should I buy a home or stay put? Personal finance author and radio host Dave Rams

Many homebuyers make the mistake of approaching every home purchase the same way—focusing on square footage, price per square foot, and resale value. But buying your first home and buying your last home are different endeavors that require different strategies. A starter home is primarily about buil

The Manhattan luxury market is alive and well, bouncing back from a slow week to hit 21 sales totaling $144,474,000. Twenty-one properties with a median list price of $6 million went under contract for the third week of September, 10 more than the previous week. Most homes (15) were condos, with fiv

Ari Rubenstein, the founder of financial services firm GTS, dropped $15 million on a waterfront Palm Island house in Miami Beach.  Records show Rubenstein and his wife, Zaily Rubenstein, bought the house at 112 Palm Avenue from PL Holdings, a Puerto Rican company managed by George Burguillos, a ship

When you close on a home, you’ll comb through pages of disclosures and legal documents that spell out every cost in black and white. While it might feel like a time-consuming pain, those documents ensure that you understand the financial requirements of your new home loan. But when it comes to renti

Sabrina Carpenter may be ready to give fans a real-life "House Tour" after reportedly purchasing a picturesque $10.5 million penthouse inside a celebrity-loved New York City building. The Tribeca duplex was put on the market by beauty mogul Cassandra Grey in December with an asking price of $11.5 mi

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is eyeing a parking lot next to Miami’s Freedom Tower for a Donald Trump presidential library. The state’s top elected official plans to submit an item to the Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to convey the 2.6-acre parcel at 500-540 Biscayne

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said that the economy faces a "challenging situation" as the labor market weakens while inflation persists at an elevated level. In comments to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in Warwick, RI, on Tuesday, Powell said that the Fed's rate cut last week

If you're hoping to sell your home, knowing your property's value is essential for pricing it right to make buyers bite. Or, maybe you don't want to sell your home right now but are just curious about what your house is worth—and whether your real estate investment has risen in value (which would me

Former NFL legend Rudi Johnson has passed away at the age of 45—with police officers in his home state of Florida telling TMZ that the sports star died by suicide in the early hours of Sept. 23. Johnson, whose real name was Burudi Ali Johnson, spent eight seasons playing in the NFL after being selec

Former "Today" star Hoda Kotb has made a highly anticipated return to the morning show that turned her into a household name—however, instead of picking back up her hosting duties, the mother of two took on a very different role, appearing as a guest. Kotb, 61, rejoined her former co-star, Savannah

Taylor Swift has been granted a permanent restraining order against her alleged stalker who has repeatedly showed up to her Los Angeles home and claimed that the pop star had his baby. The 35-year-old hitmaker, who recently announced her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was pe

Midtown Capital Partners landed a $57 million bridge loan for a nearly completed multifamily project in Lake Worth Beach. New York-based Infinity Collective, led by David Berg, Steven Kassin and Etienne Locoh, provided the financing for the Midtown Capital affiliate that is developing Astor Sound, a

Developer Aldo Stark found a buyer for the Stone Creek Ranch mansion he’s seeking to flip for $45 million. It was the top luxury contract signed in Palm Beach County last week. Buyers signed 11 contracts between Sept. 15 and Sept. 21 for luxury properties in Palm Beach County, according to a market