Mortgage lenders are currently wrestling with a high-stakes puzzle: how to accurately compare the new credit score models hitting the market. The differences are significant and carry major implications for risk assessment, loan pricing and secondary market returns. In late April, the Federal Housin

Regulators in Illinois have approved what a group of home equity investment (HEI) providers calls the most comprehensive state regulatory framework to date for shared equity products, a fast-growing alternative to traditional home equity loans and reverse mortgages. The rule was adopted under the Il

40 Local High School Students Awarded $960,000 in College Scholarships by Founders Scholarship Fund Realizing the dream of attending college will now be significantly easier for 40 Collier County high school students who have been awarded four-year, post-secondary education scholarships by Founders

40 Local High School Students Awarded $960,000 in College Scholarships by Founders Scholarship Fund Realizing the dream of attending college will now be significantly easier for 40 Collier County high school students who have been awarded four-year, post-secondary education scholarships by Founders

Naples Winter Wine Festival Returns for 27th Annual Celebration with the Theme “Hope Sings – A brighter tomorrow takes the stage.” on January 29-31, 2027 Nation’s Top Charity Wine Auction will showcase acclaimed vintners and celebrity chefs at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón after raising over $30

MortgageOne TPO, a wholesale mortgage lender and Department of the Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), has integrated with the ARIVE platform and launched Pathway, a flagship CDFI loan program aimed at borrowers underserved by traditional mortgage guidelines, the c

Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has died at the age of 86 at the humble Maine cottage he shared with his husband of more than 10 years, James Ready. Frank's passing comes weeks after he revealed that he had entered hospice with congestive heart failure—before later returning to the hom

Annie’s Bistro, Bar & Bakery inside the Old Naples Hotel. Rendering courtesy of OpalCollection.com Olde Naples Hotel is officially open on Third Street South! The 109-room luxury boutique hotel is situated just steps from Third Street South and one block from the beach. Part of Opal Collection and d

Saltleaf Golf Preserve will host the Leaf Legends junior golf camp this summer. Photo by Jensen Larson Photography Saltleaf Golf Preserve in Estero will host Leaf Legends, a five-day junior golf camp designed to introduce young players to the game through coaching, interactive learning, and on-cours

BDT & MSD Partners is moving forward with the Residences at Boca Raton, a planned luxury condo development that will be built on the site of the Boca Raton Club.  The developer hired Douglas Elliman to lead sales and marketing of the eight-story, 75-unit building that will rise on the 5-plus-acre si

Photo courtesy of Marilyn’s A fashion staple that planted its roots in downtown Naples now has a new place to call home. Beloved luxury boutique Marilyn’s recently moved from Fifth Avenue South to 650 Goodlette-Frank Road to embark on its next chapter. Owner Marilyn Hellman says parking issues and l

There are more homes for sale than there were at the worst point of the post-pandemic shortage and price growth has slowed. But despite these headline improvements, the market remains sluggish—a new analysis helps explain why. The problem, according to The Housing Mismatch report from Realtor.com® a

Former Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott already appears to have put his nine-year stint with the NFL team behind him—after purchasing a $5 million dwelling in North Carolina, just a stone's throw from the home of his former team, the Carolina Panthers. McDermott, 52, spent five years as the d

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' quest to build a custom eco-friendly estate on a sprawling 110-acre parcel in upstate New York has reportedly hit a significant hurdle—amid claims that the couple owes $2.1 million in unpaid fees to contractors they hired to work on the enormous property. Just weeks a

Don King is bobbing and weaving to avoid foreclosure on a massive Palm Beach County property. An entity linked to the legendary boxing promoter filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization last week for the 53-acre jai alai fronton at 1415 45th Street in Magnolia Park, narrowly dodging a court-ord

A Washington state woman who operated a fraudulent real estate investment fund with her former husband and stole $2.4 million from investors has learned her fate. Tamara King, 56, was sentenced on May 15 to 55 months in federal prison, after a jury convicted her of conspiracy to commit wire fraud an

🏆 Residential: The top home sale recorded in South Florida was in Palm Beach, where a home at 1632 South Ocean Boulevard changed hands for $36 million. The seller was a trust with attorney John J. Raymond, Jr. as trustee, and the buyers were Xiao Liu and Dapeng Zhu. The home, which last sold in 202

When Realtor.com® first exposed the hidden home equity tax a year ago, it looked like a penalty on patience. The risk was most acute in places where decades of appreciation had pushed long-tenured homeowners past the capital gains exclusion for primary home sales—potentially exposing them to federal

For many real estate brokerage owners, selling the business is not just a transaction. It’s the result of years spent building a company, recruiting real estate agents, serving clients, carrying risk, managing payroll, protecting your brand and pushing through market cycles that weren’t always easy.

The home search now starts online, but many real estate and housing professionals still do not fully own their own digital presence. Instead, they often rely only on brokerage-provided pages or third-party portals to represent their business online. While relying on these pages alone may seem easy a