The 2026 Ford F-150 Platinum Hybrid. Photo by Howard Walker There are definite pros and cons with the 30.6-gallon fuel tank that comes with Ford’s F-150 4×4 Supercrew PowerBoost hybrid we’re driving this week. A huge pro is range. Brim the tank and with this V6 hybrid’s 23-to-the-gallon combined mpg

“South Florida by the numbers” is a web feature that catalogues the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics.  Exactly one year ago, this column highlighted the trend of developer condo buyouts propelled in part by condo safety legislation. The uptick in developers bulk purchasing

🏆 Residential: Palm Beach had the priciest home sale to hit records in South Florida, where an under construction home at 757 Island Drive changed hands for $93.3 million. The seller was 757 Island Dr LLC, which purchased the 0.9-acre property on a corner of Everglades Island in 2021 for $39.5 mill

Homebuyers who have been staying out of the market, waiting for prices to dip, may be running out of time to snap up that deal. While the share of active listings carrying a price reduction remained elevated by historical standards at 16.7% in April, they are less common nationally than they were a

President Donald Trump has been impatient to see lower mortgage rates since he began his second term, but his handpicked choice for Federal Reserve chairman may not provide the silver bullet. Trump campaigned on a vow to get mortgage rates down to 3% or lower, but they have remained stubbornly above

Homeowners are facing a crisis. A crisis in property insurance. A crisis in affordability. And with hurricane season fast approaching, a growing sense of anxiety across the Southeast about what comes next. We have seen this before. Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused more than $100 billion in damage

China's carriers face sky-high jet fuel, lack of hedging strategies, and a customer base that can easily pivot to cheaper high-speed rail services.

China's carriers face sky-high jet fuel, lack of hedging strategies, and a customer base that can easily pivot to cheaper high-speed rail services.

A historic church in California is entering a new chapter as a stunning residence, having undergone a graceful transformation that breathed new life into the structure—while paying careful attention to its former lives as a religious building and an iconic recording studio that played host to multip

Super El Niño is well on its way, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicting it will emerge soon, likely between May and July 2026, and continue throughout the winter. It gives homeowners a chance to prepare, but there are certain states that should brace for far more than j

Americans may need roughly $2.57 million to retire comfortably by 2043, up sharply from the $1.75 million projected for 2033, according to a 2025 Goldman Sachs retirement survey. The increase reflects years of inflation that have driven up the costs of housing, health care and daily expenses. Househ

A Maryland woman who oversaw homeowners associations and embezzled nearly $600,000 from residents to fund her lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to prison. Sarah Chester, 44, of Nottingham, MD, received a 20-year sentence, with all but five years suspended, after pleading guilty to multiple counts

An $85 million lake-to-ocean estate in Manalapan with its own discreet tunnel to the beach is under contract to a buyer.  Cindy and Ron McMackin, who own the engineering subcontracting firm Pan-Pacific Mechanical, are selling the seven-bedroom, 11-and-a-half-bathroom mansion at 1660 South Ocean Boul

Real estate professionals across the Greater Chicagoland area awoke Wednesday to find their listings removed from Zillow, as the fight between the listing portal giant and the local MLS, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), which already includes an antitrust lawsuit, escalated.  On Wednesday morning, M

Riviera Beach officials want a sit-down with the Gold Coast Builders Association before voting on whether to increase development impact fees by 300 percent or more after members suggested the fees would be illegal. The Riviera Beach City Council deferred the vote until city staff has time to meet w

Stephen Colbert is preparing to bid farewell to “The Late Show” once and for all—but not before pulling back the curtain on one of New York City’s most iconic TV sets: the legendary Ed Sullivan Theater, which has served as the home of the hit series for more than three decades. In a new behind-the-s

Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Pro announced Thursday that they have begun using VantageScore 4.0 alongside Classic FICO scores in the mortgage qualification process, a move the company said is aimed at expanding access to home financing. Rocket’s crosstown rival, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) began a

A new real estate brokerage aims to eliminate traditional listing agents and listing fees altogether — a model its founder says could challenge decades-old assumptions about agent compensation. Showings announced it will officially launch May 22 in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago and Orlando. The co

Housing starts increased in April compared with a year ago, but a deeper dive into the data reveals that this uptick was driven by a noisier boost in multifamily development activity, while single-family starts declined.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s new residential construction data releas

A new white paper from BlackWolf Advisory Group says adoption of artificial intelligence in mortgage servicing is accelerating as firms seek to reduce costs, improve compliance and automate routine tasks. While the paper says servicers are ready and actively adopting AI, regulatory scrutiny and lega