Less than a month after announcing its pending TopBuild for $17 billion, QXO’s business strategists outlined plans to integrate the company into its platform, drive higher profitability and accelerate organic growth across the combined business. On Monday, QXO released an investor Q&A document that

Broker Public Portal (BPP) and Realtors Property Resource (RPR) have announced a new collaboration that will integrate RPR’s Realtors Valuation Model into BPP’s Cribio consumer home search experience for participating MLSs and associations. Under the agreement, MLSs and associations partnered with B

The affordability crisis in American housing demands more invention, more experimentation and more scalable models to break through the chronic chokeholds of economic, building-technology, and political will. The hard truth is that, against a backdrop of a harsher-than-expected new-home sales season

South Florida’s top residential players aren’t merely in the business of buying and selling homes.  A generational wealth migration is transforming the region, and real estate’s residential business leaders are rolling out the welcome mat while navigating a changing market. The Real Deal named its T

Branch manager Austin Baker and his Houston-based team, Lasso Lending, have joined Supreme Lending, bringing more than $100 million in annual loan production to Supreme’s platform. The move deepens Supreme Lending’s presence in the Houston metropolitan area, one of the nation’s most active and compe

Two transactions. One structural shift. Compass’s acquisition of Anywhere and Real’s $880 million deal for REMAX are not simply the largest brokerage transactions in recent memory. And, now add to that eXp’s acquisition of NextHome and together, they represent something the residential real estate i

The top contract in Palm Beach County this week is a longtime media executive’s Maurice Fatio-designed mansion asking $49.5 million.  Buyers signed 26 contracts between May 4 and May 10 for luxury properties in Palm Beach County, according to a report by Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes team. The prev

The lawsuit that prompted Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson to issue a warning letter to Mortgage Connect last week has dealt the company a significant legal blow. As the FTC scrutinizes Mortgage Connect for deploying “unjustifiable noncompetes,” a Pennsylvania judge ruled t

Disgraced Olympian Ryan Lochte is preparing to kick off a new career as an assistant college swim coach at Missouri State, a role that will reportedly earn him a very humble salary of just $30,000 a year. A decade after competing in his final Games, the 12-time Olympic medal winner made the surprisi

With incidents of fraud and theft at homeowners' associations on the rise, Tennessee lawmakers have passed a law intending to protect homeowners from HOA malfeasance. Gov. Bill Lee signed into law SB 2326, which requires HOAs to maintain a blanket fidelity bond, late last month. That would insure th

United Airlines flight attendants ratify labor deal that would provide first raises in nearly six years.

Synthetic fertilizer prices are on the rise. In fact, the American Farm Bureau Federation found that since the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, nitrogen fertilizer has shot up more than 30%. That’s why it’s no surprise that many homeowners are looking for cheaper, sustainable alternatives

Developer David Martin’s plan for a bayfront condo tower in South Beach heads to the Miami Beach Design Review Board for a vote this week.  Martin, CEO of Miami-based Terra, took over the project at 1250 West Avenue last year. The developer plans a 28-story building with up to 106 luxury condos on t

Buddha Burrata Shrimp Salad at Harvest & Wisdom. Photo ©2026 Shangri-La Springs. All Rights Reserved. The first time I dined at Shangri-La Springs in the 1990s, lunch consisted of a buffet of raw dishes unexpected in variety and flavor and indicative of the circa-1926 hotel’s wellness sway. The most

Buddha Burrata Shrimp Salad at Harvest & Wisdom. Photo ©2026 Shangri-La Springs. All Rights Reserved. The first time I dined at Shangri-La Springs in the 1990s, lunch consisted of a buffet of raw dishes unexpected in variety and flavor and indicative of the circa-1926 hotel’s wellness sway. The most

Homeowners in Milwaukee's 15th Aldermanic District are facing property assessments that rose nearly twice as fast as the rest of the city. Districtwide assessed values rose 13.06% nearly double the citywide average, according to Alderman Russell W. Stamper's office, which is hosting free sessions to

Phoenix has published updated income limits that determine who qualifies for city affordable housing programs—and the thresholds cover a broad range of households. The new limits took effect May 1 and are based on percentages of area median income (AMI), according to the city's official 2026 income

Buffalo's $100 million-plus structural budget deficit has been confirmed by an independent analysis—and the city has no financial cushion left to absorb the next shortfall. The New York State Comptroller's Office released an analysis validating Mayor Sean Ryan's assessment that Buffalo carries a str

Nearly two years after his death, new details about the reclusive final days of fitness icon Richard Simmons’ are being brought to light in a new television special that will see famed broadcast journalist Diane Sawyer venturing inside the Hollywood Hills mansion where he spent the last decade of hi

More than 5,100 homes sit empty across San Diego while renters and buyers scramble for anything they can afford—but a measure on the June ballot would start charging absentee owners for that vacancy. San Diego voters are set to weigh in on Measure A, with supporters saying more than 5,100 properties