🏆 Residential: Surfside once again had the most expensive home sale to hit records. Fort Partners parted with a $64.5 million penthouse at the Seaway at Surf Club North at 9165 Collins Avenue. The buyer was Marinus Limited. Fort Partners, led by Nadim Ashi, has seen a string of eye-popping sales la

Real estate investors have long used population growth to identify future spikes in housing demand. But in an increasingly mobile economy, airport traffic may reveal whether a market is plugged in for bigger, more sustained growth. A new analysis from Zonda chief economist Ali Wolf compares metro po

The Rust Belt is stepping back into the spotlight. A look at the Spring 2026 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Housing Market Ranking shows a list dominated by affordable Rust Belt metros rather than high-priced coastal hubs. "The spring 2026 top 10 reads like a tour of midsized industrial cities tha

Santa Fe, NM, America’s oldest state capital and a global art destination, surged to the top of the Spring 2026 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Luxury Housing Market Ranking, driven by wealthy buyers putting a premium on lifestyle perks and climate resilience. The high-desert hub experienced nothin

Tokyo's Haneda Airport is beginning a trial of humanoid robots in airport ground services amid chronic labor challenges and a rapidly ageing workforce.

Christine Quinn and Heather Rae El Moussa are officially returning to real estate drama "Selling Sunset" after yearslong absences—promising fans that Season 10 of the Netflix hit will allow them to reveal "new versions" of the women they once were. After months of rumors that the two women were set

King Charles and Queen Camilla completed their historic U.S. tour on Thursday in true style, complete with a send-off from President Donald Trump, a celebratory parade—and, for her majesty, an appearance on the "Today" show. Camilla, 78, took time during her action-packed trip to New York City this

Disgraced developer Rishi Kapoor will stay behind bars in downtown Miami’s federal detention facility after a judge denied his request to be released on bond. At a Thursday afternoon hearing, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore declined to hear arguments from Kapoor’s legal team to reconsider a rul

Real estate agents may lawfully discuss neighborhood crime rates and school quality with clients without violating the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on racial steering, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced April 24.   The move reverses guidance that’s led major indus

A backyard playground promises active kids, less screen time, and a yard that actually gets used. But before you start browsing for swing sets, it's worth asking whether the investment pays off, in daily life—and when it’s time to sell. The honest answer, according to experts, is that it depends on

In a weaker-than-expected demand environment, marked by declining new-home sales prices, rising incentives and geopolitical uncertainty, select homebuilders have tapped the brakes on new deliveries and deliberately slowed their sales pace to secure margins.  Not all builders are following this bluep

Nearly four years ago, Colorado voters approved a special fund to address the affordable housing crisis following Covid-19. Meeting the fund’s objectives, however, proved harder for participating cities than expected. State legislators are now scrambling to fix that. The Senate passed House Bill 131

A tale of two Spring Selling housing markets set the scene for LGI Homes’ Q1 2026 earnings release this week. Structurally, it’s not a market short on demand. Behaviorally and psychologically, though, it’s got homebuilders struggling to convert it. Team LGI’s performance – and every other public hom

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards has made it clear that she believes she is entitled to a significant chunk of estranged husband Mauricio Umansky’s real estate empire—telling her Bravo co-stars that she will fight to claim her half of the business that she says she helped to bui

It’s difficult to understate the impact that artificial intelligence is having on all aspects of the mortgage industry. From lead generation and borrower qualification to loan servicing and customer retention, companies must find ways to streamline processes to bring more customers in the door and k

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has recruited a veteran luxury real estate adviser as the brokerage continues expanding its new development business across South Florida. Angel Gonzalez has joined the firm after more than a decade working in luxury residential sales and development projects. The

Who: Wasserman/Steve Hagenbuckle What: Live Fest Where: Tiburón Golf Club, Naples Photos by Nick Shirghio The post An Epic Evening of Music appeared first on Naples Illustrated.

The current drought crisis in the U.S. is poised to take an enormous toll on homeowners. More than 60% of the country is facing drought conditions, “just 2 percentage points shy of the most widespread drought this century, which occurred in 2012,” according to the Washington Post. Paul Pastelok, Acc

“South Florida by the numbers” is a web feature that catalogues the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics.  Local real estate just got a whole lot bigger, and more unified. In a blockbuster move, Miami Realtors and Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors (RWorld) are joinin

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