After years of serving as a convenient political target, artificial intelligence is entering a new phase of the debate: one shaped not only by state and local experimentation, but also by a more assertive federal posture. A recent Executive Order on AI directed the Justice Department to create a Lit

In November 2025, Equifax published a statement making the case that FICO is the villain in the mortgage credit cost story. It was just one more shot across the bow from the 3Bs at FICO; a battle we’ve been watching play out in real time for years. The numbers don’t lie: FICO’s per-score price has g

Hawaii’s housing shortage has created an affordability crisis so severe that it now threatens the future of generational wealth on the islands. “It was always a dream of mine to be a homeowner. Realistically, I could not have fulfilled that dream staying in Hawaii,” Johnette Fagaale, a former reside

A beautiful California residence that was conceived by renowned Los Angeles architect Charles Ward as his own private retreat has hit the market for just under $4 million. Built in 1988, the Venice property was designed to "unfold like a wonderful book," according to the listing, which is held by Ma

Retirement is time for many things: traveling, deepening friendships, developing hobbies. Traditionally, it has not been a time for continuing to make mortgage payments. And yet, over the past few decades, that’s become the case increasingly. Between 1989 and 2022, the share of homeowners aged 65 to

New York real estate developer Richard Cohen is moving his primary residence to South Florida after purchasing a $20.5 million condo at the Four Seasons Residences at the Surf Club.  Cohen’s move is part of the “seismic” migration of wealth to South Florida, according to Mansfield, Bronstein & Stone

A developer pared down its proposed 1,000-plus unit housing project and nixed a planned Costco at Palm Beach County’s Agricultural Reserve.  The changes came after community uproar over the project, though the changes haven’t entirely alleviated nearby residents’ concerns. Residents at the next-door

Actress Zoë Kravitz has reportedly secured an invite to her friend Taylor Swift's wedding to Travis Kelce—despite rumors swirling online that their friendship is "dunzo." According to a source close to Kravitz, 37, who recently sparked her own engagement rumors with partner Harry Styles after she wa

Bal Harbour Shops’ plans to redevelop part of the iconic retail destination into a 3-tower mixed-use district, has the full force of the state of Florida behind it. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an argument, in a lawsuit between the developer and the village, arguing the Live Local A

The carrier's first-quarter earnings topped Wall Street's expectations.

The market reaction to homebuilder earnings this spring has carried a clear message: scale, discipline, and positioning still matter­. Where you choose to deploy them may matter even more. On Tuesday, Toll Brothers signaled its next move in that equation by announcing a deal to acquire substantially

Miami is joked of as New York City’s sixth borough, but the relationship between the two cities’ real estate industries is serious. The flight path between New York City and Miami International is one of the busiest domestic routes in the country, and some of Manhattan’s biggest developers have been

Boynton Beach bought a 14-lot assemblage near the Interstate 95 ramp for $15.4 million in two deals.   The purchases came after reporting that The Starboard Group brokerage, which represented the sellers, passed out “talking points for public comments” in support of the purchase during a city meetin

As the U.S. gears up to host millions of visitors for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, short-term rental bookings are surging with double digit annual growth. Nationally, June reservations are pacing 15.2% above last year, and July is up 17.1%, supported by peak-season travel and the upcoming World Cup, acc

D.R. Horton’s stock arc mapped a familiar story Tuesday. Of investor recognition. Of the power and primacy of no financial or operational surprises to the negative. Shares traded modestly higher on elevated volume following the company’s fiscal Q2 earnings release this morning, as investors processe

Actress Blake Lively has reportedly told a New York court that she lost more than $40 million as a result of "reputational damage" she suffered during her ongoing feud with her former costar, Justin Baldoni. Lively, 38, and Baldoni, 42, have been engaged in a legal drama since December 2024, when th

I recently got a question from Real Estate Writer Michele Lerner for Florida Realtor magazine that cut right to the chase of this technological moment: Can AI replace real estate agents?⁣ Here’s my answer: Not yet. And maybe not ever, but not because I’m anti-tech. Quite the opposite. I’m an early a

On April 6, 2026, four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission did something no human being had ever done in the history of our species. They traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, shattering a record that had stood since 1970, when the crew of Apollo 13 was pushed to that distance not by triumph, b

The time-honored process of selling a home often includes the open house, where sellers spruce up the place and invite people to stop by and imagine what it would be like to live there.  Open houses have become less prevalent in recent years, however, between the advent of digital listings, virtual

For years, real estate rewarded one thing above all else: activity. More calls. More showings. More emails. More hours. The assumption was simple: if you stay busy enough, the results will follow. But that equation is starting to break. Clients are more informed. Deals take longer. Expectations are