A nearly $900,000 insurance check from State Farm failed to clear for more than a week, raising alarm for an Altadena, California, homeowner still displaced by January’s wildfires.Amelia McDonald, a veteran insurance defense attorney, deposited a check for $876,354.07 on June 30. But by July 9, the

Longpoint dropped $34 million for a grocery-anchored shopping center in Miramar. An affiliate of Boston-based Longpoint, led by Dwight Angelini, acquired Miramar Parkway Plaza, a 167,840-square-foot retail complex anchored by Presidente Supermarket, at 3176 South University Drive, records and real e

Lead generation for mortgage brokers and officers is all about consistently filling your pipeline with individuals who are interested in buying a home now or in the future. Considering the fluctuating state of the housing market and inflated mortgage rates, it’s even more crucial to showcase your ex

Thoroughbred stable owner Richard Templer and his wife, Diane Templer, sold their waterfront Boca Raton home for $18.7 million, after dropping $28.5 million on a larger spec mansion last year. Records show the couple sold the house at 190 Northeast Fifth Avenue to Kendal Land Trust, with Cathleen G.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. is now the second title vendor taking part in Fannie Mae‘s title insurance waiver pilot program. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte announced the move in a social media post.The waiver pilot, relaunched by Fannie Mae in March 2024, allows appro

Grant Cardone, a crowdfunding multifamily syndicator, is one step closer to getting into the condo selling business. On Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Erik P. Kimball approved the $235 million sale of 101 Via Mizner in Boca Raton to a joint venture between the current owner, Penn-Florida Companies,

New issuance of agency mortgage servicing pools is down sharply — $555 billion through the first six months of 2025 versus $1.1 trillion in the same period last year — and is reflective of a sluggish origination environment. That’s according to Recursion‘s Agency Mortgage Servicer/Seller Report for

In a surprising move, Compass announced Friday it will open its exclusive inventory to any real estate brokerage or multiple listing service (MLS) — marking a shift for a firm long known for promoting private listing networks.The offer comes with strict conditions: listings must remain unaltered, wi

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), announced on Friday that next week will be known as “Anti-Crypto Corruption Week.”During this time, they plan to rally Democrats to push back against Republican efforts to fast-track three pieces of legislation related t

Rising property taxes, insurance payments and growing delinquencies are eroding the promise of long-term stability in homeownership, according to a new blog from Cotality.The post revealed that across the country, more people are starting to fall behind on their mortgages due to the post-purchase co

Developer Yamal Yidios proposes a 54-story, 113-unit condo tower in Brickell. Yidios’ Brickell-based Ytech wants to build the tower on about a half-acre property at 41 and 75 Broadway, which also is listed as 41 and 75 Southwest 15th Road in Miami, according to city records. The Miami Urban Developm

Developers want to build a 140-unit apartment building near the Miami River, marking a continuing flurry of multifamily project applications in South Florida.   Bricka CB Development –– led by Italo Balbi, Ashley Bosch and Gaston Corradi –– wants to build the 10-story Rio Vista Apartments on a 1-acr

Tariffs and border detentions are prompting some travelers to avoid the U.S. this year. But many in Asia say they're more concerned about safety than politics.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has ended the major policy provisions of the Biden-era Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) task force, “effectively disbanding” a program that sought to eliminate racial bias in the appraisal process.The directive primarily applies to tw

“Marry the house, date the rate” is a phrase that was popularized during the post-pandemic era of rising mortgage rates. Lenders urged borrowers to focus on finding a house they were head over heels with and worry about their interest rate down the line.Borrowers who were accustomed to rates hoverin

Judd Rosen, one of the lead attorneys who represented victims of the Surfside condo collapse, bought his Miami Beach neighbor’s waterfront home for $15.5 million. Records show the seller is Barbara Becker, the ex-wife of tennis great Boris Becker. She sold the house at 111 East Di Lido Drive in the

Kolter Group is seeking streamlined approval of Alton Delray, a 386-unit multifamily development with a workforce housing component, under the state’s Live Local Act. Kolter, led by CEO Bobby Julien, plans to charge below-market rents for 154 workforce housing units, or 40 percent of the apartments

PropStream, a real estate data and analytics subsidiary of Stewart Information Services, has acquired lead generation and marketing platforms Batch Leads and Batch Dialer.The acquisitions merge PropStream’s property data capabilities with Batch Leads’ artificial intelligence-driven lead generation t

Bilt, which operates a loyalty program and credit card that converts rent payments into points, has secured a $250 million funding round led by General Catalyst and GID, with participation from United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest mortgage lender.The funding brings Bilt’s valuation

Century 21 Real Estate has announced the affiliation of Edge Real Estate, a Kaysville, Utah-based brokerage founded by Tiffany Kennard.The move expands the footprint of the Century 21 brand along Utah’s Wasatch Range and marks the rebranding of the firm as Century 21 Edges.Founded two years ago, Edg