OKO Group and Cain International’s proposed three-building Palm Beach condo project will carry the Aman brand.  OMA architect Jason Long confirmed the hospitality brand’s affiliation with the project at a Palm Beach Architectural Review Commission (Arcom) meeting on Wednesday, where representatives

Longpoint Realty Partners bought a fully leased industrial complex in Doral for $31.5 million, The Real Deal has learned.  Longpoint bought Tree Garden Business Park at 4005 and 4055 Northwest 79th Avenue in an off-market deal, according to broker Jose Sasson-Lerner.  Sasson-Lerner worked with Rober

Despite opposition from dozens of residents seeking a referendum, Boca Raton’s mayor and three council members vowed Tuesday to continue negotiations with Terra and Frisbie Group for a future megaproject slated to be built on about 31 acres of public land.  During a contentious “Government campus re

Turkish developer Okan Group is now eligible to raise EB-5 funds for its Okan Tower in downtown Miami, allowing foreign investors to help finance the Hilton-branded condo-hotel tower, The Real Deal has learned.  When completed, Okan Tower will include a 316-key Hilton hotel, 236 condo-hotel units ma

Related Fund Management bought a 292-unit apartment complex in Delray Beach for $116.9 million.  The deal comes amid an uptick in multifamily investment sales in South Florida, despite elevated interest rates and other economic headwinds.  Related Fund Management bought Aura Delray Beach at 2095 Wes

Palm Beach County’s condo sales and dollar volume rose last week.  Brokers closed 74 condo sales totaling $42.8 million from Aug. 18 to Aug. 24. That’s up from 64 condo sales totaling $31.4 million the week prior.   Last week’s units sold for an average of $578,767, higher than the $491,305 average

Let’s be real: the last two years have been brutal for a lot of people in our industry. Production’s down. Pipelines are tighter. Good people have left. But if you’re reading this, you’re still here. And that means something. It means this isn’t just a job to you…it’s your business. Your calling. Yo

Leisure travel to the United States is down this year, but the country is the top destination for international business travelers, according to SAP Concur.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said Tuesday it has allowed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve Rocket Companies’ planned acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group, noting the combined company should not exceed a 20% counterparty risk limit set for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Detr

The Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) has appointed Valerie White to lead its national housing team — expanding her role beyond her current position as senior executive director of LISC New York. White will oversee the organization’s national housing investments — which total $30.4 billion to d

Real estate analytics and valuation firm Clear Capital has formed a partnership with CAPE Analytics, offering a new automated property condition tool for home equity lenders. The collaboration introduces an Automated Property Condition Report (aPCR) and an inspection cascade designed to speed up loa

The Eichner family’s Continuum Company secured a $67 million construction loan for the second phase of its Bay Harbor Islands condo project.  New York and Miami-based Continuum received the financing for La Baia North from S3 Capital Partners, a New York-based alternative lender that provides middle

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is continuing its growth efforts. On Tuesday, the firm announced its acquisition of Coastal Properties, which serves clients in the Lowcountry regions of South Carolina and Georgia. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Howard Hanna said the acquisiti

The Hispanic Organization of Mortgage Experts (HOME) on Tuesday announced the launch of what it claims to be the mortgage industry’s first bilingual learning management system (LMS), HOME Certified, powered by Twiz.io. The organization also introduced Wholesale Search, an AI-powered tool built on Ch

The U.S. land market is rapidly losing momentum, with demand falling to levels not seen since late 2022, according to Q2 2025 data from John Burns Research & Consulting. Only 28% of land brokers describe demand as strong, down sharply from 76% a year ago. The pullback marks a steep reversal after tw

Ram Realty Advisors expanded its South Florida shopping center holdings with a $53 million acquisition in Jupiter. An affiliate of Palm Beach Gardens-based Ram Realty, led by CEO Casey Cummings, acquired The Shoppes at Jupiter, a 197,000-square-foot shopping center at the intersection of Indiantown

A Michigan judge ruled on Friday that Rocket Mortgage’s noncompete provisions are void and unenforceable, dealing a blow to the lender in its long-running legal battle with Swift Home Loans, its founder Andi Numan and several former employees. The decision, issued by Judge Brian R. Sullivan of the T

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook plans to sue President Donald Trump after he attempted to fire her on Monday, citing allegations of mortgage fraud. The case has renewed concerns over the Fed’s independence and added fresh volatility to financial markets. “President Trump has no authority to remov

Thomas Dolan, son of late HBO and Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, has been revealed as the buyer of a $27.1 million oceanfront Hillsboro Beach mansion. Records show an LLC managed by Dolan and his trust bought the home at 1111 Hillsboro Mile from ex-Advanta CEO Dennis Alter. The Real Deal first r

Planet Financial Group LLC, the parent of national mortgage lender Planet Home Lending, on Tuesday reported strong growth across its servicing, origination and asset management channels in the second quarter of 2025. The company — which also does business under the name Planet Loan Servicing and ass