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MoxiWorks Founder York Baur joins Lone Wolf as chief industry relations officer

Lone Wolf Technologies has named York Baur its new Chief Industry Relations Officer, bringing one of the real estate industry’s most recognized tech leaders into its executive team. Baur is best known for his role as founding CEO of MoxiWorks, a real estate software platform that now supports over 8
Read MoreLongpoint’s South Florida spending spree continues with $82M Doral industry portfolio buy

Longpoint picked up another batch of South Florida industrial warehouses, dropping $82 million for a Doral portfolio. The Boston-based firm, led by Dwight Angelini, bought America’s Gateway Park, a collection of six industrial buildings spanning 302,000 square feet at 8901 Northwest 20th Street, 201
Read MoreRetail vacancies creep up across South Florida

Across South Florida, retail landlords experienced more tenants moving out of spaces than tenants moving in during the second quarter, according to a recent Colliers report. As a result, the vacancy rate in the tri-county region took a slight hit and average asking rents in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach
Read MoreTsunami waves reach California and Hawaii after massive earthquake in Russia

The earthquake, which struck early Wednesday, triggered evacuation orders in Hawaii and Japan.
Read MoreBrett Harris leaves Douglas Elliman for Bespoke

Top Miami Beach broker Brett Harris left Douglas Elliman after a decade to join Bespoke Real Estate as a founding portfolio manager in Miami, The Real Deal has learned. Harris has closed more than $2 billion in sales volume over his nearly 20-year career, according to Bespoke. He’s worked closely w
Read MoreSummer slowdown: Palm Beach County weekly condo sales drop to $24M

Palm Beach County’s condo sales and dollar volume dipped last week. Brokers closed 57 condo sales totaling $23.5 million from July 21 to July 27. That’s down from 77 condo sales totaling $34.3 million the week prior. Last week’s units sold for an average of $411,834, lower than the $445,079 average
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Evacuations were ordered across the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.
Read More Russia massive earthquake triggers tsunami warnings: Here's what we know so far

The earthquake, which struck early Wednesday, triggered evacuation orders in Hawaii and Japan.
Read MoreWhy we should be cheering for the mom-and-pop investors in the housing market
One of the most persistent lies about U.S. economics post-COVID-19 is that Wall Street has been a major buyer of homes in America and that’s the reason home prices have escalated out of control. The role of investors in the housing market is back in the news again, but I want to look at this topic f
Read MoreGlenn Sanford returns to lead SUCCESS Enterprises

Glenn Sanford has returned to SUCCESS Enterprises as publisher and managing director. Sanford — the founder of eXp Realty and CEO of eXp World Holdings — announced the move alongside the launch of SUCCESS+, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven global platform aimed at providing professional develo
Read MoreTodd Nepola expands South Florida shopping center portfolio with $33M buy

Real estate investor Todd Nepola padded his South Florida shopping center holdings with a $33 million acquisition in Miami Gardens. An entity managed by him bought County Line Shopping Center at 21301-21495 Northwest Second Avenue, Nepola told The Real Deal via email. The 166,500-square-foot retail
Read MoreStellar MLS launches market, neighborhood reports for agents

Stellar MLS — the largest multiple listing service in Florida and Puerto Rico — has launched IO Reports, a new tool that offers subscribers access to neighborhood and market insights for any address in the U.S.The new feature — provided in partnership with location intelligence company Local Logic —
Read MoreSenate bill would add unconverted crypto to mortgage underwriting equation

A new bill introduced in the Senate would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider unconverted digital assets in mortgage underwriting. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced the legislation, known as the 21st Century Mortgage Act, on Tuesday.S.B. 2471 is a response to a directive from Bill P
Read MoreLongbridge hires Azita Guzzo to head up tech innovation efforts

Longbridge Financial, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, on Tuesday announced the hiring of Azita Guzzo as its new head of technology innovation. Guzzo will fill a newly created role at Longbridge. She’s being tasked with the development of advanced technology solutions for enhanc
Read MoreEx-broker Stephen Costa sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, forfeits Kendall home

Ex-Miami real estate broker Stephen Manuel Costa is going to federal lock-up for his role in orchestrating a $78 million illegal prescription drug racket. Costa and his wife Annie Gonzalez, a Miami dermatologist with a regular segment on a Telemundo morning show, must also forfeit their five-bedroom
Read MoreCompass acquires Charlotte-based Cottingham Chalk

Compass is closing out July with another acquisition. The brokerage announced Tuesday that it has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina-based independent brokerage Cottingham Chalk. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company had previously been affiliated with the Leading Real Esta
Read MoreFBI reissues warning on scam that wipes out bank accounts

Amid increasing levels of mortgage fraud, the FBI has renewed a warning to Americans about an app that could trick victims into losing their entire banking, savings, retirement or investment accounts.The FBI first issued a public service announcement on the Phantom Hacker scam in September 2023. But
Read MoreUnited Airlines flight attendants reject contract with immediate raises of at least 26%

United Airlines and the flight attendants' union had reached a tentative agreement for a new labor deal in May.
Read MoreDown Payment Resource reports record-breaking DPA availability

Down Payment Resource (DPR) on Tuesday released its Q2 2025 Homeownership Program Index report. It found that 45 new down payment assistance programs launched in the second quarter, bringing the total number of available programs in the U.S. to 2,554 and the number of program providers to 1,340.The
Read MoreAvanti Way launches crypto division led by Erik Mendelson

Avanti Way Realty launched a cryptocurrency division, led by longtime Bitcoin real estate agent Erik Mendelson, The Real Deal has learned. The Doral-based brokerage is looking to train agents and help clients handle real estate transactions involving cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and T
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