Actor Mickey Rourke has broken his silence on the alleged "unacceptable" living conditions that prompted him to withhold over $59,000 in rent after he defaulted in his eviction case. The former boxer, 73, made headlines in January when it was revealed that he was being dislodged from his Los Angeles

“Just when I think things are falling in place, another wild card arrives,” Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) president and CEO Bob Broeksmit said Tuesday morning at ICE Experience’s X26 annual mortgage conference.  In a conversation with ICE Mortgage Technology President Bob Hart that spanned rece

Military families and veterans don’t buy homes the way most civilians do. They move on short notice and often finalize purchases from hundreds or thousands of miles away. When you add a VA home loan into the mix, some lenders and agents assume the transaction is headed for trouble before it even sta

A coalition of 16 attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleging the agency is attempting to force states to weaken their housing discrimination protections. The dispute centers on written guidance issued by HUD in September to stat

Jon Pearlman rode the coattails of the grassroots NIMBY movement that took down Terra and Frisbie Group’s One Boca proposal all the way to a city council seat.  Pearlman, 37, is the founder of Save Boca, the Boca Raton-based organization that led the campaign against Terra and Frisbie’s proposed red

A lucky retiree from Forestville, MD, recently won $100,000 from a Fast Play lottery ticket.  Though she wished to remain anonymous, she told the press her plan was to use part of her winnings on home improvement projects. Despite the increases in tariffs, rendering renovations more expensive, exper

The Real Brokerage has added Legends Real Estate Group, expanding its presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area and northeast Georgia. The group includes 55 agents and several established teams that previously operated under a REMAX-affiliated brokerage. They will now operate within Real’s platform

"The Traitors" star Tom Sandoval revealed that he and his ex, Ariana Madix, are selling their Los Angeles home—months after they finally reached a settlement on the property following a yearslong legal battle. The 43-year-old "Vanderpump Rules" star briefly reflected on his relationship with the 40-

SB Development and Hazelton Capital Group tapped Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes Team to take over sales and marketing of their planned Edgewater condo tower, The Real Deal has learned.  The sales firm change comes as the developers enter the next phase of the Cove Residences,  a 40-story, 134-unit t

Pending home sales rose in February as mortgage rates hit a three-year low, before the Iran war caused an oil shock that sent mortgage rates sharply higher. Contract signings were up 1.8% last month compared to January but declined 0.8% from a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors® repo

Northbridge Partners bought an industrial campus for $81.5 million, marking a major investment in Broward County as the market softens. Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Northbridge bought the 359,500-square-foot Elevate Broward at 3435-3699 Northwest 19th Street and 1814-1896 Northwest 38th Avenue fro

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. Law enforcement officials have recovered more images from the cameras on Nancy Guthrie's property as the search for the missing 84-year-old enters its seventh week. Sources close to the investigation, which has been ongoing sinc

🏆 Residential: The priciest home sale to hit records in South Florida was in Miami Beach, where Lil Wayne’s former waterfront mansion at 6480 Allison Road changed hands for $33.3 million. The seller was Alicia R. Zadravec, and the buyer was a trust. The home went on the market with Douglas Elliman’

Federal Reserve policymakers begin their two-day meeting on interest rate policy Tuesday, as the ongoing conflict with Iran has raised fears of a global energy crisis and clouded the path for rate cuts. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other members of the Federal Open Market Committee will cast their vo

While asking rents in all of the top 50 U.S. metros were below their all-time peaks in February, 15 well-supplied Sun Belt markets stood out for offering tenants the deepest discounts in years.  Led by Austin, TX—the region’s premier technology hub—this cluster of Western and Southern metros has see

In real estate, title insurance, and mortgage lending, transactions depend on technology operating accurately and securely behind the scenes. Every login, file access, system change, and integration generates activity that can either support business continuity or signal potential risk. One of the m

Experts stress that Japan’s tourism portfolio is now more diversified and resilient, with Western markets also contributing strongly.

For years, homeowners were all about tearing down walls to create an open floor plan.  Well, times have changed and many are realizing that one large space no longer suits their lifestyle. These days, more and more homeowners are gravitating toward “broken” floor plans, which provide separation betw

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, arguing it is unfairly threatening to withhold fair housing funding over political differences. Attorneys general for Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Ma

The megapopular TV franchise “Yellowstone” put Montana in the national spotlight, but some locals have mixed feelings about the attention. "Yellowstone" and "Marshals" star Luke Grimes recently told podcaster Joe Rogan that he's gotten the cold shoulder after moving to the Big Sky State with his fam