Real estate played a central role in this year’s Florida Legislature, with about a dozen bills put forth at the start of the session in January.  They took aim at major industry issues, including homeowners and condo associations, Live Local Act affordability timelines, and controversial building ru

President Donald Trump's new executive order targeting regulatory barriers hits at red tape that delays construction. But its priorities aim at environmental rules much maligned by Republicans. The order signed on Friday night requires government agencies to review regulatory burdens that it says de

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick has confirmed that he has quit California and relocated his personal business interests to Texas after the Golden State threatened to impose a one-time wealth tax on its billionaire residents. Kalanick, 49, who has an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion, according to

There have been many significant travel disruptions at the start of 2026, including the Iran war. Travel advisors give some tips to blunt the impact.

The idea of buying a home with your partner before getting a wedding ring used to be nearly unheard of. In 1981, less than 1% of first-time homebuyers were unmarried couples. Things have changed: In recent years, that number has risen to 16%, plus there's been a stunning rise in single woman homebuy

Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer’s controversial plan to upgrade the pool deck of his Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort is barreling ahead.  Florida lawmakers approved land use legislation Friday that includes a provision allowing Soffer’s Aventura-based Fontainebleau Development to bypass approval by the

Homebuilding business executives maintain a guarded outlook on the homebuilding market, amid tepid demand, shrinking profit margins and weak consumer sentiment. The ongoing conflict with Iran could further complicate the outlook for builders.  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells F

Growing fears of a global energy crisis threaten to derail the crucial spring housing season as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sends oil prices soaring, with the path to a resolution unclear. In the U.S., regular gasoline prices hit an average of $3.72 per gallon on Monday, up 27% from a month ago a

President Donald Trump targeted bank regulations that have long been Republican aims in one of his Friday night executive orders. Trump signed an order directing several federal agencies to revise rules and restrictions on mortgage lending. The goal is to "modernize" several rules in a way that enco

Small wins on impact fees occasionally occur in costly U.S. housing markets. Teton County, Wyoming, officials agreed last week to refund a $24,325 “affordable workforce housing” fee that a homeowner had to pay to obtain a permit to build a single-family home. The payment settles a lawsuit the homeow

Homebuilder Pedro Adrian secured a buyer for his longtime Palm Island estate in Miami Beach, asking $47 million and topping new sales activity in Miami-Dade County last week.  Buyers inked deals for 24 properties countywide between March 9 and March 15, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes signed co

Foreclosure filings climbed 20% year over year in February, marking the 12th straight month of annual growth—with states across the Midwest and South emerging as the primary distressed hot spots.  There were a total of 38,840 properties across the U.S. with foreclosure filings, which encompass defau

The remaining defendants in the Roberts sexual assault lawsuit have all independently filed motions seeking dismissal of the case. Last week, Michael Bjorkman and David Golden, two former top recruiting agents at eXp Realty, as well as eXp World Holdings and its CEO, Glenn Sanford, all filed motions

Billionaire Bill Gates has officially offloaded one of the homes that borders his infamous Xanadu 2.0 compound—selling the four-bedroom Washington state abode for close to $300,000 over his $4.8 million asking price. According to property records, the sale of the home, which is located in the tony w

The dream of homeownership is part of the fabric of America, and while many experts agree it’s a sure way to build wealth, for younger Americans, achieving the dream has recently proven difficult. Inflation and enormous student debt are taking their toll, to say nothing of stubborn mortgage rates. A

Financing affordable housing development – typically for lower-income households – is one of the most challenging matters in real estate. Making the economics work on a deal requires layered “hard and soft” funding sources as developers navigate rising costs, policy instability, and structural gaps

Hawaii was deluged with rain this weekend, with homeowners on the Big Island and Maui being slammed with record rainfall over a five-day period.  Among them, Carrie Bashaw and her husband Tom, who watched in horror as their peaceful home on Upcountry Maui was swept away with the unforeseen swell of

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are preparing to make yet another major move after the NFL star signed with the Indianapolis Colts, just a few days after becoming a free agent. Just weeks after they moved back to their home state of Texas from Illinois, where Owens had been playing for the Chicago B

A federal judge has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) must continue getting its funding from the Federal Reserve, dealing a setback to Trump administration efforts to effectively shut down the agency. The ruling Friday by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose blocks

A special Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) shareholder meeting to vote on its proposed acquisition by United Holding Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), lacked a quorum Monday morning, forcing the company to reschedule the vote for March 24. “The TWO board of directors determined