The Witkoff Group sold a waterfront North Bay Road lot for $24.3 million, marking a price per square foot record for land in Miami Beach.  A subsidiary of the real estate firm founded by Steve Witkoff sold the 0.4-acre property at 4766 North Bay Road in an off-market deal. The buyer is the same enti

Investors can’t get enough of South Florida shopping centers these days. The latest deal features SouthEast Properties selling a Davie retail plaza it developed more than a quarter of a century ago for $17.8 million.  An affiliate of Deerfield Beach-based SouthEast, led by Jay Geiserman, sold Davie

Clear has helped travelers move through airport security lines faster. Now it sees a future where it helps with ID verification at work and the rest of society.

Tech moguls Tom and Patricia Kennedy sold their waterfront Venetian Islands mansion for $46 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in the Miami Beach neighborhood. Records show the Kennedys’ 55 E San Marino Dr LLC, a Florida entity, sold the mansion at 55 East San Marino Drive to Hibis

Just weeks after some blockbuster dealmaking in Palm Beach, Ryan Serhant is opening an office on the island.  Serhant signed a lease for an office at 324 Royal Palm Way in Palm Beach, the firm’s Palm Beach agent Gary Pohrer confirmed. The move comes two years after Serhant expanded to Florida with o

The founder of 1-800-411-PAIN, a for-profit attorney referral hotline for victims of accidents, sold the second of two “twin” Southwest Ranches mansions for $15.5 million. Robert Lewin, the chiropractor who founded the now-defunct hotline, and his wife, Lisa Lewin, sold the 4.8-acre estate at 13001

Palm Beach County’s weekly condo sales nosedived following a mid-June spike in deals.  Brokers closed 90 condo sales totaling $33 million from June 23 to June 29. That’s a sharp downturn from 155 closings totaling $239 million the previous week.  Last week’s units sold for an average of $366,742, lo

President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is headed back to the House for reconciliation after passing the Senate with a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. The 1,116-page multitrillion-dollar bill contains some key changes for older Americans, including a senior bonus tax deduction t

Walker & Dunlop has announced the closing of a $240 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund — the largest in the firm’s history — that’s aimed at supporting the development of affordable housing across 10 states.Fund 124 will finance 18 housing developments totaling 1,701 units in Califor

Zillow’s listing standards policy may have only been in effect for one day, but Eric Johnson, a Boston-based Compass agent and team leader, said he has already seen an impact. “Our team has only received a warning so far, but I personally know several agents whose listings have already been banned,”

Harry Macklowe sold a development site he planned for a 770-unit multifamily complex for $20 million, marking a 37 percent discount from its purchase price three years ago.  The Pérez family’s Coconut Grove-based Related Group bought the 1.6-acre vacant site at 8609 Southwest 72nd Avenue in the Kend

The DOGE slashathon has led to the cancellation of nearly 217,000 square feet of federal government leases in Florida, with slightly more than a third of terminations occurring in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.  As a result, Florida ranks as the state with the seventh highest number of lease cance

Broker Public Portal (BPP) — the industry-led home search initiative backed by real estate brokerages and MLSs — announced that Doorify MLS has joined as its newest strategic investor.Based in Cary, North Carolina, Doorify MLS serves nearly 15,000 real estate professionals across 16 counties in the

eXp Realty has rolled out a new initiative that allows its agents to choose from multiple customer relationship management (CRM) systems, marking a shift in the company’s approach to technology offerings.The program, called CRM of Choice, offers agents the option to select one of three platforms — B

Billionaire Steve Ross is buying a stake in the Miami Open, marking the real estate mogul’s continued investment in South Florida sports.  The 85-year-old is nearing a deal for a 45 percent ownership of the tennis tournament, according to Front Office Sports, a publication focused on the business of

If you are familiar with ThePLS.com’s original antitrust suit filed in 2020 against the National Association of Realtors over NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), reading the new suit filed Tuesday might give you déjà vu. In its 31-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the PLS

A trio of real estate heavyweights closed on the remaining units at an aging condo complex in Sunny Isles Beach for $131.8 million, after more than a decade in the making.  The Pérez family’s Related Group, Gil Dezer’s Dezer Development and Isaac and Liat Toledano’s BH Group completed the bulk purch

Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s sprawling “Big Beautiful Bill” in a last-second flurry that required Vice President JD Vance to cast a tie-breaking vote.All 47 Senate Democrats voted against the bill, with Republicans Susan Collins, retiring Thom Tillis and Libertaria

HousingWire is excited to introduce the winners of its annual Women of Influence award, recognizing 100 women whose achievements are driving the housing industry forward. Now in its 16th year, the award honors leaders across mortgage, real estate and fintech who are making a measurable impact on the

Mortgage rates have eased slightly in the past week, a welcome sign for housing professionals and their clients. With the summer home-buying season in full swing, the question is whether they’re at a low enough level to keep activity flowing through the Labor Day weekend.On Tuesday, data at HousingW