As the spring homebuying season ramps up, prospective buyers in the Northeast are facing fierce competition, while shoppers in the Sun Belt are finding more negotiating power, according to new data from Zillow.The analysis released Thursday shows a stark contrast between markets. In cities like Buff

Following a late Wednesday night decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade to halt President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on trade partners, a second federal court issued a similar decision in which it ruled that the invocation of a 1977 law does not give the president unilateral authorit

President Donald Trump met Thursday with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the White House to discuss economic developments, as Trump continues to press the Fed to lower interest rates.During the meeting, Trump told Powell he’s making “a mistake” by not lowering interest rates, the White House

Venezuelan developer SSA Group is launching sales for a planned short-term rental-friendly condo project in Coconut Grove.  The firm, led by founder Maximo Sacchini, is planning the three-story, 16-unit Roble One at 3069 Plaza Street in Miami, according to a press release. Sacchini tapped Compass’ O

Prospective homebuyers are holding off on purchases, waiting for lower prices and mortgage rates despite the rising costs of homeownership, according to the 2025 Bank of America Homebuyer Insights Report.Further analysis of the report, conducted by the Bank of America Institute, shows that three in

Raoul Thomas’ troubled CGI Merchant Group sold 65 distressed commercial units in a Coral Gables mixed-use building for $28.5 million, staving off a pending foreclosure, The Real Deal has learned.  Miami Beach-based Elysee Investments, led by CEO Haim Yehezkel, bought the units, consisting of retail

Aconcagua proposes a 239-unit multifamily project in Naranja, amid continuing development in south Miami-Dade County.  The Brickell-based firm wants to build a seven-story building with 4,500 square feet of retail and a two-story parking podium on the 3-acre vacant site on the northeast corner of So

Boeing's airplane deliveries to China will resume next month after handovers were paused amid a trade war with the Trump administration, CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

Integral Group is close to securing a 99-year ground lease to build a $159 million multifamily project in Coconut Grove. The Miami-Dade County Commission is set to vote Tuesday on an agreement with an Integral Group affiliate to redevelop a 24-unit Section 8 housing community at 3666 Day Avenue in M

Palm Beach County’s condo sales and dollar volume dropped last week, as the area’s busy season winds down.  Brokers closed 85 condo sales totaling $48.5 million from May 17 to May 25. The previous week, brokers closed 127 condo sales totaling $102.9 million.  Last week’s units sold for an average of

United and JetBlue announced a new partnership that will allow customers to earn and burn frequent flyer points on each other's airline.

A federal trade court has blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose broad tariffs under emergency powers — ruling the move exceeded the authority granted to the president by the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International T

Agent Janice Pouch had a listing go up in February for a single-family house in a desirable part of Washington, D.C., where homes typically don’t last long. She had no reason to think that wouldn’t be the case this time either, especially after a packed open house during its first weekend on the mar

Arrive Home has launched two new iterations of its Earned Equity Program (EEP), which helps consumers achieve homeownership through a long-term purchase contract.The program is now available through two separate products designed for different groups of borrowers: EEP Pathway and EEP DocLight. EEP P

Swire Properties sold the site of its once-planned office supertall in Miami’s Brickell to the Melo Group for more than $200 million in an all-cash deal, The Real Deal has learned.  The real estate arm of Hong Kong developer Swire sold the property at 700-799 Brickell Avenue, just months after cance

Florida’s growth story is well-documented, and it continues to fuel demand for rental housing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Association of Realtors, Florida welcomed approximately 475,000 new residents in 2024, leading the nation in net migration. The state’s lack of income t

Century 21 Real Estate has expanded its presence in Georgia with the addition of Realty 1 Georgia, a brokerage led and founded by Angela Whitmire.The firm — which will now operate as Century 21 Realty 1 Professionals — has offices in Covington and Milledgeville, Georgia. It serves residential and co

A former attorney in Washington state this week pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding a disabled client out of an estimated $800,000 — in part through the misuse of a reverse mortgage, according to an announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the West

Gary Pohrer, one of Douglas Elliman’s top agents in Palm Beach, left the brokerage to join Ryan Serhant’s namesake firm, The Real Deal has learned.  Pohrer, who was part of the Exclusive Group at Elliman, had been with the company for nearly a decade. His move to Serhant marks the brokerage’s first

After a statement made last week in condemning the credit-score pricing practices of Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte is now being complimented for his position by the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA).CHLA on Tuesday sent a letter to Pulte, s