Compass executive Jeff Polashuk is exiting the company after eight years with the brokerage, The Real Deal has learned.  Polashuk, regional vice president of Compass Florida, will step down from his role in March, he confirmed. Polashuk is joining Gideon Strategic Partners, where he’ll be a vice pre

Tennis star Tommy Paul and his fiancee, Paige Lorenze, have shown off the stunning overhaul of their "dream home"—just one month after they listed their respective homes. Paul and Lorenze, both 28, immersed themselves in the nearly married life last month when they listed their own properties to buy

New-home construction permits ticked up in December 2025, after November numbers declined, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau Monthly New Residential Construction report. "2025 was a challenging year for builders, one in which they had to offer lucrative incentives and slash prices for buyer

In the past, homeowners put all their time and money into the backyard. Today, that trend has shifted and many are bringing that same energy to the front yard. According to the 2026 Outdoor Living Report by Deckorators, outdoor living is shifting to the most visible part of the home. “Front yard upg

Retired baseball pro Derek Jeter knocked it out of the park with the sale of his Coral Gables home.  The former New York Yankees shortstop sold his seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion at 7275 Old Cutler Road for $13.2 million, The Real Deal has learned. The 8,200-square-foot house sits on nearly a

With spring renovation season closing in, homeowners will need to budget not only their spending accordingly, but also their time. Many U.S. cities are cracking down on residential construction with noise ordinances, requiring contractors and homeowners to have important conversations about realisti

The chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Casey Wasserman, has slashed the asking price of his his designer, Stanley Kubrick-inspired L.A. abode by an eye-watering $2.6 million. The sports mogul, who founded the sports-marketing and talent agency, Wasserman, put his award-winning dwelling on th

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. Law enforcement officials have revealed that Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper had a "target," noting that this person has made it that much more difficult for investigators to track him down. While speaking out about the disappearance

Before the pandemic, generational wealth migration and the seemingly endless stream of headlines about Steve Ross transforming West Palm Beach, there was Jeff Greene. He saw a diamond in the rough more than a decade ago. “Sitting in my private plane at the airport, it struck me that there were 300 t

"Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, renewed their vows at their sprawling Texas ranch just days before he died following his two-year battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. The death of the beloved actor, who revealed at the end of 2024 that he had been diag

New home loan applications increased 2.8% from the week prior, for the week ending Feb. 13, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The increase comes after mortgage applications were on the decline for three straight weeks. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application v

  Tickets and Sponsorships for the Spring into the Arts Gala are on sale now! Get ready to celebrate the arts with purpose on March 5, 2026, at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. This unforgettable evening will be filled with a plethora of arts, honoring distinguished artists, inspiration from award-wi

🏆 Residential: The top sale to hit records in South Florida was for a single-family home at 104 Paloma Drive in Coral Gables. The nearly 6,600-square-foot house sold for $9 million, or roughly $1,400 per square foot. The sellers were Davide and Irina Basile, and the buyer was an entity tied to Mati

Florida may have lost some of its pandemic-era allure as net migration plunged 93% in three years, but Miami remains a powerful magnet for out-of-state professionals moving for new opportunities.  Last year, the Sunshine State gained just 22,517 new residents from net domestic migration, or the tota

A growing number of states are moving to ease local zoning laws to encourage the construction of more starter homes. Idaho, Connecticut, and Colorado lawmakers introduced bills aimed at statewide changes to local zoning laws, joining at least eight other states that are currently deliberating on sim

If Ohio voters abolish property taxes this November, as some grassroots organizers are pushing for, Gov. Mike DeWine says the replacement could come straight out of the checkout line.  Referencing an Ohio Office of Budget Management (OBM) analysis, DeWine told reporters last week that sales tax rate

Two people can look at the same parcel of land and come away with wildly different ideas and “facts” that determine how to value it. While there are more than three categories of landowner, most can be characterized in broad terms as developers, speculators or small parcel farmers/passive heirs.  Ea

In a city known for glittering casinos and high-stakes gambles, it would be difficult to find another private residence that embodies the Reno, NV, spirit quite like the iconic Pennington Estate. Perched on a high plateau overlooking the sparkling lights of the "Biggest Little City in the World," th

Buying your dream home means making sure you can afford not only the mortgage and upkeep, but also the property taxes. In some areas, this extra bill will be a mere nuisance. For others, it can be a burden so heavy it may force a relocation. "Americans who are considering moving and want to maximize

Two South Beach condo association employees were arrested over a kickback scheme that partly hinged on 40-year recertification work for the aging building, according to prosecutors.  Euclid East Condominium’s property manager Francisco Obispo, 38, was charged with one count of organized scheme to de