Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow (KL/ACE) has merged with DaMore Law and its Vermont division, Green Mountain Lawyers — expanding the attorney-driven settlement firm’s reach across New England and strengthening its presence in Vermont. Merging brings DaMore Law’s 25-year regional presence — with

A penthouse at Murano Grande in South Beach led a slow week of new signed contracts in Miami-Dade County.  The pending deal for the nearly $15 million condo marks the most expensive of 11 contracts signed in Miami-Dade between Nov. 24 and Nov. 30, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report. It trac

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s proposals to reform federal reverse mortgage programs include seven key recommendations — ranging from the creation of a new securitization option to charging insurance premiums based on the actual amount drawn.  In October, the U.S. Department of Housing and

Former "Today" show star Hoda Kotb has shared a glimpse at her second Thanksgiving celebration inside her sprawling Bronxville, NY, home—after making a brief appearance at the iconic Macy's parade, where she lent a hosting hand to her former co-stars, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker. The NBC alum, 61,

CMG Financial‘s reverse mortgage division has welcomed John-Robert Martinez as regional manager of reverse for the eastern U.S., effective Monday. The news was confirmed on LinkedIn by Sean Kirksey, CMG’s vice president of reverse mortgage. “Anyone who has worked with John knows how much this is ear

Just as the holiday travel rush fades, a powerful nor’easter is forming over the Gulf Coast and barreling toward the Northeast, bringing potentially dangerous conditions. The storm is expected to surge up the Eastern Seaboard late Monday into Tuesday, unleashing heavy snow, freezing rain, and wind f

Fathom Holdings has sold its LiveBy assets to Move Concierge for $3 million — with an additional $300,000 in expected annual contingent payments tied to data-sharing agreements. Fathom will retain access to the LiveBy platform for five years while Move Concierge extends its services to all Fathom ag

Rapper 50 Cent is preparing to reveal new insight into the demise of his former rival, Sean "Diddy" Combs, in a new Netflix documentary that will include footage of the disgraced rapper taken just days before his September 2024 arrest. 50 Cent, 50, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, has be

Kevin Bell, a mortgage broker at Oakmont Lending, had to adjust to a different approach to handling credit report costs when he joined the company from a retail lender earlier this year. Oakmont charges borrowers upfront, while Stockton Mortgage Corp., where Bell worked for about three years as a br

As the year winds down, most real estate agents feel the pull to jump straight into 2026 real estate goal-setting mode. New targets, fresh marketing campaigns, ambitious listing goals—it’s all very energizing. Not so fast. Here’s what I’ve learned in nearly 30 years in this business: the most succes

Aventura Mall owners Turnberry and Simon Property Group are taking over an adjacent office and retail complex that was previously home to a Sears store.  Aventura-based Turnberry, led by Jackie Soffer and Indianapolis-based Simon, led by CEO David Simon, bought the previously named Esplanade at Aven

One of the last homes that Hollywood legend Diane Keaton renovated before her death has been put back on the market for $26.9 million, less than two months after the "Annie Hall" star passed away at the age of 79. The Sullivan Canyon property—which was the subject of Keaton's acclaimed book, "The Ho

The two antitrust lawsuits involving Zillow and Redfin’s $100 million multifamily rental syndication deal have been consolidated.  The plaintiffs in the lawsuits include the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in Virginia, Arizona, New York, Connecticut and Washington. The five stat

MYKA | Miami Beach  A Greek yogurt ice cream shop will open its first U.S. outpost at Robert Rivani’s Lincoln Theatre building in Miami Beach.  MYKA will open a 550-square-foot shop on Dec. 8 at Lincoln Theatre, according to a news release from Rivani’s eponymously named firm. Founded in Madrid by N

The Malibu beach house that rapper Kanye West famously gutted—then abandoned—is being turned into a unique members-only timeshare opportunity after the latest owner was threatened with foreclosure, having defaulted on his $18.5 million mortgage. West's former home, which he sold as a bare-bones shel

The Malibu beach house that rapper Kanye West famously gutted—then abandoned—is being turned into a unique members-only investment opportunity after the latest owner was threatened with foreclosure, having defaulted on his $18.5 million mortgage. West's former home, which he sold as a bare-bones she

The last couple of years have been rough on developer Brian Tuttle.  In December 2023, faced with a maturity date on three loans totaling $38.4 million secured by a Royal Palm Beach development site, Tuttle was on the hunt for new lenders to refinance the debt, and new equity partners that could pro

The Alexander brothers are headed to trial.  Former star brokers Oren and Tal, and their brother Alon have spent the last year in jail, after they were forced to trade their waterfront Miami mansions and an apartment on New York’s Billionaires’ Row for Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.  Sinc

Deep in Palm Beach County, out where the suburbs meet the swamp, dirt has turned to gold. The miracle has unfolded behind the guarded gates of Stone Creek Ranch, a community in an unincorporated part of the county near Delray Beach, where just 37 homes occupy 187 acres. It is about as far inland as

On the edge of Miami-Dade County’s built world, where single-family home subdivisions plateau into open expanses, sits a 90-acre tract. The land in south Miami-Dade is neatly carved into distinct uses: one parcel planted with row crops such as soybeans, another devoted to a palm tree farm, a third t