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The Library of Trinity College Dublin is named the most beautiful library in the world by 200,000 voters in the 1000 Libraries Awards 2025.
Read MoreCompass CFO Kalani Reelitz announces departure

Compass Real Estate Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Kalani Reelitz will leave his position at the end of this month, the company announced during its second-quarter earnings call. Chief Accounting Officer Scott Wahlers will be promoted to Compass CFO — with the move becoming effective at the end of Au
Read MoreCompass posts record performance in Q2

Compass Real Estate reported its strongest quarterly performance in company history during the second quarter — delivering record revenue and profitability despite challenging housing market conditions. The company reported a 21.1% year-over-year revenue increase to $2.06 billion in the second quart
Read MoreTrump signs VA foreclosure prevention bill into law

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s bill, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, into law after it received approval last week from the Senate. The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act will reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgage program by adding a part
Read MoreRealty Executives International unifies Arizona operations

Realty Executives International will consolidate its Arizona operations under a single ownership structure, effective Aug. 1. The consolidation combines the company’s Phoenix and Yuma brokerages with existing offices in Tucson, northern Arizona and the White Mountains under the Realty Executives Ari
Read MoreArizona homebuilders challenge groundwater restrictions

As Arizona grapples with rapid growth and a changing climate, long-standing groundwater regulations are being tested in courtrooms, boardrooms and booming desert suburbs. Developers and regulators are locked in a deepening dispute over how to manage the state’s finite water supplies — with the futur
Read MoreRE/MAX adds high-performing Hawaii brokerage

RE/MAX is expanding its presence in Hawaii with the addition of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty, a top-performing brokerage led by veteran real estate executive Myron Kiriu. The firm will officially join the RE/MAX network on Friday under the name RE/MAX Hawaii. The move brings
Read MoreLandowners propose 65-acre expansion of Miami-Dade’s UDB for 1,200-unit resi project

A group of landowners want to expand Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary by 64.8 acres for a mixed-use project with over 1,000 residential units. The Urban Development Boundary, or UDB, aims to restrict suburban sprawl east onto Biscayne National Park and west onto the Everglades, as wel
Read MoreSouthern California luxury brokerage joins eXp Realty

The nation’s top brokerage by transaction side count, eXp Realty, is continuing to add agents. On Wednesday, eXp announced that Southern California-based independent brokerage Palm Realty Boutique was joining the firm. Founded by Brett Zebrowski, Palm Realty Boutique serves clients in the South Bay
Read MoreLarsa Pippen’s new Miami house revealed

“The Real Housewives of Miami” star Larsa Pippen paid $5.4 million for a home in Pinecrest last year, The Real Deal has learned. Pippen revealed that she bought a “nice house” in Miami on a recent episode of the Bravo reality TV show. The businesswoman and ex-wife of retired NBA champion Scottie Pi
Read MoreCompass, Zillow iron out lawsuit discovery terms

Compass and Zillow might disagree on many things, but when it comes to the proposed parameters of their expedited discovery, the two adversaries managed to agree on a few items. In a joint letter filed on Monday addressed to Judge Jeanette A. Vargas, the parties outlined their proposals for the exp
Read MoreLuxury boom helps fuel boutique brokerages in South Florida

The top broker in Palm Beach County isn’t with Douglas Elliman, Corcoran Group or Compass. It’s David Roberts, owner of Royal Palm Properties, a one-broker firm that focuses on the gated community for which it is named: Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club. Roberts closed more than $636 million in on-ma
Read MoreCould Social Security beneficiaries soon face more hurdles?

After a public backlash against the Social Security Administration (SSA) earlier this year, the federal agency said it would walk back some of its plans that would’ve required more beneficiaries to make in-person office visits. But a report released this week by the Center on Budget and Policy Prior
Read MoreMoxiWorks Founder York Baur joins Lone Wolf as chief industry relations officer

Lone Wolf Technologies has named York Baur its new Chief Industry Relations Officer, bringing one of the real estate industry’s most recognized tech leaders into its executive team. Baur is best known for his role as founding CEO of MoxiWorks, a real estate software platform that now supports over 8
Read MoreLongpoint’s South Florida spending spree continues with $82M Doral industry portfolio buy

Longpoint picked up another batch of South Florida industrial warehouses, dropping $82 million for a Doral portfolio. The Boston-based firm, led by Dwight Angelini, bought America’s Gateway Park, a collection of six industrial buildings spanning 302,000 square feet at 8901 Northwest 20th Street, 201
Read MoreRetail vacancies creep up across South Florida

Across South Florida, retail landlords experienced more tenants moving out of spaces than tenants moving in during the second quarter, according to a recent Colliers report. As a result, the vacancy rate in the tri-county region took a slight hit and average asking rents in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach
Read MoreTsunami waves reach California and Hawaii after massive earthquake in Russia

The earthquake, which struck early Wednesday, triggered evacuation orders in Hawaii and Japan.
Read MoreBrett Harris leaves Douglas Elliman for Bespoke

Top Miami Beach broker Brett Harris left Douglas Elliman after a decade to join Bespoke Real Estate as a founding portfolio manager in Miami, The Real Deal has learned. Harris has closed more than $2 billion in sales volume over his nearly 20-year career, according to Bespoke. He’s worked closely w
Read MoreSummer slowdown: Palm Beach County weekly condo sales drop to $24M

Palm Beach County’s condo sales and dollar volume dipped last week. Brokers closed 57 condo sales totaling $23.5 million from July 21 to July 27. That’s down from 77 condo sales totaling $34.3 million the week prior. Last week’s units sold for an average of $411,834, lower than the $445,079 average
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Evacuations were ordered across the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.
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