Real estate agents at two Bonner County, Idaho-based brokerages are facing charges of breaching fiduciary duty and engaging in a racketeering scheme with developers to sell defective homes. The suit was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Boise by plaintiffs David and Linda Wittwer, The Wittwe

Last week was the slowest this year, as buyers signed contracts for just four luxury properties in Miami-Dade County.  A condo at Turnberry Ocean Club marked the priciest deal signed between July 14 and July 20, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report, which tracks listings of homes and condos a

OKO Group | Miami  Billionaire developer Vlad Doronin’s OKO Group plans an office at the Wynwood Plaza mixed-use development.  OKO Group leased 25,200 square feet at 95 Northwest 29th Street in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, according to a Cushman & Wakefield second quarter office report. JLL’s secon

Southwest plans to start flying with seat assignments on Jan. 27, ending more than half a century of open seating.

A trust linked to Wade Davis, the former CEO of Univision, sold a waterfront Hibiscus Island mansion in Miami Beach for $31.8 million, The Real Deal has learned. The home at 370 South Hibiscus Drive sold eight months after it hit the market for $37.5 million, listing agent Liz Hogan of Compass confi

South Florida developer Donald Soffer, a powerful figure who founded Aventura, died on Sunday at the age of 92, following a brief illness.  Soffer, born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania on Sept. 20, 1932, bought 785 acres of mostly swampland, which became Aventura, in the late 1960s with partner Arthur G.

Condo owners are waging a fight against the powers that be.  Two ongoing legal fights underscore the precarious nature of fighting back against boards or authorities that act on behalf of condo buildings.  In one situation, a group of eight holdout owners at an aging, and now vacant, condo building

In a week marked by discussions of the potential firing of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and inflation data, mortgage rates remained relatively calm, thanks to improvements in mortgage spreads.Mortgage spreads have improved significantly since 2023, leaving us just 0.49% from normal levels, ba

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.

A potential buyer has entered the ring at The Raleigh, a stalled condo and hotel project planned in Miami Beach.  New York-based Nahla Capital won a bid to purchase the property for about $275 million, Business Insider reported. Michael Shvo’s firm, New York-based Shvo, has the right of first refusa

Beverly Hills-based jeweler Ildico picked up a retail building in the Miami Design District for $35 million. An entity managed by Ildico CFO Mikhail Cohen bought the two-story, 9445-square-foot storefront at 3800 Northeast Second Avenue, records and real estate database Vizzda show. The deal breaks

Private equity boss David Cohen sold his condo at Four Seasons Residences at the Surf Club for $17.8 million, marking the highest price per square foot sale in Surfside this year. Records show Cohen sold unit N-719 at 9111 Collins Avenue for $5,265 per square foot to Michigan Miami Land Trust, with

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate.Here’s what happened this week:Realtor.com parent Move acquires ZenlistRealtor.com parent Move Inc. has acquired Zenlist,

Canadian travel dropped sharply in the first half of 2025, according to numbers by U.S. Travel Association.

Real estate technology company Rayse has launched a seller-focused module aimed at helping listing agents provide clearer communication and real-time updates to clients throughout the sales process.The new tool is the company’s first major product expansion since its 2024 launch. Originally focused

Property management software company RealPage has acquired Livble, a flexible rent payment provider, in a move that expands RealPage’s reach into financial tools for renters and property managers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.The deal brings Livble’s installment-based rent payment

Kushner Companies is eyeing a Fort Lauderdale site where Miami-based developer Harvey Hernandez plans a mixed-use tower with short-term rental-friendly condominiums.  An affiliate of New York-based Kushner, led by Laurent Morali and Nicole Kushner Meyer, is seeking to foreclose on the 1-acre site at

Today’s housing starts report from the Census Bureau shows that Federal Reserve policy remains too restrictive for housing production to grow, which in the long run impacts the fight against inflation. This is why the data on single-family construction is not improving; in fact, it is getting worse.

Record-high home prices and persistently elevated mortgage rates have made the housing market difficult for homebuyers and the industry alike — and not even this year’s significant growth in supply seems to be helping.It’s been particularly difficult for prospective buyers who are currently renters,

A west Tennessee firm has joined the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network — marking the brand’s continued expansion in the region.Conner Real Estate LLC, founded in 2011 by Joey Conner, is now operating under the name Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Conner.The firm serves a wide swath o