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Greystar buys 358-unit apartment complex in north Miami-Dade for $94M

The Charleston, South Carolina-based firm bought the property at 6200 Northwest 173rd Street in an unincorporated area of the county from New York-based Nuveen Real Estate, an investment arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, according to records and real estate database Vizzd
Read MoreYounger homebuyers turn to social media, AI and each other

Faced with high housing costs, economic instability and declining trust in traditional lending institutions, younger generations are redefining how they approach homeownership.A newly released NextGen Homebuyer Report — compiled by National Mortgage Insurance and financial literacy nonprofit FirstHo
Read MoreWhich is better for mortgage — FICO or VantageScore?

VantageScore and FICO have escalated their rivalry in the mortgage space following the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) decision to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase loans underwritten with VantageScore 4.0 as an alternative to the Classic FICO score. Both companies published analy
Read MoreWhy Delta and United are pulling away from the airline pack

U.S. airlines are struggling from weaker domestic spring and summer demand and lower fares.
Read MoreMutual of Omaha expands proprietary reverse mortgage offering to more states

After launching a new proprietary loan product this spring, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders has expanded the offering this week to more states.Mutual of Omaha Mortgage announced on Friday that its SecureEquity+ product, which became available in April to eligible California and
Read MoreHomebuilding declines are deepening as headwinds get stronger
New-home sales have been a relative bright spot in an otherwise stagnant housing market. But that’s changing and homebuilders recognize it.According to June 2025 data released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau, single-family home construction is down year over year at every stage of the process. This
Read MoreRiviera Beach requests more developer bids for Marina Village

Developers interested in building a mixed-use project with hotels and restaurants on the waterfront just north of the Port of Palm Beach will soon have another chance. Riviera Beach council members, sitting as the board of directors of the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), voted 4
Read MorePulte plans more than 800 homes on closed golf course in Lauderhill

PulteGroup plans to build more than 800 homes in Lauderhill on nearly half of a former 36-hole golf course that closed in 2020. The Atlanta-based homebuilder also plans to build a new 18-hole golf course next to the site where it plans to build homes at the former Inverray Country Club. PulteGroup,
Read MoreTravelers to the US must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — What to know

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.
Read MoreJudge dismisses Maryland appraisal discrimination case and defamation countersuit

A federal judge has dismissed the claims of both the plaintiffs and defendants in an appraisal discrimination lawsuit that garnered national attention when it was filed in 2022.Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott — Maryland homeowners who are Black — sued appraiser Shane Lanham, his company 20/20 Valuati
Read MoreMiami-Dade approves replacing four public housing sites with over 1K affordable units

More than 1,000 affordable units are planned across Miami-Dade County, as part of a county program to redevelop its aging public housing complexes. Miami Beach-based Redwood Dev Co and Miami-based Integra each scored deals to redevelop public housing with a combined 1,049 new units, and will lease
Read MoreReal Brokerage adds Coastline, a top San Diego team

Coastline Real Estate Group, a 13-agent real estate team based in San Diego County, California, has joined The Real Brokerage.The team is led by Raymond Fraser and Shaylie Gilliland, who previously worked together on one of California’s top-ranked real estate teams.Since founding Coastline in late 2
Read MoreRealtors Relief Foundation sends $500K to Texas flood victims

The nonprofit Realtors Relief Foundation (RRF) has allocated $500,000 to assist residents in south central Texas following recent floods that took the lives of more than 130 people and displaced families across the region.The funding — distributed through Texas Realtors and eight local associations
Read MoreWaterfront Key Biscayne house sells for $19M in slow season

Despite South Florida real estate’s summer slowdown, a waterfront home in Key Biscayne sold for $18.9 million. Records show Simon and Claire Mueller sold the house at 510 South Mashta Drive to Ana Paula Creel Sanchez Navarro. Brigitte De Langeron with DLS International Realty had the listing, and Do
Read MorePhillip Cantrell’s book offers blueprint for real estate entrepreneurship

Veteran entrepreneur Phillip Cantrell distills four decades of hard-won business wisdom into his newly released book, “Failing My Way to Success: Lessons from 42 Years of Winning (and Losing) in Business,” which officially launched July 15.The founder and CEO of Benchmark Realty — who sold the compa
Read MoreLogan Finance promotes Dave Weatherford to TPO executive role

Nonqualified mortgage (non-QM) lender Logan Finance Corp. on Thursday announced the promotion of Dave Weatherford to Executive Vice President of TPO Production, effective immediately.The promotion follows Logan Finance’s launch of its new Open Road product series, announced in June. The series, whic
Read MoreCrescent Heights sues CitizenM over commercial units at Miami Beach hotel

Crescent Heights is suing CitizenM to force an ownership transfer of commercial units at a recently opened Miami Beach hotel. In a lawsuit filed in Miami federal court, an affiliate of Miami-based Crescent Heights, led by Russell Galbut, Sonny Kahn and Bruce Menin, alleges the CitizenM entity that
Read MoreRelated plans 115 affordable apartments on Little Havana public housing site

The Pérez family’s Related Group plans 115 affordable apartments on a Little Havana public housing site in Miami. The project is part of an agreement and long-term lease between Coconut Grove-based Related and Miami-Dade County to redevelop three county-owned public housing sites. Related’s afford
Read MorePAVE task force 2.0? Senate Democrat introduces appraisal bias legislation

The Trump administration has “effectively disbanded” the interagency Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) task force, but a Democratic senator wants to revive it.Raphael Warnock of Georgia introduced the Appraisal Modernization Act on Thursday. The legislation seeks to address systemic bia
Read MoreZillow pushes back against Compass’s claims of conspiracy, monopoly

A little over two weeks after Zillow filed letters responding to Compass’s motions for preliminary injunction and expedited discovery, the listing portal giant is officially firing back with its response to these motions.Zillow filed its response and related declarations from company executives, inc
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