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Market data, mortgage rate movement, housing policy, and property news from across the country and here at home in Collier and Lee counties. Anything that affects what a home in Naples, Bonita Springs, or Estero is worth, and what it costs to own one, is worth understanding before it shows up in your closing statement or your tax bill.
Howard Hanna disavows NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and its parent company Hanna Holdings have made their feelings about the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) clear. In a letter sent to NAR and over 70 MLSs on Wednesday evening, company CEO Hoby Hanna called CCP “misguided” and a
Read MoreBoeing, Justice Department reach deal to avoid prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes

Boeing and DOJ reached an agreement that will allow the aircraft maker to avoid prosecution for fraud over the deadly 737 Max charges.
Read MoreRelated nabs $231M construction loan for Pininfarina condo project in Fort Lauderdale

Related Group secured a $230.8 million construction loan for Andare Residences, a Pininfarina-designed luxury condo project in Fort Lauderdale. Coconut Grove-based Related, led by Jorge Pérez and his sons, Jon Paul and Nick Pérez, recently broke ground on the 163-unit, 46-story tower planned for th
Read MorePrime delivery: EQT pays $55M for two Broward industrial facilities

EQT Real Estate picked up a pair of Broward industrial sites, including an Amazon distribution center, for a combined $55.3 million. In Deerfield Beach, Radnor, Pennsylvania-based EQT, led by Per Franzén, dropped $37.9 million for a 158,000-square-foot facility completed in 1985, records and real es
Read MoreWhy did we just see the highest new home sales print in years?
I know this is a crazy stat, given how much the builders’ confidence is falling, but new home sales just had the highest monthly sales print in years. Can this be revised lower in the future? Yes, just like the previous months have been. But there’s a bigger story here that I’ll address because this
Read MoreFEMA rescinds strategic agency plan ahead of hurricane season

Hurricane season is set to commence on June 1, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — which has been experiencing organizational challenges for the past several weeks — has reportedly rescinded its guiding plan for agency objectives and priorities, according to multiple FEMA employees
Read MoreHUD names new CIO as judge pauses mass firings at the agency

Now a little more than four months into the second Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has appointed a new chief information officer (CIO), Eric Sidle, with experience in the electric vehicle space and with a former position at tech giant Apple, Inc. on h
Read MoreAnywhere makes offer to buy Douglas Elliman: Bloomberg

Anywhere Real Estate has made an offer to acquire luxury brokerage firm Douglas Elliman. The offer was first reported by Bloomberg.According to Bloomberg’s sources, the bid would value Douglas Elliman at more than $4 a share. The firm’s stock ended Thursday at $2.14 a share, giving the firm a market
Read MoreBuyers shrug off economic uncertainty as new-home sales rise
New-home sales continue to be a bright spot in a housing market that’s struggling with high mortgage rates and other economic headwinds.According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), new homes in April sold at seasonally adjusted annual r
Read MoreSouth Florida residential sales plunge in April, as inventory surges

Residential sales and dollar volume dropped across South Florida last month, as the slowdown continues in the tri-country region. Combined dollar volume in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties fell 6 percent year-over-year to about $5.6 billion, according to reports from the Miami Associatio
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Read MoreRelated Urban, 13th Floor, Merrimac gamble on $10B downtown Miami project bid

Only one of three all-star development teams is bidding on the opportunity to build a $10 billion mixed-use complex in partnership with Miami-Dade County, The Real Deal has learned. This month, a joint venture between Related Urban, 13th Floor Investments and Merrimac Ventures submitted its proposal
Read MoreK2 Capital proposes 206-unit apartment project in Goulds

Developers Mariano Karner and Esteban Koffsmon propose a 206-unit apartment project in Goulds, amid a continuing development flurry in south Miami-Dade County. Karner and Koffsmon, through their K2 Capital Group, want to build an eight-story building with a two-level parking deck with 243 spaces at
Read MoreSouth Florida’s top deals: The biggest resi sale was a $14M Boca Raton home

🏆Residential: In South Florida, the top residential deal recorded Thursday was in Boca Raton. A trust tied to Gary Kain, executive chair of AGNC Investment Corp.’s board of directors parted with 499 South Maya Palm Drive for $14.2 million; the seller put it up for sale in January for just under $15
Read MoreEmpira scores $111M construction loan for 310-unit apartment tower in Brickell

Empira Group scored a $111.3 million construction loan for a 310-unit apartment tower in Miami’s Brickell, The Real Deal has learned. The financing comes as construction loans and refinancings continue to flow in South Florida, despite higher interest rates and other economic headwinds. Empira, a
Read MoreWellington green-lights zoning changes for Mark Bellissimo’s mixed-use Marketplace project

Developer Mark Bellissimo won approval for zoning changes that will allow him and his partners to build a boutique hotel, offices, condos, retail and restaurant space just across the street from his planned gated community, the Wellington. The mixed-use project, dubbed “the Marketplace” is said to b
Read MoreLego billionaire drops $26M on Wellington equestrian estate

Billionaire Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, whose great-grandfather Ole Kirk Kristiansen founded the toymaker Lego, bought an equestrian estate in Wellington for $25.5 million. It marks the most expensive sale in the horse-centric enclave so far this year. Records show Thomas Kirk Kristiansen bought the 1
Read MoreMast Capital, BH ramp up buyout of Coconut Grove condominium

Mast Capital and BH Group are teaming up to take over an older condominium building in Coconut Grove. An affiliate of Coconut Grove-based Mast, led by Camilo Miguel Jr., is under contract to purchase roughly a dozen units at Bayshore Park, a three-story condominium at 2545 South Bayshore Drive, sour
Read MoreAmerican Airlines CFO says some travelers are avoiding Newark airport

American Airlines CFO says some travelers have avoided Newark in favor of other area airports, but cautioned the impact was modest.
Read MoreMiami board approves 328-unit Live Local Act tower in Edgewater

A developer scored approval for a 328-unit Live Local Act project in Miami’s Edgewater, amid a flurry of proposals under the state’s affordable and workforce housing law. Gonzalo Espinosa, through an affiliate, plans the 36-story Sense 22 apartment tower on a 0.7-acre assemblage at 114, 124, 128 an
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