West Palm Beach residents are pushing back after the city commission appointed a Related Ross executive to the Downtown Development Authority. The appointment of Jordan Rathlev, an executive vice president at Related Ross, added fuel to an ongoing debate over downtown development, as residents deman

For most of her adult life, Arielle Crawford focused on sustainability and holistic living.  She taught sustainable manufacturing at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and made sure to eat organic foods and wear natural, breathable fibers whenever possible. Still, didn’t give much

A new bipartisan bill in Congress aims to improve the financing environment for condominium associations to make structural repairs. Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar, both of Florida, reintroduced the Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act. It had a f

The American Real Estate Association (ARA) is joining the Missouri Association of Realtors and a coalition of organizations opposing Amendments 4 and 5 on Missouri’s Aug. 4 statewide ballot. Amendment 5 would authorize the state legislature to expand sales taxes to a wide range of goods and services

Charles Cohen has set in motion a restart of his long-planned 400,000-square-foot office building in downtown West Palm Beach, after resolving a foreclosure lawsuit on a $10 million loan on the site.  New York-based Cohen Brothers Realty plans the 25-story West Palm Point with ground-floor retail sp

Existing home sales came out yesterday showing slight year-over-year growth, but the headlines were all about home prices at an all-time high. However, most people weren’t focused on the fact that wages have been outpacing home prices for some time now, which is a positive. Yesterday I went on Yahoo

Erin Napier is opening about the heartfelt "sacrifice" her spouse, Ben Napier, made for her in the earliest days of their relationship—after the couple unearthed a sweet memory from their romance while dealing with the fallout of a flood at their Mississippi home. Napier, 40, took a walk down memory

With a major policy win at hand, one of America’s most promising housing affordability solutions hidden in plain sight may get the close-up moment its stakeholders have fought for decades to earn. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act – on a white-knuckle countdown to midnight before going into law a

This is part 1 of a 3-part HousingWire special series on the impacts of data centers on housing. Data centers are creating a split-screen effect in housing markets: They can boost regional demand and land values, while homes near controversial sites may face buyer resistance over noise, water use, c

One of the most consistent mistakes that buyers’ agents make today is ignoring one of the best sources of affordable housing available to their clients: distressed properties — short sales in particular. After more than 40 years in the real estate business and involvement in over 25,000 distressed p

They’re rolling over balances, using debt strategically, and carefully managing taxable income. They have money in the bank and even more in tax-advantaged accounts. Call them "interest-maxxers": a new generation of optimization-obsessed Americans trying to squeeze more from their savings through el

Legal battling between Zillow, Compass and Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) continued Thursday with all parties filing competing post-hearing briefs — Zillow alleging an “unlawful conspiracy” to cut off its access to Chicagoland listing data while defendants Compass and MRED counter that the company’

“This house makes money. This house will pay half your mortgage.”That’s the bold claim of one Emily Pulver, a homeowner in South Jordan, UT, just outside Salt Lake City. She is selling her six-bedroom, 3.5-bath home, listing the property at $1,575,000 in a town where the median selling price current

The 100-year-old Coconut Grove Playhouse is a step closer to revival with a scaled-down performance venue, retail, offices and a parking garage after it’s been closed for 20 years. Miami city commissioners approved Miami-Dade County’s long-debated plan, granting five zoning exceptions and four waive

O’Connor Capital Partners won approval for $2.8 million in assistance for a 175-unit workforce housing project in Riviera Beach. The funds, approved by the Riviera Beach City Council Wednesday night, will pay for most of the water, sewer and impact fees associated with Marina Annex, a 77-foot tall a

Americans say they want neighborhoods where daily life is close by, new data shows—but the same survey shows weaker support for some of the housing that can make those places possible. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of respondents said they would pay more to live within walking distance of parks, shops, an

🏆 Residential: The top residential sale recorded in South Florida was in Miami Beach, where homebuilder Adrian Pedro sold a double-lot estate at 145 and 149 Palm Avenue on Palm Island for $40 million. The buyers were Ben Ling, a venture capital investor, and his partner Christopher Coudron, co-foun

Kayla Pfeiffer, chef/partner at Bicyclette Cookshop, Heyday Cookshop, and Thank You Kindly Cookshop. Photo by Nick Shirghio Two of Naples’ Michelin-recognized restaurants will join forces for a one-night-only Michelin Chefs Potluck Dinner. Bicyclette Cookshop and Tong Yin will present a high-energy,

Delta is the first of the U.S. airlines to report second-quarter results.

Play Mahjong on the Patio at LoLa 41 on Wednesdays beginning July 29. Photo courtesy of LoLa 41 LoLa 41 and SWFL Mahjong will team up to host Mahjong on the Patio at the Naples restaurant this summer. Kicking off on July 29, guests will join the growing Southwest Florida Mahjong community for a soci