Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Tick Up to 6.24% as Markets Assess End of Shutdown

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Tick Up to 6.24% as Markets Assess End of Shutdown

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly on Thursday but essentially held steady as markets took a pause amid cautious optimism over the federal government’s reopening after the longest-ever shutdown, tempered by lingering economic uncertainty.  The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.24% for the week ending Nov. 13, up from 6.22% the week … Read more

Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale Condo Association Bankruptcy

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The condo association that governs the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale condo-hotel filed for bankruptcy after losing a legal fight with two hospitality investment giants. The Castillo Grand Hotel Condominium Residences Association (CGHCRA), which governs the condo-hotel units at the property, filed for Chapter 11 restructuring in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, the South … Read more

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Floats Eliminating School Property Taxes for Homeowners in Reelection Bid

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed allowing voters to decide whether they want to abolish school property taxes for homeowners as he launches his reelection bid.  Speaking on Sunday at an event in Houston, marking the start of his campaign for a historic fourth consecutive gubernatorial term, Abbott, a Republican, laid out a five-point property … Read more

Kendall Apartment Project Sells For $42M Discount

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The billionaire family that owns the Washington Nationals struck out in the Kendall multifamily submarket.  An affiliate of Rockville, Maryland-based Lerner Residential sold Motion at Dadeland, a 25-story tower with 295 apartments at 8400 South Dixie Highway for $72.4 million, records and real estate database Vizzda show. The buyer, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based JRK … Read more

Cornerstone, Brookstone Plan Little Havana Rental Project

Cornerstone, Brookstone Plan Little Havana Rental Project

The Cornerstone Group and Brookstone Partners propose a 354-unit multifamily tower in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, amid an apartment building frenzy in South Florida.  Cornerstone and Brookstone, both based in Hollywood, want to develop an eight-story building with a 5,000-square-foot grocery store on a 2.4-acre site on the northwest corner of Northwest Eighth Avenue and … Read more

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Reveals He Has Hired 24/7 Security To Protect His Home Against ‘Lunatics’: ‘It Only Takes One’

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has revealed the extreme steps he’s taken to guard himself—and his home—against the rising threat from “lunatics,” admitting his fear that the hatred he receives from online trolls is at risk of evolving into very real-life abuse. Portnoy, 48, opened up about his fears around his safety, during an interview … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Stars Jessi and Jordan Ngatikaura List Marital Home for $2.5 Million Amid Flurry of Divorce Rumors

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” stars Jessi and Jordan Ngatikaura have officially put their marital home in Utah up for sale.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” stars Jessi and Jordan Ngatikaura have put their marital home in Utah up for sale for $2.5 million—amid furious speculation that they are headed for divorce. Jessi, 33, and Jordan, 31, who wed in 2020, have lived in the six-bedroom, five-bathroom, 6,979-square-foot domain in Pleasant Grove, UT, “for 16 … Read more

The Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts a Truly White Christmas for Some Homeowners in 2025

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If you’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas, you’re in luck. The forecast for many parts of the country looks snowy, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.  Of course, this could put a real wrench in any travel plans to see family and friends over the holidays, especially in four key regions of the country.  … Read more

Chetrit’s Broward Dev Site, Condo Units Head to UCC Auction

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Chetrit Group’s waterfront condo development site in Pompano Beach and its units at the Hollywood Beach Resort condo are headed to a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure auction.  The lender that provided a $17.2 million loan on both properties in 2022 filed for the UCC foreclosure, according to a public notice published in the South Florida … Read more