Living in Florida is becoming punishingly unaffordable, and nearly half of the Sunshine State’s residents are now considering moving elsewhere, according to a new study. Florida Atlantic University’s Business and Economic Polling Initiative (BEPI) released the results of its latest poll this week, revealing that just under 50% of Floridians are “seriously considering” moving due to … Read more
Blackstone held a fire sale on an Aventura senior living facility, selling the site for a $36.5 million discount. Aventura-based BH Group, led by Isaac and Liat Toledano, and Fort Lauderdale-based Gold Standard of Care bought Sterling Aventura at 2777 Northeast 183rd Street in Aventura for $12 million, a source close to the transaction told … Read more
Social media can be a very powerful tool, but simply chasing likes or trying to go “viral” won’t do anything to help a real estate professional’s career, panelists warned during a discussion on the business of digital marketing during The Real Deal Miami Forum on Thursday. Michael Ruiz, president and CEO of Legendary Productions, a … Read more
There’s a Texas size boom happening just outside the capital of the Lone Star State. A rural area full of farms, 40 minutes from Austin, is set to see mega-growth as the site of a new film studio, an Elon Musk technology hub, and a new luxury housing community. Bastrop, TX—population only about 13,000 people—is … Read more
Without key government data during this record-breaking shutdown, the signals we do have on the economy are mixed and housing is caught in the middle. The federal government shutdown is now the longest one on record, surpassing the 2018–19 shutdown that lasted 35 days. While lenders have workarounds to keep many home sales on track, … Read more
In the spring of last year, Patrick Carroll posted a video on his Instagram account that showed him on his boat clutching a shotgun, sporting a red “Make America Great Again” hat and a white towel draped over his shoulders. Carroll fired off a couple of rounds that he later claimed were blanks after police … Read more
Hollywood superstar Sydney Sweeney has become a red carpet mainstay in recent years—but she has refused to stray too far from her roots in rural Idaho, where she is the proud owner of a stunning lake house where she and her family have been causing chaos for years. Sweeney, 28, whose latest on-screen turn has … Read more
Real estate industry experts pushed back on the theory that a bubble is forming in Miami that’s about to burst. “This market is built on cash,” said market analyst Ana Bozovic, founder of Analytics Miami, at The Real Deal’s Miami Real Estate Forum. Bozovic spoke on a panel about how developers can survive the market … Read more
After 208 years, the publication loved by homeowners, gardners, and of course, farmers, has announced it has published its last edition. Farmers’ Almanac announced Thursday that its 2026 edition, which is already available, will be its last. The beloved publication that predicted weather patterns noted that it could no longer continue production in in today’s … Read more
Success was never a guarantee, and it didn’t happen overnight, but Miami’s market is ripe for brokers seeking momentum. That was the consensus among Danny Hertzberg, Margit Brandt and Dawn McKenna, some of Florida’s top brokers in conversation at The Real Deal’s Miami Real Estate Forum 2025 on Thursday. Each of them had already put … Read more