Several influential political figures in Florida, including the state’s governor, house speaker and senate president, are lobbying to change the state’s foreclosure laws, a process they deem too slow and meticulous for the backlog of foreclosures on the market.

Bayside Rocks, an annual music and arts festival devoted to raising social awareness, is teaming up with CityGreenLife.com (CGL) this year to make the event “greener” than

Malaysian developer Genting Group unveiled its master plan Wednesday for Resorts World Miami, a massive, city-within-a-city development with a projected cost of $3.1 billion. The largest North American real estate project since the $8.1 billion CityCenter project was announced

Florida municipalities posted huge year-over-year price gains in August, a strong sign that after a couple tough years, the state’s market is rebounding in a major way. As part of a study by Realtor.com, 146 municipalities in the U.S.

Homeowners affected by the Chinese drywall class-action suit against Banner Supply Co. are now able to opt out of the suit and file separate lawsuits if they choose to do so. Between 2004 and 2008 many U.S. contractors and

National price gains were up 4 percent in Clear Capital’s latest Home Data Index, a monthly report that analyzes housing data in the West, Midwest, Northeast and the South. All four sectors of the market showed quarter-over-quarter price gains, with the

MyGreenBuildings, a Sarasota, Fl.-based green builder, is one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., and it is looking with licensing its successful business model to companies across the

From April to June, Florida accounted for 1 out of every 5 home loans in the nation, a sign that historically-low rates and unprecedented affordability are contributing to a mini-boom in the Sunshine

Florida Realtors has named Wendell Davis its 2011 Realtor of the Year, an award it has bestowed for more than 50

Property investment is exploding in Miami, with sales in the long-depressed market skyrocketing between 33% and 47% higher than they were last

In an interesting twist, some South Florida homeowners are entering the next month with uncertainty about their property taxes, but not because of bad news – rather, it’s because housing has

Despite home sales statistics nationwide, strong showings in Broward and Palm Beach have some of the area’s Realtors confident about the region’s housing

Since the financial crisis in 2008, banks have been the poster child for naughty, irresponsible business practices, but two banks in Southern Florida are proving that banks can not only prosper in today’s economic climate, but can do so

A report released Tuesday by the Marcus & Millichap real estate firm predicts that the apartment sector in Miami Dade-County — riding a wave of growing employment — is expected to improve respectably, with vacancies declining and rental rates

The latest batch of statistics from the Miami Association of Realtors (MAR) offers a number of positive details about the Florida housing market in July, primarily that condo prices have increased for the first time since

Cervera Real Estate is expanding – the brokerage has opened five new offices in South