In 2010 Florida once again led all states in the amount of reported mortgage fraud, but the Sunshine State is not alone. Mortgage fraud is also prevalent in New York, California, New Jersey and

WCI Communities announced today that it has released 196 new homes for sale in Parkland’s Heron Bay. Heron Bay is one of South Florida’s biggest and most prominent country club communities. The community is located on Coral Ridge Parkway,

Confronted with a growing tax debt, rapper Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known best as Lil Wayne, has listed his Miami Beach mansion on La Gorce Island for $12.9

RealtyTrac released Wednesday its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for the first quarter of 2011, which shows foreclosure filings were reported at a 15 percent decrease from the previous quarter and a 27 percent decrease from the first quarter of

As things heat up outside this spring season, so does activity in the real estate market. Despite the spike in demand for existing properties, though, many sellers are finding that to generate interest they must price their homes

Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM) Realtors announced today that five new sales associates have joined their Key Biscayne team. Maria del Carmen Escolar, Karen Hollihan, Virginia Lattanzi, Encina Neira and Lourdes Suarez-Murias will be the new

The 7-bed, 9.5-bath Miami Beach mansion owned formerly by pop star and American Idol panelist Jennifer Lopez is for sale for $29

Florida Realtors has announced its annual Environmental Award program, popularly known as the “ENVY” award. The honor goes to a development that best preserves Florida’s natural quality of life and is given in two categories: one for residential development

With a multi-million dollar investment in hand, the East Coast Opportunity Group (ECO Group) has started turning South Florida’s distressed properties into profitable investments for foreign investors, and affordable homes for cash-strapped

A Miami Beach mansion frequented by the late Elizabeth Taylor will soon be listed for

Artecity Miami Beach is one of the city’s newest low rise “boutique” projects located at 2100 Park Avenue just minutes walk from the beach, Lincoln Road and Collins Avenue. The Brits of Miami Beach, Alistair Powell and Shelly Northern,

The FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida announced today that Barry Minkow, 44, of San Diego, Calif., pled guilty to conspiring with others to manipulate the stock price of Lennar Corporation by making false and

Total cumulative pending home sales in Broward County increased 6.02 percent in March compared to a year earlier, from 78,173 to 8,665, and were up 3.27 percent month-over-month from 8,391, according to the 23,000-MIAMI Association of Realtors and the

Total cumulative pending home sales – including single-family homes and condominiums – in Miami-Dade County increased 18 percent in March compared to a year earlier, from 9,751 to 11,544, and 3.24 percent, up from 11,182, compared to the previous

Marquis Residences announced today that the downtown Miami hotel and condominium tower has reached 60 percent

The Miami Herald reported this week that Douglas Elliman Realty, a New York-based real estate brokerage, has extended their offices in the Miami Beach area this month in hopes of capitalizing on the Miami