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Jeff Greene, the 63-year-old developer based in Palm Springs, filed campaign papers Friday as he prepares to run for governor as a Democrat, according to reports. This will be his second time running for office, after an unsuccessful run
Before the federal Fair Housing Act could be signed into law on April 11, 1968, political compromises to ensure its passage in the Senate significantly reduced the impact of the legislation. The change eliminated the government’s ability to bring
A large amount of luxury condos have been built around Miami, causing a severe glut of inventory for those products. But a stop or pause in such projects might help the problem. According to The Real Deal, cancelled Miami
Miami has a seen an influx of new residents and a healthy amount of development in its central business district. But is it the type of development residents want? A new study by Commercial Café shows that Miami has
A South Florida owner-broker won a court injunction against a former agent that the brokerage claims broke her noncompete clause, according to reports. Signature Real Estate Cos, and its owner Ben Schachter, sued former agent Shelly Gibson after she
Luxury brands such as Porsche, Pininfarina and Aston Martin are venturing out of the car business into designing residential towers in Miami. Porsche opened a 132-unit German tower on Sunny Isles Beach in 2017. Each apartment in the building
Miami’s most-sought-after penthouse located in the South of Fifth neighborhood sold for $26 million on May 11. The sale at 321 Ocean Dr. — a luxury residential development from Aria Development Group — is the highest priced residential transaction in
The majority of Florida’s best high schools are in the Miami area, according to the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings. The state’s No. 1 ranked school is Pine View High School in Osprey, which
The luxury market in Miami has gotten off to a strong start this year as sales volume and prices for luxury homes have both increased. Total luxury homes sales climbed by 12 percent in the first quarter of 2018,
Miami Beach is one of the South Florida communities most vulnerable to rising sea levels, but a plan to address the impact of climate change was nixed by city officials. The Miami Beach City Commission voted against a plan
Florida had the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in 2016, and many of the areas that are most dangerous to pedestrians are in south Florida, according to a new report. Kelley Uustal, A Fort Lauderdale law firm, partnered with
An increase in new single-family home listings did not correlate to lower home prices in Florida, according to Florida Realtors. Inventory crept up in the first quarter of 2018, when 96,281 homes were listed, a 1 percent increase over
South Florida residents pay a king’s ransom to live on the ocean, and they now have greater ability to remove you from their private beach. Beginning July 1, a new state law will make it easier for law enforcement
Today’s graduates are more likely to be living with their parents than graduates from the previous decade. According to Zillow’s analysis of 2016 Census data, 28 percent of recent graduates live with their parents — up from 19 percent
Despite a nationwide inventory crisis that is hampering the housing market, Miami has actually seen increases in single-family homes for sale, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. Inventory of single-family homes increased 2.5 percent in March of this
Florida has three of the 100 safest communities in the country, and two Miami-area cities have cracked the top 20, according to this year’s NeighborhoodScout list of Top 100 Safest Cities report. To create its list, NeighborhoodScout compares cities across the
