Some Chinese companies may have made drywall with a radioactive substance banned in the United States.
Mortgage lenders and banks will have to start registering homes entering foreclosure with Miami-Dade County starting Friday if they want to be on the right side of a new county law meant to help government officials prevent blight caused by distressed properties.
Florida East Coast Realty has acquired 1101 Brickell, a two-tower office complex on four acres in Miami's financial district, for an undisclosed sum, the company announced.
The son of a real-estate titan, Jeff Soffer was carving out his own spectacular success story. Then a Las Vegas gamble went very bad.
BFC Financial Corp. has agreed to acquire its real estate subsidiary, Woodbridge Holdings Corp., a separately traded public company formerly known as Levitt Corp.
Location: 1586 E. Commercial Blvd. Seller: Peggy Messingschlager, as trustee of the Peggy Messingschlager Revocable Trust Agreement.
An investor group is taking control of a 420-unit West Palm Beach condo tower from the Miami-based Related Group.
The McClatchy Co. said Tuesday that Citisquare Group, the buyer of the 10 acres of parking lots surrounding The Miami Herald Media Co.'s headquarters on Biscayne Bay in Miami, has exercised its option to extend the date for closing from June 30 to Dec. 31.
Location: 410 SW 15th St. Seller: 410 SW 15th St. Fla LLC, represented by Steve Miller, managing member. Buyer: Butterfield Properties, represented by Salvatore A. Lorefice II, managing member.
NBA stars lent their support to homeowners who are behind on their mortgages and at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure.
CondoReports.com ranked the best- and worst-performing condominium and town-home complexes in Miami-Dade County based on sale prices in the first quarter.
Is the South Florida housing market finally touching bottom? The answer, of course, can only be seen in the rearview mirror, but analysts agree that the most terrifying part of the downward slide is behind us.
Location: 6111 Washington St. Seller: CID-Sam Management Corp., represented by Martin Shapiro, president. Buyer: TC Garces II, represented by Christian Garces de Marcilla, president.
Joshua Hamann jokingly compares himself to the last human in a city overrun by zombies. He's not suggesting his neighbors are zombies. The problem is, he has no neighbors.
There is a school of thought that says having an entire condo tower floor or apartment building to one's self might be fun. Think Tom Cruise in Risky Business, McCauley Culkin in Home Alone.
Location: 440 W. 65th St. Seller: Carlos Roig and Berta Roig. Buyer: 440 W. 65th St., Hialeah 33012, LLC, represented by Dania Oramas, managing member.
There's a flip side to Save Our Homes. With property values falling instead of rising, many longtime homeowners may suddenly get hit with big tax increases.
American Orchid Society Visitors Center & Botanical Garden: 16700 AOS Ln., Delray Beach. General admission: $10, free for kids 12 and under. Admission for special events as noted. 561-404-2031 or www.aos.org.
Many Florida banks are in worse shape than their troubled U.S. counterparts because of the state's real-estate-based economy.
About 1 million option ARMs are estimated to reset higher in the next four years. Option ARM borrowers hit with unaffordable monthly payments are another threat to the housing recovery.
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