Real Estate

Lauderhill Police Officer Arrested After Allegedly Taking Over Dead Man’s Home, Using His Identity and Living There for Years A South Florida police officer is accused of exploiting a welfare check involving a deceased elderly man to take control of his home, use his identity to obtain renovation permits and live in the property for

SFL.MEDIA Takes You Inside Florida’s First Super Tall Tower Miami is taking its skyline to an entirely new level, and this time, the competition isn’t just about luxury condos or another rooftop swimming pool. A massive skyscraper rising in downtown Miami is poised to become Florida’s first true super tall building, bringing a world famous

Decades of Underfunded Reserves, Aging Infrastructure, and New State Regulations Are Pushing South Florida’s Condo Market Toward a Multibillion Dollar Financial Reckoning… An SFL Media analysis of Florida’s condominium inspection findings, reserve funding requirements, decades of deferred maintenance, and increasingly restrictive mortgage lending standards suggests that financial or regulatory distress could affect a substantial majority

Florida’s Condo Crisis: How Decades of Underfunded Maintenance Turned the Beachfront Dream Into a Six Figure Financial Nightmare A Fort Lauderdale oceanfront condominium’s repair project has exploded from $1.6 million to $36 million, leaving homeowners facing assessments as high as $320,000. The financial disaster at The Galleon exposes a much larger problem across coastal Florida:

Trump Could Unfreeze the U.S. Housing Market With One Mortgage Reform America Should Have Adopted Years Ago President Donald Trump is searching for ways to accelerate an American economy being squeezed by expensive housing, stubborn mortgage rates and a real estate market in which millions of homeowners have effectively been financially punished for moving. One

Reality TV Star “Betty Idol” Arrested in Florida After 11-Month Investigation Into Alleged $200,000 Vacant-Land Fraud ORANGE CITY, Fla. — Reality television personality Salomé Jackson, better known to viewers as “Betty Idol,” has been arrested in Central Florida after an 11 month investigation into an alleged real estate fraud scheme in which authorities say suspects

Only One City in the US is More Expensive to Live In For decades, New York City was considered the gold standard for expensive living in America. But that title is beginning to shift south. According to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area

Towers, Lawsuits, and Lost Confidence: Inside the Legal Battles Shaking Miami’s Condo Boom MIAMI — For years, Miami’s luxury condominium market sold more than waterfront views and designer finishes, it sold confidence. International investors poured billions into branded residential towers bearing names like Mercedes Benz, Dolce & Gabbana, Ritz Carlton, Waldorf Astoria, and EDITION. Developers

Florida HOA Stops Paying Website Bill, Then Sends Defamation Threat Instead of a Check, Media Firm Claims South Florida Media Says It Built and Hosted Community Website for Years Before Association Disputed Its Existence A South Florida homeowners association is facing questions about transparency, record keeping, and vendor accountability after a years long dispute over

Florida homeowners face a very different set of maintenance risks than homeowners in colder states. High humidity, year-round HVAC usage, salt-air exposure near coastal regions, and intense storm seasons all place continuous pressure on household systems and appliances. Air conditioning units often run almost nonstop during the hottest months, while plumbing systems and electrical components

Aston Martin Residences Is Everything Wrong With South Florida’s Condo Boom Crumbling Concrete, Alleged Self Dealing, Missing Work, and a Billion Dollar Tower Already Facing Structural Lawsuits The Aston Martin Residences was supposed to represent the pinnacle of Miami luxury. Standing 817 feet above Biscayne Bay, the gleaming glass tower carries one of the most

Smart Ways to Increase the Value of a South Florida Investment Property South Florida investment property owners face a familiar challenge: how to refresh a rental or resale property in a market where sun, salt, and competition never rest. Properties that feel dated or fragile under local conditions lose momentum fast. The good news is

Lionel Messi Expands His Miami Real Estate Empire With Four New Luxury Condos Lionel Messi is not just building a legacy on the soccer field in South Florida. He is also building one in Brickell’s luxury skyline. The global soccer icon continues to deepen his roots in Miami with the purchase of four ultra luxury

Zephyr Cove: A Private Gulfside Resort Where Water, Architecture, and Escape Converge There are luxury homes and then there are fully realized private resorts. Zephyr Cove falls firmly into the latter category. Set directly on the Gulf waterfront, this expansive estate was designed and built by D’Asign Source, a firm known for pushing residential architecture

Inside the Paul Family Ranch: How a Digital Empire Turned Into 5,700 Acres of Power, Privacy, and Control What’s now widely referred to as the Paul Family Ranch is not a ranch in the traditional American sense. There are no generations of cattle hands, no legacy brand burned into wood fencing, no agricultural roots stretching

Fort Lauderdale Lands Among Florida’s Worst Real Estate Markets as Condo Crash Deepens FORT LAUDERDALE — Once marketed as a sun-soaked safe bet for retirees, remote workers, and foreign investors, Fort Lauderdale is now being ranked among the worst cities in Florida for real estate, according to multiple housing analytics tracking price declines, excess inventory,

Inside Vail’s $78 Million Ski Mansion, Luxury, Ski Culture, and the Real Estate Powerhouse Behind It “In the heart of one of America’s most iconic ski towns, a single property now represents just how far mountain luxury has evolved.” High above the ordinary chalets and slopeside condos of Vail, Colorado, a $78 million ski mansion

Inside Mark Wahlberg’s $37 Million Delray Beach Mansion And the Wild Price Surge That Redefined South Florida Luxury When Mark Wahlberg dropped $37 million on a fully furnished mansion in Delray Beach, most headlines fixated on the celebrity buyer. TMZ did its thing. Architectural Digest admired the finishes. Social media gawked. But the real story

South Florida’s Condo Market Is Cracking and the Warning Signs Are Everywhere South Florida’s condominium market is no longer in a gentle cooldown. It is under visible strain, and in some areas it is actively breaking. What was once one of the hottest real estate segments in the country is now being pulled down by

Inside Casa Maranello: The Ferrari-Inspired Mega-Mansion That Just Shattered Delray Beach’s Real Estate Records Casa Maranello isn’t just another ultra-luxury home on the South Florida coastline, it’s a landmark. A spectacle. A $50.5 million temple to automotive obsession and modern architecture that now stands as the most expensive single-family sale in Delray Beach history. South