Florida

The agreement with Florida ends the saga that began in April 2017, when several states sued the company. However, the CFPB's case filed at the same time remains active.

The red-hot market for existing single-family homes in the Bradenton, Fla., area got even hotter in August with median prices jumping by 13.6%, compared to the same month a year ago, to a record $360,000.

A combination of pent-up demand, low inventory and rock bottom interest rates is making it extra tough for homebuyers with government-backed loans.

Anticipated population growth has multifamily investors spending more on apartment buildings despite sales volume dropping by 50% for the first half of 2020, compared to the year-ago period, in Miami-Dade and Broward.

Broward had the most home sales in August compared to its neighboring South Florida counties.

Home prices continue to accelerate in Southwest Florida, but at a slower pace than the state and the nation.

America's real estate meccas aren't what they used to be as COVID-19 revives U.S. mobility.

More homeowners in Florida and nationwide became delinquent on their mortgage payments in the second quarter compared to the first, according to the Mortgage Banker Association.

Travel restrictions have left hotels like Miami Beach's Fontainebleau struggling to repay their mortgage loans.

Some of Miami Beach's priciest real estate is now a relative bargain, even in the billionaire enclave of Fisher Island.

Despite a housing market that has remained solid during the COVID-19 outbreak, the hesitancy of potential sellers is contributing to one of the most acute shortages of available homes in decades.

Florida’s favorable tax laws have long been a draw for high-net-worth individuals, but the pandemic’s disruptions — to work, school, public safety and northern states’ budgets — have increased the allure, pushing many of the wealthiest to finally make good on aspirations to relocate.

Some real estate agents in the Daytona Beach, Fla., area have been reporting an increase in bidding wars for homes because of the low inventory.

Even amid a global pandemic — and by all accounts spurred by it — Palm Beach, Fla., single-family property sales surged during the second quarter, according to a new round of real estate reports.

Miami-Dade and Broward experienced a dip in year-over-year residential transactions in June. But it's not all gloom and doom: Pending sales increased year-over-year, a sign of activity increasing since April.

After steep year-over-year declines in home sales in April and May, Tampa Bay's housing market showed signs of a strong rebound in June from pandemic-induced sluggishness, according to new figures released by Florida Realtors.

After two months of steep drops, home sales leveled off in the Sarasota-Manatee, Fla., region in June.

Despite concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, the area real estate market saw activity in June that was consistent with June 2019.

The South Florida luxury housing market suffered headwinds in the second quarter. The number of sales dropped up to 55.6% year-over-year in one neighborhood.

The South Florida housing market is experiencing its highest overvaluation in eight years. Still, a housing crisis is unlikely, one expert said.