real estate

In the friend-of-the-court brief, the civil-rights and legal groups likened Florida's new law to efforts dating back more than a century to restrict Asians from owning land.

Homeowners in Briny Breezes, a small ocean-front mobile home community in Palm Beach County that sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, are said to be looking for a deal closer to $1 billion.

Following WLRN’s reporting on the Guardianship Program’s sale of its wards' properties to Express Homes — owned by Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez' husband Carlos Morales — officials launched an investigation. Now we have found Gallego Homes, owned by Méndez' mother Margarita, also made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling homes purchased from the nonprofit.

WLRN's investigative team joins host Carlos Frías to discuss their latest report, which looks into a government-funded nonprofit that was put in place to help care for people who can’t take care of themselves. And sometimes sell their homes to cover the cost of their care. Reporters Joshua Ceballos and Danny Rivero found blurred lines in the program.Plus, we’ll hear a radio documentary about how developers and cities clash over how to restore the hundreds of Art Deco buildings on Miami Beach.

A WLRN investigation found the nonprofit sold homes of clients to Express Homes — owned by Carlos Morales, husband of Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez — which resold several properties within days.

In the last year, the greater Tampa Bay region experienced an influx of new residents, record-high inflation and the devastating impacts from Hurricane Ian. One real-estate attorney in Pinellas County says this could mean a tough year ahead for renters and homeowners.

The agent for the Victorian home featured in the The Goonies film in Oregon says the likely new owner is a fan of the movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to protect the site.

A WLRN investigation found that high prices and strict criteria are driving down the amount of people who get government help buying homes in South Florida. But a new program offers relief for some.

"I once asked, 'If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?' Now I know the answer to that question," Trump said in a statement. He called the case a politically motivated witch hunt.

For the second month in a row, Tampa and Miami topped other metro areas across the country in an analysis of housing price increases.

Prices are showing no signs of slowing down in the nation's hottest housing markets.

The Florida house where Lynyrd Skynyrd rock legends Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny Van Zant grew up is on the market for $629,000.