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AI and other tech advances are invigorating real estate firms with a variety of digital tools that provide instant access to troves of information about properties and their potential.

November 4, 2025 in /by

The real estate business is as old as dirt itself. But now, technology is revamping the industry as agents and developers focus not only on dirt but also on digital data. One local example of the emergent property technology industry is Open House Wizard. The Fort Lauderdale-based company sells apps that automate open houses with […]

“Doesn’t smell right”: Gun range proposal heads to Delray Beach commission without planning board recommendation

October 23, 2025 in /by

Planning board voted against the zoning change for the light industrial district Delray Beach’s planning and zoning board rejected a proposal to allow an indoor gun range in an industrial district, but the proposal will still head to the city commission. Wallace Drive LLC, the owner of a 18,400-square-foot flex office warehouse built in 1983 […]

Real Estate Pros React To Federal Interest Rate Cut

September 17, 2025 in /by

The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited announcement Wednesday that it is cutting its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% drew measured reactions from real estate attorneys and professionals, who said the move definitely provides reason for optimism but had already largely been factored into markets and does not represent the major step some sought. In comments shared with […]

Charting Florida Housing Affordability Stressors In Hollywood And Beyond

September 15, 2025 in /by

Throughout Florida, cities and counties are struggling with achieving a balance between the development pressures that accompany growth and the need to retain housing affordability. Few municipalities from Key West to Tallahassee better reflect that tug-of-war than Hollywood. The city of 150,000 between Fort Lauderdale and Miami celebrates its centennial this year while staging a […]

Local Restrictions In New Fla. Hurricane Law Cause Friction

July 3, 2025 in /by

The Florida Senate hailed the signing late last week of a wide-ranging bill aimed at bolstering the state’s handling of hurricanes, but a legal battle could lie ahead, as Gov. Ron DeSantis provided his signature over objections that portions will trample on local governments’ authority to regulate land use and development in their own communities. Senate Bill […]

Affordable housing vs. local control: Suits test state plan’s strength

June 25, 2025 in /by

Palm Beach Post USA TODAY NETWORK Will Live Local survive legal challenges? All eyes are on two South Florida lawsuits, one in Hollywood (Broward County) and another in Bal Harbour (Miami-Dade County). Both towns have been sued by developers that argue that they are now entitled to build their mega-developments despite what local zoning codes […]

Trouble in Florida’s real estate paradise

June 4, 2025 in /by

The Sunshine State has a grim warning for America’s homebuyers Zach Janik had all the makings of a Florida lifer. Born and raised in West Palm Beach, he spent most of his adult years in St. Augustine, a small beach town on the state’s northeast coast. In 2018, just shy of 30, he purchased a […]

Live Local developers eye outcome of civil lawsuits and latest bill

May 14, 2025 in /by

Florida Legislature unanimously passed developer-friendly amendments to the workforce housing law Florida lawmakers recently strengthened the Live Local Act’s state control over municipalities, aiming to crack down on cities and counties that try to block applications filed under the workforce housing law. The amendments, unanimously approved by the House and Senate, which now await Gov. Ron […]