Reston, Virginia-headquartered Stanley Martin Homes LLC announced its acquisition of the Florida-focused Holiday Builders Inc. Established in 1983, Holiday Builders constructs single-family homes across Florida. In 2025, the company closed approximately 1,050 homes...
A historic church property in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, is now up for sale after more than a century at its location. St. Pete Rising reports the congregation of 102-year-old Trinity Lutheran Church voted to approve the property’s sale. The congregation...
Florida and Arizona dominated the higher rankings of WalletHub’s latest data report “Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Homebuyers in 2026,” while California cities occupied most of the list’s lower ranking levels. For this report, WalletHub number-crunched data...
Florida’s Bonita Springs-Estero Realtors is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a rebrand as the Coconut Coast Organization of Realtors (CCOR). The association represents more than 1,200 realtors and 160 affiliated industry members across Lee, Collier and Charlotte...
A former Florida-based appraiser with a revoked license was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for operating a bank fraud scheme. According to court documents, Armando Martinez took over the identity and license number of a legitimate licensed appraiser and then...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
