Florida condo laws push owners to sell, create opportunities for buyers
New Florida condo laws are raising costs, prompting some South Florida owners to sell and creating opportunities for buyers.
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New Florida condo laws are raising costs, prompting some South Florida owners to sell and creating opportunities for buyers.
The 67-year-old resident tells CBS News Miami that she is on the brink of foreclosure for a home she thought would be her forever home. A local property investor says this is not the first she's heard of this.
A bipartisan Senate duo is teaming up on legislation that would ban large investment firms from snapping up single-family homes, a measure they say is aimed at the country's housing affordability crunch.
The bill, which will go to the Florida House, was passed unanimously by the Senate, giving permission for garage apartments to be built on lots where they were once prohibited.
A new online platform is helping home buyers in South Florida save thousands by allowing them to skip a traditional buyer's agent.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
The Chapman Partnership is empowering individuals experiencing homelessness to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.
Economists say high home prices and a shortage of available properties may limit how much federal action can lower U.S. housing costs.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday.
President Trump said "people live in homes, not corporations," in announcing plans to bar big investors from home purchases.
The typical age of a first-time home buyer sits at 40-years-old, the highest on record, according to the National Association of REALTORS.
City leaders in Hollywood approved a controversial condo project late Wednesday night, despite pushback from residents.
Rents in the 50 largest cities have surged by hundreds of dollars per month over the last five years, a LendingTree analysis found.
CBS News Miami Investigates looked into residents' claims that the board of directors manipulated records to strip away rights.
The shift comes after years of soaring costs that kept many would-be homeowners on the sidelines.
The village opened in the 1970s as a tool to help families in historic Overtown own property.
Starting Oct. 1, Florida landlords will be required to provide prospective tenants with a flood disclosure form for any lease lasting a year or longer.
Citations led Michael Neal to Community Court, a program that offers individuals with low-level offenses access to services that can change their lives.
Miami Beach leaders held a special meeting to discuss the future of the Bikini Hostel, which has housed homeless residents since last November.
According to Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development, the application period will run through Friday, June 20.
Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development will begin accepting online applications for its Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) site-based waitlists starting June 9, 2025, the agency announced.
Among those affected was Santos Varela, a terminally ill man with pancreatic cancer.
Dozens of residents at Sweetwater's Li'l Abner Mobile Home Park face a vacate deadline Monday as demolition continues.
Since the pandemic, the monthly rent for a typical apartment around the U.S. has surged almost 30% to $1,858, Zillow data shows.
New measures aim to address high costs from safety inspections and reserve studies.
Before enforcement begins, a two-week warning period will run from May 4 through May 13.
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris won the pole for Saturday's sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix, beating current F1 points leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes.
The new measures increase pressure on foreign financial institutions by threatening their access to U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities.
Travel experts say the twice-bankrupt airline is facing imminent liquidation, leaving thousands of employees and customers in limbo.
A federal judge scolded prosecutors for pushing to move forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman Cole Allen, even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.
Before enforcement begins, a two-week warning period will run from May 4 through May 13.
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris won the pole for Saturday's sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix, beating current F1 points leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes.
The new measures increase pressure on foreign financial institutions by threatening their access to U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities.
Travel experts say the twice-bankrupt airline is facing imminent liquidation, leaving thousands of employees and customers in limbo.
A federal judge scolded prosecutors for pushing to move forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman Cole Allen, even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The new measures increase pressure on foreign financial institutions by threatening their access to U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities.
A federal judge scolded prosecutors for pushing to move forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman Cole Allen, even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.
President Trump on Friday told Congress that hostilities with Iran have "terminated," addressing a critical 60-day deadline.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn't rapidly process their visa waiver applications, immigration attorneys say.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.