58+ min ago  (327+ words) Less than two months in, the only Democrat running to flip Broward's sole Republican-held legislative seat has cleared a six-figure fundraising milestone. Michael Ferguson, an Air Force veteran and lawyer running for House District 100, announced this week that his campaign…...

23+ hour, 47+ min ago  (293+ words) Another elected official in Fort Lauderdale is getting behind Democrat Michael Ferguson as he runs to flip Broward's only Republican-held legislative seat. Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Steve Glassman is endorsing Ferguson in his campaign for House District 100, citing the Air Force…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (503+ words) Legislation preempting South Florida zoning that restricts residential development on contaminated lands, such as brownfields, is now law. Gov. Ron De Santis has signed the measure (SB 1434), which requires local governments to permit qualifying parcels to be developed with housing....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (585+ words) Hoyt Prindle, a local lawyer, will run again for the District 6 seat on the Tampa City Council. The incumbent, Charlie Miranda, has not yet filed to run for re-election, but he hasn't said he won't either. "Tampa has a lot…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (397+ words) Legislation to narrow the types of land where developers can use state zoning preemptions to build affordable housing will next face a House floor vote after clearing its final Committee hurdle. Members of the House Commerce Committee voted unanimously for…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (512+ words) First Coast housing sales slumped in January, dropping in both annual and monthly comparisons. The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) published its report on the monthly data for the six-county region and there were 1, 115 closed sales last month. That's…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (431+ words) In the final Elliman Report for 2025, home sales in two South Florida coastal counties ticked up year over year, while Miami-Dade County's housing market remained sluggish. The Elliman Report's monthly analysis showed Broward County saw a significant jump in houses…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (352+ words) Miami-Dade County home sales are continuing a monthslong funk, as July showed another gut punch in the number of single-family closings. The Elliman Report for last month shows there was a sharp drop in newly signed sales contracts year over…...

11+ mon, 1+ day ago  (383+ words) Home sales in Broward and Miami-Dade counties showed a notable drop in June compared to a year ago. The latest "Elliman Report" shows Miami-Dade County had a sharp decline. The county saw 431 homes sold last month. That's a 45% decline from…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (258+ words) After stepping down from the bench, former Broward Chief Judge Jack Tuter is taking on a new role in the private sector. Tuter is joining Conrad & Scherer Trial Lawyers as a senior partner. William R. Scherer Jr. , co-founder and managing partner…...