March 13, 2025
Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. (HRTG) on Tuesday reported net income of $20.3 million in its fourth quarter, a 34% drop from Q4 in 2023. The Tampa-based company said it had net income of 66 cents per share. The property and …
February 12, 2025
Municipal bonds sold by the state of Florida are poised to become much scarcer. That’s because Governor Ron DeSantis plans to pay down $1.7 billion of tax-supported debt as part of his budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins …
August 2, 2024
Former reality TV star Fredrik Eklund zips up and down Miami in a lilac Rolls-Royce with a turquoise interior, hunting for multi-million-dollar homes for the rich and powerful. That is, when he’s not stuck in the gridlock. Eklund, 47, is …
August 2, 2024
The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could strengthen over the weekend, bringing heavy rain to parts of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 50 Florida counties ahead of the …
March 20, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police believe was set by a mentally ill homeless man who previously confronted the rabbi and others. Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki said …
March 1, 2024
New York-based hedge fund J. Goldman & Co. signed a lease at a new Miami Beach office building that’s seeking some of the highest rents ever seen in the market. J. Goldman agreed to take roughly 10,000 square feet (929 …
February 29, 2024
Florida legislation that has been called an “agents’ bill” because it could perhaps make life a little easier for insurance agents after storms, passed a major hurdle this week, moving it closer to approval by the full Legislature. But all …
January 12, 2024
As sea levels rise in coming years, younger people will move inland, while aging populations will be stuck with the growing risk in coastal areas, a Florida State University professor and researchers have concluded. “Older populations are the least likely …
January 4, 2024
If you can make it in Florida, you can make it anywhere—especially if you have a billion dollars in capital. That may be the thinking behind a plan by Gallatin Point Capital to purchase a majority stake in Trusted Resource …
December 21, 2023
Tax collectors in more than 30 Florida counties have joined a lawsuit against a home-hardening and energy efficiency program, arguing that it misleads homeowners and saddles them with huge property tax bills. The Florida PACE Funding Agency has pushed back, …