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The Mastropieri Group Named Top Boca Raton Brokerage 2025 by RealEstateAgents.com

The Mastropieri Group secured RealEstateAgents.com's 2025 Top Boca Raton Brokerage recognition, placing the boutique luxury firm at the head of the local brokerage roster. When it comes to national real estate platforms, RealEstateAgents.com matches consumers with vetted brokerages through PRIME Agent tiers plus firm-level annual awards.

Boca Raton hosts more than 3,600 licensed real estate agents distributed across dozens of active brokerage offices citywide. Beyond that, the 2025 Top Brokerage designation reflects a firm-wide performance evaluation rather than a single agent's individual ranking. This article covers what the recognition signals, how RealEstateAgents.com evaluated the field, and what the award means for local buyers and sellers.

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Why Miami Is Fighting the Live Local Act

The state just expanded workforce housing rules again. Now Florida's biggest city is exploring whether to sue. This is not about stopping housing. It is about who controls what gets built.

• The Miami City Commission voted unanimously on June 25, 2026, to direct its city attorney to explore a legal challenge to the Live Local Act.
• Miami has permitted 82 Live Local projects, but only two are under construction.
• This is not a lawsuit yet. The city is studying its options before deciding whether to file.

Here is where things stand. On June 25, 2026, the Miami City Commission voted unanimously to direct City Attorney George Wysong to explore every angle for challenging the Live Local Act. That includes constitutional claims, home rule…

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Inside Kaká's $8.7M Oceanfront Condo at Oceana Bal Harbour

The 2002 World Cup winner and 2007 Ballon d'Or recipient just closed on a 14th-floor unit with Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay views. The timing lands as the 2026 FIFA World Cup winds down to its final week.

• Kaká paid $8.7 million for a 3,350-square-foot, three-bedroom condo at Oceana Bal Harbour.
• The unit was listed for $9.5 million in January 2026, so Kaká negotiated roughly $800,000 under ask.
• The seller paid $6.5 million in 2022, a $2.2 million gain in four years.

Brazilian soccer icon Kaká (Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite) just closed on an oceanfront condo at Oceana Bal Harbour, and he is not the first global soccer star to plant a flag in South Florida. According to The Real Deal, the 2007 Ballon d'Or winner paid $8.7 million…

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EffectiveAgents Ranked Larry Mastropieri Among the Top 0.6% of Pompano Beach Realtors®

Pompano Beach anchors Broward County's north-coastal real estate market with three miles of Atlantic beachfront paired with a growing mainland footprint. The city's active Realtor® pool reaches 4,467 licensed agents inside EffectiveAgents' current dataset, making it the largest tracked market inside the five-city recognition series.

Buyer and seller confidence inside a metro that dense depends on hard performance data rather than volume claims or self-branding. Larry Mastropieri holds the Top 0.6% Pompano Beach placement for 2026, cleared through independent verification against every other agent in the local pool. This article walks through the math driving the placement, the criteria producing it, and what the ranking signals for local buyers and…

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$5M in Liens and a Partner War Are Choking Lotis Wellington

The 60-plus-acre project is partly built, partly frozen, and its three developers, partners since 2009, are now suing each other.

Key Takeaways

• Subcontractors and a restaurant tenant have filed roughly $5 million in alleged liens against Lotis Wellington in 2026 alone.
• The three Lotis Group partners are locked in dueling lawsuits, while a press release says co-founder John Markey has returned to lead the project.
• Parts of the project are open, and Lennar's 172 homes are moving forward, but the 372-apartment and a medical office phases remain unbuilt.

Wellington has several big projects moving at once, but this one has turned messy. According to The Real Deal, the 60-plus-acre Lotis Wellington development at 1105 South State Road 7 has…

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EffectiveAgents Ranked Larry Mastropieri Among the Top 0.58% of Ocean Ridge Realtors®

Ocean Ridge occupies a narrow barrier island between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, packing an ultra-exclusive residential enclave into 1.86 square miles. Roughly 2,000 permanent residents make the local property market small, high-value, and dominated by oceanfront and Intracoastal estates. EffectiveAgents currently tracks 1,714 licensed Realtors® competing for representation opportunities inside this compact metro.

Objective performance data becomes essential to separate verified oceanfront specialists from volume-driven generalists inside such a tight market. Larry Mastropieri holds EffectiveAgents' Top 0.58% Ocean Ridge placement for 2026, sitting inside a verified top-ten agent tier. This article walks through the math behind…

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Inside The Pomp: Pompano Beach's 223-Acre Racetrack Redevelopment

The former Pompano Park racetrack is becoming a 223-acre mixed-use mega-project with 4,000 residential units, Harrah's casino, Topgolf, and major retail. But a proposed Costco just got rejected 4-3 by the planning board.

• The Pomp is a 223-acre mixed-use development by The Cordish Companies and Caesars Entertainment on the former Pompano Park racetrack.
• The master plan includes 4,000 residential units, 1.3 million square feet of retail, and 1.4 million square feet of office space.
• The Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-3 to reject a proposed 163,000-square-foot Costco within The Pomp.

The Pomp is not a future concept. It is already operating. Harrah's casino (with over 1,200 slot machines) and Topgolf are open on the site.…

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Why Related Group Wants the 100-Year-Old Hollywood Beach Resort

The building that Joseph Young built in 1925 to anchor his new city has been vacant and decaying for years. Now, Related Group, BH Group, and, reportedly, Terra are putting it under contract for $100 million.

• Related Group and BH Group have the Hollywood Beach Resort under contract from Chetrit Group for a reported $100 million.
• The Hollywood City Commission voted 6-1 on June 17, 2026, to affirm a vested right to develop 398 residential units on the 4.5-acre oceanfront site.
• Terra's David Martin is reportedly in talks to join as a third partner.

The Hollywood Beach Resort at 101 North Ocean Drive is not just another redevelopment opportunity. It is the building that Joseph W. Young, the founder of Hollywood, built in 1925 to anchor his…

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EffectiveAgents Ranked Larry Mastropieri Among the Top 0.56% of Delray Beach Realtors®

Delray Beach mixes walkable downtown Atlantic Avenue, beachside oceanfront, historic districts, and 55-plus gated communities inside one Palm Beach County market. That market diversity makes agent selection genuinely difficult for local buyers and sellers. EffectiveAgents currently tracks 3,198 licensed Realtors® competing across the Delray metro. The platform ranks each agent purely on measurable MLS transaction data plus client-facing service metrics. Larry Mastropieri holds EffectiveAgents' Top 0.56% Delray Beach placement for 2026, sitting inside a highly selective eighteen-agent tier. This article breaks down the math behind that ranking and the criteria driving it. The following sections explain what the placement signals for buyers, sellers,…

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The Berkeley Breaks Ground as West Palm Beach Luxury Expands Inland

Al Adelson's next tower is not on the Intracoastal. It faces Clear Lake, a protected reservoir with no boats, no docks, and no activity. The building just passed $120 million in presales and broke ground in July 2026.

• The Berkeley broke ground in July 2026 with over $120 million in total sales already closed.
• The 25-story tower will have 193 residences priced from roughly $2 million to $12 million.
• Units above the 15th floor get dual water views: Clear Lake sunsets to the west and the Intracoastal and Atlantic to the east.

The Berkeley is rising at 550 South Australian Avenue in downtown West Palm Beach, and it is not where you would expect a luxury condo tower to go. Instead of the Intracoastal, developer Al Adelson chose Clear Lake,…

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