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$33K in Losses: Cocoa Beach Detectives Arrest Suspect in Elder Financial Exploitation Case Elias Staker, 49, of Cape Canaveral, is facing dozens of felony charges after Cocoa Beach Police concluded a months-long investigation into an alleged elder fraud scheme that resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. (BCSO image) BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA […]

Auction.com released its 2025 Disposition Strategy Report on Wednesday, showing that distressed property sales at auction have increasingly outperformed traditional retail real estate sales over the past two years. The report analyzed more than 390,000 distressed property dispositions from January 2018 through September 2025, using Auction.com data and public records. Estimated net proceeds for auction

Dwight Schar, the founder and former executive chairman and CEO of NVR Inc., has died, according to posts on LinkedIn.  James Honeycutt, managing partner at Credo Construction, discussed Schar’s legacy in a post on Thursday afternoon.  “Mr. Schar wasn’t flashy or dismissive — just calm, kind, and very clear on what mattered most. He chuckled

A recent Cato Institute survey of 2,000 adults found strong bipartisan support for creating an independent, nonpartisan commission with authority to address Social Security’s long-term funding shortfall. Seventy-one percent of respondents said they favor Congress establishing such a body, reflecting broad frustration with lawmakers and growing openness to an alternative decision-making process. Support cuts across

Renovated homes continue to attract more online interest and sell faster than other older properties — but their long-standing fix-and-flip advantage has narrowed sharply as higher mortgage rates reshape buyer behavior, according to a new Realtor.com report. The analysis builds on earlier research showing fixer-uppers are priced 54.2% below the national median for single-family homes.

The news that Google is now displaying property listings in mobile search results for homes in certain markets, powered by a partnership with HouseCanary subsidiary ComeHome, has perhaps unsurprisingly sparked a bit of a debate online.  As with Zillow’s announcement of its app integration with ChatGPT in October, the crux of the issue for many

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of a location nicknamed “Mont Musard” on Sept. 8, 2025. Made up of three images, the panorama also captures another region, “Lac de Charmes,” where the rover’s team will be looking for more rock core samples to collect in the year ahead. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS After nearly five years on

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Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last In this image from December 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight of the day. (NASA image) (NASA) – In

6-foot-5, 235 pound edge rusher Cocoa High School standout Javion Hilson is taking the next step in his football journey. The highly touted former five-star defensive lineman announced Wednesday that he has entered the transfer portal after one season at the University of Missouri. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA –  Cocoa High School standout Javion Hilson is