Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has accused insurance giant State Farm of conducting a coordinated "corporate scheme" to deny homeowner claims for wind and hail damage. In a statement to Realtor.com®, State Farm denied the allegation and said it believes Drummond's claims are "politically

🏆 Residential: The top residential sale to hit records was in Palm Beach at 690 Island Drive for $39.2 million. A trust was the seller and the buyer was 690 Island Drive LLC. The lakefront home last sold in 2025 for $33 million. Christian Angle with Christian Angle Real Estate handled the listing.

There’s no shortage of rules in real estate. But baked into these maxims are economic assumptions that no longer hold up in today’s market. “The core problem is the interaction of three things happening simultaneously,” explains Hannah Jones, senior economist at Realtor.com®, pointing to high mortga

For decades, Las Vegas was synonymous with penny slots, cheap buffets, and quickie weddings, but now the city is placing a high-stakes bet on luring the ultra-wealthy with premium amenities, exclusive experiences, and luxury real estate. A report from Realtor.com® released Friday highlights Sin City

An awe-inspiring piece of real estate history has been brought to the market in Virginia—six years after the 200-year-old structure was painstakingly dismantled, relocated, then meticulously rebuilt on its new parcel. The Federal-style estate, which was built in 1822 on a 1,000-acre tobacco plantati

The mortgage industry has never been short on movement. In just the past decade, we’ve seen the rise and fall of companies, shifts in market leadership, the emergence of new technology and the kind of disruption that forces every originator to stop and ask: What am I really building? We’re operating

Every piece of land worth buying is a race. A broker hears that a landowner might sell fifty acres, and within an hour, twenty buyers know about it. Whoever gets to a confident number first, the price the seller will actually accept, wins it. Everyone else is analyzing yields and preparing bids for

The Rent Guidelines Board approved a 0% rent increase on one- and two-year leases Thursday night, delivering New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani perhaps his largest political win to date and angering some of the city’s landlords. The freeze passed in a 7-1 vote, with only Arpit Gupta, an economist wh

The landmark 21st Century Road to Housing Act will be sent to President Donald Trump, a day after he abruptly canceled signing it. A spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed to Realtor.com® that Johnson will formally submit the bill to Trump. Once he receives it, the president ha

"Sister, Sister" star Tamera Mowry-Housley has brought her longtime California dwelling to the market for $2.7 million—months after revealing that she and her husband were in the process of building their "dream" family abode in Napa Valley. Mowry, 47, and her spouse, Adam Housley, 54, announced in

After tying the knot in the Bahamas, Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson are settling down in West Palm Beach. Just one month after their wedding, the couple bought a double lot in the Prospect Park neighborhood, where they plan to build an eight-bedroom home, the New York Post’s Page Six reported

An extraordinary piece of "musical history" has come to the market in Georgia in the form of a newly listed $1.99 million lakefront estate that has played host to all manner of high-profile guests over the years, from President Jimmy Carter to artist Andy Warhol. The dwelling, which sits on the edge

Homebuilding’s mid-year public company earnings season is now looking through the prism of the back half of 2026. Each of the sector’s players had better have put themselves in a good position for some heavy lifting and outperformance, rather than lugging around a forgettable first half. In that lig

Investors snapped up an $81 million Broward County apartment complex, while developers secured a $121 million construction loan for a Palm Beach County project this week.  David Schwartz’s Waterton Residential dropped $80.5 million on a 358-unit apartment complex in Pembroke Pines. The deal worked o

The South continues to attract new residents at a remarkable pace, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. From April 2020 to July 2025, the region’s population grew by 6.0%—nearly twice the national growth rate of 3.1%. The South also stood out as the only U.S. region to expe

An extraordinary Mediterranean-style mansion that was custom-built for TV host Dr. Phil and his wife has returned to the market for the first time in more than a decade, this time as a luxe rental property. Located on a plum 0.72-acre parcel in Beverly Hills, CA, the 12,025-square-foot abode was com

Seasoned real estate agents are anchoring the residential market as buyers confront the toughest affordability environment in decades, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) 2026 Member Profile, published on Thursday. The annual report, based on 2025 transactions and trends, shows

Miami officials on Thursday unanimously approved a measure allowing the city to challenge Florida’s developer-friendly Live Local Act. The measure, sponsored by City Commissioner Damian Pardo and co-sponsored by Commission Chairwoman Christine King, directed the city attorney to explore pathways to

U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) are calling on Congress to shore up Social Security by lifting the cap on wages subject to payroll taxes. The proposal comes as policymakers and financial professionals warn of looming funding shortfalls and widespread confusion among

Buying a first home has gotten materially harder for young adults in most major U.S. metros since 2019, as home values have far outpaced income gains and higher mortgage rates push monthly payments out of reach, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of American Community Survey data. The s