Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

A Miami-Dade County jury found that the buyer of a modest Golden Beach home cheated his broker out of a commission. The amount at the center of the case? $84,000 for the $2.8 million sale of a waterfront home in Golden Beach just before the pandemic.  That’s not what caught my eye.  The jury ruled t

A "rare opportunity" to own one of just two Robert A.M. Stern-designed estates in Nassau County has come onto the market for $8.3 million, just a stone's throw from the Oyster Bay Harbor waterfront. Known as Miramar, the four-bedroom estate was built in 1982, but recently underwent a multiyear renov

A-frame homes have long been one of the most distinctive architectural styles, known for their open floor plans, unique layouts, and, of course, deeply pitched roofs that resemble the letter "A." The intriguing design, which first popped up in the U.S. in the 1930s, remains one of the most popular—a

It’s been a day full of news about a possible peace deal with Iran, which would be great news for housing. However, even though mortgage rates have risen due to the conflict lasting longer than anyone initially thought, housing demand has held up, and housing inventory is now on the verge of going n

Moving into a partner’s fully furnished home sometimes means being forced to live with undesirable design decisions that were made previously, as one star of “90 Day Fiance” promptly realizes when relocating from the Philippines to her fiance’s Kentucky house that is filled with “dead animal” decor.

Summer is almost here, and for much of America, that means one thing: heading to a beach. But with so many of them available—ranging from isolated, unspoiled nature to crowded party venues—how can you choose where to spend those precious summer vacation days? Fortunately, Dr. Beach—aka Stephen Leath

The Hamptons is packed with over-the-top estates, extravagant compounds, and elegant beach retreats—but one recently listed abode is proving that, no matter the size or luxury amenities, not all Long Island mansions are created equal. Located in the upscale enclave of Southampton, the 1-acre retreat

Architect Wallace Neff's iconic Airform "bubble house" has returned to the market in Los Angeles County for the first time since undergoing an elegant restoration that breathed new life into the pioneering midcentury modern design. Known as the Wallace Neff Shell House, the two-bedroom, one-bathroom

The unofficial start of the summer travel season on Memorial Day weekend will show just how much travelers want to fly and how much they're willing to pay.

The unofficial start of the summer travel season on Memorial Day weekend will show just how much travelers want to fly and how much they're willing to pay.

The long weekend has arrived, and there’s no better time to give your home some TLC. There are a variety of high-impact, low-stress DIY projects that you can realistically start and finish on Memorial Day.  These “micro-renovations” can elevate your home's aesthetic or functionality without requirin

The Federal Reserve has a new chair, but mortgage rates moved in the wrong direction this week. Even so, a review of the spring housing market reveals genuine green shoots—and a clear lesson for sellers about what actually moves homes. Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair this week. As

As states take varying approaches to regulating home equity investment (HEI) products, the industry faces an increasingly fragmented legal landscape shaped by consumer protection concerns and uncertainty over whether the products should be treated as mortgage loans. Under an HEI, homeowners receive

Actress Aubrey Plaza has relisted her Spanish-style California compound with a steep $1.2 million discount—just two months after an offer on the home fell through. Plaza, 41, originally listed the picturesque Los Feliz abode for $6.5 million in September, eight months after her husband, film directo

National mortgage banking company All Western Mortgage (AWM) announced on Thursday that HouseAmerica Financial has joined the company as it continues its national expansion. HouseAmerica Financial, based in La Cañada, California, produces about $500 million annually in mortgage volume, according to

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that increases benefits for veterans and their surviving families, offsetting the cost by raising fees on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refinance transactions. The legislation — H.R. 6047, also known as the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmu

Chicagoland area listings are back on Zillow and Trulia as of Friday afternoon, after Chicago-based federal Judge John Tharp, Jr. granted in part Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion seeking to prevent Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) from suspending its listing feeds.  On Monday, Zillow filed the

The California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) voiced strong support for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $100 million allocation for the Southern California Rebuild Fund included in this month’s revised state budget proposal, the trade group said this week. The proposed funding is designed to expan

The spring housing market is limping across the finish line this Memorial Day weekend, as surging mortgage rates send buyers into retreat. Still, there is good news for homebuyers, as prices continue to soften. For the week ending May 16, the national median listing price was down 2.3% compared with

Six Rust Belt cities are seeing a surge of new listings, and all of them have median listing prices under $300,000. In April, just six cities out of the top 50 markets had typical home prices below $300,000, and all had a swell of new listings. Most were in the Midwest, where home sales have outperf