Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

New-construction homes may be hiding a massive, unadvertised money-saver: a built-in discount on home insurance, according to new data. The average annual premium for a newly built home sat a staggering 35% lower than that for a 20-year-old home in 2025—handing buyers $1,002 in annual savings right

The late, legendary Bob Toll once laid bare the fact that he was personally incapable of installing a curtain rod in a living room, let alone knowing the first thing about building a home from the ground up. What Bob did intuit was that the second-floor walls of a typical 1960s two-story home could

For many real estate brokers, the dream of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered efficiency has crashed against a hard reality; agents are reluctant to use tools that force them to change habits. Tyler Morton — broker-owner of REMAX Victory + Affiliates in Beavercreek, Ohio — learned this lesson the

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a detailed deregulation roadmap aimed at state and local governments that, it argues, could lower per-unit costs and shorten cycle times for homebuilders. HUD’s new “State and Local Best Practices for Home Construction

Airbnb on Wednesday added new services and independent hotels to its platform in its latest expansion move in the travel industry.

Airbnb on Wednesday added new services and independent hotels to its platform in its latest expansion move in the travel industry.

Mortgage lenders are getting creative to combat the housing affordability crisis fueled by rising interest rates, rolling out novel products and blending existing options to keep borrowers in the market. Bayview Asset Management — which closed its acquisition of Guild Mortgage in November — rolled o

Concerns about inflation increased last month among members of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting board, as Jerome Powell presided over his final meeting as Fed chair. Inflation worries dominated discussion during the April 28-29 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, newly released minutes s

Retirement costs are skyrocketing—for this generation and the next. The Goldman Sachs Retirement Survey 2025 estimates it could cost roughly $2.57 million to retire by 2043, up from $1.75 million in 2033. The reason behind these alarming figures? Inflation. Due to the rising costs of housing, health

The build-to-rent (BTR) industry, which has been under siege from legislative uncertainty since March, just got a modicum of welcome news.  On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the U.S. Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a margin of 396 to 13 that re

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It's good advice in general, but is particularly important when you’re getting ready to sell your home. To attract homebuyers right off the bat and ensure your property looks like a million bucks, even from the street, curb appeal should be t

As part of HousingWire’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and insights continue to influence the industry. This series offers a closer look at the experiences and decisions that have shaped their paths. HousingWire

Publix bagged a shopping center near Boynton Beach for $78 million, as part of the grocer’s spree of buying retail plazas anchored by its supermarkets.  Lakeland-based Publix bought the Fountains of Boynton at 6627 Boynton Beach Boulevard in unincorporated Palm Beach County from an entity tied to Un

For decades, the iconic gold blazer was synonymous with the CENTURY 21 Real Estate brand. From appearances in television shows like Gilmore Girls to movies like WarGames and the 1984 Ghostbusters film, the gold blazer was a hallmark of the real estate industry and a marketing calling card for real l

Actress Michelle Pfeiffer has opened up about the difficulties she faced while trying to adjust to the very rugged and rural conditions on the set of her hit "Yellowstone" spinoff, "The Madison." The 67-year-old actress spent several months shooting the series in Montana and Texas, areas that she de

Steve and Scott Dingle’s SRD Building sold their waterfront spec mansion in Boca Raton for $75 million, marking a record for home sales in the city and within the gated Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, The Real Deal has learned.  The 18,300-square-foot estate at 2500 East Maya Drive briefly hit the

"Modern Family" star Ariel Winter has revealed she has a very familiar new roommate: her on-screen brother Nolan Gould, whom she is now living with in a rented Los Angeles home, four years after she relocated from California to Tennessee with her former partner, Luke Benward. Winter, 28, who played

The House moved to codify its changes in the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act on Wednesday, pushing the major housing reform package closer to the finish line. The House voted 396-13 to advance the multipart bill with a series of amendments it added over the last few weeks. The 13 votes i

Mortgage lenders are currently wrestling with a high-stakes puzzle: how to accurately compare the new credit score models hitting the market. The differences are significant and carry major implications for risk assessment, loan pricing and secondary market returns. In late April, the Federal Housin

Regulators in Illinois have approved what a group of home equity investment (HEI) providers calls the most comprehensive state regulatory framework to date for shared equity products, a fast-growing alternative to traditional home equity loans and reverse mortgages. The rule was adopted under the Il