Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

What travelers who are ticketed on Spirit Airlines need to know.

As affluent buyers rethink what constitutes luxury real estate, a notable shift is underway: from urban pied-à-terres toward expansive, legacy-driven land ownership. Increasingly, high-net-worth individuals are prioritizing acreage, privacy, and long-term stewardship over sheer interior square foota

Some secrets aren’t meant to be shared. But asking chefs what ingredients they favor most seems both within the bounds of good taste and enlightening for home cooks who wonder why their efforts don’t quite yield the complexity of dishes they enjoy at their favorite restaurants. Naples Illustrated as

A great egret perches within the canopy along the boardwalk at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Photo by Sydney Walsh For a remarkable 72 years, Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary has stood as one of Southwest Florida’s most powerful symbols of preservation, a place where ancient trees, rare wi

The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center shares a rare behind-the-scenes look at World War II in its upcoming exhibition – Caught on Film: The Wartime Photography of Ken Regele and the U.S. Army Signal Corps. This special exhibition showcases a unique selection of donated World War II photograp

What travelers who are ticketed on Spirit Airlines need to know if the carrier shuts down.

As we navigate the peak spring homebuying season, the economic backdrop remains characterized by a persistent "cloudy" outlook. While geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have injected a fresh dose of volatility into financial markets, the latest data suggests a housing market that is remarkably

The Miami-Dade state court judge overseeing the legal battle surrounding Miami Dade College’s land donation to President Donald Trump’s $950 million presidential library was disqualified from the case following an alleged display of bias to the case’s plaintiff. An appellate panel found Miami-Dade C

Billionaire Palantir CEO Alex Karp also quietly purchased the waterfront home next door to his for $28.5 million, making his total investment on his Venetian Islands street nearly $75 million.  Karp, who moved the headquarters for his controversial AI-software firm to South Florida from Denver earli

Facing construction delays and higher costs on some of its projects, Atlantic Pacific Companies is turning to Miami-Dade County.  Miami-based Atlantic Pacific, one of South Florida’s most prolific developers of affordable and workforce housing, is asking the county for a $3.8 million loan to help co

As North Carolina House Democrats take another swing at sweeping housing reform, a Democratic senator is seeking to streamline environmental reviews to accelerate construction. Sen. Woodson Bradley filed the “Let Them Build Act” on Thursday afternoon, days after House colleagues filed a bill titled

Last week, 76 members of Congress, specifically the Real Estate Caucus and the Build America Caucus, signed a bipartisan letter “expressing serious concerns” over section 901 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The letter, signed by 38 democrats and 38 republicans, urged House leadership to rem

It has been a busy week in the courts and HousingWire is here to update you on all of the real estate lawsuit developments.  The Compass v. NWMLS battle continues Compass is seeking to dismiss the counterclaims asserted against it by Northwest MLS (NWMLS), according to a motion filed last Thursday. 

Now entering its forty-fourth season, the Hyacinth Concert Series of Moorings Presbyterian Church continues to flourish, and I hope the 2026–2027 lineup will be so engaging that you’ll mark each performance on your calendar as a true “can’t miss” event. From extraordinary collaborations and internat

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, enjoy a very luxurious lifestyle at their custom-built Missouri megamansion—but when it comes to their kids, it seems the couple refuses to be precious about protecting their lavish abode. Brittany, 30, shared a very candid glimp

“Try a lot of new things. Keep what works.” This has been an operational mantra at Clayton for more than a decade, inspired by Chairman and CEO Kevin Clayton’s embrace of the Japanese principle of kaizen – constant, patient, humble, unrelenting improvement. That ethos – more discipline than buzzword

Americans have never owed more on their homes. With interest rates and home prices climbing steadily for years, mortgage debt has become the defining financial burden of a generation—and new data shows just how heavy that load has become. Surprisingly, the states where that debt is growing fastest a

A well-manicured lawn has long served as the undisputed uniform of the American suburb—a lush, emerald symbol of middle-class pride. But one state is asking homeowners to imagine something wilder. Through its Lawn to Habitat Program, Pennsylvania is offering 300 residents free Pocket Meadow Kits to

NCH Rooney Heart Institute Among First in Nation to Offer FDA Approved Medtronic Mosaic™ Neo Mitral Valve The NCH Rooney Heart Institute is among the first in the United States to offer the newly FDA-approved Medtronic Mosaic™ Neo surgical mitral valve, marking a significant advancement in the treat

Developer David Martin is at the center of a rupture within the Meruelo family over control of the former Deauville Beach Resort, an oceanfront property he and the Meruelos’ are expected to co-develop into a luxury condo and hotel.  The lawsuit, filed in April, accuses Martin and Richard Meruelo of