Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Following two consecutive years of steady growth, New York City saw its overall population shrink in 2025, fueled by an exodus of local residents across all income brackets.  A new study from the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonprofit civic think tank, shows that the Big Apple's net population, acc

Dozens of members of Congress say they don't support a proposed ban on institutional investors, a bipartisan statement that spells trouble for the controversial idea. Seventy-six members of Congress—members of the Real Estate Caucus and the Build America Caucus—signed a letter to House Speaker Rep.

More than ever, the yard has come to represent an extension of your home. It’s where homeowners have the option to spend time relaxing, entertaining, exercising, gardening, and bonding with loved ones. Perhaps then it should come as no surprise that 77% of homeowners are planning a backyard upgrade

HGTV alums Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson have shared several rare photos of their daughters in a slew of loved-up snaps—just one week after offering up marriage advice. The couple, who confirmed in June that their show had been axed by the home renovation network amid a widespread programming purge

Billionaire Ken Griffin is bolstering the office space at his Brickell supertall that will serve as Citadel and Citadel Securities’ headquarters, with the firms potentially taking additional square footage.  Griffin now is developing a standalone 54-story, 1.7 million-square-foot office tower, nixin

As the real estate brokerage space continues to consolidate, creating large national firms with massive scale, critics have claimed this move will lead to a homogenization of formerly disparate brands.  However, Sue Yannaccone, who was recently promoted to chief operations officer of Compass Interna

UWM Holding Corp. may not win the bid to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp., but an unsolicited proposal for the real estate investment trust just forced CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco to raise its offering. Two Harbors announced Tuesday that it amended its merger agreement to increase the all-c

The Pérez family’s Related Group and David Martin’s Terra are negotiating a condo buyout with owners at a waterfront building on Miami’s Brickell Key, signaling the next wave of redevelopment for the man-made island, The Real Deal has learned.  A buyout of the 134-unit building at 800 Claughton Isla

"General Hospital" star Kirsten Storms' ex-husband, Brandon Barash, has been granted an emergency restraining order against her after claiming that she is suffering from severe mental health issues that have caused "housing instability." According to TMZ, Barash, who tied the knot with Storms in 201

Companies that stay grounded in a clear identity are better positioned to make smart decisions than those that chase every new trend, said Keller Williams executive Sandra Howard — speaking at HousingWire’s The Gathering in Austin, Texas. Addressing an audience of real estate and mortgage leaders, s

A proposal in Congress to eliminate a rule that reduces Social Security benefits for working retirees comes as more Americans rethink what retirement looks like and opt for flexible, phased transitions instead of a hard stop. The Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act, introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R

Executives say travelers keep booking despite big jumps in airfare as they seek to cover the cost of fuel.

Mortgage industry executives say the shift to new credit score models and lender choice could raise mortgage delinquencies, reshape pricing grids at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and ultimately push costs back onto borrowers, even if the costs for scores fall on the front end. U.S. Dep

2026 Ed Brennan Memorial Banquet & Golf Tournament raises more than $1.3 million to support Founders Scholarship Fund of Club Pelican Bay Founders Scholarship Fund, a Naples-based nonprofit organization, is proud to announce that the 16th Ed Brennan Memorial Banquet & Golf Tournament raised more tha

The recent Reside Oceanside Mastermind Conference in Florida marked the first major in-person gathering for the brokerage-agnostic coaching platform since it was acquired by Robert Palmer — who leads LPT Realty and its parent LPT Aperture Holdings. Attendees included team leaders, coaches and broker

LPT Realty founder and CEO Robert Palmer took the stage Tuesday at HousingWire’s The Gathering in Austin, Texas — outlining growth strategy built on team empowerment, agent retention and a deliberate separation from mortgage origination. Palmer, who spent roughly 20 years in the mortgage business, h

Tech scion Elon Musk is using his social media megaphone to call for universal high income (UHI)—a radical evolution of universal basic income (UBI) meant to counter the much-feared white-collar job reckoning brought on by AI. “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the

Keller Williams Realty has hired Christopher Brodhead as chief revenue officer, a new role that will oversee revenue growth strategy across the real estate franchise’s ecosystem, according to an announcement on Tuesday In this role Brodhead will be responsible for aligning Keller Williams’ revenue-d

Todd Nepola has snapped up a sprawling $5.25 million Miami Beach estate for "Real Housewives of Miami" cast member and his ex-wife, Alexia Nepola—one year after they finalized their divorce. The luxury home, which is located in the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach, comes complete with three bedro

A 77-year-old attorney from Florida, who represented three neighbors in a failed lawsuit against their homeowners association, has spent nearly two months in jail after refusing to reveal the identities of two clients who filed suit anonymously. Bruce Burtoff was taken into custody on March 4 and he