Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Infrastructure costs and impact fees remain the persistent financial burdens in residential development. Site grading, roads, water systems, sewer lines, drainage, utilities and development impact fees are rising faster than home prices can absorb them. For builders operating on already compressed m

For years, CRM platforms have been positioned as the backbone of productivity for loan originators, agents and sales teams. However, in practice, many have failed to evolve beyond static databases, becoming repositories of stale contacts rather than true systems of execution. As teams scale and pipe

Actress Leslie Bibb has offered a look inside her ongoing renovation of a historic stone home in upstate New York, two years after she and her partner, Sam Rockwell, closed on the stunning abode. Bibb, 52, and Rockwell, 57, who have been in a relationship since 2007, purchased the property—which was

The age of first-time homebuyers keeps climbing. In 1991, the median first-time buyer was 28 years old. By 2010, it was 30. As of 2025, it's an even 40. For a lot of people in that age bracket, the milestone comes with an uncomfortable question they're starting to hear about many aspects of their li

"Charlie's Angels" star Kate Jackson has revealed why she made the decision to walk away from her flourishing Hollywood career in order to settle down on a farm in Virginia—where she spent her time focusing on being a committed mother, rather than an A-list actress. Jackson, 77, who made a very rare

The condo association for the Aston Martin Residences sued the developer, general contractor and team that designed and built the waterfront condo tower in downtown Miami, adding to legal woes surrounding the project.  300 Biscayne Boulevard Way Condominium Association filed a lawsuit earlier this m

A rapidly aging U.S. population is accelerating demand for smart home technology that allows older adults to remain in their homes longer. Financing options, including the tapping of home equity, are emerging to help pay for it. Roughly 11,000 Americans turn 65 each day and about one in four U.S. re

Shahab Karmely is joining a group of real estate players banking on a comeback for Lincoln Road.  Karmely’s New York-based KAR Properties bought the retail building at 910 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, which is leased to British fashion brand AllSaints, for $15 million, according to records. Miami-ba

America is about to need a lot more electricity, even as millions of households are already struggling to afford it, new data shows. Residential electricity customers had their service shut off 13.4 million times in 2024 because of unpaid bills, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information

Generating a bidding war for your home is the dream scenario for any seller. If multiple buyers truly value what you have and are willing to outspend one another to get it, that's the market working in your favor.  The goal is to make that happen, and savvy sellers and their agents know how to start

As public homebuilders work to reduce their spec inventory and strike price-pace-and-incentives balances that best fit their land positions and operational fortes, Century Communities strategists are betting they can win on underpricing peers and rebuilding margins on the back of operational excelle

California's approximately 214 billionaires may have to get out their checkbook for a one-time tax that would place a 5% levy on their assets. The California Billionaire Tax Act, sponsored by a labor union, would place a "one-time, 5% emergency billionaire tax" on those with $1.1 billion in worldwid

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. The Pima County Sheriff's Department—which is leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's abduction—was working on a reality TV show just months before her disappearance that offered producers in-depth access to the inner wor

Thomas P. Murphy Jr., the founder and longtime head of the luxury builder powerhouse Coastal Construction, is passing the reins to his sons.  Murphy, who founded the Miami-based construction firm in 1988, tapped his sons Sean and Thomas C. Murphy to lead the company as co-CEOs, according to a news r

New York City will host free official World Cup fan events in all five boroughs this summer, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, casting the tournament as both a once-in-a-generation global spectacle and a test of whether ordinary New Yorkers will be able to take part in it.

A third go at trying to reboot starter-home construction in Minnesota is on life support at the state Legislature, with supporters scrambling to revive it before the session ends. High-profile zoning reform bills failed in a House committee and missed key Senate deadlines late last month, potentiall

Real estate tycoon Barbara Corcoran has admitted that she has "never saved a dime" in her entire life—while revealing why she believes her fondness for spending and even giving money away has actually helped her to become wealthier in the long run. The 77-year-old "Shark Tank" and Corcoran Group fou

Miami billionaire Manny Medina secured a buyer for his waterfront Coral Gables mansion, which is on the market for nearly $30 million.  It’s one of 28 luxury home contracts signed in Miami-Dade County between April 20 and April 26, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report.  The report tracks list

Brandon Wells, president and CEO of The Group Real Estate, doesn’t buy into the fear that artificial intelligence will replace real estate agents (AI). But he also doesn’t buy into most of the AI tools being sold to brokerages today. “I think there’s a lot of AI slop out there,” Wells said on the la

Actor and comedian Jonah Hill has opened up about why he and his wife, Olivia Millar, decided to ditch Los Angeles in order to raise their two kids in "a very small town" outside of the Hollywood hub—while revealing how the move has enabled him to live a much more normal, relaxed life. Indeed, since