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Market data, mortgage rate movement, housing policy, and property news from across the country and here at home in Collier and Lee counties. Anything that affects what a home in Naples, Bonita Springs, or Estero is worth, and what it costs to own one, is worth understanding before it shows up in your closing statement or your tax bill.
Billionaire Jeff Greene sells oceanfront Tideline Palm Beach Resort to Fort Partners for $150M

Jeff Greene sold the Tideline Palm Beach Ocean Resort & Spa to an affiliate of Fort Partners for $150 million, The Real Deal has learned. Greene confirmed the nine-figure sale, which includes the real estate as well as tangible and intangible personal property such as branding, fixtures and furnitur
Read MoreL.A. Homelessness Nonprofit Exec Charged With Skimming Millions To Finance Bingo Hall

Three people working for Los Angeles–area homeless nonprofits have been arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly siphoning millions of taxpayer dollars to fund their lavish lifestyles, and in one case to open up a nightclub and bingo hall. Michael Young, founder of the
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Travis Kelce has been identified as a victim of a sprawling $35 million Ponzi scheme that saw the man behind the fraud use investor funds to help finance a lavish lifestyle that included luxury apartments, private jet travel, and high-end hotel stays. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, was named
Read More California Passes Nation’s First Insurance Requirements for Smoke Damage Claims

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a spate of bills to reform the state's wildfire insurance sector, after consumer fallout from the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires of early 2025. The four bills signed in Sacramento on Tuesday are aimed at adding consumer protections for wildfire su
Read MoreGateway First Bank to acquire Colonial Savings

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027
Read MoreSettlor integrates with TitleSphere, expands transaction data use

Users can now generate context around transaction activity in real time
Read MoreSouth Florida’s mid-market home sales dip as luxury shifts into high gear

South Florida’s overall home sales volume dipped in August, while prices ticked up and inventory continued to tighten. The Broward and Palm Beach County residential markets grew the most, while Miami-Dade’s remained relatively flat. Despite elevated mortgage rates, South Florida’s luxury market co
Read MoreCharlie Puth Sells Montecito Mansion Where He Married Brooke Sansone for $18.5 Million

Singer Charlie Puth has offloaded the Montecito mansion where he and Brooke Sansone tied the knot, selling the sprawling estate for $18.5 million. The off-market deal closed in July but was only recently made public, as first reported by The Real Deal.Puth, 34, purchased the property in 2017 for $4.
Read MoreTaylor Morrison CEO says trust can scale in a stress-test market

In a market where 66% of builders use incentives, Sheryl Palmer points to reputation, internal alignment, and data systems as advantages
Read MoreFlorida Agency Network expands CertifID use across closings

FAN said the rollout adds direct wire fraud protection to every closing it conducts
Read MoreNYC buyers caught in the middle of StreetEasy, Compass listing fight

Compass pulled listings in August, StreetEasy also capped Experts participation at 20% per firm
Read MoreHousing starts outlook turns negative through 2027 as costs rise

Buy-downs now support 80-90% of new-home sales as margins tighten and labor shortages persist
Read MoreZillow Preview listings now live on Realtor.com

Listings will be labeled Realtor.com Preview Listings under a syndication deal first announced in May
Read MoreUWM says 25% of borrowers benefit from new credit score model

Lender’s data lines up with analysts’ estimates based on historical performance
Read MoreForeclosure filings rise 13% year-over-year, South hit hardest

Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties through completed foreclosures in August
Read More“Flying car in our lifetime”: Related Ross maps CityPlace air taxi stop

Air taxis could soon be zipping over West Palm Beach. Steve Ross’ Related Ross is moving forward with a plan to place a vertistop on the CityPlace Hibiscus garage, within the Ross-owned downtown center. The emerging technology is designed for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts, or eVTOL
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"Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown has reportedly welcomed baby No. 2 with her husband Jake Bongiovi—after moving from Los Angeles to a sprawling Georgia farm. The 22-year-old actress—who was thrust into the spotlight when she was just 12 after she earned the leading role in Netflix's sci-fi
Read More Homebuilding Leaders Call for Reforms To Boost Construction Financing and Cut Costs

The fight for more housing is coming to your backyard. Banking, home construction, and government leaders urged Congress to advance more reforms that would bolster the housing market. Speaking at a D.C. conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, they said the newly passed 21st Century Road to Housi
Read MoreCoach CEO Lists Historic Mount Vernon-Inspired Estate in Briarcliff Manor for $4.2 Million

A newly renovated, six-bedroom Southern Colonial nestled on 2.77 acres of wooded privacy has just hit the market in Briarcliff Manor, NY, for $4,195,000. Built in 1900 by village founder Walter Law for his daughter, the 5,374-square-foot estate was inspired by George Washington's historic Mount Vern
Read MoreJelly Roll Says He’d Abandon Music To Work at a Homeless Shelter: ‘If God Tells Me To’

Country star Jelly Roll has revealed he has toyed with the idea of leaving the music industry behind and volunteering at a homeless shelter. The "Wild Ones" hitmaker, 41, whose real name is Jason DeFord, opened up about his future plans during an interview with Y’all Access Radio’s Kelly Sutton, con
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