Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Tom Holland and Zendaya are reportedly planning to install a climate-controlled room in one of their several properties to preserve her more than $269,000 wedding gown. Holland, 30, and Zendaya, 30, said "I do" during an intimate wedding celebration at the Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey, just outside L

Once you buy a home, there are plenty of ways to trim around the edges of your budget. You can turn down the thermostat, shop around for homeowners insurance, or finally cancel that streaming service you forgot you had. But none of those moves are likely to change the cost of homeownership in a mean

The new board at Heron Bay, one of Broward County’s largest homeowners associations, walked back some of the most contentious provisions of its proposed landlord and leasing rules, canceling a set of proposals that roiled owners and tenants in the community.  The master board proposed changes this s

Lender says alleged scheme used 300% markups, prepackaged appraisals and title gaps

Co-marketing deal gives HomeSmart agents a direct channel to loanDepot’s offerings

New rules pause additions from any brokerage at 20% or more of Experts, and reduce fees to 15% and 20% at lower price tiers

According to the FBI, cybercrime-related losses reached $20.9 billion that year

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has slashed over $500,000 from the asking price of his California mansion—two months after listing the dwelling. The athlete, 30, said "I do" to his wife Hailee Steinfeld, 29, on May 31 at the San Ysidro Ranch in what the "Pitch Perfect 2" star later described as

Former Vice President Kamala Harris' $8.15 million Malibu, CA, property was targeted by an alleged trespasser after a woman illegally entered the grounds—prompting authorities to step up patrols around the high-profile home. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to Harris and he

A Palm Beach waterfront home changed hands for $40 million, more than twice what it sold for seven years ago. Palm Beach philanthropist and art collector Kimberly Bluhm, on behalf of a land trust, bought the 5,900-square-foot house at 608 Island Drive for $6,765 per square foot. Businessman Roger We

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage hit a 15-month high of 6.76% last week, increasing from the previous week’s average rate of 6.71%. While potential buyers often wait for high rates to fall, buying immediately resulted in a better outcome than waiting for potential market improvements in

Four people were injured and roads were closed following a drill-rig collapse on Brickell Bay Drive, police say, at the site of billionaire Ken Griffin’s planned Citadel tower. Brickell Bay Drive is closed between Southeast 12th Street and Southeast 13th Street because of the collapse, according to

A South Florida city with a history as a working-class enclave is one of the fastest-growing luxury markets in the country. West Palm Beach luxury home sales grew at the fastest rate in the country — up 43.9 percent since last year — as buyers keep snapping up multi-million waterfront homes. Pending

TV personality Maria Menounos has listed her longtime Encino mansion for $6.995 million, two decades after she and husband Keven Undergaro made the sprawling California estate their home. The 48-year-old media personality's six-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom residence hit the market for just shy of $7 millio

For homeowners craving a change but not necessarily the price tag—or upheaval—of a renovation, Glidden is offering a timely proposition: it’s time for a simple reset. On Monday, the paint brand named Artifact, a smoky midtone blue, its Color of the Year for 2027. But the thinking behind the shade ma

Driftwood Capital is broadening its investment platform, naming David Resnick partner and co-chief investment officer and Andrew Dykeman senior vice president of equity investments, while promoting David Steiner to co-CIO. The appointments bring the Coral Gables-based firm’s equity and credit invest

A growing real estate scam starts with an audacious premise: A criminal pretends to be a property owner and tries to sell a home or piece of land that does not belong to them. And title professionals say they're seeing a lot more of it. In a survey released on Monday from the American Land Title Ass

As children head back to school and the air turns crisp, the housing market is entering its sweetest spot: the peak homebuying week of 2026, offering savvy shoppers more options, bigger savings, and less competition. The new Realtor.com® Best Time To Buy 2026 report identifies Sept. 27–Oct. 3 as the

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are set to vote this week on interest rate policy, and markets are anticipating that they will raise rates for the first time in three years. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and the other members of the Federal Open Market Committee will cast their votes on Wednesday, an

The homeownership journey has become more difficult than ever, leaving younger generations convinced that financial stability lies in renting. Yet, according to a new survey by Clever, two-thirds of homeowners (68%) report being satisfied with their financial situation, compared to fewer than half o