Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The entry into homeownership is proving to be more challenging for renters, many of whom are spending a large portion of their incomes on monthly rents. The typical homeowner earns about 85% more than the typical renter, according to new research from the National Association of Realtors®. It found

Vivian Dimond’s oceanfront Manalapan spec mansion asking for $59.9 million found a buyer, marking the latest pricey contract in Palm Beach County this season.  Buyers signed 32 contracts between March 2 and March 8 for luxury properties in Palm Beach County, according to Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gom

As home sizes shrink and a new mega-generation ages into the homebuying market, homebuilders may have to rethink certain aspects of home design.  With affordability the main issue for buyers, builders are now working to maximize space with functional design over flash. Buyers are still largely drive

Los Angeles will fast-track a set of "pre-approved" home designs to speed the rebuilding of Pacific Palisades and other areas after last year's wildfires. Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city was expanding a pilot program of preset home plans, working with architect The Foothill Catalog

Australian billionaire Michael Dorrell bought a private island in Palm Beach for $150 million, and now he’s unloading a waterfront Coral Gables estate for $35 million.  Records show Dorrell’s Hautacam LLC sold the 1.7-acre compound at 235 Solano Prado to spec developer Alex Pirez in an off-market de

Travis Kelce is officially returning to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th season—a move that he credited his fiancée, Taylor Swift, with helping him to make. Uncertainty has loomed for months over the the 36-year-old's future in the NFL, with many suggesting that he was getting set to retire when

United Holding Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), raised the bar on 2026 revenue expectations, issuing guidance just days ahead of a shareholder vote from Two Harbors Investment Corp. on UWM’s proposed $1.3 billion all-stock acquisition. “Even without the Two Harbors transaction,

State Farm customers in California may soon see some relief after being hit with rate hikes following the 2025 Wildfires. After the Los Angeles wildfires last year, many insurance companies hiked their rates in the Golden State. But now, a proposed settlement could spare some State Farm policyholder

Jeffrey Epstein's former New Mexico ranch is being searched by the authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into "allegations of illegal activity" that are said to have taken place during the sex trafficker's ownership of the sprawling property. The New Mexico Department of Justice released a

After spiking last week, mortgage rates remained relatively stable this week. But the question for housing market professionals is whether the brisk spring homebuying season that was anticipated at the start of 2026 will actually materialize due to rising headwinds. Mortgage News Daily reported Mond

Strong, accurate residential rent data is becoming a prized asset as lawsuits, regulators and new state laws upend how landlords set rents.​ Los Angeles-based commercial real estate platform Crexi is moving to capitalize on that demand. The company has partnered with Dwellsy, a rental marketplace wi

eXp Realty Chief Marketing Officer Wendy Forsythe released her debut book, “Leverage Your X-Factor: The 6-Step Framework to Scale Your Real Estate Business and Reclaim Your Life,” on March 10, with 100% of proceeds going to eXp Extend a Hand, the brokerage’s nonprofit that supports agents and staff

Hal Gavzie has joined Howard Hanna NYC as executive director of business development — expanding the firm’s leadership bench in New York City. Gavzie — who brings more than 25 years of brokerage leadership experience — said he’ll focus on growing Howard Hanna NYC’s footprint in the city by recruitin

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"Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin and longtime partner Brenda Song have reportedly splashed out $10.3 million on a new home in Los Angeles—weeks after they offloaded their sprawling Toluca Lake estate for $14.24 million. Culkin, 45, and Song, 37, who have been in a relationship since 2017 and share

While it was foretold that six more weeks of winter would plague homeowners this year, it turns out that a good chunk of the country is about to spring into spring a bit early.  Like New York City, which is enjoying 70-degree weather in March, many metros will see the last spring frost disappear abo

A real estate investment company launched a $250 million fund targeting Southeast U.S. industrial properties amid a surge in domestic manufacturing demand.  Boca Raton-based IP Capital Partners’ IPCP Southeast Industrial Fund II targets $1 billion in purchases across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and

Two entities tied to Marlon Gomez lost a distressed Miami River development site at a courthouse auction, marking the second time in six months that the Miami developer was forced to give up land. An affiliate of the Fiorentino Family Office bought the 1.8-acre assemblage at 1515, 1529 and 1543 Nort

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. One of Nancy Guthrie's Arizona neighbors has laid bare new details about a "strange" man she saw walking around their community around three weeks before the 84-year-old disappeared from her home—revealing that she saw the perso

Sales of existing homes rose in February as mortgage rates touched a three-year low, prompting more first-time homebuyers to enter the market. Existing-home sales, based on closings, were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million last month, a 1.7% gain from the upwardly revised January f