Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

As excitement builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Airbnb host earnings are projected to total nearly $156 million for the event. Now, Airbnb is seeking new hosts to meet surging demand for short-term rental stays during the tournament. It's offering new hosts a $750 reward for listing their home on

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reaffirmed that multiple listing services (MLSs) retain discretion to set their own rules and policies regarding listing statuses — following news of Compass marketing its Coming Soon and private listings on Redfin. Compass and Redfin parent company Rocket

The conflict with Iran has caused oil prices to rise above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, signaling a severe restriction on global oil supplies and increased consumer costs. Experts fear this dramatic price increase, resulting from the Trump administration's decision to attack Iran, co

Holding out paid off for the seven remaining individual unit owners of a 1960s Coconut Grove condominium.  BH Group and Mast Capital recently paid an average of $985,714 for each of the units at Bayshore Park, while 32 other neighbors sold their units for an average of $661,843 to the joint venture

When you inherit a home, the to-do list is long: Notify the bank, contact an estate attorney, figure out what to do with everything left inside. Somewhere in that blur, a step that could save you tens of thousands of dollars often gets missed. That step is the date-of-death appraisal. This is a form

Comedian Chelsea Handler has railed against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, for allegedly selling her a "disaster" of a property that she claims was in such a dire state, she has not been able to live there since buying it for $5.9 million more than five years ago. Handler, 51, spo

As we enter another week of the Iran conflict, the question now is what will this do to the economy, but for this article, we want to focus specifically on what this conflict means for the U.S. housing market. There are currently two sides to this discussion. One camp believes the economy is still e

A penthouse at the Four Seasons Residences at the Surf Club, asking nearly $50 million, topped new pending sales in Miami-Dade last week.  Buyers inked deals for 24 properties countywide between March 2 and March 8, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes signed contracts report. The report tracks list

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran threatens to derail the crucial spring housing market as oil prices soar, raising the specter of stagflation and rising mortgage rates. On Monday, as the war entered its 10th day with the path to resolution uncertain, West Texas Intermediate crude hit $100 a barrel. It

Rezervology and Titl have announced the launch of RezeLink, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to streamline and accelerate title search workflows. The platform will debut first for users of SoftPro — with additional title production system (TPS) integrations planned for future releas

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has officially been released by the Miami Dolphins after six seasons—less than six months after he offloaded his sprawling Florida mansion in what may now be seen as anticipation of his exit from the team. The 28-year-old NFL pro, who joined the Dolphins in 2020 as a rooki

Jason Cassity is moving onto the executive team at The Real Brokerage from a top-producing agent and team leader role in San Diego, as the cloud brokerage creates a new chief growth officer position to drive agent growth and engagement. The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX) announced the appointmen

During a recent conversation about industry consolidation at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE)’s annual event, Dan Elsea paused to reflect on the growth of his company. There was no sweeping strategy session and no consultants mapping out the future of the brokerage. Instead, th

A woman has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after she repeatedly fired shots at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's $14 million Beverly Hills mansion on Sunday afternoon. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the incident took place at around 1:20 p.m. on March 8—revealing that betwe

Florida-based Corcoran Reverie has announced an exclusive partnership with property valuation and analytics platform Housify. The platform draws on more than 15 years of transactional data, market trends and proprietary engineering to produce highly localized property valuations. Housify’s system an

Travis and Jason Kelce's mother, Donna, is carrying out an extensive renovation of her Florida condo—as rumors swirl that her younger son is set to return to the NFL for a 14th season, but could be preparing to transfer away from his longtime team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Donna, 73, who has carved o

Cano Health, Isuzu North America Corporation, more | Doral  Codina Partners’ Downtown Doral mixed-use complex scored two new tenants, as well as a lease expansion and a lease renewal.  Florida medical centers operator Cano Health will move its headquarters in June to a 25,200-square-foot space on th

When it comes to high-end real estate, a coveted location consistently carries more weight than a sprawling floor plan, as seen in elite enclaves from California to Florida.  To identify housing markets where home sizes and prices sharply diverge, Realtor.com® researchers ranked communities by their

🏆 Residential: The most expensive home sale to hit records in South Florida was in Palm Beach. Janice Conlan Byrne sold a property at 485 South County Road to a trust tied to Charles Bushong for $12.8 million. The 4,300-square-foot home has three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. It last sol

Cancelled home sales dipped at the start of 2026, showcasing market resilience as buyers stuck to their purchasing plans in the face of growing economic uncertainty. In February, the share of failed home sales stood at 7.2%, down from 7.4% a year ago and lower than January’s 7.6%, signaling stabilit