Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Ohio is among a handful of states where voters are campaigning for the end of property taxes.  It’s a divisive issue, with a grassroots effort gaining steam as Gov. Mike DeWine continues to warn of the severe financial implications. But as it happens, there’s an alternative being suggested by a stat

Rocket Pro, the wholesale lending arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced a partnership with Compass to offer additional credits to brokers. It also unveiled a new loan origination system during its Ignite26 event on Thursday. Under a new program called Pro Purchase Power, brokers will receive 40 basis po

Figure skating icon Alysa Liu was given a very warm welcome when she jetted back to California after winning two gold medals at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics—becoming the first American woman to claim victory in the individual event since 2002. The 20-year-old brought home the gold after pulling of

Rocket Companies Inc. wrapped up 2025 with higher revenues and growing mortgage activity, the company reported Thursday in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings report. For the full year, Rocket reported total revenue of $6.7 billion and a GAAP net loss of $234 million, or $0.05 per diluted

Compass International Holdings (CIH), the parent company of real estate brokerage Compass, is teaming up with Rocket Companies and Redfin to display its Compass Coming Soon listings for Redfin’s 60 million monthly unique visitors to see.  CIH and Rocket announced the partnership Thursday afternoon.

Michigan has increased the pace of home construction but needs deregulation and new tax benefits to curtail the state's housing shortage, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said. In her final state of the state address, Whitmer said Wednesday night that Michigan has made progress on housing affordability since i

Last quarter, Hovnanian Enterprises posted weak results, reporting a net loss that sent its stock (HOV) price crashing. Three months later, the company appears to have bounced back as it executes a strategic shift, but warning signs persist.  Hovnanian Enterprises, the parent company of K. Hovnanian

The last available penthouse at Terra and GFO Investment’s Five Park in Miami Beach sold for $18.5 million. Terra, led by David Martin, and Russell Galbut’s GFO were represented by Chris Wands, Angelica Garcia and Luiza Chimancio of Douglas Elliman. Matt Lill of the Corcoran Group brought the buyer,

Thirteen years ago, on a rain-slick January morning in lower Manhattan, a three-and-a-half-year-old homebuilder’s president pressed and held the New York Stock Exchange bell for a full count of ten. TRI Pointe Homes’ January 31, 2013 IPO wasn’t simply a liquidity event. It was a strategic and capita

Chances are your family uses phones, laptops, tablets, cordless vacuum cleaners, and other devices that depend on lithium-ion batteries for power. While they seem harmless, they’re actually hidden hazards that can easily spark fires. And as of late, these rechargeable lithium-ion devices have become

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project may continue—at least for now. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has denied the request by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to stop the construction. "Unfortunately, because both sides initially focused o

eXp World Holdings, the parent company of eXp Realty, is looking to move to the Lone Star State. The firm’s founder and CEO Glenn Sanford disclosed news of the proposed move in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.  The filing included a letter from Sanford to comp

Vinita Gupta, CEO of Lupin, a leading pharmaceutical company, is originally from India and now lives in Naples with her family. Photo by Nick Shirghio “I learned at the feet of the master,” says Vinita Gupta, referring to her father, Desh Bandhu Gupta, a chemistry professor turned entrepreneur who s

Harvey Hernandez’s Newgard Development Group could lose a downtown Fort Lauderdale site where the firm planned a 40-story mixed-use tower.  A court auction is scheduled for March 11 to sell the 1-acre property at 200 West Broward Boulevard to satisfy a $25.7 million foreclosure judgment issued Jan.

"Selling Sunset" alum Christine Quinn has revealed she is having "conversations" with Netflix about a potential return to the hit real estate reality TV show—months after she quit California and relocated to Texas in a bid to get back to her suburban roots. The 37-year-old became one of the most div

In a small Florida village, former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is facing a fresh wave of controversy after his real estate firm purchased and then demolished a historical church to make way for his wife's new private school. Crews hired by Neumann's company, Flow, began razing the 75-year-old Rader Memo

As commission structures evolve and consolidation reshapes the real estate industry, REMAX President Chris Lim said the company is tuning out industry noise and concentrating on its core strengths. He sat down with HousingWire during this week’s REMAX R4 conference in Las Vegas — outlining key partn

Bilt is adding a new concierge service to its membership platform, just a few months after rolling out partnerships with Venmo and UWM that help homeowners earn rewards on mortgage and rent payments.  The company announced the beta launch of Neighborhood Concierge on Feb. 26. The service combines ho

Recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is drawing renewed attention to the condition of U.S. household credit. Delinquency rates across mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and student debt have climbed to their highest levels in nearly a decade, reaching 4.8% of outstanding household