Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Leadership at C2 Financial is looking to reclaim a top wholesale ranking by strengthening its infrastructure, leveraging artificial intelligence, recruiting and mentoring the next generation of loan officers, and expanding from 42 states to nationwide coverage. In 2021, C2 was ranked No. 1 on Inman’

Housing affordability is usually framed through numbers: mortgage rates, housing supply, construction costs and zoning restrictions. Washington debates the numbers, and families feel the squeeze. But there is another housing cost hiding in plain sight—real estate fraud. With Congress working on bipa

Two years ago, a 1.8-acre development site on the Miami River entitled for 40 luxury townhomes hit the market for $25 million. Next week, the same property is scheduled to be sold at a courthouse auction to satisfy a $12.8 million foreclosure judgment.  It’s the latest setback for Miami-based develo

With approximately 1.6 million U.S. citizens calling Mexico home, many expats are currently sheltering in place as widespread unrest grips parts of the country. Jalisco State—which includes expat havens Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara—is currently experiencing waves of violence in the afte

Clara Homes scored an $80 million construction loan for its third luxury apartment building in Bay Harbor Islands.  New York-based Madison Realty Capital provided the financing for a 77-unit building at 10200-10290 East Bay Harbor Drive, CEO and Founder James Curnin said. Construction is slated to s

Authorities have said that a backpack that was recovered near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie is unlikely to have any connection to the 84-year-old's disappearance. Volunteers who are helping in the search for the missing grandmother found a backpack near her Arizona home on Sunday—as the hunt for

Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office as part of an ongoing probe by British police into his ties to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 72, a former Labor party politician who served as the ambassador to the U.S. fo

Investor sentiment in the fix-and-flip housing market improved at the end of 2025, even as overall transaction volume fell to its lowest level in a decade. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by Kiavi and John Burns Research & Consulting. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Burns + Kiavi Fi

U.S. and Canadian airlines halted flights to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara in Mexico.

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Friday, in a 6-3 vote, stating that “IEEPA [ International Emergency Economic Powers Act]does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” “The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of un

After a weekend of crazy headlines and a stock sell-off on Monday morning, bond yields are close to hitting 4% again, but mortgage rates are back under 6% once again, which is the multiyear low in recent history. The biggest reason rates are under 6% isn’t just that the 2025 labor market produced th

The California Association of Realtors (CAR) is teaming up with Ethica AI to provide members with access to VoicePilot through CAR’s subsidiary Real Estate Business Services (REBS), according to an announcement on Monday.  Ethica AI describes VoicePilot as an AI driven voice and workflow platform th

Nearly two months after three federal housing agencies wrapped up an extended public comment period about the future of two federal reverse mortgage programs, industry stakeholders are waiting to learn what they’ll do next. In October, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the

The sellers of two waterfront homes in Miami Beach and Golden Beach, each asking $39 million, found buyers last week.  The pending deals are tied for the priciest of 27 contracts signed in Miami-Dade County between Feb. 16 and Feb. 22, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report. It tracks listings

Johnny Depp reportedly allowed fellow actor and close friend Eric Dane to reside in one of his California homes "basically rent-free," so the father of two would not have to worry about the financial burden of his brutal battle with ALS. The "Grey's Anatomy" actor, who was diagnosed with the degener

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the City of Huntington Beach that sought to escape California housing laws. The high court on Monday denied a petition from the city, ending its federal appeal. The decision leaves in place a lower-court ruling that Huntington Beach must abide by Gov

Compass, the brokerage owned by Compass International Holdings, has launched a new program it says will help agents generate passive income while retaining control over how they manage their business. On Friday, the brokerage launched its Listing Agent Lead and Referral Program.  Under this program,

Virginia-based mortgage lender City Lending Inc. is winding down operations as regulatory burdens and ongoing industry consolidation weigh on independent mortgage banks, according to founder and CEO Jorge Campodonico. The lender originated approximately $232 million in mortgages over the past 12 mon

The conversation around credit reports in mortgage lending has taken a recent turn. Faced with spiraling mortgage origination costs and continued affordability challenges for homebuyers, policymakers and industry leaders understandably are searching for ways to reduce friction and cut costs in the m

Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs Partners with the Naples Police Department to Launch Children’s Courtroom Assistance Program Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs, a Naples-based non-profit organization that provides no cost, highly skilled assistance dogs to combat-wounded veterans, first responders and children