Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The housing market is “clogged,” according to financial expert Dave Ramsey—and honestly, that might be an understatement.  But there is hope on the horizon. For one thing, according to the Realtor.com® 2026 housing forecast, existing-home sales should climb about 1.7% to 4.13 million this year—a sma

Related Ross won approvals for a master-planned development on publicly owned former farmland in Wellington. The Palm Beach County inland village’s council voted unanimously in favor Tuesday of a 71-acre development with retail, multifamily, a hotel, offices and a school. The master plan and zoning

Interior designer Vern Yip. Photo by Robert Peterson Renowned interior designer Vern Yip has this year’s Naples Tables event marked on his calendar for an important reason: he’s the guest speaker. Yip, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, has a long list of accolades. He is a New York Times best-selling a

At home with John and Shiela Priore. Photo by Nick Shirghio “It’s true,” says John Priore, with a smile on his face. “If you build it, they will come.” John and his wife, Shiela, had a vision to find a beautiful home that blended formal architecture with comfortable, easy-to-live-in finishes, while

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's missing mother, Nancy, have reportedly detained a man for questioning—hours after releasing video footage of a masked, armed intruder tampering with a security camera outside of the 84-year-old's Arizona home. According to multiple ne

The two dozen provisions in the congressional bill passed on Monday night hold many implications for the housing market. The Housing for the 21st Century Act was passed by a vote of 390-9 on the House floor, a rare bipartisan effort aimed at reducing regulations on housing and aiming to correct a ya

"Rehab Addict" star Nicole Curtis left HGTV fans stunned this week when she announced that her hit series would be returning months ahead of schedule—revealing that the new season will debut on Feb. 11 after the home renovation network told her it was "now or never." Curtis, 49, initially revealed t

Former "Real Housewives" star Dorinda Medley has offered some explosive insight into the drama that Bravo fans can expect when the series' newest franchise, "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," drops in April—after witnessing firsthand some of the most shocking behavior of its cast members when th

Former Freddie Mac CEO Donald Layton has offered a blunt critique of the Trump administration's main proposals to lower mortgage rates through policy changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In a virtual forum Tuesday, Layton addressed the administration's key plans for using Fannie and Freddie to cut

Facing a tidal wave of resident opposition, representatives for billionaire Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Miami Beach delayed a crucial vote on his plan to renovate the iconic waterfront resort’s pool amenities.  The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board was scheduled Tuesday to approve or deny F

Mountain towns with great skiing have been attracting the affluent crowd, but it's been pricing out locals. In Breckenridge, CO, where the median list price is $1,045,000, the city has a plan to help. "Ski towns tend to have higher housing costs because demand is driven not just by local residents b

Sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein tried to arrange a private viewing of pop star Celine Dion's extraordinary Florida megamansion—before the singer's team shut down his attempt to visit the property, according to emails released by the Department of Justice. Messages sent between Epstein, who died in a

Tommy Noyes has joined Mutual of Omaha Mortgage from Liberty Reverse Mortgage as a national wholesale account executive for Mutual’s reverse mortgage business, the company announced Tuesday. In the role, Noyes will focus on deepening customer relationships and supporting the growth of the company’s

Despite a challenging legal year, Zillow Group recorded strong financial results in 2025, according to the firm’s full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report published on Tuesday.  Revenue in Q4 2025 rose 18% annually to $654 million, while revenue for the full year was up 16% compared to 2024

A hedge funder’s waterfront Palm Beach mansion asking $60 million was the most expensive listing to go into contract in Palm Beach County last week. It’s the latest pricey deal in what is turning out to be a very busy season for Palm Beach’s luxury market. Buyers signed 21 contracts between Feb. 2 a

Prices might be dropping in much of the country, but that's far from the case in the ultimate playground for the rich and famous—the Hamptons. Located on Long Island's eastern shore, this group of seaside New York communities remains popular with the wealthy set and is poised to see another record-b

As housing affordability remains strained, policymakers and industry leaders are weighing how regulation, mortgage markets and tax policy shape access to homeownership. Isaac Boltansky, head of public policy at Pennymac, fielded questions on the matter from Robb Van Raaphorst, senior vice president

As South Florida’s decadeslong housing affordability crisis surged in the past few years, developers in Miami took note –– unlike those in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.   In Miami-Dade County, 8,690 affordable units were completed from 2020 through 2024, according to RentCafe, a Yardi Systems

Tax season is upon us, and for many Americans, it can be not only a challenging time but also a confusing one. The Internal Revenue Service opened the tax filing season on Jan. 26. The deadline for filing (without an extension) is April 15.  For homeowners, there's an added layer of difficulty, as t

The primary weakness in the American real estate market isn’t a lack of buyers or inventory, it’s the “trust gap” in our record-keeping. As HousingWire recently reported, the fragmentation across 3,000-plus local registries has created a multibillion-dollar opening for deed fraud. When ownership dat