Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

TV personality Tori Spelling has admitted that she is living like a "borderline hoarder," confessing that she no longer feels comfortable having people visit her lavish California rental home because it has fallen into such a state of disarray. The 52-year-old actress opened up about the falling sta

President Donald Trump posted an update on the $400 million White House ballroom project on Truth Social on Tuesday. Trump said the ballroom is "on budget and ahead of schedule" and shared two new renderings showing the massive building with columns and grand steps on the side facing away from the W

Diana Ulis and Indian developer MICL launched sales and marketing for a Ritz-Carlton-branded condo project in Fort Lauderdale, adding to the packed pipeline of luxury hospitality-branded developments in coastal Broward County. Ulis’ Admire Capital, an affiliate of her DA Capital Group, and Mumbai-ba

The U.S. housing market may be poised for a historic surge as pent-up demand meets a potentially lower rate environment. As part of an expert panel at HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit, MBS Highway founder and CEO Barry Habib said the first move downward in mortgage rates could trigger a ru

While the country settles into six more weeks of winter, the good news is that when spring finally arrives, it will bring warmer-than-usual temperatures with it. The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its annual forecast for the coming spring season, and much of the country will enjoy warmer temperat

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that new video and photos of a suspect in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, have been reviewed by President Donald Trump. Addressing the media during a White House briefing on Tuesday, moments after the security camera f

Real estate brokerage leaders are entering 2026 more confident and optimistic than they have in years, according to Delta Media Group’s Real Estate Leadership Report.  To compile the report, Delta Media Group surveyed more than 100 brokerage leaders representing firms that were collectively responsi

Fort Lauderdale, FL, is seeing a surge in branded residences upping the ante on living a life of luxury. The Ritz-Carlton Residences is the latest to announce high-end condos are available, starting at $2.5 million. The Ritz-Carlton Residences right along Fort Lauderdale Beach is a new boutique, dua

Optimal Blue reported a sharp increase in refinance activity in January as falling mortgage rates spurred borrowers to act, according to its January 2026 Market Advantage data report released on Tuesday. Total rate-lock volume rose 16% from December and was 36% higher than in January 2025. The incre

High net worth homebuyers from California are moving to Las Vegas and its suburbs in droves to preserve their wealth and stretch it further as the Golden State inches toward tax policies that target the rich.  By the end of 2025, over 23% of Realtor.com® listing views in Las Vegas originated from Lo

The parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond is moving deeper into financial services through the launch of a personal finance platform that will offer home loans in partnership with Figure Technologies. The initiative, tied to the company’s pending acquisition of Tokens.com, aims to combine traditional

Property records platform Dono has raised $6.5 million in a seed round to support geographic expansion and broaden its customer base beyond title insurance, the company announced Tuesday.  Link Ventures led the round, with participation from lool VC and Alumni Ventures. The investment brings total f

Dan Duffy did not ease into his critique of the housing industry’s approach to analytics. “I’ll be the first one to admit that we are currently objectively failing at United,” the United Real Estate Group founder and CEO told attendees Tuesday at HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit. “That’s a

Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's former midcentury modern Los Angeles dwelling has hit the market for $5 million—two years after the sporting superstar sold the property to a Louis Vuitton executive. The 39-year-old Winter Olympian—who split from his fiancée, Nina Debrov, 37, in September—sold the

Since President Trump returned to office last year, his administration has implemented sweeping tariffs that have affected every aspect of American life, including housing.  In reviewing the impact of these tariffs in 2025, the nonpartisan research team at Tax Foundation found that the average Ameri

Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly snapped up an extraordinary waterfront mansion on Miami's infamous Billionaire Bunker—seemingly becoming the latest tech tycoon to flee California before a proposed wealth tax is implemented on the state's wealthiest residents. Zuckerberg, 41, and

A pair of developers scored a $60 million loan to build a condo building in Miami, as construction financing flows for South Florida residential projects amid higher interest rates.  Ascendra Capital and BAM Development scored the loan for their planned eight-story, 117-unit Seventeen Gables Condomi

David MacNeil, the founder of WeatherTech, dropped $68.3 million on a third oceanfront estate in Manalapan. It brings his total spend on property in the small coastal enclave to $162.3 million. Records show MacNeil bought the mansion at 1940 South Ocean Boulevard from Frank and Dolores Mennella. Phi

🏆 Residential: Manalapan had the top residential deal recorded in South Florida. A trust tied to David MacNeil, founder of WeatherTech, dropped $68.3 million on an oceanfront mansion at 1940 South Ocean Boulevard. The sellers were Frank and Dolores Mennella; Frank Mennella is a retired automotive w

Home shoppers closed out the year on strong footing in Sun Belt metros that moved deeper into buyer’s market territory, with surging inventory, longer listing times, and greater price flexibility from sellers—as more cities tipped into buyer-friendly conditions. Researchers at Realtor.com® analyzed