Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Years before Juan Awais was accused of running a $5.8 million condo association fraud scheme, unit owners were suing him and his property management firm with claims that echo what investigators now allege. Awais was arrested over allegations he puppeteered the scheme through his business, Sunshine

Comparing new listings, pending sales and active inventory reveals when local housing market signals agree and when a divergence is worth a closer look

Less than three months after concluding his term as Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell sold his sprawling waterfront mansion on Maryland's ultraexclusive Gibson Island for $7.2 million. Public property records reviewed by Realtor.com® indicate that the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom, 7,155-square-foo

Mayi and Daniel de la Vega sold One Sotheby’s International Realty to Sotheby’s International Realty Inc., which is under the Compass International Holdings umbrella.  Sotheby’s International Realty, led by Philip White, acquired the Miami-based firm and its franchises that span the entire east coas

TV host Jimmy Kimmel may soon mark the end of his decades-long run in late-night TV—leaving fans with one big question: Where will he retreat once the cameras stop rolling? Kimmel's on-air career has made plenty of headlines over the past year, and now the comedian is reportedly preparing to leave "

CEO Michael Bergman said July results hit plan with 70 closings and 93 starts

More than five years after a fast-moving fire destroyed their condominiums, nearly a dozen Texas property owners are still paying hundreds of dollars in monthly HOA fees and special assessments on their uninhabitable units while rebuilding drags on.  The blaze ignited in March 2021 at Bayfront Tower

Nick Rojo, president and co-founder of Affiliated Development, died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 44.  Jeff Burns, CEO and co-founder of the Fort Lauderdale-based firm, announced Rojo’s passing Tuesday but did not disclose a cause of death, the South Florida Business Journal reported.  In a s

YouTube creators Cody Ko and Kelsey Kreppel are looking to offload Cranberry Ranch, their funky Malibu estate and the former home of "Legally Blonde" actress Reese Witherspoon, for $7.5 million after a second price slash. The listing proclaims the five-bedroom, four-bathroom property is now “an unde

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What would you do if you received an unexpected $26,000 HOA bill? Residents of the Vilamoura condominium complex in San Clemente, CA, are facing that exact dilemma. The condo owners were recently hit with a $26,000 special assessment for roof replacement. The residents were given three options: Pay

Rich Ashford, an arborist and relative newcomer to the town of Cowpens, SC, is going to court over his garden.  The conflict stems from a dispute about the height of what Ashford is growing in his front yard. Town ordinances say that the yard is overgrown, while Ashford contends that his garden qual

Longpoint Partners, one of the most active warehouse owners in South Florida, acquired a 10-building Miami-Dade warehouse portfolio in a nine-figure deal. The Boston-based real estate private equity firm paid $195 million for 730,000 square feet of small-bay warehouse space, or $267 per square foot,

ONE posted $6.85B volume in 2025 and TTR posted $5.71B, per RealTrends Verified

MBA data shows a 6,350 per-loan cost gap between top and bottom quintiles in Q2 2026

Basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo has snapped up a lavish abode in South Florida after being traded to Miami Heat. The 31-year-old forward was traded to the Florida-based team in June, along with Bobby Portis. In return, the Bucks will get Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jak

AD Mortgage compared buying a home now versus waiting across all states during a three-year period

BEKO Equities extended its $295 million offer deadline for the Portofino South Condominium in West Palm Beach as the building’s residents are tied up in mounting assessments and disputes over whether to sell. The new offer deadline is Nov. 3, the Palm Beach Post reported. A buyout deal requires supp

Lenders cannot mix Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0 on the same file

Broker owner DJ Smith launches with nine agents and plans to recruit in western Montana counties