Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

With spring around the corner, house hunters are getting some welcome good news as more metros turn into buyer’s markets—giving shoppers access to more inventory and stronger bargaining power. And there's even better news in store for buyers seeking a relocation down South because Sun Belt states ma

Arizona wants to make the “cloud” pay for life in the desert.  In her latest budget push, Gov. Katie Hobbs is proposing to charge data centers more for the water they use while eliminating the state’s data center tax exemptions, arguing that Arizona can’t keep subsidizing a booming industry while re

Kendall Jenner has quickly become the hot topic of conversation ahead of this year's Super Bowl after debuting a sassy ad campaign in which she mercilessly mocks her sports star exes—including Phoenix Suns player Devin Booker and L.A. Clippers alum Blake Griffin. Shot for Fanatics Sportsbook, the ad

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening that he will name his choice for the next Federal Reserve chair on Friday morning. At publication time, prediction sites Polymarket and Kalshi had Kevin Warsh as the frontrunner, putting his odds of being chosen at more than 85%, which sent the 10

Californians will need almost half their income to pay for a mortgage, making it the third least affordable state in the country, according to the Realtor.com® California State of Real Estate report. For years, the standard advice was to not pay more than one-third of your income to keep a roof over

Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend, Jim Curtis, is selling his $1.5 million New York City apartment—suggesting that his relationship with the West Coast-based actress may be progressing to the next level. The 50-year-old hypnotherapist has been dating the "Friends" alum, 56, for close to a year, he reveal

PennyMac Financial Services reported its full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 earnings on Thursday, telling investors and analysts that higher mortgage production helped offset pressure on servicing income from increased prepayment activity. The California-based company posted a solid quarter and a str

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has add further fuel to the frenzy of speculation around his potential trade away from the Milwaukee Bucks after making a significant $21 million real estate investment in Chicago. Reports began to surface earlier this week that the Bucks were entertaining offers from

A headwinds-meets-crosswinds housing market buffets homebuilding business leaders as 2026’s spring selling stretch lies just ahead. Almost in everything, everywhere and all at once, homebuilding firms are buying sales, trying not to be among those whose inventory ages on the vine. An outlying knack

Gold markets whipsawed Thursday—surging to a fresh record before tumbling as traders took profits—while the sell-off spread into crypto and stocks amid rising economic and geopolitical jitters. Spot gold briefly touched an all-time high before sliding back in afternoon trading, though it remained up

When homeowners file their 2025 tax returns in spring 2026, many can expect bigger federal refunds than usual. The U.S. Treasury is projecting refunds will increase by an average of $1,000 per household, thanks to new and expanded tax breaks that took effect for tax year 2025. The biggest change for

Henry Bott is stepping down as president of Swire Properties in Miami after just three years.  The Hong Kong-based firm promoted Dave Martin to take over effective Mar. 16, according to a news release. Bott is moving back to his hometown of London with his family after a career with Swire that spans

Jan. 26 marked the start of the 2026 tax filing season, and it’s putting a fresh spotlight on a housing tax break that increasingly looks like a perk for a narrow, affluent slice of homeowners. The mortgage interest deduction lets filers write off interest on up to $750,000 in mortgage debt—includin

After over two decades at Douglas Elliman, Raphael De Niro and his team are making the move to Brown Harris Stevens.  The New York City-based De Niro Team, which consists of De Niro and eight other agents, closed 14 transaction sides for a total of $52.12 million in sales volume in 2024 according to

Prime oceanfront homes in Nantucket, MA, are preparing to shift farther from the shore—that's right, the homes will be moved, something that's popular on the island. But the reason behind this move is to provide more affordable housing. The Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust and the Nantucket Land B

The class-action lawsuit filed this week against Rocket Companies and its subsidiaries, which alleges violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), has drawn heightened attention from the mortgage industry as a wave of mergers and acquisitions accelerates the push toward verticall

The Internal Revenue Service kicked off the nation’s 2026 filing season on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. This filing season is notable because it introduces several new tax law provisions from the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that may affect federal taxes, credits, and deductions. Given this, first-time home

As a raft of attorneys duke it out in a Manhattan courtroom over commercial sex trafficking charges levied against the Alexander brothers, a new lawsuit claims the brothers enacted their alleged scheme in South Florida and were aided and abetted by their family and employers.  In a complaint filed i

Southwest Airlines said it expects profits to surge this year thanks to solid demand and new policies like assigned seating.

Concord Wilshire Capital is first in line to buy a distressed development site in Royal Palm Beach that’s approved for a mixed-use project but saddled with a $47.4 million foreclosure judgment. Two entities managed by developer Brian Tuttle are seeking bankruptcy court approval for a reorganization