Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

M/I Homes’ Q4 2025 earnings call this week peeled back details on how one of the nation’s top-20 homebuilding enterprises will lean into a contrarian, spec-heavy strategy. Based on the firm’s geographical footprint, product set and construction operational efficiencies, M/I executives are betting a

Propy — a tech company using artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain to automate real estate closings — announced it has secured a $100 million credit facility from Metropolitan Partners Group. Financing will be used to consolidate title and escrow companies into an AI-powered, end-to-end closin

The new year is starting off on slow footing in the housing market. January is typically a quiet period but now inventory is growing and the pace of sales is slowing, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Trends Report. Shoppers haven't stepped off the sidelines and into a home, despite mortg

Paul Fiore enjoys taking on new challenges, something he’s done before during a lengthy stint at American Advisors Group (AAG) and pit stops at Finance of America and Smartfi Home Loans. Fiore’s reverse mortgage industry journey took another turn recently after he joined California-headquartered Hig

The Turkish developer Shelton got the greenlight for its first Florida condo project, an 11-story waterfront development in North Miami.  Led by chairman Abdullah Kırkıncıoğlu, the firm is planning an 18-unit complex at 1998 Northeast 135th Street in North Miami. The 0.3-acre site is owned by Moniqu

President Donald Trump has reacted to the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady, calling Fed Chair Jerome Powell a "moron" for refusing to deliver ultralow rates. "Jerome 'Too Late' Powell again refused to cut interest rates, even though he has absolutely no reason to keep them so

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group on Thursday announced the appointment of Robyn Zacharias as chief marketing officer. Zacharias, who brings 30-plus years of marketing and advertising leadership to the company, will oversee the company’s marketing, brand and communications strategy. “Robyn is a proven lea

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) on Thursday released its 2025 report on independent mortgage banks (IMBs), highlighting these companies as the “dominant” force in mortgage lending as they originated 84.1% of all U.S. single-family mortgages last year. CHLA cited data from the Urban Inst

Disney World has a new project underway and it's not a theme park for tourists—it's housing for Florida renters. It's a development more than three years in the making, and a key component recently got approval from the state to move forward with construction. The South Florida Water Management Dist

Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has revealed the very strict—and luxurious—hygiene regimen she follows at her famed New York farm, while admitting she is "disgusted" by people who fail to change their bedsheets every few days. The 84-year-old opened up about the many luxuries she enjoys at her sprawli

The 2026 Nissan Armada NISMO is the latest creation from the auto maker’s Nissan Motorsport tuning division. Photo courtesy of Nissan Shaq in the check-out line at Sprouts will turn heads. Guaranteed. So will a rampaging Texas Longhorn in a Pottery Barn. But nothing rotates noggins faster than an XX

Mortgage rates edged up Thursday, a day after Federal Reserve policymakers opted to hold interest rates steady, despite persistent pressure from President Donald Trump for additional cuts.  The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.10% for the week ending Jan. 29, up from 6.09% the week

Less than a week after most of the country was pummeled by snow and ice, another winter storm is developing along the East Coast. Dubbed Winter Storm Gianna by the Weather Channel, a nor'easter storm is poised to intensify into a bomb cyclone by this weekend, with heavy snow, coastal flooding, and s

No, this isn’t déjà vu. The National Flood Insurance Program, which insures nearly 5 million properties nationwide, is once again nearing its expiration date. Unless Congress acts by Jan. 30, 2026, the NFIP’s authorization will lapse, putting coverage and renewals in limbo, and potentially disruptin

Long-stalled plans for nearly 1,000 residential units plus hotel rooms and commercial space near a West Palm Beach transit hub are back in motion.  Attorneys for the developers behind the $1 billion Transit Village project are in discussions to settle the lawsuit against Palm Beach County over the s

El-Ad Properties upped the ante on its North Bay Village bet, buying a second development site in the waterfront city for $19 million. An affiliate of Boca Raton-based El-Ad, led by Isaac Sharon Tshuva and Orly Daniell, acquired an 11,200-square-foot lot at 7922 East Drive and two contiguous lots to

🏆 Residential: The top home sale recorded in South Florida was in Hillsboro Beach. Deborah Tarrant, widow of businessman and politician Richard Tarrant, parted with an oceanfront home at 1083 Hillsboro Mile for $36.5 million. The buyer was a trust. The more than 11,000-square-foot mansion has eight

Institutional investors continue to hold a significant slice of America's housing inventory, buying up more than 6% of homes across the U.S. in 2025 alone—but new data reveals that there are five metros where they could be taking a much bigger bite out of the market. Prior to the COVID pandemic, the

Moving across state lines comes with a plethora of challenges and changes—so much so that the costly process of laying down permanent roots in a new locale often takes a back seat to the many other hurdles involved in making such a big transition. Many transplants choose to ease themselves into thei

Influencers often admit that the picture-perfect image they project on social media is not all it's cracked up to be—but when it comes to online sensation Tania Grover's immaculate apartment, the reality really is as impressive as the illusion. Best known for her popular “Get Ready With Me” videos,