Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The housing market is showing signs of more softness than even the "already-soft year-to-date" figures show, in both prices and the number of homes for sale, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Trends report. Traditionally, the last few weeks of the calendar year are some of the slowest in

The first Airbus A321XLR for a U.S. airline took off Thursday from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, bound for Los Angeles.

The U.S. admitted fault in the deadly Army Black Hawk helicopter collision on Jan. 29 that killed all 67 people on board.

President Donald Trump again vowed to cut housing costs and dangled the promise of dramatic action to address the affordability crisis while making a special address to the nation on Wednesday. "Mortgage payments will be coming down even further early in the new year," Trump said in his speech from

Residences with homeowners associations (HOAs) offer many benefits, including manicured landscaping, amenities such as pools, lakes, and tennis courts, and a slew of other perks. Yet, HOAs can also come with a substantial price tag. The average HOA fee in the country ranges from $200 to $400 monthly

Mortgage rates inched down slightly on Thursday but remained largely steady as markets absorbed the delayed November jobs report, which showed that the national unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high.  The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans decreased to 6.21% for the week ending Dec. 18

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have confessed that they are facing tremendous pressure from their daughter, Lola, to quit their New York City lifestyles and relocate to the U.K.—where the 24-year-old wants them to buy a "castle." The daytime talk show hosts, who currently reside in a stunning $27 mil

Ugo Colombo’s firm brought Vita at Grove Isle to life, despite a decade of nearby property owners raising hell over the seven-story ultra-luxury condo building in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. CMC Group delivered the 65-unit project recently with 85 percent of units presold, according to a news release. Ten

Last year, I was looking for houses in a better school district when a cute three-bedroom home in a nice neighborhood went up for sale. So, I toured it. The place had a lot of pros and cons. I loved the backyard—but hated the kitchen. The bedrooms were all large—but the bathrooms were tiny. Though t

Hilaria Baldwin has hinted that her family is done with the East Coast—admitting that she and husband Alec Baldwin are eyeing up a move to Los Angeles, where they hope to "reset" and find "fresh energy." Hilaria, 41, opened up about how her perspective on life in and around New York City has changed

Helm Equities’ Live Local Act project in the Miami Design District scored approval, despite some city review board members expressing unease with the tower’s design.  On Wednesday, the Miami Urban Development Review Board passed Helm’s proposal with some recommended design tweaks.  It also approved

South Florida’s largest industrial sales of 2025 were dominated by single-tenant logistics campuses and multi-property portfolios, with institutional investors trading heavily in Miami-Dade and Broward even as deal volume slipped from 2024’s frenzied pace.  The top ten industrial deals combined for

The annual inflation rate fell unexpectedly last month, easing pressure on cost-weary consumers and paving the way for lower mortgage rates. Overall prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% in the 12 months through November, less than economists had expected and down from 3% in

The Powerball jackpot shot up to $1.5 billion Thursday, after no winner was crowned on Wednesday, Dec. 17. This is the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, the seventh-largest in all lottery history, and the second-biggest Powerball grand prize this year: a $1.787 billion jackpot was hit Sept

Prince William and Princess Kate have released their annual Christmas card portrait to the public, unveiling a beautiful family photo that shows them posing with their three children in the gardens surrounding their beloved home in Norfolk. In the image, which was taken by photographer Josh Shinner

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has announced that he will step down from his high-profile role in the New Year—amid claims that he plans to return to Florida, where sources say he is going to resume his job as a pro-Trump broadcaster. Bongino, 51, shared the news in a post on his X account soon aft

Flipping fixer-uppers no longer delivers the impressive returns seen at the height of the pandemic—but a handful of affordable metros still stand out for offering sellers the promise of solid profit margins.  The good news for house flippers is that renovated homes still attract more attention from

“Owning Manhattan” star Jess Taylor lives and works in the city that never sleeps, but behind closed doors, the luxury real estate agent loves nothing more than being in bed by 9 p.m. inside her cozy New York studio apartment.  The 37-year-old Netflix personality purchased her 475-square-foot corner

Flipped homes are still attracting more shopper attention than other older listings, but their edge has eroded sharply since 2021 as mortgage rates climbed, according to new research from Realtor.com®. In today’s market, buyers still want move-in-ready renovations; they’re just less willing to finan

For decades, homebuyers have been told the same thing: Don’t buy until you can put 20% down. It's clean; it avoids private mortgage insurance—a policy buyers pay for to protect their lender in the event that they default; and it signals you’re “responsible.” But it also keeps a lot of people out of