Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Boarding and lodging houses played an important role during American industrialization.​ Could they make a come-back? Rural people and immigrants relied on them when they sought jobs in rapidly urbanizing cities and affordable housing was scarce. Cities zoned them largely out of existence over the p

President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is engaged to his socialite girlfriend, Bettina Anderson, less than a year after it was revealed that he had split from his former fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle. Speaking at a Christmas reception held at the White House on Dec. 15, the president s

Longtime radio host Howard Stern has announced that he's signed a three-year contract renewal with SiriusXM, ending furious speculation that he was set to leave the broadcaster after 19 years on the airwaves. Stern, 71, shared the happy news on his eponymous radio show, where he revealed that he and

St. Louis is getting fresh recognition as a top metro for savvy buyers. The Realtor.com® November 2025 Housing Trends Report found that buyers nationwide are recalibrating their expectations amid higher mortgage costs and a slower-moving market. With affordability stretched thin in many larger and m

PMG, Michael Simkins’ Lion Development Group and Alex Karakhanian’s Lndmrk Development scored a $92.5 million construction loan for their short-term-rental friendly condo project in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. The partners secured financing from New York-based Maxim Capital Group, according to a

Frontier Airlines is replacing its CEO, Barry Biffle, with the carrier's president.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 3.1% from the same time a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS). But month to month, the November 2025 numbers fell by 7% from October 2025. The change does not include any adjustment for

The Powerball jackpot shot up to $1.25 billion Tuesday, after no winner was crowned on Monday, Dec. 15. The jackpot is Powerball's sixth-largest of all time and the second-biggest Powerball grand prize this year: a $1.787 billion jackpot was hit Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas. If anyone is lucky enou

South Florida’s most expensive residential sales this year show a bifurcated market: one for the billionaires, and one for the rest. It’s a sign of how the wealth migration that began in the pandemic is shaping the region. For the first time in recent years, though, Florida’s most expensive home sal

Three developers with plans to add 1,600 multifamily units to Miami, including some workforce apartments through the Live Local Act, are headed to a city projects review board. Namdar Group and Helm Equities each propose a Live Local Act project, and Crescent Heights wants to continue its developmen

The national unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, in a further sign of weakness for the U.S. labor market. The November jobs report released Tuesday by the Labor Department also showed that the economy added 64,000 jobs last month after shedding more than 100,000 jobs in O

The housing market is stuck, and not just because of high mortgage rates and affordability. In many metros, longtime homeowners with large gains are delaying sales to avoid triggering a steep capital gains tax bill, keeping would-be listings off the market. That dynamic has put capital gains back on

A spectacular megamansion in Los Angeles that was first listed for sale in February for the eye-watering asking price of $177 million has made a headline-grabbing return to the market after undergoing a drastic $42 million price chop. Yet even after having more than a quarter of its price cut from t

While rent prices continue to trend downward nationwide, just five of the 50 largest U.S. metros remain affordable for workers earning minimum wage on a 40-hour week.  But there is some good news for low-income residents: In the new year, two additional metros are poised to join the ranks of budget-

Renting is cheaper than buying a home, according to senior housing economists. “Rent continues to fall in many of the major metros across the United States for a variety of reasons,” explains Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com®. “The biggest one is that rent is still correcting itself fr

Ski season is well and truly upon us—and with it comes a flock of snow bunnies making their way to the mountains to enjoy the fresh powder and the beautiful scenery. And now, a picture-perfect mountain home that provides direct access to the slopes has hit the market for $16.25 million, offering up

Anna Allsberry, a school counselor and volleyball coach at Steamboat Springs High School in Steamboat Springs, CO, is adamant she would not be able to continue to live in her hometown but for one thing: a billionaire named Mark Stevens. "Definitely not, no," she tells Realtor.com®, when asked if her

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have vastly increased their holdings of mortgage-backed securities in recent months, which may have ripple effects that could help push mortgage rates lower. Since May, Fannie and Freddie have added more than $55 billion in mortgage principal balances to their combined hol

Frontier Airlines is replacing its CEO, Barry Biffle, with the carrier's president.

Co-living marketplace PadSplit is expanding into four new U.S. markets: Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Sacramento and Nashville. Founded in 2017, PadSplit operates in more than 35 markets and has listed more than 28,000 rooms, housing 65,000-plus people. The company said it focuses on access and flexibi