Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

As mortgage rates stay near 6%, our weekly housing demand data lines have improved so much that we are at multiyear highs in total pending sales and purchase application data combined. This shouldn’t be a shock for our readers because whenever mortgage rates break below 6.64% and head down toward 6%

An electrical fire is one of the most serious and silent dangers in the home.  Without warning, homeowners can quickly find themselves facing a blaze started by appliances and within the walls without even realizing there’s a problem.  While a risk year-round, the danger spikes during winter, with 3

Hollywood A-lister Jennifer Garner and her mom were brought to tears when they were surprised with a near-perfect recreation of the kitchen that sat inside the actress's childhood home in West Virginia. Garner, 53, and her mom, Patricia Ann, couldn't help but get emotional when they were brought to

A historic hillside residence in Los Angeles where late husband-and-wife team, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, became two of the most celebrated ceramicists of the 20th century has just hit the market for $2.47 million. After emigrating to the U.S. from Vienna in 1938 when Austria fell to Nazi Germany, Ge

An "architectural jewel" in Lake Tahoe that was born out of the remains of a crumbling midcentury modern landscape has hit the market for $4.95 million. Located just a short 12-minute drive from the shores of the lake and a stone’s throw from world-class skiing at Palisades Tahoe, the Olympic Valley

Along a stretch of Long Island’s North Shore that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” sits a house that looks as though it would be right at home in the pages of the classic novel. Yet for all its historic opulence, the property is, in fact, a truly modern marvel, having only been comp

In certain parts of the country, would-be movers are hitting pause, choosing to stay in their current homes as the real estate market continues to evolve. Realtor.com® economists recently analyzed the 50 largest metros and their turnover rates from September 2024 to August 2025 to find the top 10 ma

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing changes to rules under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to clarify lenders’ responsibilities on issues including disparate impact, discouragement of applicants and special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) that industry leaders say co

Ideas for reshaping the federally insured reverse mortgage program and its avenue for secondary market issuance is the hot topic of conversation for industry professionals in late 2025. And New View Advisors added to the discussion last week with a host of comments submitted to the U.S. Department o

Title and settlement services technology provider Settlor has introduced a new integration with DataTrace. The connection allows Settlor’s users to access DataTrace tools directly within Settlor’s title production system — eliminating the need to switch between platforms. Integration gives users the

The program led to the arrest in Boston of Any Lucía López Belloza, a college student who was deported to Honduras, the report said.

As the holidays approach, we’re taking a look ahead to 2026 and a look at how the housing market is faring right now. First, the Realtor.com® November Housing Trends Report showed that buyers gained some ground as home prices flattened and active listings and new listings both continued to grow. The

The Chraibi brothers scored rezoning approval this week for a complex with 224 townhomes in Miami Gardens.  Bluenest Development, led by Salim and Kamil Chraibi, is under contract to buy the 21-acre site for about $14 million, with the deal expected to close by year’s end, according to sources famil

Miami commissioners granted two developers free land and up to $8 million in forgivable city loans for the construction of affordable and workforce housing rental projects in Little Havana.  The vote in favor of the sweeteners came amid rising criticism against the city and other South Florida gover

HGTV star Nicole Curtis has fired back at critics who shared false claims that she was arrested—while circulating a fake news video that alleged she had been in trouble with the law. The "Rehab Addict" star, 49, took to her Instagram Story to tease trolls who shared fake rumors that she had been tak

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Thursday that it is opening an investigation into the city of Boston’s housing policies, examining perceived discrimination against white residents. In a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu, Craig Trainor — HUD’s assistant secretary for fair ho

Don Goettling, a nearly 40-year veteran of the mortgage and real estate industry, announced last week that he’s committing full time to his role as CEO of Momentum Builder, the company he co-founded in 2018. The organization, which provides resources for housing professionals — including coaching, w

The Council of Multiple Listing Services’ (CMLS) has announced its board of directors for 2026.  On Friday, the MLS trade association announced that the chair of the 2026 board is Nicole Jensen, the CEO of realMLS, replacing John DiMichele, the CEO of Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, who will rem

Basis Industrial expanded its South Florida footprint with an $84.7 million purchase of a small bay warehouse portfolio in Hialeah from TA Realty. The deal cements Delray Beach-based Basis Industrial, led by Anthony Scavo, Steve Garchik and Jay Massirman, as one of the largest warehouse landlords in

Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs hosted its annual Santa PAWS event to celebrate the holiday season and its dedicated puppies at The Ken & Susan Meyer Center for Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs in North Naples. The VIP (Very Important PAWS) event began 10 years ago and has steadily grown into a favorite for