Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Imagine you wake up on the coldest morning of the year, hop into the shower for some warmth, and find the water doesn’t even turn on or even worse, gushes out too quickly and floods your bathroom. The culprit? A frozen or burst pipe. Frozen and burst pipes are a common issue many homeowners face in

A residential project with 446 homes in Florida City will be partly financed through a Community Development District.  Zamora Corporation proposed the Old Town Floridian CDD on the northeast corner of Southwest 336th Street and Southwest 192nd Avenue/Tower Road, according to Zamora’s filings to Mia

Tech CEO Jody Glidden paid $4.8 million last month for a new home in Biscayne Park, a small town that’s sandwiched between Miami Shores and North Miami.  Glidden, who is dating “The Real Housewives of Miami” cast member Lisa Hochstein, bought the tropical modern home after selling his waterfront Hib

New home loan mortgage applications increased 4.8% for the week ending Dec. 5, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. That's up from the week prior when mortgage applications decreased with the Thanksgiving holiday also taken into consideration. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortg

Famed closer Edwin Diaz is set to make a major move across the country after turning his back on the New York Mets to sign a staggering three-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth a reported $69 million. Diaz, 31, who hails from Puerto Rico, sent the world of professional baseball into a spin

The new year is expected to bring greater stability to the U.S. housing market, but several regional metros stand out from the pack, offering buyers better affordability than their high-priced neighbors while also delivering advantages to sellers.      Researchers at Realtor.com® have identified 10

A stunning, free-form, artistic residence has just hit the market on a beachfront in Oregon for $625,000—quickly swimming its way to the top of the week's most popular homes list. Built in 1970, the two-bedroom abode's one-of-a-kind design was the brainchild of its owner and has since earned both lo

The Las Vegas housing market is showing signs of a comeback, with home prices hitting a record high in November. The November median list price for existing single-family homes "sold" in Southern Nevada was $488,995, according to Las Vegas Realtors®. That's a 1.9% increase from October 2025, when th

Real estate tycoon Ryan Serhant has built a billion-dollar business empire largely by making himself available at all hours of the day—to clients, colleagues, and reality TV audiences. From having to “fix the microwave” at the very first sales listing he ever had, to fronting his personal money for

A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property in Michigan that has been hailed as the perfect representation of his "architectural genius" has undergone a significant price reduction, having spent the better part of a year on the market without a sale. Tucked into The Acres subdivision of Galesburg, MI, th

Michael Burry, the investor who famously predicted the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007, says he holds major positions in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and believes the companies will soon be re-listed on a major exchange. “I personally own both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac common stock i

For generations, the math of owning a home was simple: Buy a place and stay put for about five years, and rising home values would cover what you spent to get in the door. That “five-year rule” became a guideline for buyers wondering how long they needed to hold on before they could sell without los

Supermodel Kendall Jenner has proudly unveiled the "top secret" mountain sanctuary that she had built from the ground up to serve as her perfect escape from the bright lights of Hollywood—and where she one day hopes to raise a family. The 30-year-old model welcomed Architectural Digest into her newl

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) released its 2026 Design Trends Moving Real Estate Report — outlining features and design preferences driving homebuyers in the year ahead. The report draws on a national consumer study conducted by thinqinsights, as well as insights from BHGRE-affiliated

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA), the nation’s oldest and largest consumer credit trade group, on Tuesday released its quarterly Consumer Credit Conditions Index. It found that AFSA members’ assessment of current conditions turned slightly negative in the third quarter of 2025. Mor

Now that December is in full swing, it’s up to you, the homeowner, to stay vigilant and catch ice dams before they worsen. “Winter weather can be tough on a roof, and ice dams can compromise even the most durable roofing systems,” says Mike Weis, vice president of sales at Carlisle Architectural Met

New York’s senior homeowners could soon see some long-awaited relief on one of their biggest bills: property taxes. A new state law signed this week by Gov. Kathy Hochul allows local governments to offer qualifying seniors a break on up to 65% of their home’s assessed value—a higher cap than ever be

A new multi-state coalition is warning that worsening floods across Appalachia — and the federal government’s uneven response — are heightening risks for communities, infrastructure and real estate markets across the region. The Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition recently convened for the first

America’s housing affordability crisis is an equal-opportunity phenomenon. Nowhere is this more painfully clear than in the nation’s rural communities, which quietly confront a deepening affordability gap. Financing challenges unique to rural areas pursuing affordable housing development exacerbate

U.S. mortgage delinquencies held steady at 3% in September 2025, unchanged from a year earlier but up slightly from 2.9% at the end of the second quarter, according to Cotality‘s newest Loan Performance Indicators report released on Tuesday. “The national delinquency rate has remained relatively sta