Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its 2025–2026 Winter Forecast, calling the national outlook “mostly mild—with pockets of wild.” Editor Carol Connare explains that “most areas will experience near-normal to slightly milder temperatures,” though brief cold snaps could still surprise a few region

The one thing that’s unambiguous right now in residential development and new construction is that the $80-to-$100 billion homebuilders throughout the U.S. draw on to site and build the new homes they plan to sell in 2026 and each year beyond is harder to get and more expensive to finance. National

Miami Dade College’s board of trustees is hitting the reset button on a land giveaway for Donald Trump’s planned $950 million presidential library and high-rise complex next to downtown Miami’s Freedom Tower, bowing to a legal challenge that accused the school’s leaders of skirting Florida’s open-go

Palm Beach County luxury contracts maintained their post-Mamdani momentum last week, with deal and dollar volume showing explosive growth.   Buyers signed 30 contracts between Nov. 17 and Nov. 23 for luxury properties in Palm Beach County, according to a report from Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes te

FirstClose, a fintech provider of data and workflow technology for mortgage and home equity lenders, announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Adam Nicholson as director of professional services. Nicholson, who has spent more than a decade leading implementation and professional service teams in th

Pebb Enterprises and the Toledano family’s BH Group scored an $89.9 million loan for a portion of their mixed-use redevelopment of Office Depot’s headquarters campus in Boca Raton.  Boca Raton-based Pebb and Aventura-based BH Group will use the debt to refinance an existing loan, and also for the de

Who: The Brett Boyer Foundation What: Songs to Table Where: Stone’s Throw Farm, Naples Photography by Luminaire Foto The post A Night That Touched Hearts appeared first on Naples Illustrated.

Meghan Markle's latest attempt to spread some holiday cheer ended in yet another online controversy after she came under fire for encouraging budding hosts to rely on ready-made pancakes and quiche when whipping up a festive breakfast—despite selling her own pancake mix. In a video posted to the Ins

Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, is the leading candidate to be the next Federal Reserve chair, advisers and allies of President Donald Trump told Bloomberg, as the deadline for a new Fed governor approaches. Trump has voiced his opposition to the current Fed lea

Commercial real estate investor Robert Rivani paid $23 million for a waterfront Miami Beach mansion, The Real Deal has learned.  Rivani, who leads his Miami-based firm Rivani, formerly called Black Lion, plans to spend millions of dollars to renovate the 9,200-square-foot mansion at 16 Palm Avenue,

Monthly payments for new and existing homes are now nearly equal, amid a trend of stagnating prices and increased use of mortgage buydowns among builders.  That was one of the main findings from Realtor.com’s Q3 New Construction Report. According to the report, buyers purchasing a new home last quar

Former East Polk County Association of Realtors (EPCAR) CEO Jennifer Garula-Mers has been charged with grand theft after she allegedly stole over $81,000 from the trade association, leaving it “all but broke,” according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). The Florida-based Realtor associatio

There is "a very good chance" that President Donald Trump will announce his pick to lead the Federal Reserve before Christmas, according to the Cabinet official leading the search process. Current Fed Chair Jerome Powell's term will expire in May, and Trump's early announcement of Powell's successor

Who: Palm Beach Media Group What: Third Annual Seaglass Awards Where: Naples Grande Beach Resort Photography by Nick Shirghio The post Third Annual Seaglass Awards appeared first on Naples Illustrated.

James Van Der Beek gave fans a reassuring glimpse into his life amid his Stage 3 cancer battle, putting on a fit and healthy appearance while playing football with his son at their sprawling Texas home. The 48-year-old pleasantly surprised fans with a video of him donning a football jersey, followed

As local governments face mounting pressure to streamline the review process for residential projects, a wave of AI-driven reforms is revealing how modern tools can shave days or weeks off approvals, potentially speeding up housing development. For 15-plus years, pressure has been growing on a shrin

California-based Lender Price has added its first reverse mortgage partner to its pricing and product eligibility (PPE) platform through an agreement with Finance of America (FOA).Lender Price Marketplace will provide brokers and lenders with live pricing for FOA’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (H

YouTube star Philip DeFranco, who is known online as PhillyD and has 6.62 million subscribers, is embroiled in a controversy his wife, Lindsay, is calling "TreeGate." Their family moved from Los Angeles back to their native Atlanta in summer 2024. One morning, they woke up to the harsh reality that

National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) leadership may still have a divided view on the disclosure of referral fees, but one national real estate brokerage has come to a firm decision on where it stands. On Tuesday, eXp Realty announced that starting next Monday, Dec. 1, it will be implementing enha

Mortgage prepayments climbed to their highest level in three and a half years in October as lower interest rates prompted more borrowers to refinance, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s First Look report. The single-month mortality rate, which measures prepayments, rose to 1.01%, up 16 basis poi