Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The Rochester metro has become New York’s tightest housing market, with just 0.96 months of inventory—the lowest among all major metros in the state. The metro’s relative affordability at a $249,900 median list price appears to be driving intense buyer competition, pushing the market into strong sel

Reverse mortgage lenders were already starting to diversify their offerings earlier this year through the launch or expansion of proprietary product suites. These moves have become even more important at a time when federally insured reverse mortgages aren’t being endorsed. As part of this emerging

The Real Brokerage is teaming up with MAXA Designs as it looks to automate marketing for its agents nationwide.  The partnership was unveiled on Wednesday at RISE, Real’s national agent conference. Through this partnership and the new MAXA x Real platform, agents will gain access to over 400 real es

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market. As earnings results begin to be released for the third quarter of 2025, here’s a rundown of what’s happening at

Sam Nazarian sees Miami as a city at the highest echelons of real estate, largely due to the in-migration of recent years. But growing pains linger.  “You can’t go backwards. Miami now is one of the most important, if not the most important, cities in the world today, but there are different things

If you're selling your home, you might be concerned about common repairs needed after a home inspection. After all, despite it still being largely a seller's market, most buyers won't commit to purchasing a place until there's been a thorough inspection by a home inspector. So, if your home inspecti

"Bargain Block" star Keith Bynum has teased some exciting new work after his hit HGTV show was canceled—a move that saw him lash out at the network for putting his "entire business and life through the ringer." The network sparked controversy in June when it was first revealed that HGTV was cancelin

Abraham Bergman, Opal Realty NY and The Scharf Group are planning a mixed-use project in Miami Beach, after buying a development site for $15.5 million.  The joint venture acquired two parcels at 7410 Collins Avenue and 7400 Harding Avenue in the city’s North Beach neighborhood, near the planned Oce

If your recent mortgage application was rejected because your credit file is too thin or otherwise didn’t align with traditional credit scoring, now may be the time to reapply—this time with lenders using a new scoring model. According to some estimates, millions of potential borrowers may now be el

"Star Wars" creator George Lucas has reportedly snapped up an extravagant $52 million London home in what is said to have been one of the U.K.'s most expensive real estate transactions in 2025. According to The Times of London, Lucas, 81, purchased the St. John's Wood mansion in an off-market deal i

A trio of billionaires received good news from the Miami Beach Planning Board on Tuesday.  The board approved items related to hedge fund manager Ken Griffin’s private yacht marina on Terminal Island, and tweaks to Vlad Doronin and Len Blavatnik’s Aman Miami Beach development.  Griffin, founder and

The lobster Benedict, butter-poached lobster and hollandaise served on Wolferman’s Bakery English muffins. Photo courtesy of Tigress Restaurant & Rooftop Bar Tigress Restaurant & Rooftop Bar will unveil Sunday Brunch on November 9. Perched above The Perry Hotel Naples, the rooftop chophouse will set

Virginia’s housing market reflects both the promise and the pressures of the nation's current economy. The Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card gave the 10th state in the union a B-, underscoring the state’s chronic affordability issues and slow pace of new construction. The report—part o

The gubernatorial showdown in New Jersey finally came to an end on Nov. 4, with residents electing Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) to the office over former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R). It was a closely watched race nationwide, and while electing either candidate would’ve meant change for the Garden St

Fox News host Sean Hannity joined forces with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to urge a mass exodus from New York City to the "free state of Florida" in the wake of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's mayoral election win. Hannity, 63, welcomed DeSantis onto his primetime show on Nov. 4, moments before

Black Salmon, the Boschetti Group and Constellation Group are teaming up with hospitality mogul Sam Nazarian to launch a branded condo tower in Miami’s Edgewater, The Real Deal has learned.  Nazarian’s HQ Hotels & Residences by sbe will manage and brand HQ Residences Miami, a planned 35-story, 229-u

Mortgage applications decreased 1.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA). It's an about-face from the week prior, when home loans saw a 7.1% increase. This comes as mortgage interest rates dipped to 6.17% for the week ending Oct. 30, according to Fr

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, the progressive Democrat who vows to freeze rents, took aim at President Donald Trump in a stinging victory speech after the president threatened to pull federal funding from the city over his election. Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-described democratic social

"The Golden Bachelor" alum Gerry Turner has found a buyer for his sprawling Indiana lake house—less than four months after putting the property on the market amid his ongoing battle with cancer. Turner, 74, who starred in the first season of "The Bachelor" spinoff in 2023, put the 2,624-square-foot

California has passed Proposition 50, a redistricting plan that could help the Democratic party take back as many as five seats in Congress for the 2026 midterm elections. Residents voted "yes" on the plan to redraw the state's congressional district lines which would favor Democrats. Prop 50 was de