Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

NBA star LeBron James' extraordinary Beverly Hills compound will feature not one but two enormous megamansions that are currently being built on the site of a historic estate that the Los Angeles Lakers legend snapped up for $37 million in 2020—then promptly razed to the ground. While it was origina

A traditional detached two-bedroom single-family house—often called “a starter home”—costs upward of $1 million in a majority of states today. It’s a contradiction rich with irony: Starter homes were meant to be a leg up to equity and long-term stability, paving the way to generational wealth for Am

It’s easy to blame “the system” for America’s affordability crisis: Record-low interest rates during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a run-up in prices, new construction never fully recovered after 2008, and now a locked-in homeowner class sits atop record equity while everyone else is priced out. But

"Selling Sunset" alum Heather El Moussa has confessed that she and husband Tarek El Moussa are going through "couples therapy," insisting that the process has only served to strengthen their marriage. The 38-year-old reality TV tycoon lifted the lid on how she and Tarek, 44, are using therapy to add

Jailed rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs was the victim of a terrifying knife attack at the hands of a fellow inmate who snuck into his cell and held a makeshift blade to his throat, according to a friend of the disgraced music mogul. Diddy, 55, who was sentenced to four years behind bars earlier this month

Luxury automaker Aston Martin is speeding into real estate again, this time with a brand-new, ultrahigh-end residential project in racetrack haven Daytona Beach, FL. The high-rise condominium is set to transform the Daytona oceanfront, known more for its spring break parties that thousands of colleg

Andrew Korge terminated his firm’s $28.2 million offer for a stalled mixed-use project site in Coconut Grove tied to disgraced developer Rishi Kapoor.  An affiliate of Korge’s Miami-based KOR Development walked away from the potential purchase of the development site at 3120-3170 Commodore Plaza, a

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are said to have been making some significant progress on their wedding plans—with the latest reports suggesting that they have not only set a date for the big day, but have also landed on an incredibly iconic venue for their nuptials. Rumors first began circulating on

Coca-Cola bottling mogul and art collector Carlos de la Cruz Sr. sold his waterfront Key Biscayne mansion for $23.5 million. Records show de la Cruz sold the house at 5 Harbor Point to an entity named for the address and managed by Alvaro Castro Mendivil Pinillos, the head of a Peruvian construction

Soccer star Lionel Messi has signed a three-year contract extension with Inter Miami FC that sees him committing to the Florida-based team through 2028—just months after he solidified his commitment to life in the Sunshine State by snapping up four luxurious multimillion-dollar condos. Messi, 38, in

For many homeowners facing financial distress, the biggest question isn’t just how to get out of debt—it’s whether filing for bankruptcy means losing their home. The answer depends on several factors, including the type of bankruptcy, how much equity you have, and whether you’re current on your mort

Jay Turner, a developer and scion of the Dollar General family with ties to Vanderbilt University, is revealed as the buyer of the oceanfront Vanderbilt estate in Gulf Stream known as “Miradero.” Records show Turner’s Commodore Gulfstream LLC dropped $21.6 million on the compound at 1443 North Ocean

NBA coach and former Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups has been arrested over claims he was involved in an illegal poker scheme that had ties to the Mafia. The 49-year-old Portland Trail Blazers head coach was taken into custody in Portland, OR, on Thursday morning, just hours after his team suffered a

A Miami-Dade judge approved a settlement agreement between Tatiana Pino’s family and her brother-in-law Carlos Pino over the multimillion-dollar estate of the late Sergio Pino.  Sergio Pino, the founder and former CEO of Century Homebuilders Group, died by suicide last year as the FBI was closing in

Donald Trump Jr. is sounding the alarm on what he calls New York City’s looming decline under Democratic leadership. Appearing on "Fox & Friends," the businessman and political commentator warned that the city’s future could be in jeopardy if state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani—now the Democratic nomin

Temperatures may be dropping, but the fall housing market is heating up, with both buyers and sellers making a cautious comeback driven by easing mortgage rates. Following a sluggish summer and lackluster early fall, buyer activity looks to be finally picking up, with homes now spending just four da

Fall may be officially over for parts of the Midwest, as temperatures plummeted Thursday, with some places experiencing a hard freeze well before it was expected. According to the NWS, a freeze warning went into effect from midnight to 2 a.m. Thursday in parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska. The de

Mortgage rates fell Thursday to their lowest level in over a year, driven by a drop in 10-year Treasury yields amid general economic uncertainty intensified by the ongoing federal government shutdown. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans declined to 6.19% for the week ending Oct. 23, down fr

Kim Kardashian has admitted that she suffered from "Stockholm syndrome" during her tumultuous marriage to rapper Kanye West—revealing that the stress of their divorce left her with a myriad of health issues, including a brain aneurysm. The 45-year-old SKIMS founder opened up about her seven-year mar

A stunning Beverly Hills dwelling that was meticulously renovated by late Hollywood legend Diane Keaton has hit the market for $25 million—weeks after the "Annie Hall" star died from pneumonia at the age of 79. The property, which was once featured on the cover of Architectural Digest, was purchased