Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

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"When mortgage rates fall below 6%..." With affordability top of mind, time and again, agents and lenders are hearing that rates need to come down for buyers to come off the sidelines.  And yet, for the better part of the past year, mortgage rates have hovered around the mid-6% range. On Thursday, m

After city leaders lost a summer-long legal skirmish to postpone Miami’s November election to next year, the mayor’s race and two city commission races are back on. Now, all eyes are on the battle royale to replace termed out incumbent mayor Francis Suarez, in a fight featuring 13 contenders. Seven

September saw a boost in sales of previously owned homes. Existing-home sales increased by 1.5% month-over-month in September, according to the National Association of Realtors®—and a 4.1% increase year over year. “As anticipated, falling mortgage rates are lifting home sales,” said NAR Chief Econom

Atlantic Pacific Companies and the Archdiocese of Miami want to develop a 600-unit affordable apartment complex next to the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Leisure City.  Miami-based Atlantic Pacific and the Archdiocese of Miami propose the complex with five apartment buildings with roughly

American Airlines posted a smaller-than-expected loss for the third quarter.

A variety of economic factors are influencing the share of seriously underwater mortgages, which is up slightly in most states and contributing to lower home equity. The share of mortgaged properties considered seriously underwater rose in 35 states quarter over quarter and in 46 states year over ye

A New England metro located about an hour north of Boston has retained its title as the nation’s top affordable housing market for the second quarter in a row. Manchester-Nashua, NH, once again clinched the No. 1 spot in the Fall 2025 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Housing Market Ranking, owing to

Mom influencer Kirstin Czernek believed her prayers had been answered when she moved her family from Florida to their dream home in Tennessee—only to be brought to her knees when the youngest of her four children was diagnosed with cancer. At the time, the 37-year-old social media star had amassed a

The Motor City is getting a new reputation and it's an expensive one. Detroit tops the list of luxury markets, according to a new Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Emerging Housing Market Index report. Yes, that's right—Detroit, a city that once filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, now can claim bragging

An architecturally significant midcentury modern compound that somehow managed to survive the devastating California wildfires—even as neighboring properties were razed by the blazes—has hit the market for $2.45 million. The David Green House, named for its original owner, was conceived as an artist

Harvey Weinstein's ex-wife, Georgina Chapman, is reportedly at risk of losing her $3.5 million New York City home to foreclosure after falling behind on her mortgage payments for the luxury property. According to legal documents obtained by Page Six, the fashion designer, 49, who was married to Wein

Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani has declared war on the scaffolding cluttering the sidewalks of the Big Apple and turning the metro into what he called a "concrete jungle gym." Under the mayoral front-runner's proposal, city-owned sidewalk sheds will be pulled down if th

Atlanta, a city once known for its affordability and Southern hospitality, is now grappling with a very different reputation: a hot spot for rental application fraud. As high-end apartments sit vacant and affordability dwindles, property managers report a sharp rise in applicants falsifying income,

Southwest Airlines reported a surprise quarterly profit for the third quarter.

What’s in a home sale? In Nevada, quite a lot. In the Silver State, every home sale fuels an average of three jobs, generates $141,000 in economic activity, and helps power 22.6% of the state’s gross product, according to research from the National Association of Realtors®. But as the federal govern

Some of the sites they repped buyers in purchasing or sellers in selling include: 1451 Northwest 14th Street in Miami and 2200 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami  A pair of Colliers brokers jumped to Cushman & Wakefield, marking a continuing shake-up at South Florida’s commercial real estate brokerages.  M

The family that founded one of the country’s largest disaster relief companies sold an oceanfront Delray Beach mansion for $29.6 million. Records show the 1171 Ocean LLC, a Delaware entity managed by Saily Perkins, sold the home at 1171 South Ocean Boulevard to Sunset Pine Trust, with attorney Elana

Credit scores will vary depending on how debt is managed. The median FICO score for homebuyers has risen to 735, according to Realtor.com® data. The average credit score in the U.S. is 715, according to FICO's Score Credit Insights report. That number has decreased by two points since 2024 because o

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has revealed a rare look inside her sprawling English countryside retreat nearly one year to the day after she and wife Portia de Rossi sensationally quit their U.S. abodes to relocate to the U.K. full time. Former TV host DeGeneres, 67, and de Rossi, 52, who are renowned fo