Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

In the wake of Compass’ acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate — formerly known as Realogy — here’s a primer on Anywhere’s trajectory as a major housing market player. Anywhere oversees and franchises some of the most recognizable names in residential real estate, including: Coldwell Banker Century 21

AcadeMir Charter Schools hit the books and picked up more land in west Miami-Dade County.  The Miami-based charter school paid $20.5 million for eight parcels of vacant land between Southwest 148th Avenue, Southwest 30th Street and Southwest 147th Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade. The land totals

The national "best week" to buy a home is still a couple of weeks away—but in three metros, the optimal time to become a homeowner is right now.  The new Realtor.com® Best Time To Buy 2025 report has identified the ideal time to purchase property for each of the top 50 U.S. metros. This is when well

A new bill introduced in the Ohio Senate would create a grant program to help older and disabled homeowners cover the cost of their property taxes, mortgages and essential household bills. Senate Bill 255 — dubbed the “Save the Dream Ohio” program — would allow qualifying homeowners to apply for up

Joe Sitt’s Thor Equities scored a bargain for a pair of Wynwood development sites, paying nearly $32 million below previous sale prices two years ago.  New York-based Thor paid a combined $30.2 million for the Miami properties that the seller acquired for a combined $62 million in 2023. Combined, th

The Sun Belt region continues to dominate the U.S. housing market in raw transaction volume, recording 25,857 weekly home sales across its metropolitan areas, nearly six times the Northeast’s 4,452 sales and more than double the West’s 11,061 transactions. However, this sales advantage masks a marke

Stephen Miran has spoken publicly for the first time since President Donald Trump appointed him to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, calling for dramatic cuts to the central bank's interest rate. In comments to the Economic Club of New York on Monday, Miran diverged starkly from Fed Chair Jero

Srini Gopalan, T-Mobile's current COO, is set to step in as CEO on Nov. 1, 2025, taking over from Mike Sievert, just as the company pushes forward with scaling its home internet service into even more markets. Sievert led the company through its $26 billion Sprint merger in 2020, as well as the 2025

Jimmy Kimmel's popular late-night series is returning after ABC pulled the show off the air "indefinitely" and suspended the talk show host after he made controversial comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. The 57-year-old has been hosting the Los Angeles–based show since 2003 and has garnered ov

Katie Sweeney, the former top dog at the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) and the current executive vice president of strategy and broker advocacy at Rocket Pro, is denying claims by AIME that she misrepresented her role, concealed conflicts and awarded herself payments she wasn’t

The U.S. birth rate fell to an historic low in 2024, continuing a nearly two-decade decline that researchers say is shaped in part by rising housing costs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the national fertility rate dropped below 1.6 children per woman last year. The rep

"Catfish" host Nēv Schulman has opened up about how his time on the reality TV show helped him jump-start his career as a real estate agent. Schulman, 40, began hosting the series since 2012 and is now taking those skills to his new role as a real estate agent in New York City. While speaking to CNB

Many homeowners assume their city or town takes care of sidewalk maintenance, but in truth, that’s often not the case. One Arizona woman named Annie Bailey learned this the hard way when a crack in her sidewalk spiraled into a costly repair bill, complete with permits and contractor fees that reache

Zillow’s legal workload became even heavier on Friday when homebuyer Alucard Taylor filed a class action lawsuit against the real estate behemoth over its Premier Agent and Flex programs.  The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleges both the Washington Consumer Protection

Life can be full of surprises, so having emergency savings is essential to anyone's personal finance well-being—especially for homeowners, who are facing skyrocketing costs and vanishing insurance options. And yet, 1 in 3 Americans has no emergency savings set aside, according to a recent Empower su

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that Tony Sertich is the new executive director of the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA). Sertich most recently served as the assistant deputy director for the division of state financial assistance at the California Department of Housing and Co

Spirit is planning to cut 1,800 flight attendants as it struggles to cut costs in bankruptcy.

OCMBC Inc., dba LoanStream Mortgage, announced on Monday the retirement of its dba, Jet Advantage Mortgage, and the official launch of GIANT Lending. According to a press release from the company, the new identity “underscores the division’s mission to equip brokers with the strength, resources and

Brokerage giant Compass is set to become the largest residential real estate firm in the world after announcing a deal to acquire major rival Anywhere for $1.6 billion. Compass, which also operates Christie’s, announced the acquisition on Monday, which will see it take control of Anywhere's subsidia

Internal documents and interviews reviewed by The New York Times reveal that Trump administration officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have sharply limited enforcement of the Fair Housing Act — a cornerstone civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination in housing