Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Allentown residents should prepare for a crisp start to autumn in the Keystone state. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that Pennsylvania will experience a cooler and drier fall than usual in 2025. That means more chilly days, fewer heavy rainstorms, and a classic Northeastern foliage season. At the

Trillions of dollars in assets are expected to change hands during the so-called Great Wealth Transfer over the next 20 years, with millions of homes set to be passed down to younger generations. However, the next generation of homeowners appears to be looking a gift horse in the mouth, as according

Amid recent reporting that President Trump is weighing a $500 billion stock offering for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and that he might be considering a merger of the two mortgage giants, Mortgage Bankers Association‘s CEO and President Bob Broeksmit authored a blog post highlighting the benefits of h

Pop star Jennifer Lopez may well have walked away from her marriage to Ben Affleck for good—but there's one piece of their failed relationship that she seems very reluctant to let go of: the former couple's lavish $60 million Beverly Hills mansion. Images posted by the actress and singer on her Inst

A New York City-based real estate attorney is suing celebrity broker Ryan Serhant, alleging he jilted her of her full referral commission in a Fisher Island deal with Stoli Vodka billionaire Yuri Shefler.  The attorney, Natalia Sishodia, is demanding $455,000 and a jury trial, court documents show.

Mortgage rates this week for a 30-year fixed loan decreased to 6.35%, down from 6.5% last week. The median price of a home has also decreased nationally, down to $429,990, a 2.2% month-over-month drop. So what effect does this have on your monthly mortgage payment? And what does this mean for homebu

Fort Lauderdale is attempting to find a developer for its new city hall, two years after the former government center was damaged in a flood from a historic rainstorm.  Six groups filed proposals to build a new city hall at 100 North Andrews Avenue, with some of the applications proffering two or mo

Luxury is moving beyond the mainstream cities where upscale designers sit on avenues, creating a shopper's haven for locals and tourists. Five global destinations are emerging as new chapters in the high-end residential luxury market, according to a new report. U.K.-based global real estate consulta

Michelle Dockery, star of "Downton Abbey," has opened the doors to her sprawling London townhouse, revealing a colorful paradise that is filled with fun—and just a little touch of the regal elegance her on-screen family is best known for. The 43-year-old actress gave Architectural Digest a tour of h

The challenge facing many homebuyers trying to break into the real estate market is affordability. The national median list price in August stands at $429,990—which is unchanged from this time last year, but down 2.2% from July. And while inventory remains high, trying to find a home that's affordab

Austin, TX, once the poster child of America’s pandemic housing boom, has flipped into a buyer’s market. After years of surging demand and record-setting prices fueled by remote workers and tech transplants, the tide has turned. Listings are piling up, prices have retreated from their peak, and affo

The founders of luxury Western wear brand Kemo Sabe are throwing their cowboy hats—and their "one of a kind" ranch—into the housing market ring, after listing the extraordinary 35-acre Colorado property for $9.3 million. It marks a significant milestone for Tom and Nancy Yoder, who have owned the Ba

A listing in California's Ventura County just went viral—not for a slashed price or staging with Restoration Hardware, but for enlisting the help of Lemon, a therapy miniature horse. “I’ve always had creative ideas, but for a long time I didn’t apply them in real estate,” says Lucy Oliveira, the lis

Hollywood legend Mark Wahlberg's former "playground" in Beverly Hills has hit the market again at a significant discount—12 years after the actor sold the extensively remodeled mansion. The property, which is in the celebrity-loved Oak Pass community, was originally put on the market in November 202

United CEO Scott Kirby said that the discount airline model is over.

A rare estate in Arizona's highly sought-after Paradise Valley is living proof that you should never judge a book by its cover—as it conceals a party-ready oasis behind an elegant and immaculately landscaped exterior. From the street, the expansive property, might not register with passersby save fo

After securing a reprieve in a foreclosure case involving his Miami Worldcenter development, Dan Kodsi could lose another project site in the city to a lender. On Sept. 5, an affiliate of Delray Beach-based Forman Capital, led by Brett Forman and Ben Jacobson, sued two Kodsi-managed entities that ow

Forman Capital is seeking to foreclose on a development site slated for a condo-hotel in Miami’s Art & Entertainment District over an alleged $8.3 million loan default.  The project was being managed by developer Dan Kodsi, but he and the borrowers’ attorney Joseph Pardo told The Real Deal he is no

U.S. real estate investors bought about 52,000 homes in the second quarter, the lowest level for that period since 2020, according to a report from Redfin. Purchases were down 6% from a year earlier — the largest drop since late 2023. Redfin, which analyzed purchase records across 39 major metropoli

Griffin Funding has launched an internal artificial intelligence-driven platform designed to help loan officers navigate the complex world of non-QM lending. The tool, known internally as “LIA,” pulls hundreds of pages of program guidelines into a single system and uses AI to deliver tailored answer