Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The Trump administration is considering emergency measures to address the housing affordability crisis that has left millions struggling to pay rent and priced out of homeownership, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. "We may declare a national housing emergency in the fall," Bessent told

Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson | Miami  Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson is staying at downtown Miami’s Museum Tower.    The law firm renewed its 96,800-square-foot lease at the tower at 150 West Flagler Street, according to a news release from the landlord’s

In the latest roundup of South Florida real estate hiring news, firms made moves ahead of the region’s busy season.  Turkish developer Okan Group tapped Michael Sadov of Fortune Development Sales to lead sales at its planned Okan Tower in downtown Miami, according to a press release. The tower, plan

When Alirio Torrealba got started in the real estate business in South Florida, he had neither experience in development nor proficiency in English. He somehow still led the wave of new townhome and condo development in Coral Gables, before expanding into multifamily. Just a decade after its foundin

Two hours cruising Sag Harbor Bay on a sunny August afternoon has an intoxicating effect. Thinking gets bigger, dreamier. “I would like for Margit to be the No. 1 agent in the world,” Blair Brandt said. For most, this would be magical thinking, but Blair is plain about his ambitions for his wife, Ma

The line to register at the Real Estate Expo Argentina, a two-day conference at the Hilton in Buenos Aires, stretches around the property, probably 300 feet, the biggest turnout Fortune International Group CEO Edgardo Defortuna has ever seen there. Defortuna, a native Argentinian, was among the crow

Compliance software provider Advalis has launched a new version of its platform designed specifically for title companies, escrow officers and settlement agents facing the upcoming Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule. The rule, which takes effect Dec.

Have lower mortgage rates altered the dynamics of the housing market based on our data? Now that August has come to an end, it’s clear that they have — and the results have surprised me. In recent years, it has typically taken sustained mortgage rates of around 6% to impact housing data. However, I

The sweeping tariffs President Trump implemented on April 2 have been ruled illegal by a federal appeals court that said Trump did not have the power under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to levy tariffs. However, the court is allowing the tariffs to stay in place until a lower court

Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection again, just months after the budget carrier came out of Chapter 11 protection earlier this year.

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: The new smart home technology that’s helping seniors age in place With seniors now outnum

A long-awaited crackdown on trigger leads is on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk, but not everyone in the mortgage world is celebrating. Nestled in the bill is a provision that’s leading professionals to raise doubts about whether the measure is a consumer safeguard or a competition killer. 

Federal agents have disrupted a long-running fraud scheme targeting seniors, arresting 25 members of a Chinese criminal gang over the past week. The twist? The agents were assisted by YouTubers who set and sprang the trap on the fraudsters, who are charged with stealing $65 million from seniors nati

An entity led by HRP Group, a Chicago-based real estate firm specializing in redeveloping contaminated properties, is the mystery buyer paying $180 million for a 9.6-acre development site on Miami Beach’s Fisher Island, The Real Deal has learned.  The parcel, home to a fuel depot owned by global ene

Investor housing market activity slipped in the second quarter of 2025 but remains above recent historical averages, according to a new report from Cotality. Investors accounted for 32% of single-family home purchases in January, the report said. By June, the share had fallen to 29%. A year earlier,

Attorney Anthony Lopez and his fiancée, former “Real Housewives of Miami” star, Dr. Nicole Martin, bought a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables following their recent sale of a nearby estate, The Real Deal has learned.  The couple paid $34 million for the seven-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bedroom home

Subscribers to the New England-based MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) are gearing up for some business practice changes, which are set to go into effect on Tuesday.  The changes are the results of MLS PIN’s long-awaited settlement agreement in the Nosalek commission lawsuit. The MLS defend

Credit bureau TransUnion disclosed Wednesday that a July cyberattack compromised the personal data of more than 4.4 million consumers, according to a filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. In a letter to affected customers, the company stressed that the breach did not involve its core

Homeownership has long been seen as a marker of stability and success. But for many in Generation Z — the youngest group entering the housing market — that dream feels increasingly out of reach. Rising mortgage rates, high home prices, student debt and career uncertainty are reshaping what housing l

After its ride on the meme stock rollercoaster and the resignation of its CEO, Opendoor has indicated it is ready to start a new chapter, one that will ideally bring it back to profitability, but activist retail investors are asking that they get a say in the firm’s next moves.  Opendoor’s eventful