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Market data, mortgage rate movement, housing policy, and property news from across the country and here at home in Collier and Lee counties. Anything that affects what a home in Naples, Bonita Springs, or Estero is worth, and what it costs to own one, is worth understanding before it shows up in your closing statement or your tax bill.
Spend September Days at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary invites visitors to step into one of the region’s most extraordinary wild places this fall. With fall migration underway, the sanctuary offers an opportunity to view migrating songbirds and other wildlife along the 2.25-mile boardwalk, beneath 500-year-old bald cy
Read MoreJavier Cervera’s firm buys $17M shopping center in small-business haven

Javier Cervera’s Cervera R.E. Ventures added another South Florida retail property to its portfolio with the $17 million acquisition of Twin Towers Shopping Center in Hialeah. Coral Gables-based C-REV secured an acquisition loan from U.S. Century Bank at 50 percent loan-to-value for the 36,575-squar
Read MoreSouth Florida’s top deals: Palm Beach home tied to architect John Volk sells for $28M

🏆 Residential: The priciest home sale was in Palm Beach, where a company managed by Thomas J. Morrison sold the home at 206 Phipps Plaza for $27.5 million. The buyer was a trust. The home once belonged to Palm Beach architect John Volk and dates to the 1920s. It spans 6,900 square feet and has seve
Read MoreStarter Homes Vanish as Luxury Thrives: The Reality of the K-Shaped Housing Market Happening Now

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently declared the K-shaped economy “over.” But new data shows the divide remains deeply entrenched in housing—showing up before a sale ever happens, in who is still shopping. Despite fewer entry-level homes available than in 2019, views per property have fallen b
Read MoreReconsideration of value is an opportunity to strengthen appraisal quality

How lenders can use ROVs to improve outcomes, transparency and trust
Read MoreNothing we make is real. Everything we make is real.

As ChatGPT-era automation scales, leaders are pushed to redesign value beyond faster workflows
Read MoreLeasing broker Grant Killingsworth jumps to JLL from CBRE amid renewed office market excitement

Office and industrial leasing broker Grant Killingsworth jumped to JLL from CBRE, amid a South Florida commercial brokers shuffle that’s taken hold in recent years. He joins the firm’s South Florida’s team as senior managing director, marking a homecoming for him as he previously spent nearly a dec
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Yearslong neglect of the Ritz-Carlton Tower Residences in Coconut Grove has left the once iconic property in dangerous disrepair, with concrete chunks falling on the street, a new lawsuit says. Tower Residences Condominium Association, which represents the owners at the 129-unit building, sued form
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Actress Melanie Lynskey has had a whirlwind few years in front of the cameras, appearing in hit after hit—from "Yellowjackets" and "The Last of Us" to Adam Sandler's latest Netflix release, "Don't Say Good Luck." But despite being one of Hollywood's most consistent performers, the mother of one stil
Read More This is why the US doesn’t have a housing shortage

The builders have tried their best to manage supply with buydowns
Read MoreTwo mansions led slow buying week for Palm Beach luxury market

Two near-waterfront mansions brought in the largest contracts in Palm Beach County last week. Buyers signed 13 contracts between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, according to the weekly report by Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes team, which tracks all listings in the county with an asking price of $3 million and
Read MoreRemodeling Spending Surges in Michigan and Continues To Outpace Construction Nationwide

Remodeling continues to be a viable alternative to buying a new property for homeowners across the country, and Michigan is seeing more growth in the sector than any other state. The latest State Projections of Remodeling report from the National Association of Home Builders tracks where and how hom
Read MoreBetter sues Vishal Garg over alleged securities violations

Better sues former CEO as battle for control intensifies
Read MoreZillow faces renewed RESPA claims in amended Taylor suit

hird amended complaint narrows to 5 plaintiffs and cites a study estimating $2,881 higher costs per ZHL loan.
Read MoreMeghan McCain Lifts the Lid on ‘Beautiful Chaos’ of Her Life at Home With 3 Kids

Former "The View" host Megan McCain has opened up about the "beautiful chaos" she experiences at home with her three young children—while revealing the sweet way in which she keeps the memory of her late father, Sen. John McCain, alive for her kids. The 41-year-old—who shares children Liberty, 5, Cl
Read MoreSenior homeowners could benefit as multiple states put property tax changes on the ballot

Louisiana, Oklahoma and Florida voters will make their choices in November
Read MoreBudget season squeezes private builders on how much risk to carry

NAHB shows development loan effective rates at 12.59%, while single-family starts fell to an 808,000 pace in July
Read MoreMap: Witkoff, Lefferts among developers betting on North Beach as residential highrise hub

North Beach is little more than a thin sliver of land between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, but developers see lots of room for growth. The neighborhood, once eclipsed by development in South Beach, is getting its moment, as Constellation Group, Witkoff Group, Lefferts and other developers be
Read MoreReal names Jenna Rozenblat president of Real REMAX Group

SEC filings say the current COO will take the president role after the REMAX deal closes in coming weeks.
Read MoreMultifamily distress grows, but data suggest a contained problem

Real Capital Analytics puts potential distress at $115.3 billion, about 5.7% of multifamily debt outstanding
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