Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The federal government has pushed ahead with plans for a new border barrier through the Big Bend region of West Texas, despite warnings from landowners that it could hurt their businesses and property values. After mounting opposition to construction inside Big Bend National Park, U.S. Customs and B

Maneiro runs roughly 600 AI training sessions a year through his own program called AI-Cademy

Late actress Diane Keaton's iconic Los Angeles home has officially sold for $18 million—just over eight months after it was returned to the market in the wake of her death. Keaton, who passed away in October 2025 at the age of 79, purchased the property for $4.7 million in 2011 and spent years build

Reality TV star Ariana Madix may have spent the summer hosting “Love Island USA” in a lavish villa in Fiji, but now the host is packing her bags for New York City—months after finally cutting ties with the $3.1 million Los Angeles home she shared with her ex and former “Vanderpump Rules” co-star, To

Homeowners have gotten used to hearing bad news about insurance premiums. But a new nationwide analysis suggests rising prices are only part of the problem. Home insurance is also getting harder to keep. A first-of-its-kind report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) found

A homeowners association in Brentwood, CA, is catching blowback after installing Flock cameras on public streets around the neighborhood. Not only are many homeowners up in arms, but the city has pulled approval of the system and is ordering their removal.  Brentwood city officials reportedly said t

A South Brickell luxury development pulled in Brazilian race car driver Rubens Barrichello, who paid $8 million for a two-story townhome. The racing legend bought a 4,300-square-foot unit at Meta Development’s Colette, at 1880 Brickell Avenue, according to a news release. The price pencils out to $1

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs might be best known for his catwalk creations, but in 2019, he turned his attention to a more ambitious design project: overhauling a $9.17 million Frank Lloyd Wright–designed property in upstate New York that he purchased on something of a whim in 2019. Today, Jacobs, 6

As Flock cameras and other surveillance technologies spur controversy, Rhode Island is pausing installation of new cameras and studying their effects. Gov. Dan McKee on Tuesday called for a statewide pause on the installation and activation of any new automated license plate reader cameras such as F

A striking property with a mirrored exterior that was designed to "seamlessly" blend with its natural surroundings has been brought to the market for $15 million in an exclusive New York enclave. The eye-popping property, which features an exterior made of glass, zinc-coated copper, and stainless st

Pending home sales continue to lag month over month and year over year, as mortgage rates reached their highest level so far this year. Contract signings on existing homes fell 2.3% in July from the prior month, with declines in all four regions, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday

A controversial mixed-use project with a private school proposed on a site that formerly housed a church is up for a final city commission hearing in Coral Gables.  At the center of opposition to the project is the property’s historic religious garden.  Chicago-based Fifield Companies plans to build

"Saturday Night Live" alum Pete Davidson has taken his upstate New York home off the market—two months after he slashed his asking price on the property for a third time. The 32-year-old comedian initially purchased the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home for $1.95 million in 2023 and he was most rece

July brought a sharp decline in construction of new single-family homes across the U.S., but new permits show some signs of hope on the horizon. Single-family housing starts last month were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 808,000 in July, which is 9.9% below June and 15.7% below that month l

American is trying to add more premium seating and passenger perks after falling behind rivals Delta and United.

A developer scored a $35 million construction loan for the final phase of its Princeton multifamily project, marking an unceasing rush on south Miami-Dade County.  This month, Brickell-based Aconcagua Group will start building the eight-story, 162-unit building, marking the third portion of its Casa

"Captain America" star Chris Evans has landed a buyer for his sprawling Los Angeles property, just over two months after he returned the dwelling to the market amid his relocation from California back to the East Coast. The 45-year-old actor first put the dwelling on the market for $6.99 million in

🏆 Residential: The priciest home sale to hit records in South Florida was in Bay Harbor Islands. Venture capitalist Fued Sadala and his wife, Silvana, parted with the home at 9814 West Broadview Drive for $20 million. The buyers were Jack Tabacinic, managing director at Loom Capital Management, and

Fewer and fewer homebuyers are throwing cash on the table, but a new generation of tech-minted millionaires is bucking the trend. Cash sales overall are on the decline in the national housing market, according to the cash buyer report released by Realtor.com® on Tuesday. They accounted for 31.4% of

As a generation prepares to inherit unprecedented wealth, they may be overlooking what comes with it: all the other stuff. More than 8 in 10 recent inheritors of real estate (84%) said the property had to be cleaned out before it could be listed, and 36% called the cleanout one of the hardest parts