Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Actor Josh Brolin has sold his sprawling Sandy Springs, GA, estate for $4 million—a final sale price falling just under $1 million less than the original asking price of $4.999 million. The seven-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom home initially hit the market on April 17—but the listing was removed just three d

"The Parent Trap" actor Dennis Quaid has cut $500,000 from the asking price of his Los Angeles dwelling—after revealing why he ditched Hollywood for Tennessee. Quaid, 72, who hails from Texas, relocated from Los Angeles to Music City with his wife, Laura Savoie, 33, in 2020, leaving behind the city

Standard-issue historic restorations often require years of patience, but a newly listed historic 178-year-old Brooklyn Heights townhouse offers all the 19th-century charm without any of the architectural heavy lifting. Listed with Carl Gambino of the Gambino Group at Compass, the asking price for t

Seattle recorded the largest annual decline for the second consecutive month

2027 Naples Winter Wine Festival to Salute Renowned French Winemaker Frédéric Engerer of Artémis Domaines as Honored Vintner The Naples Children Foundation (NCF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, today announced that Frédéric Engerer, CEO of Artémis Domaines, a group of nine estates incl

A company managed by spec home developer Ricardo Halfen sold an oceanfront mansion in Golden Beach for $69.5 million in an all-cash deal.  Meridian Coast LLC, a Delaware entity, purchased the newly built 17,500-square-foot estate at 255 Ocean Boulevard, property records show. The seven-bedroom, 12-b

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. The sheriff in charge of the investigation into "Today" host Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has revealed that there is a "new possible ransom note" discovered in connection with the case. Nancy vanished fro

National growth in home values continued to pick up speed in July, building on June's performance and further bolstered by sustained demand in supply-constrained markets. The value of single-family homes as measured by repeat transactions saw a 1.9% year-over-year increase in July compared to a year

Charles Cohen’s West Palm Beach office development won a deadline extension, after more than a year of construction delays, with the stipulation that the developer will pay rent until construction wraps up. New York-based Cohen Brothers Realty is developing the 25-story West Palm Point, a 400,000-sq

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL star husband, Jonathan Owens, have landed a buyer for their sprawling Texas property—just days after listing the dwelling they resided in while finishing up their custom mansion. Biles, 29, and Owens, 31, began building their sprawling Texas residence in 2022

A spec mansion in Miami Beach built by a Brooklyn-based construction company landed a contract at an asking price of $47.5 million last week, topping a slower week for Miami-Dade County’s luxury market.  Buyers signed 16 contracts between Sept. 21 and Sept. 27, according to the weekly report by Doug

While Miami continues to attract deep-pocketed transplants and institutional capital from across the globe, beneath the surface, the city's housing market is failing on two key fronts: new construction and affordability. Dotted with palm trees and bristling with amenity-rich luxury condominium tower

The daughter of a deceased New Jersey homeowner learned something was wrong with her father’s house when the township tax office contacted her about a fraudulent deed filing. But by then, the Gloucester County residence had been conveyed for $1 using a false quitclaim deed and fake notarization, acc

Retired emergency room doctor Joseph Englanoff is once again looking to part ways with two of his over-the-top California mansions. A nine-bedroom spec mansion in the Bird Streets, with a hookah lounge, 30-person Jacuzzi, sand volleyball court, panic room, and shoeshine station, is listed for an eye

Former Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill relisted his Southwest Ranches estate.  Hill, widely known as “The Cheetah” for his record-setting speed, was quick to relist his 12,860-square-foot home at 16755 Berkshire Court after pulling it from the market last month, Realtor.com reported.  It’s listed at

Older Americans are sitting on enormous amounts of housing wealth. At the same time, poverty among them is rising. About 10 million Americans aged 65 and older lived in poverty in 2025 under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, according to a new AARP Foundation analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. The

Pinnacle Communities advanced its development of a mid-rise rental complex in Sunrise where a quarter of the apartments would be workforce housing units with below-market rents. The Sunrise City Commission unanimously voted Wednesday to approve a site plan for the development, called Enspire at Sunr

MG Developer was hit with a foreclosure lawsuit over the Metro Parc South multifamily development in Hialeah after allegedly defaulting on $31.1 million in construction loans. Slate Property Group and The Carlyle Group filed the suit Sept. 22 against the Coral Gables-based developer over a $105 mill

A simple home renovation turned into a major historical discovery as a Danish homeowner found a large hoard of Viking Age silver. Officials from North Jutland Museums in Northern Denmark shared the discovery in a statement on Aug. 31, declaring it the largest known Viking Age silver hoard ever disco

Late actress Diane Keaton became a household name for her work in films including “Annie Hall,” “Father of the Bride,” and “The First Wives Club,” but she was also known for her interior design passion—and now, her final home renovation project is up for grabs in Laguna Beach, CA. The four-bedroom,