Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

There are an abundance of different architectural styles on offer in the U.S.—and many that are considered mainstays in the country's home design lexicon. But while midcentury modern abodes and Cape Cod dwellings might dominate the pages of design magazines, another, rather more unassuming style has

A Big Sur-inspired midcentury estate tucked away in Carmel Valley has just hit the market for the first time in 55 years for $2,395,000. The stylish sanctuary surrounded by breathtaking canyon views last traded hands for just $43,000 in 1971. Built in 1967, the three-bedroom residence boasts a thoug

A crumbling cabin set at the heart of a lush 4.34-acre Catskills parcel has been given a bright new future thanks to a visionary husband-and-wife duo who breathed new life into the dilapidated structure, turning it into a picture-perfect woodland retreat inspired by their Scandinavian roots. When To

An extraordinary private island in Florida that was settled by an Irish carpenter in the 1880s—and has remained in the hands of his family ever since—has hit the market for the very first time. Located on Lake Marion near Haines City, the 23.32-acre parcel, which is known as Bannon Island in honor o

Tiny homes have long been viewed as an affordable alternative to traditional abodes—as well as a more flexible means of living. Having first risen to prominence as DIY off-grid cabins, the diminutive dwellings have since evolved into a much more mainstream form of accommodation, so much so that they

A land bank for D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, bought 232 homesites in Florida City for $28.5 million.  Miami-based Trans Florida Development, through an affiliate, bought the 40-acre vacant parcel on the southwest corner of Redland Road and Southwest 336th Street from an entity tied

The Fed hawks must feel very awkward today. Before the July Fed meeting, Fed Governor Chris Waller said that if the July CPI report came in hot, a July rate hike would be on the table. Since that day, CPI inflation came in as a big miss, PPI inflation came in as a big miss, and today the jobs number

Developer Jeffrey Soffer put “unrelenting pressure” on the city of Aventura for the approval of a pair of condo towers in an exclusive waterfront enclave, a new lawsuit says.  The condominium associations for the North and South towers on Turnberry Isle sued the city and YCM Acquisition, an entity m

More and more cities are reconsidering the use of of automated license plate readers amid rising backlash over privacy concerns. ALPR companies such as Flock Safety have received major backlash from the public—with approximately 23 city councils across the United States canceling, rejecting, or deac

A spectacular waterfront estate on Cape Cod has hit the market for $12.9 million, a price that could rewrite the record books in one of Massachusetts' most sought-after seaside communities. Perched on the shores of Cape Cod Bay in the town of Sandwich, the sprawling property is a "once-in-a-generati

Developers in Buckeye, AZ, are eyeing a plan to build hundreds of affordable housing units in the city, but they say there's just one problem: longtime local Councilman Tony Youngker. Youngker's family homestead is sitting on a plot of land smack in the middle of the proposed 375-unit project, and i

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has offloaded his longtime Hawaii sanctuary for the staggering price of $36 million—just months after he invested $44 million in buying a luxury residence in Florida. Schultz, 73, who has an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, according to Forbes, has now made an

Dream Finders Homes Inc. will pay about $915 million to acquire Beazer Homes USA Inc. in a deal that will create the nation's sixth-largest homebuilder, the two companies announced on Friday. Jacksonville, FL–based Dream Finders, which builds expansively in the Southeast and Southwest, will buy Atla

President Donald Trump restarted his effort to remove Lisa Cook from the board of the Federal Reserve following a Supreme Court ruling against him. ABC News reported that Cook received notice that the White House was "considering" removing her and gave her three weeks to respond. Cook, a Biden appoi

Last year, the Los Angeles metropolitan area was decimated by wildfires. But today, local real estate experts say the luxury condo market is experiencing a strong revival. The most expensive segments of the city's luxury condo market, with price points ranging from $5 million to $10 million and from

President Donald Trump is reportedly moving forward with a renewed attempt to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations.  The White House this week sent Cook a letter stating the president is “considering” removing her and demanding she respond to the allegations within t

Fitch Ratings downgraded the long-term issuer default ratings of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) to B+ from BB-, citing a sharp increase in leverage driven by second-quarter losses and higher borrowings. UWM’s ratings outlook is stable, Fitch said. UWM’s corporate leverage, measured as gross nonfund

REMAX and Keller Williams have received final approval of their homebuyer commission lawsuit settlement agreements in the Batton 1 lawsuit.  Judge LaShonda Hunt, who is overseeing both of the Batton lawsuits, granted final approval to both settlements this week after a fairness hearing on Tuesday. 

There is a number every listing agent should be able to explain this week: 4.6%. It is the premium Compass says its private listings earn sellers. There is a second number that says the opposite. And there is now a third party, the United States Congress, asking which one is true. Start with Washing

Ellington Financial Inc. on Thursday reported second-quarter 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders of $54.4 million, driven by strong loan credit performance and growing reverse mortgage production at its Longbridge Financial subsidiary. The Connecticut-based real estate investment tru