Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

The country has gone "ranch mad," and it's not only on the TV screen. Nationally, homes defined as ranches had a median listing price of $769,750 as of June 2026, up a staggering 112% from 10 years earlier, according to the latest Realtor.com® Luxury Housing Report. For comparison, the national medi

Centaur Holdings sold its Panther National golf course in Palm Beach Gardens for $191.2 million in one of South Florida’s largest golf course sales in recent years.  An affiliate of the Switzerland-based investment holding company sold the 392-acre property at 10391 Panther National Boulevard to an

The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a new portrait of their eldest son, Prince George, in celebration of his milestone 13th birthday. Taken inside Kensington Palace—where Prince William and Princess Kate lived with their children for five years, before relocating out of London—the image s

Mortgage applications rose this week, driven by higher purchase activity, as higher rates failed to deter buyers. For the week ending July 17, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Market Composite Index—a measure of total mortgage loan application volume—rose 1.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis from o

The Kidz Bop Ultimate Pool Party Experience features a poolside screening of Kidz Bop Live: The Concert Movie. Photo courtesy of Great Wolf Lodge Great Wolf Lodge and Kidz Bop are partnering to host the Kidz Bop Ultimate Pool Party Experience at the Naples resort through August 13. Families can danc

Singing sensation Cher will be forced to pay the $1 million in legal fees that she incurred during a bitter legal battle against ex-husband Sonny Bono's widow, Mary Bono, a judge has ruled. The 80-year-old pop icon, whose real name is Cheryl Sarkisian, launched a lawsuit against former California Re

Sasha. Photo courtesy of Patty Baker Humane Society Naples Patty Baker Humane Society Naples is participating in the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters adoption event, offering reduced adoption fees on eligible dogs and cats through July 26. Adoption fees for eligible adult and senior dogs

Collier Community Foundation’s new home at the Wyss Center. Photo by Nick Shirghio The Collier Community Foundation (CCF) has officially relocated to its new home at the Wyss Center. Made possible through a $5 million leadership gift from Naples philanthropist Joanne Wyss and her late husband, Karl,

While California's Silicon Valley remains the headline-grabbing epicenter of an AI recruiting frenzy, mid-size—and far more affordable—markets scattered around the U.S. are quietly offering equally impressive hiring opportunities. The global professional networking powerhouse LinkedIn released its s

Developers are racing to build luxury condos, apartments and office towers for the influx of new residents to South Florida, but incoming families face an important question: Where will their kids go to school?  The answer is reshaping the region’s education system and the real estate behind it.  Fi

Summer charters in the Med are down 20% to 30% from last year, yacht brokers say, with a growing number offering special discounts for July and August.

🏆 Residential: The most expensive home sale to hit records was in Miami Beach, where a company tied to Dana M. Kilburn bought the waterfront property at 288 South Coconut Lane on Palm Island for $18.5 million. The seller, 288 SC LLC, purchased the 9,100-square-foot property in 2024 for $22 million.

One in four California home sellers now records more than $500,000 in gains after selling their primary home, new data shows. It's some of the clearest evidence yet that more sellers are being pushed beyond the federal capital gains tax exclusion. The analysis, from property analytics company Cotali

By the time my morning stroll took me past a window of USD-priced for-sale notices for flats in the fashionable Palermo district of Buenos Aires, I was no longer surprised. This is what a deficit of trust looks like. But what gives? You’re reading HousingWire and not a travel blog. Home listings in

Building codes are ripe for change as policy analysts and the housing reform movement at large move beyond land use and zoning alone. After working through several hundred hours of building code reviews in Minnesota over the past decade, reforms are needed, even with our robust local adoption proces

Braemar Hotels & Resorts is offloading its oceanfront resort in Key West for $190 million.  The sale of Pier House Resort & Spa is part of the REIT’s broader hotel asset selloff intended to fund a $480 million payout linked to a split with its manager, Bisnow reported. Through affiliates Ashford Pie

Congress is seeking changes at the Federal Home Loan Bank System, with some members arguing the network isn't taking a proactive role in the nation's housing affordability crisis. At a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, leaders of the bank system said they've b

Related Urban Development Group wants to replace the majority of an aging public housing complex in Coconut Grove with high-rise apartments that contain some affordable housing under Florida’s Live Local Act. The Miami-based affordable housing subsidiary of Related Group filed plans for Magnus Grove

On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, raising questions about the potential impacts on homebuilders and residential construction costs.  The tariffs, which would take effect in 30 days if the United States and Canada can’t negotiate an agreement,

Few homebuilding enterprises look so voraciously at other homebuilding operators’ share of new-home sales in any given arena as present and future opportunity as does D.R. Horton. When those Horton flags flap in the dry summer wind, you can almost hear them as lips smacking in anticipation of a good