Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

When Keller Williams announced its acquisition of the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) earlier this month, Steve Murray, the co-founder of RealTrends Consulting, felt it was an historical moment for real estate companies with models similar to JMG, such as Mark Spain Real Estate, PLACE or Robert Slack Gro

Institutional investors are listing significantly more single-family rental homes for sale following passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but economists and real estate professionals say the legislation is unlikely to dramatically reshape the national housing market. New data from Parcl

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is proposing a new structure, called Reinstatement Advance Payment (RAP), that would change how servicers document and service partial claims and payment supplements.  Under the draft, attributed to Joseph M. Gormley, who is performing the delegable duties of

While everyday consumers struggle under the weight of rising prices on goods and services, large-scale data center construction projects across the Midwest and South are propping up local economies, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The report, known as the Beige

On HGTV’s new series “Extreme Buyers Club,” Texas real estate agent Noel Collier helps house hunters with outrageous wish lists find out-of-the-box listings that have exactly what they’re looking for—even when the demand is something that can’t actually be seen. The show, which premieres on Tuesday,

Witkoff and Monroe Capital scored a $302.6 million construction loan for a massive residential complex in Miami Worldcenter. Construction is set to begin on the first phase of 700 North Miami Avenue after Witkoff, in partnership with Monroe Capital, secured financing from Athene Annuity and Life Com

Owning a little house on a plot of land is synonymous with the American dream—a sign of prosperity and social mobility. Affectionately known as the starter home, it was seen as the first rung on the property ladder and tended to be smaller and less expensive. "Conceptually, a starter home is one tha

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, supersized its office space in Miami, adding fuel to market boosters’ assertion that tech firms are serious about the Magic City and aren’t merely establishing small offices here to dodge high-tax states.  Alphabet more than quadrupled its offices to about 45,000 s

Actor Josh Duhamel has revealed how spending time at his rustic "doomsday prepper cabin" in Minnesota served as the perfect crash course for his rancher role in the hit Netflix series "Ransom Canyon." Duhamel, 53, has owned a sprawling property just across the border from his home state of North Dak

Equifax will keep its $1 VantageScore 4.0 price in place through the end of 2027 as it pushes mortgage lenders to adopt the alternative credit score model, CEO Mark Begor told investors. The initiative was first launched in March, when the company also continued to offer free VantageScore 4.0 credit

Housing wealth among homeowners age 62 and older rebounded to a record $14.92 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 after declining in the previous two quarters, according to the latest National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) – RiskSpan Reverse Mortgage Market Index. The quarterly inde

Billionaire David MacNeil closed on a $36 million purchase of neighboring land in Manalapan, adding to the WeatherTech mogul’s compound.  MacNeil acquired the property at 1920 South Ocean Boulevard, records show. The sellers are car dealership owner Ralph Gesualdo and his wife, Mary, of Milwaukee. T

Imagine you search for years for your dream home and come across a beautiful 1830s stone house in rural Pennsylvania. There's only one small problem: a snake infestation. And not just a few snakes, but hundreds. That's exactly what happened to Tyler and Lauren Bouldin, who purchased a property in Pi

Longtime Keller Williams executive Jay Papasan announced his decision to step down from his role as vice president of strategic content in a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday.  Papasan has been with Keller Williams since September of 2000. He said his decision to step down comes from a desire to focus on

South Florida’s hospitality industry expected the FIFA World Cup to score a major win for business, but for many operators, the tournament fell short of the anticipated economic windfall during the region’s slow season. Hotel executives and restaurant operators reported lower-than-expected business

Newlywed TLC stars Baylen Dupree and Colin Dooley have revealed that they are already thinking about their "future kids," while hunting for their perfect marital home in South Carolina. Dupree, 23, and Dooley, 26, who star alongside one another in the hit reality show "Baylen Out Loud," officially t

A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha on Monday evening, leaving homeowners living in the Gulf preparing for extreme weather Tuesday morning.  The National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Bertha was picking up steam about 110 miles south-southwest of Panama Cit

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Ryan Clark was sensationally let go by ESPN on July 20—while he was in the midst of filming for the network's hit show "NFL Live." Hours later, the network also axed several other prominent staff members, including on-air host Karl Ravech, NFL insider Tom Pelissero, a

A mansion in Boca Raton’s Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club with an asking price of $25 million led an active week of signed contracts in Palm Beach County.  Buyers signed 17 contracts between July 13 and July 19, according to a weekly report by Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes team. The team tracks all

🏆 Residential: The priciest home sale to hit records in South Florida was in Miami’s Ponce-Davis neighborhood. An LLC managed by Christophe Scherman parted with the roughly 10,000-square-foot mansion at 5545 Southwest 81st Terrace for $18.9 million. An entity led by telecommunications executive Mei