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Market data, mortgage rate movement, housing policy, and property news from across the country and here at home in Collier and Lee counties. Anything that affects what a home in Naples, Bonita Springs, or Estero is worth, and what it costs to own one, is worth understanding before it shows up in your closing statement or your tax bill.
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Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group is nearing a deal to bring on Jeff Soffer’s Fontainebleau Development as a partner and secure an over $1 billion loan for the Mercedes-Benz Miami condo project, The Real Deal has learned. The deal, which has not yet closed, will replenish the project’s capital
Read More Soffer to the rescue? JDS working on securing partner, $1B loan for Mercedes-Benz Miami project

Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group is nearing a deal to bring on Jeff Soffer’s Fontainebleau Development as a partner and secure an over $1 billion loan for the Mercedes-Benz Miami condo project, The Real Deal has learned. The deal, which has not yet closed, will replenish the project’s capital
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Heather Rae El Moussa has seemingly taken aim at the "cruel, heartless people" who broke into the Newport Beach, CA, home she shares with husband Tarek El Moussa and their son, after it was revealed that the property was "ransacked" by thieves while the couple was on vacation. Just before news of th
Read More RCI Marine, Suntex’s $80M marina redev plans head to Miami voters

The redevelopment fate of the marinas on Virginia Key will be in the hands of voters in November after a lively, more than 30-minute discussion among Miami commissioners over a referendum. Miami commissioners unanimously approved two measures tied to an $80 million proposal by Virginia Key LLC, a jo
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Kylie Kelce has revealed her horror at learning she may have a significant mouse problem at the sprawling Pennsylvania estate where she lives with her husband, former NFL star Jason Kelce, and their children—after a mishap with the family's dishwasher led to a rather disgusting discovery. The mother
Read More Stylecraft Builders’ micro approach to margin, pace and growth

Stylecraft Builders, a second-generation-led Texas homebuilder more than four decades in the making, is not letting homebuilding’s underwhelming 2026 Spring Selling Season go to waste. Nor, in spite of hesitant homebuyer demand plaguing many of Texas’ submarkets, has Stylecraft’s momentum slowed. T
Read MoreBuffini & Company adds three senior executives to scale coaching

Buffini & Company has added three senior executives — Steve Pacinelli as chief revenue officer, JB Bolton as chief operating officer and Ethan Beute as chief ambassador — as the coaching firm looks to scale its relationship-driven business model in an AI-focused market, the company announced earlier
Read MoreAs Cities Turn to AI To Lower Housing Costs, Data Center Backlash Grows

As the housing rebellion against data center development gains steam nationwide, the AI technology they power may hold the solution to another problem plaguing the market: red tape. Regulatory costs add $131,734 for a typical home—a significant portion of the $499,500 sticker price for an average ho
Read MoreRubell family sells another Allapattah property to Neology for $24M

The Rubell real estate and art family sold another property in Allapattah to Neology Group in two deals totaling $24 million, the South Florida Business Journal reported. Neology paid $370 per square foot for the 46,870-square-foot warehouse sitting on 1.49 acres at 1090 Northwest 23rd Street. The
Read More13th Floor, Barings nab $134M construction loan for last tower in Miami Metrorail stop project

Developers locked in a $134 million construction loan for the final apartment tower at a mixed-use megaproject that’s been a decade in the making near a Miami Metrorail station. Coconut Grove-based 13th Floor Investments and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Barings have started construction of the 3
Read MoreRechat adds custom app building features

Rechat has expanded its platform to allow brokerages, teams, technology providers and vendors to build and deploy custom branded applications directly on top of its real estate operating system. Custom app features are available immediately. The initiative builds on work that began more than a year
Read MoreNew York reform prioritizes housing production over climate review

New York state’s most sweeping reform of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state budget, cutting red tape on housing construction. Developers, municipalities and environmental advocates are watching to see how the law works i
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Actor Zac Efron has bid farewell to Hollywood's glossy megamansions in favor of returning to grassroots architecture in the form of a unique off-grid retreat made almost entirely of hemp that he is in the process of building on a remote plot of land in Australia. The 38-year-old "High School Musical
Read More Trump Nominates New Head for CFPB, Signaling Change of Direction for Embattled Agency

President Donald Trump has picked a familiar name to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Trump on Wednesday nominated Brian Johnson, who'd previously overseen rule-making, supervision, and enforcement efforts at the agency, to be its lead. He'd need to be confirmed by the Senate and would
Read MoreTrump Administration Cuts Off Funding to ‘Fraud-Filled’ L.A. Homelessness Agency

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday it would cut off funding to Los Angeles' lead homelessness services agency, accusing it of fraud. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which has received $1 billion in government funding over the past five years, has shown "r
Read MoreeXp World completes AGNT name change, relocates to Texas

eXp World Holdings, Inc. has completed its corporate transformation to AGNT, Inc., including a formal name change and a move of its legal domicile from Delaware to Texas, the company announced Thursday. The holding company for eXp Realty, NextHome, FrameVR.io and SUCCESS Enterprises now trades on Na
Read MoreBAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES RECEIVES $70,000 GRANT

BAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES RECEIVES $70,000 GRANT TO ASSIST AT-RISK AND HOMELESS OLDER WOMEN IN COLLIER COUNTY Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for older adults and their families, today announced that it has been awarded a
Read More2026 RealTrends Verified: Family ties drive success for The Horak Group

Long before she became a real estate agent helping lead one of the nation’s top-performing small teams, Molly Horak was spending her days in an infant carrier beneath her mother’s desk. The story has become part of The Horak Group’s family lore — and part of the reason the team’s connection to REMAX
Read MoreJay Clayton tapped for DNI role as Congress pushes back on Pulte

President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that Bill Pulte’s tenure as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) will be temporary. He announced on social media the nomination of Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to the permanent position. “Few people anywhere in
Read MoreWashington agents now face limits on private listings

On Thursday morning, real estate professionals in Washington state woke up having to comply with a new law requiring them to publicly market their residential real estate listings to all consumers, unless the seller can show doing so would negatively impact their health or safety. The statute, forme
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