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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.
What lenders need to ask as they prepare for a multi-credit scoring model environment

Four questions to align pricing, underwriting, compliance and post-lock workflows on a single source of truth
Read MoreThe mortgage industry is deploying AI backward

Lenders that unify policy content and governance before borrower tools can cut search time and reduce compliance risk
Read MoreNorth Palm Beach town center redevelopment tied up in lawsuits

A Texas developer’s plan to transform a North Palm Beach mall site into a mixed-use town center is stalled as the company hit zoning roadblocks and sued the city. Austin-based Cypress Real Estate Advisors bought the property at the former Twin City Mall for $19 million in 2022. But construction on t
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“Summer House” alum Danielle Olivera officially has a new roommate: her first-born son, Aidan Santos Heavey, who has finally been welcomed into the family home after spending more than two months in the neonatal intensive care unit. The 37-year-old reality star and her partner, Eoin Heavey, welcomed
Read More 1 in 3 Homebuyers Say They Will Drop Their Mortgage Lender Over This Issue

The major credit-scoring agencies say they're getting with the times, and are urging mortgage lenders to come with them. A study commissioned by Experian earlier this summer showed 1 in 3 prospective homebuyers would walk away from a lender who relied only on older credit-reporting models that don't
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Home guru Joanna Gaines has given fans a glimpse inside life on her sprawling Texas farm as she celebrated her "favorite day of the year" alongside her five children. The 48-year-old "Fixer Upper" icon took to Instagram to document the family's annual Honey Harvest Day at their Waco, TX, property, s
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An extraordinary "trophy" apartment perched atop one of Miami's most luxurious buildings has hit the market for $17.99 million—offering one very deep-pocketed buyer the chance to enjoy the kind of lavish amenities found only in the world's priciest megamansions, but without the demanding upkeep that
Read More Colorado’s AI proposal raises new compliance questions for lenders

MBA says definitions of ADMT and consequential decisions need clearer guidance for creditors
Read MoreMichael Stern sells interest in Miami Beach condos to majority owner Activate Hospitality

Sagar Desai’s Activate Hospitality bought out developer Michael Stern’s interest in a group of units at the oceanfront Casablanca condo-hotel in Miami Beach, as Activate continues to pursue a buyout of the property. The deal marks Stern’s second exit from a Miami Beach property over the past year,
Read MoreRetirees are experiencing a disconnect between net worth, cash on hand

Prosperity is far from evenly distributed, and many older Americans are carrying significant debt into retirement
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An idyllic private island retreat in the Florida Keys that is accessible only by water or air has returned to the market for $16 million, offering up a rare opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds: "extraordinary privacy" and metropolitan proximity. The beautiful isle sits just a quarter-mile o
Read More New home demand swoons even as sales prices hit a 5-year low

As new orders weakened in July, the median sales price of a new home fell to $393,800, the lowest level recorded since July 2021
Read MoreNevada Wildfire Leaves Path of Destruction With Dozens of Homes Destroyed

The ongoing Hawk Fire has destroyed at least 32 homes since the blaze began on the outskirts of Reno, NV, on Saturday, leaving dozens of residents wondering what comes next. Ricardo Arrate is one of them. Arrate, 68, had lived on Peavine Mountain in northwest Reno for more than 20 years. When the fi
Read MoreShangri-La Springs Celebrates a Centennial

The historic hotel Shangri-La Springs celebrates its centennial. ©2026 Shangri-La Springs. All rights Reserved Shangri-La Springs in Bonita Springs is celebrating its centennial. The hotel’s history spans across multiple owners since it initially opened its doors in 1926. However, its mission of pri
Read MoreSJC sells Whole Foods complex for $83M amid investor appetite for grocery-anchored real estate

A Texas senior living mogul bought a recently completed retail complex with a Whole Foods for $83 million, amid investor appetite for grocery-anchored properties. An entity managed by Jonathan Perlman, who is founder and CEO of Dallas-based Tradition Senior Living, purchased Doral Marketplace on th
Read MoreDuPont Registry Naples Experience Center Arrives

The 7,200-square-foot showroom features a continuous cycle of valuable cars that rotate once they’re sold. Photo by Devin Bell Exotic automotive marketplace DuPont Registry is already dealing with heavy traffic at its recently opened Naples location. “We’ve been moving a lot of cars,” says Michael C
Read MoreDress Code with Naples Stylist Carlos Escoto

Carlos Escoto in the home of Heidi Searle. Photo by Anna Nguyen Born in Cuba and raised in Miami before making his way to Naples more than two decades ago, Carlos Escoto has built a career around the belief that fashion is guided by feeling. According to him, every person has their own unique style
Read MoreWhy 45 homebuilding markets may not beat six high density ones

This analysis separates corporate scale, operating density, and production scale in costs, cycle time, and predictability
Read MoreVeterans United promotes Jeremyah Grigery to CMO

The move comes as the lender looks to expand education around VA home loan benefits
Read MoreBuilders FirstSource bets $25.3 million on AI build-cycle scale

Digs investment aims to push BFS deeper into homebuilders’ end-to-end construction workflows
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