Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Referral rate, repeat clients and local reputation are leading indicators of resilience in slow quarters

One-third of lenders now offer accelerated home equity closing and funding, up from last year

Florida voters will choose between two prospective governors with differing views of the state's housing market and approach to property taxes. GOP Rep. Byron Donalds and David Jolly, a Republican turned Democrat, both overwhelmingly beat out the field to win their respective parties' gubernatorial

STARability Foundation is inviting invites families, caregivers, and community members to its upcoming “Support. Learn. Connect.” webinar exploring how to motivate movement in “Motivating People to Choose to Move” on August 26. About the Webinar Part of STARability’s monthly webinar series offered t

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary with an exclusive promotion this September! In honor of the milestone, guests who book will receive 25 percent-off stays at the resort through September 30, 2026. It can be reserved by visiting hya

Developer Jorge Ramos won a bankruptcy auction for a vacant development site in the Blue Lagoon area near Miami International Airport with a $50 million bid.  The 7-acre assemblage at 4865, 4875 and 4885 Northwest 7th Street became available after its owners, entities connected to developer Caroline

Bilt is expanding its residential rewards platform through a new partnership with Equinox, allowing members to book fitness amenities, redeem rewards for club credits, and access targeted perks directly through its Neighborhood Concierge service. Under the partnership, joint Bilt and Equinox members

"Practical Magic 2" star Sandra Bullock has been busy traveling around the globe promoting her upcoming movie—but she still found time to enjoy some well-deserved relaxation at her Wyoming retreat with her two kids and some A-list friends. Bullock, 62, offered her fans a rare glimpse inside her life

Mortgage applications declined this past week, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, as inflationary fears and continued anxiety over a prolonged Iran war have kept mortgage rates elevated. For the week ending Aug. 14, MBA's Market Composite Index—a measure of total mortgage l

Should voters approve it come November, the proposed property tax amendment in Florida could permanently reshape the state’s real estate market, affecting property values and investment.  It could have the opposite effect of its intent, which was to put more money back into homeowners’ pockets, and

Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary invites visitors to step into one of the region’s most extraordinary wild places this fall. With fall migration underway, the sanctuary offers an opportunity to view migrating songbirds and other wildlife along the 2.25-mile boardwalk, beneath 500-year-old bald cy

Javier Cervera’s Cervera R.E. Ventures added another South Florida retail property to its portfolio with the $17 million acquisition of Twin Towers Shopping Center in Hialeah. Coral Gables-based C-REV secured an acquisition loan from U.S. Century Bank at 50 percent loan-to-value for the 36,575-squar

🏆 Residential: The priciest home sale was in Palm Beach, where a company managed by Thomas J. Morrison sold the home at 206 Phipps Plaza for $27.5 million. The buyer was a trust. The home once belonged to Palm Beach architect John Volk and dates to the 1920s. It spans 6,900 square feet and has seve

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently declared the K-shaped economy “over.” But new data shows the divide remains deeply entrenched in housing—showing up before a sale ever happens, in who is still shopping. Despite fewer entry-level homes available than in 2019, views per property have fallen b

As ChatGPT-era automation scales, leaders are pushed to redesign value beyond faster workflows

How lenders can use ROVs to improve outcomes, transparency and trust

Office and industrial leasing broker Grant Killingsworth jumped to JLL from CBRE, amid a South Florida commercial brokers shuffle that’s taken hold in recent years.  He joins the firm’s South Florida’s team as senior managing director, marking a homecoming for him as he previously spent nearly a dec

Yearslong neglect of the Ritz-Carlton Tower Residences in Coconut Grove has left the once iconic property in dangerous disrepair, with concrete chunks falling on the street, a new lawsuit says.  Tower Residences Condominium Association, which represents the owners at the 129-unit building, sued form

Actress Melanie Lynskey has had a whirlwind few years in front of the cameras, appearing in hit after hit—from "Yellowjackets" and "The Last of Us" to Adam Sandler's latest Netflix release, "Don't Say Good Luck." But despite being one of Hollywood's most consistent performers, the mother of one stil

The builders have tried their best to manage supply with buydowns