Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Trump administration leaders have doubled down on their criticism of California homelessness policies, as local leaders pushed back. At a Tuesday press conference, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued attacking t

"Practical Magic" star Stockard Channing has shared candid insight into her life as a "recluse" in London, while opening up about her decision to quit the U.S. and relocate to the U.K. in the wake of her longtime partner's tragic death. The 82-year-old actress, who became a household name after star

A fallout between Isaac Toledano and Israeli backer Yaakov Morad has spiraled into a third lawsuit over South Florida real estate.  Court filings portray dueling claims over two property dealings, but in real life, the bad blood has spilled into family ties, dragging in the divorce between Toledano’

Elon Musk has never been shy about his ambition. The trillionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO's latest project, Terafab, aims to be the largest building on the planet—a semiconductor fabrication center that Musk describes as "a chip factory built for Earth and orbit." But neighbors of the project in Grimes

Two real estate agents will have the rare opportunity to get an inside look at one of television's most infamous properties, the Scottish Highlands castle that serves as the set of hit series "The Traitors," when they join the cast of the new spinoff, "New Blood." The thrilling competition series—wh

Harvey Hernandez’s Newgard Group scooped up a 2.6-acre site in West Palm Beach that could soon showcase luxury cars.  The Miami-based developer’s commercial division plans to build a luxury car and lifestyle concept at 2500 North Florida Mango Road that would include 20 automotive studios, which wil

Musician Travis Barker has opened up about the simple rule that he and Kourtney Kardashian have implemented at their Los Angeles home to ensure that their marriage remains as strong as possible. The 50-year-old drummer, who wed Kardashian, 47, in 2022, opened up about the couple's marriage in a wide

From billionaire developers to land and zoning attorneys, Vicki Lopez’s campaign for District 5 Miami-Dade commissioner is backed by a slew of major real estate players and companies.  Former state representative Lopez will face off as the incumbent against former Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joe

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will stand down from her position within a matter of days in order to spend more time at home with her husband, Nicholas Riccio, and their "beautiful children," President Donald Trump has announced. Trump shared the news in a post on his Truth Social acco

President Donald Trump may be interested in a change to the capital gains tax for home sellers, a senior administration official has suggested. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told "Fox Business" on Wednesday afternoon the president is considering the issue. Changing the capital gai

GL Homes won site-plan approval for an eight-story multifamily development near the Sawgrass Mills shopping mall in Sunrise, where it is planning a massive mixed-use development of highrises. The Sunrise City Commission voted Tuesday night to approve the 294-unit project’s site plan. It spans 5.5 ac

Breathtaking views, a calming garden, and lots of privacy—sounds like a recipe for success for creative professionals who may occasionally work from home. Enter: prolific film editor Billy Weber’s tranquil Los Angeles abode, which just hit the market for $3.99 million. Located on the crest of a ridg

Last summer, Marc and Joan Hendel were among the owners of 13 homes Massachusetts planned to seize by eminent domain to make way for the new Sagamore Bridge. Now, most of those homes belong to the state. By April of this year, Massachusetts had taken 11 of the 13 properties, including the Hendels' n

Mortgage applications to purchase and refinance a home both rose last week, when hopes of a deal to end the Iran war drove a brief dip in mortgage rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. For the week ending Aug. 7, MBA's Market Composite Index—a measure of total mortgage loan applicati

Eclipse demand pushed some Spain and Iceland stays above $1,000 a night, while Iceland hotels cut prices sharply closer to Aug. 12.

Homebuilders have invested heavily in technology, purchasing customer relationship management platforms, enterprise resource planning systems and other technologies designed to improve operational performance. Yet many still lack a clear view of the product at the center of their business: the homes

For the past several years, title agents have been giving their technology partners some version of the same request: help us close the gaps. Those “gaps” are the smaller, tedious tasks wedged between the systems already handled by a production platform or search technology.  They include the orders

Serving on a homeowners’ association (HOA) board has always meant balancing the needs of the community with the responsibility of managing its finances and addressing resident concerns. However, these responsibilities are only becoming more demanding as Texas communities expand. From mid-2024 to mid

TV mogul Oprah Winfrey has gone back to where her media career started—returning to her former hometown of Chicago, where she enjoyed a sweet reunion with her former colleagues on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" weeks before the 40th anniversary of its premiere episode. The 72-year-old media personality wa

The master association for one of Broward County’s largest homeowners associations is set to vote on changes that some owners say would restrict property rights and allow the association to discriminate against landlords and tenants.  The association, which covers more than 3,100 homes across more t