Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight
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.
NorthstarMLS, CREB partner with Broker Public Portal

NorthstarMLS and California Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (CREB), which is the majority shareholder of MetroList MLS, have both entered strategic partnerships with Broker Public Portal (BPP) that will expand the reach of Cribio.com, the industry-owned consumer home search platform, the organizations ann
Read More-

Reality star Kylie Jenner doesn't appear too keen to "keep up" the price of her longtime Hidden Hills home—having already slashed a sizable $2.26 million from her asking price, just five weeks after the property first appeared on the market. Kylie, 28, first listed her longtime California dwelling f
Read More -

"Drop Dead" singer Olivia Rodrigo has announced she will embark on an international 65-show tour this year in honor of her upcoming studio album, "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love." The 23-year-old "Driver's License" hitmaker shared the news about her upcoming Unraveled Tour on her Instagra
Read More Marglli Gallego, Jose Gonzalez plead guilty in massive Hammocks HOA fraud

Marglli Gallego, the ringleader of the massive Hammocks fraud case, pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in the scheme, after maintaining her innocence for nearly four years. Her husband, Jose Gonzalez, also pleaded guilty. Their pleas mark the end of the yearslong Hammocks saga, where state prosecu
Read MoreThe Hidden Legal Dangers of Letting a Seller Stay Past the Closing Date

When a housing market is hot, buyers will resort to any number of tactics to make their offer seem most appealing. One of the more common strategies is offering to let the seller remain in the home past the closing date—a seemingly low-stakes concession. What’s another 30 days for a home you may end
Read MoreAtlas VMS launches insurance-backed appraisal warranty for lenders

Valuation and mortgage solutions company Atlas VMS on Thursday announced the launch of Atlas LoanShield, an insurance-backed appraisal warranty designed to protect mortgage lenders from financial losses tied to appraisal defects that lead to loan repurchase demands. Loan repurchase risk remains a ke
Read MoreUnilog taps Re/Max Advance to lead Hollywood condo sales with focus on EB-5 buyers

Miami developer Unilog has tapped Re/Max Advance Realty to lead sales for the Hollywood condo project it launched last year. Re/Max, led by CEO Melanie De Armas, is marketing the six-story, 48-unit project slated for 901 South Ocean Drive, according to a news release. Unilog launched sales for the p
Read MoreCorina Lessa says visibility drives trust in real estate leadership

In Corina Lessa’s view, “real estate is the most powerful force shaping human civilization.” “Behind the real estate industry, there are leaders that are making the decisions that are shaping this industry,” Lessa, the broker-owner of Tampa Bay Key Real Estate told attendees on Thursday at the Wome
Read MoreEconomy Grew 2% in First Quarter, but Key Inflation Measure Hits a 3-Year High

U.S. economic growth picked up the pace during the first three months of 2026, representing a steady recovery from the previous quarter's pullback—while a key inflation metric closely tracked by the Federal Reserve accelerated. Together, the indicators released Thursday point to an economy running f
Read MoreNorth Carolina House Democrats revive state housing reform

North Carolina House Democrats will take another shot at sweeping housing reform. Several cycles of defeat on similar legislation loom in their rearview mirror. Undaunted by a string of previously unsuccessful efforts and banking on a redoubled surge of political will to address housing affordabilit
Read MoreEichners’ Continuum, Turkish partner score $350M financing for North Bay Village project

The Eichner family’s Continuum Company secured $350 million in financing for their mixed-use district planned in North Bay Village. The debt, which includes $261 million in construction financing for the first phase and $83 million in predevelopment financing for the second phase, marks the largest
Read MoreMortgage Interest Rates Today: Rates Rise to 6.30% as Inflation Threat Returns

Mortgage rates ticked back up this week after new signs of inflation led the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady, with some policymakers signaling the possibility of a rate hike in the future. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans edged up to 6.30% for the week ending April 30, up 7
Read More-

The Florida mansion where wrestling legend Hulk Hogan passed away has undergone a significant $2 million price cut—less than three months after it first hit the market. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died at the age of 71 at his Clearwater, FL, home in July 2025, months after he had u
Read More -

Michael Jackson's iconic Neverland Ranch has become synonymous with the pop star's lavish lifestyle—and the property features prominently in a divisive new biopic about the chart-topping singer. Yet Jackson would not spend his final days living at his beloved home, but rather residing in a $100,000-
Read More South Florida cities aim to fight housing crisis with controversial free land deals

South Florida officials are increasingly turning to a controversial tool to combat the region’s housing crisis: giving away public land to private developers at no cost. Examples include former Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo’s no-bid Little Havana deals last year and a recent move to add afford
Read MoreFlorida Senior Fights HOA To Keep Backyard Shed That’s Been There for 40 Years

An 83-year-old Sarasota, FL, homeowner is being told to remove a backyard shed that’s been on her property for 40 years—or face legal action from the neighborhood homeowners association. Barbara Wagner's daughter, Sue Inman, tells Realtor.com® that her mother has received two letters from the Gulf G
Read MoreSouth Florida’s top deals: PEBB drops $26M on Boca Raton office complex

🏆 Residential: Surfside had the most expensive home sale to hit records. Fort Partners sold another unit at the Seaway at Surf Club North at 9165 Collins Avenue for $41.2 million. The buyer was Mazalmint Property LLC, tied to a San Francisco address linked to investment firm Iconiq Capital. The con
Read More-

The capital gains tax has returned to the forefront of national policy debate. Republican lawmakers are eyeing avenues to lower the tax burden when an investor sells an asset, Bloomberg reports, as concerns about inflation dominate the news cycle heading into a decisive midterm election. Nearly a t
Read More Northeast and Midwest Housing Markets Finally Crack Open for Buyers as New Listings Surge in April

April started off on the wrong foot as the war in Iran sent gas prices soaring and pushed mortgage rates back on an upward trajectory—yet the housing market showed unexpected resilience as a fresh wave of sellers finally began coming off the sidelines. Nationally, nearly 480,000 homes were brought t
Read More-

“Million Dollar Zombie Flips” star James Dainard makes a killing flipping nightmare houses into dream homes—including almost every one of his own abodes. Indeed, the Scottsdale, AZ, mansion Dainard calls home is the only domain he’s moved his family into that didn’t first require a life-saving overh
Read More
Categories
Recent Posts










