Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Tennis star Taylor Fritz is serving up his Miami condo for $860,000, offering a buyer the chance to score a corner residence with sweeping views—and a tennis court just downstairs. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom property is located at Hyde Midtown, where an extensive collection of shared amenities in

If you have ever wanted to buy a historical mining property or ghost town, now is your affordable opportunity. Whether you are seeking to restore abandoned buildings preserved in their original condition or prefer a preserved taste of the Wild West, these fascinating properties offer a chance to buy

Residents who have driven down Pinebrook Road in Eatontown, NJ, have watched a part of the street slowly decay over the past 20 years. But all of that has changed.  On Wednesday, developers broke ground and officially launched The Premiere at Monmouth, a new-home community within driving distance of

Major homebuilders are seeing decreasing sales and margins amid buyer uncertainty, but continue to utilize concessions and mortgage rate buydowns to bring in sales. In earning reports this week, PulteGroup, M/I Homes, and NVR, Inc. each shared similar results with shrinking year-over-year numbers. F

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in two months this week as investors sought safety in government bonds, spurred by cooling stock and tech markets and a sharp pullback in new-housing starts fueling inflation fears. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans decreased to 7.32% for the week en

TV stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey have trimmed $500,000 off the asking price of their longtime "dream home," as they prepare to bid farewell to California. The couple first listed the home in September for $8.1 million. Now, just one month later, they have reduced that price to $7.6 million. Their de

The listing for 6519 E. Seaside Walk in Long Beach, CA, still reads, in places, like an advertisement for California beachfront luxury. The 4,880-square-foot home has four bedrooms, six bathrooms, panoramic ocean and bay views, a wine cellar, sauna, and elevator. It hit the market in late August for

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Miami commissioners are on board with opening the door to more commercial development in Little Havana and nearby neighborhoods. City commissioners gave preliminary approval to land-use changes across dozens of blocks, moving ahead with a plan to reclassify properties currently designated for reside

Florida homebuilding giant Lennar is the buyer of the Boynton Beach Mall, with plans for residential redevelopment, the Palm Beach Post reported. The seller, Washington Prime Group, said last year it would wind down business and sell its remaining properties. The mall is expected to close Jan. 15. L

Boca-based Grover Corlew picked up a downtown Fort Lauderdale office building for $69.7 million, a 14 percent discount from its last sale. The real estate investor, led by Anuj Grover and Mark Corlew, bought the building at 200 East Broward Boulevard from sellers Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Ca

Chip and Joanna Gaines have a major new project up their sleeves. The HGTV stars are set to tackle yet another renovation in a brand-new series, “Fixer Upper: Chip Bought a Mansion,” coming in December. The six-episode series will follow the couple’s journey as they embark on a three-month project t

Genting Group’s Resorts World secured a $500 million refinance for part of its downtown Miami portfolio, near the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.  Property records show Wells Fargo is the mortgagee for the financing to Resorts World Omni for the properties that include the mixed-use O

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at housing affordability with days to go before the midterm elections. The multipart executive order published on Thursday aims to reduce costs for title and mortgage insurance and promote more affordable manufactured housing. Trump said he

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White House fact sheet also mentions expansion of title insurance waivers, along with lower USDA and VA direct loan rates

The Long Island home where notorious serial killer Joel Rifkin brutally murdered and dismembered numerous women has found a new owner—one who plans to breathe new life into the property. After several months on the market and multiple price reductions, the East Meadow house was sold on Wednesday for

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Thursday was a wild day, and there was some short covering in bonds

Some of Florida’s wealthiest buyers are snapping up triple-digit estates not to live in them, but to trash them. In a trend unfolding across the country, the uber rich are buying $100 million-plus mansions just to knock them down, as they compete for coveted land, the Wall Street Journal reported.