Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been traded to Miami Heat—just one day after reports revealed the basketball icon was in "serious talks" with both the Heat and the Boston Celtics. The 31-year-old forward was traded to the Florida-based team, along with Bobby Portis. In return, the Buc

🏆 Residential: The priciest recorded home sale was in Manalapan, where an oceanfront parcel at 3070 South Ocean Boulevard sold for $15.1 million. The lot measures 0.3 acres and includes a 1,900-square-foot property. The seller was the Marston family, which had owned the site for decades. The buyer

Investor activity in the housing market remained steady last year—but mom-and-pop investors are taking a larger slice of the pie, according to a new report. The share of home sales to investors ticked up slightly to 11.3% in 2025, up 0.3 percentage points compared to the year before, a new investor

Older Americans are expected to pass down trillions in housing wealth, but new data shows that the rising costs of homeownership may be threatening that inheritance. Homeowners aged 65 and older had the highest cost-burden rate of any age group in 2024, with 28% spending more than 30% of their incom

A Miami-Dade County jury found George Pino not guilty in the death of 17-year-old Luciana “Lucy” Fernandez after less than two hours of deliberation Monday. The six-member jury acquitted the Doral-based commercial real estate broker on manslaughter and boat vessel homicide charges stemming from a bo

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ property tax proposal has constitutional holes because it seeks to deny cuts to newcomers, according to a newspaper’s analysis of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The measure would require new Florida residents to wait five years before qualifying for a proposed homestead tax exemptio

Population growth might be slowing, and more apartments and homes are going unsold and unoccupied. But that doesn't mean the nation's affordability challenges are getting better. Depressed demand and harsh affordability challenges are the defining stories of 2026, according to the Harvard Joint Cent

Hospitality titan Keith Menin and his wife, Evelyn Menin, sold their Fisher Island condo for $10.5 million. The Menin Hospitality principal traded the unit at 6800 Fisher Island Drive in an off-market sale. ONE Sotheby’s International Realty handled both sides of the transaction with Dennis Carvajal

"Saturday Night Live" alum Leslie Jones is bringing her signature no-holds-barred humor to the world of vacation rentals in a brand-new HGTV series that promises plenty of laughs and dramatic property transformations. The comedian has teamed up with renovation expert Jasmine Roth for "Roast My Renta

Perez Hilton is selling his Las Vegas home for $4.25 million and moving to Miami after "God told him" to leave Nevada following several health scares. The 48-year-old social media personality is getting ready to bid farewell to the sprawling six-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom property, which is situated on a

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is drawing attention once again. Officials reported a variety of issues over the weekend, including continued algae growth, peeling paint, and even alleged vandalism that’s led to arrests and citations, according to the president. “The United States Park Police h

As the nation braces for a sweltering summer in 2026, homeowners and residential builders are already facing a critical shortage of skilled labor. But now, AI data centers are seemingly acting as a vacuum, sucking up licensed electricians and HVAC technicians away from the residential sector, which

To combat rising repossessions, the Department of Veterans Affairs has officially launched the Partial Claim Program, a new foreclosure-prevention tool for struggling military Veterans behind on their VA-backed mortgages. Reauthorized by Congress in July 2025, this initiative was opened for submissi

Hoda Kotb and her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman, reunited for a heartwarming Father's Day celebration with their daughters, Haley, 8, and Hope, 6, at her upstate New York home. The NBC alum, 61, who announced in September 2024 that she would be stepping down from the hit morning show to spend more time

Taylor Swift held a lavish, celebrity-filled bachelorette bash at her iconic Rhode Island mansion—just weeks before she and Travis Kelce are set to exchange vows. The countdown to Swift and Kelce's wedding is officially on, and this weekend, the "Lover" hitmaker, 36, reportedly welcomed her closest

Alan Greenspan, the long serving Federal Reserve chairman who oversaw years of prosperity leading up to the subprime mortgage crisis, has died. He was 100. Greenspan's wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, confirmed his death in a statement shared with her outlet on Monday, sayin

Veteran journalist Andrea Mitchell is facing a heartbreaking new chapter after the death of her husband, renowned economist and former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, who died June 22 at the age of 100 from complications related to Parkinson's disease. Mitchell, who announced last year that

HGTV star Christina Haack has yanked her sprawling Tennessee farmhouse from the market—less than two weeks after putting the dwelling up for sale and for rent. On June 9, the 42-year-old TV personality listed the elegant abode for $5.3 million. Just one day later, the property also became available

Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices continue to squeeze budget buyers, but 11 states— mostly nestled in the American heartland—stand out as bastions of affordability this year. A household earning a median income can comfortably afford a median-priced home in fewer than a quarter of the 50

Most people can't imagine having to drive five hours to and from the nearest grocery store—yet that is exactly what Sean and Jessica Hughes have to do twice a month to continue living their dream life in an off-grid dome home in Tennessee. For the past six years, Sean, 44, and Jessica, 40, have endu