Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Developers locked in a $134 million construction loan for the final apartment tower at a mixed-use megaproject that’s been a decade in the making near a Miami Metrorail station. Coconut Grove-based 13th Floor Investments and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Barings have started construction of the 37

Rechat has expanded its platform to allow brokerages, teams, technology providers and vendors to build and deploy custom branded applications directly on top of its real estate operating system. Custom app features are available immediately. The initiative builds on work that began more than a year

New York state’s most sweeping reform of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state budget, cutting red tape on housing construction. Developers, municipalities and environmental advocates are watching to see how the law works i

Actor Zac Efron has bid farewell to Hollywood's glossy megamansions in favor of returning to grassroots architecture in the form of a unique off-grid retreat made almost entirely of hemp that he is in the process of building on a remote plot of land in Australia. The 38-year-old "High School Musical

President Donald Trump has picked a familiar name to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Trump on Wednesday nominated Brian Johnson, who'd previously overseen rule-making, supervision, and enforcement efforts at the agency, to be its lead. He'd need to be confirmed by the Senate and would

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday it would cut off funding to Los Angeles' lead homelessness services agency, accusing it of fraud. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which has received $1 billion in government funding over the past five years, has shown "r

eXp World Holdings, Inc. has completed its corporate transformation to AGNT, Inc., including a formal name change and a move of its legal domicile from Delaware to Texas, the company announced Thursday. The holding company for eXp Realty, NextHome, FrameVR.io and SUCCESS Enterprises now trades on Na

BAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES RECEIVES $70,000 GRANT TO ASSIST AT-RISK AND HOMELESS OLDER WOMEN IN COLLIER COUNTY Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for older adults and their families, today announced that it has been awarded a

Long before she became a real estate agent helping lead one of the nation’s top-performing small teams, Molly Horak was spending her days in an infant carrier beneath her mother’s desk. The story has become part of The Horak Group’s family lore — and part of the reason the team’s connection to REMAX

President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that Bill Pulte’s tenure as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) will be temporary. He announced on social media the nomination of Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to the permanent position. “Few people anywhere in

On Thursday morning, real estate professionals in Washington state woke up having to comply with a new law requiring them to publicly market their residential real estate listings to all consumers, unless the seller can show doing so would negatively impact their health or safety. The statute, forme

SEACREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL WELCOMES LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOL LEADER DENNIS CHAPMAN AS ITS NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL Seacrest Country Day School, a college-preparatory institution serving students from early learning through 12th grade, announced it has named Dr. Dennis G. Chapman as its new Head of School. Ch

When most people think of outdoor aging-in-place updates, they often picture industrial-looking metal ramps. Rest assured, you don’t have to choose between safety and style. There are many visually appealing, DIY-friendly ways to improve your yard’s accessibility without compromising curb appeal or

As "the greatest American architect of all time," Frank Lloyd Wright has inspired the designs of hundreds, if not thousands, of homes. But perhaps nowhere is his influence more apparent than in the properties designed by his own sons, Lloyd and John Lloyd Wright. Now, one of those dwellings has retu

The expected travel boom from the World Cup is looking like it will be a city-by-city, match-by-match test of pricing power.

Ken Griffin’s footprint on Miami is growing along Biscayne Bay. The Citadel founder and CEO revised his proposal for a 2.5-acre site at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive, adding a 300-unit apartment building and 1,420-space parking garage next to another office building he owns, Bloomberg reported. Griffin al

Actress Meg Ryan's former Montecito mansion has hit the selling block for $19.9 million—an asking price that is more than $3 million higher than the sum the actress received for the dwelling just one year ago. The 64-year-old "When Harry Met Sally" star purchased the picturesque Picacho Lane abode f

After much speculation, federal forecasters have officially announced that an El Niño has started forming and will have sizable impacts on weather patterns for months to come. The official forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for an El Niño to intensify in the fall

Mortgage rates rose Thursday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report and an increase in inflation to a three-year high, dimming the prospects for any Federal Reserve rate cut this year. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.52% for the week ending June 11, up 4 basis points f

Music producer Tommy Mottola, and his wife, Mexican singer and actress Thalía, sold a new mansion in Bal Harbour for nearly $17 million, setting a record for non-waterfront home sales in the luxury enclave. The sale is one of a few recent notable residential deals in South Florida. Property records