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.
Newrock draws fitness, dining tenants to Oakland Park multifamily developments

Newrock Partners is bringing a roster of fitness, wellness and dining brands to Oakland Park’s North Federal Highway corridor, as tenants seek relative affordability compared to other parts of South Florida. The Oakland Park-based developer leased over 27,000 square feet of retail space to 13 tenant
Read MoreThis Is the Make-or-Break Window for Sellers

For sellers launching a listing this summer, initial pricing can make all the difference between sparking a bidding war for top dollar or having to offer concessions and settling for below asking price. According to a new Realtor.com® economic research team report, timing is key, and the first four
Read MoreSouth Florida’s top deals: Tequesta home sells for near $14M

🏆 Residential: The top residential sale to hit records was in Tequesta, where a home at 19020 Point Drive sold for $13.8 million or about $1,800 per square foot. The buyers were Quintynn and Cassandra Botha, and the seller was an LLC managed by William E. Burford. Built in 2001, the home spans 7,50
Read MoreHistoric New England City Dubbed ‘America’s Filing Cabinet’ Is Seeing a Massive Real Estate Boom

Renowned as the "insurance capital of the world" and "America's filing cabinet" due to its high concentration of insurer headquarters, Hartford, CT, has reclaimed the title of America's hottest housing market after more than a year. The quintessential New England metro, which encompasses the cities
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All-American Rejects guitarist Nick Wheeler is opening the doors to the creative hub where his band's long-awaited fifth album was carefully curated—years after he brought his dream of having a private recording studio to life at his Tennessee home. Wheeler and his bandmates, Tyson Ritter, Mike Kenn
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Less than a year after influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul made headlines by purchasing a sprawling Georgia ranch for a record-setting $39 million, another Peach State property is poised to steal that impressive title. Spring Creek Plantation, a 5,519-acre property in southwest Georgia's famed quail b
Read More Florida Leads in Foreclosures as Filings Rise 14% Nationwide

Foreclosures have continued apace, with Florida leading the nation in May, according to a new report. Nationwide, foreclosure filings dropped 5% last month from April but surged 14% from a year ago, according to the May 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released by property data provider ATTOM. Fl
Read MoreDR Horton chases south Miami-Dade supply in $17M on Homestead land buy

D.R. Horton purchased a development site in Homestead for $16.9 million, as homebuilders continue to seek developable land in south Miami-Dade. The Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder acquired 97 lots across two parcels, Aspen Estates East and Aspen Estates West, from M Aspen Homestead LLC, records s
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With America's 250th anniversary just weeks away, eyes are turning to the last remaining legacy properties built by the country's founding fathers more than two centuries ago. One newly listed North Carolina estate is vying for a place among those historical dwellings, despite being built just 103 y
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HGTV star Christina Haack has put her sprawling Tennessee farmhouse on the rental market for $20,000 a month, just hours after the elegant dwelling was relisted for sale with an asking price of $5.3 million. Just one day after Realtor.com® exclusively revealed that the 42-year-old TV personality's F
Read More Red Tape Now Adds $132K to the Cost of a New Home

Permits, building codes, inspections, and regulations are tacking on huge costs to build new single-family homes, which are inevitably passed along to homebuyers. And the burden is only growing, according to the National Association of Home Builders. A new NAHB study found regulatory costs have jump
Read MoreYour Biggest Perk as a Renter Might Be Costing You a Down Payment

Renting rather than owning a home has benefits and drawbacks, but one upside that is universally affirmed is that renting affords you flexibility. A 30-year-mortgage sounds scary, while a one-year lease means you can pack up and go elsewhere—including to a place with lower monthly costs, if you need
Read MoreBasketball Belongs to the Cities. But Can City Kids Still Afford To Stay?

When Pete Axthelm wrote in 1970 that “basketball belongs to the cities,” he was writing about the Knicks, New York, and the asphalt playgrounds that had helped make the sport inseparable from urban life. More than 50 years later, as the New York Knicks face off against the San Antonio Spurs on Wedne
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Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's children have found themselves a new home in the form of a luxurious custom "doggy mansion" that the family has set up for their pets on the grounds of their $63 million Beverly Hills home. Hilton, 45, who shares son Phoenix Barron, 3, and daughter London Marilyn, 2, wit
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For many older millennials—now in their 40s—it’s time to play catch-up. According to a report by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, the median retirement savings for this group sits at $73,000. That's $427,000 less than the $500,000 target most 40-somethings believe they'll need and nowhere
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Meghan Markle has shared a heartwarming glimpse into her family's idyllic plans for the summer season in a new Instagram post that reveals insight into how she and husband Prince Harry are embracing the warmer weather at home with their children, Archie and Lilibet. The 44-year-old mother of two sha
Read More World Cup Tickets Cost More Than a Monthly Mortgage Payment in These 5 Host Cities

The World Cup kicks off Thursday in Mexico City, and fans are paying hefty prices to be a part of the action. FIFA estimates that between 5 million and 6 million fans will attend the six-week tournament, which takes place in 16 cities across North America. Among the 11 U.S. host cities, in five of t
Read More10 Water Toys to Take Out This Summer

Photo courtesy of Watersports Car Watersports Jet Car Was that a Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible you saw blasting down the Intracoastal? And was that a new Chevy Corvette right behind it? You would be right. That’s because the latest craze in head-spinning watercraft is the Jet Car phenomenon. The conc
Read MoreNCH Rooney Heart Institute Performs a Florida’s “First”

NCH Rooney Heart Institute Performs Florida’s First M3 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Groundbreaking procedure expands treatment options for patients with severe mitral valve disease who are not candidates for traditional surgery The NCH Rooney Heart Institute has successfully performed Flor
Read MoreShop STARability’s Home Collection Liquidation Sale

The Home Collection will begin a liquidation sale on June 11, offering 50 percent-off all merchandise through July 8. Photo courtesy of STARability Foundation As STARability Foundation continues preparations for its future campus and expanded programming, the organization will close its Home Collect
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