Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Loan officers are shifting their playbooks to keep deals alive as mortgage rates climb north of 6.6%. Originators are encouraging borrowers to ask for more seller credits, recalibrate their home search criteria and rush to close deals as quickly as possible. Rates for 30-year fixed mortgages reached

Arbor Homes, a subsidiary of Clayton, is leaning into its Arrival Series to offer entry-level buyers a home in the low $200s, addressing the growing U.S. affordability gap. The Indianapolis-based homebuilder recently introduced the Arrival Series to the Louisville market, with detached homes availab

MLS consolidation is something numerous industry executives advocate for but few have managed to successfully pull off given all of the logistical challenges of combining two distinct platforms into one. However, MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors (R

This summer, don’t be alarmed if mosquitoes decide to ruin your summer cookout. Depending on where you live, you might see a significant spike in mosquito activity in the months ahead. Orkin recently identified the top “hot zones” for mosquitoes, placing Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City at th

Rishi Kapoor is coming clean about his dirty dealings. As part of his plea deal with federal prosecutors, Kapoor admitted he misappropriated $85 million from investors for his failed real estate projects, including siphoning millions for his personal benefit. At a Friday hearing in Miami federal cou

Up to now, homebuilding rankings have mostly answered two questions: who is bigger? And who is the biggest? They remain important questions. Scale matters in U.S. homebuilding. It affects land access, purchasing leverage, trade depth, capital relationships, brand reach, technology investment and res

When it comes to the process of selling a reverse mortgage, John Luddy exemplifies the clichéd phrase, “been there, done that.” After 40 years in the mortgage industry, including more than 20 in the reverse channel, there’s not much that surprises the Connecticut-based senior vice president of Supre

Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) said UWM Holdings Corp., the publicly traded parent company of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is positioned for continued growth despite elevated interest rates. It points to expanded broker market share, in-house technology investments and a push to bring

As Bravo fans gear up for the explosive reunion episodes of "Summer House," viewers are now being offered the chance to experience the drama from within the very place where it all unfolded—and where Amanda Batula and West Wilson's controversial romance is said to have first started. Amid the furiou

An audit from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that more than 1,200 reverse mortgage borrowers could exhaust funds set aside to pay property taxes and insurance years earlier than expected, potentially exposing HUD to hundreds of mi

AI is proving valuable in real estate marketing, quickly turning rough notes into first drafts and maintaining message consistency across channels. It helps solo agents match output from larger brokerages. Used effectively, AI is a practical tool that frees agents to focus on pricing, advising, nego

The real estate industry is entering a new era of consolidation where technology infrastructure — not just brand scale — is becoming the primary driver of enterprise value. Recent acquisitions by Compass, eXp World Holdings and The Real Brokerage illustrate how brokerages increasingly view proprieta

New Jersey could soon launch a program that cuts the red tape to allow vacant office parks to be converted into housing. The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee pushed forward a bill, S-1766, that would let developers skip some local zoning rules to repurpose vacant office parks and retail

Jose Canero completed a bulk purchase of an entire condo complex in Coconut Grove, and just flipped the property for a 160 percent increase, or 2.6 times what he paid. Boca Raton-based El-Ad National Properties paid $45.5 million for the 25-unit, 20,500-square-foot building at 3265 Virginia Street i

While it’s well documented that regulatory friction is gumming up the new-construction pipeline, a new report offers a rare look at how local bureaucracy may also be affecting the homes already standing. The analysis from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) reviewed 2.8 million building permit records

David Martin’s Terra and its partners secured unanimous approval from Miami Beach’s Design Review Board for a 330-foot-tall tower in South Beach that developer Michael Stern got the city commission to upzone last summer. The future luxury tower at 1250 West Avenue will replace a 15-story, 238-unit c

"Today" co-host Sheinelle Jones has revealed that she is moving out of the New York home she shared with late husband Uche Ojeh—admitting that she nearly threw out her wedding dress while packing up her longtime abode. Jones, 48, who lost her husband to cancer in May 2025, lifted the lid on the movi

The Florida Legislature made a huge move to strip away more zoning and land use power from local governments in the name of affordable housing, but this time, the affordable component is lacking. The Infill Redevelopment Act, sponsored by state Sen. Alexis Calatayud, would strip local governments of

Mortgage rates saw a slight retreat this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans edging down to 6.36% for the week ending May 14, according to Freddie Mac. Though minor, this 1 basis-point dip from last week’s 6.37% indicates a stabilizing trend after several weeks of moderate climbs

Comedian Pete Davidson closed on the sale of his Staten Island apartment at a $400,000 loss just one day before rumors emerged that he has split from his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt—amid speculation that he is "selling his properties" in order to "open up funds" that will help him to manage the ongoing