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.
South Florida’s top deals: Hialeah apartment complex trades for $21M

🏆 Residential: The most expensive home sale to hit records in South Florida was in Palm Beach, where Matthew and Astrid Womble paid $8.1 million to a trust tied to late entrepreneur Richard H. Wehman for a 2,700-square-foot home at 110 Merrain Road. The property has four bedrooms and three bathroom
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When Amanda and Vincent DeRise went to view a 140-year-old Victorian home for sale in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, their real estate agent didn’t mince words: It was a “money pit.” But the DeRises saw a way into the wealth engine that has defined middle-class America for generations. While it’s no secret
Read More The Hidden Math Behind How Homeownership Builds Generational Wealth—and How Renters Are Left Behind

Homeownership builds wealth by pulling three levers at once: Monthly mortgage payments gradually increase owners’ equity, rising home values contribute to that equity, and the earlier a buyer gets in, the longer those gains can compound. That helps explain why homeowners’ net worth so dramatically
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“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Demi Engemann spends plenty of time sharing her life on screen—but behind closed doors, the reality TV personality retreats to a dark, moody bedroom she’s designed to feel like a private sanctuary. Engemann, 31, first rose to reality TV fame appearing in the f
Read More Tax-Free New Hampshire City Makes a Comeback as Hottest U.S. Housing Market

After a nearly yearlong hiatus, an in-demand and relatively affordable New England metro has reclaimed the title of the nation's hottest housing market. Manchester-Nashua, NH, vaulted to the top of the Realtor.com® Hottest Housing Markets ranking in February, marking the metro's return to the No. 1
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As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran rages on, experts say that only one of India's two grand connectivity bets has a real future: IMEC.
Read More Music Legend Rufus Wainwright Lists Quirky and Colorful Storybook L.A. Home for $2.3 Million

Singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright has put his vibrant Spanish-style storybook residence on the market in Los Angeles for $2.3 million—more than 10 years after he picked up the unique abode. Located in lower Laurel Canyon, the three-bedroom estate is tucked away in an exclusive enclave at the ba
Read MoreRelated Ross wins height permit for mixed-use Wellington development

Related Ross got the greenlight to build seven stories high on former farmland in Wellington. Billionaire Steve Ross’ firm received approval from the Wellington Village Council to build an 86-foot-tall extended stay hotel, a 47-foot-tall lakeside restaurant facility, and a pair of 42-foot-tall comme
Read MoreAmericans Are Dipping Into Their 401(k) To Pay Their Mortgage and Bills More Than Ever

More Americans are taking early withdrawals from their 401(k) accounts to pay emergency expenses such as mortgage payments. In 2025, 6% of people enrolled in Vanguard 401(k) plans made "hardship withdrawals" from their accounts, according to the company's 2026 report on Americans' savings habits. Th
Read MoreClinic mogul Jorge Acevedo picks up Hialeah apartments for $21M

A medical clinic entrepreneur is jumping into South Florida’s multifamily arena after acquiring a Hialeah apartment building for $21.2 million. An entity managed by Jorge Acevedo, founder of Miami-based La Colonia Medical Centers, acquired Regency Club Apartments at 1350 West 46th Street, records an
Read MorePalm Beach County Residents Can Get Up to $50K Toward a New Home—Here’s How

Good news for aspiring Palm Beach County, FL, homeowners: A new pilot program is offering up to $50,000 to make homeownership dreams come true for 60 lucky households. With a $500,000 median list price as of February 2026, Palm Beach County isn't cheap. That's $102,000 over the national median list
Read MoreFinancier buys Palm Beach estate in Mar-a-Lago Security Zone for $36M

Financier Mark Marcello dropped $36 million on a Palm Beach estate in the Mar-a-Lago Security Zone. Records show his 150 Clarendon Avenue LLC, a Florida entity, bought the mansion at 160 Clarendon Avenue from John and Marilyn Breyo. Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates represented both sid
Read MorePennsylvania Governor in Legal Land Dispute With Neighbors Over Backyard

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his Montegomery County, PA, neighbors have filed lawsuits against each other over an escalating land dispute. They're fighting over a narrow 2,900-square-foot piece of property, which is a common boundary between Shapiro's $830,500 private residence and his neighbo
Read MoreSellers Should Make Sure They’re Not ‘Housefishing’ Homebuyers

In today’s AI era, sellers might wonder whether traditional home staging is still worth it. Well, now that “housefishing,” or manipulating listing photos to hide property flaws, is a trend, the answer is absolutely. “The motivation behind housefishing is the 'anything to get potential buyers throug
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NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce have poked fun at their mother, Donna, and the public furor over news that the 73-year-old is renovating her Florida condo, joking that the construction is the "most important news" to come out of their family in the past week. Jason, 38, and Travis, 36, welcomed the
Read More Philip Freedman returns to Compass to lead sales of the Raleigh

Philip Freedman is back at Compass to lead sales and marketing of the Raleigh Rosewood Residences in Miami Beach, The Real Deal has learned. Freedman, who focuses on new development condo sales, left Douglas Elliman after seven years with the brokerage. He’s now senior managing director of sales fo
Read MoreIf You’re a Live-In Caregiver, These Are the Tax Breaks You’re Likely Missing Out On

Multigenerational living is at an all-time high. In fact, the most recent Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers report by the National Association of Realtors® found that 17% of homes purchased over the past year were multigenerational households. If you’re part of one and serve as a live-in caregiver,
Read MoreWashington State Could Soon Ban Private Listings Over Growing Industry Scrutiny

Washington could become the second state to sign into law a ban on private listings, as more lawmakers scrutinize the practice. The state's Legislature passed SB 6091, which prohibits real estate brokers from marketing properties to an exclusive group of brokers or prospective buyers unless the prop
Read MoreBoucher, Major Food Group seek design approval for reimagined Nikki Beach site

Major Food Group and Boucher Brothers are pressing ahead with plans to redevelop a Miami Beach entertainment venue on city-owned land even as the current operator is still fighting to hold onto its ground lease. The joint venture will go before the Miami Beach Design Review Board Thursday, seeking t
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HGTV star Christina Haack is no stranger to fixer-uppers, but she's admitted that even she was left stunned by the "run-down" state of the iconic "Bachelor Mansion," while sharing her first impression of the historic property before it underwent a dramatic makeover as part of the new reality TV seri
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