Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

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For a buyer who loves to entertain—especially with wine—the perfect house just might be one built by a winemaker and winery owner. In 2012, Joseph Carr, founder of Josh Cellars in California and Joseph Carr Winery, established roots with his wife Dee in Dennis, MA, a town in Cape Cod. The home, now

In 1997, Jonathan Roberts and his wife Elizabeth snapped up a 1924 sprawling estate in Seattle’s Washington Park neighborhood, quickly making it their own—including sourcing antiques and artifacts on jaunts to Europe. During the 3.5-year transformation, between 2000 and 2004, one of those finds (an

An ex-CIA officer. Nearly 300 bars of gold. And four properties in Palm Beach.  What do they all have in common? They’re part of former CIA officer David J. Rush’s $193 million fraud scheme. Rush pleaded guilty this month to defrauding the federal government. He used those funds to buy three homes o

A converted 1891 Denver church has hit the market for $749,900—and inside, you'd never know it used to be a house of worship. Set within the historic Sanctuary Lofts, this 1,892-square-foot unit skips the solemnity for bright, wide-open living. "This unit does not feel like a church. The building cl

Few house styles say "ski weekend" quite like an A-frame, and in Vermont’s Deerfield Valley, these cabins have been part of the landscape since the ski boom of the 1960s. Now, one of those originals is up for grabs at an incredibly accessible price. As well, it’s move-in-ready, right down to the sof

California voting on new housing reform ballot measures are underway; other states start early voting later this month

Narragansett’s iconic Reading Room, a former social club that hit the market over the summer for $10.95 million, has recently received a $1.2 million price cut. Now listed for $9.75 million, the five-bedroom waterfront residence still sits next to The Towers, the last surviving remnant of the 1880s

A $10.5 million Ritz-Carlton Residences penthouse in South Florida is set to hit the auction block later this month. The 7,031-square-foot penthouse, the largest single-level home for sale on Fort Lauderdale Beach, will be auctioned off on Oct. 30 during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

Less than half an hour's drive outside Las Vegas sits a 320-acre private artificial reservoir that offers rare waterfront community living near Sin City. Approximately 15 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip is Henderson, the second largest city in Nevada. Within Henderson is the exclusive gated c

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From the outside, a brick and brownstone townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks like just another townhouse—but, it's sheltering a very cool amenity. Nestled inside is a 41-foot heated pool, an amenity considered rare for even Manhattan hotels, and especially private residences. Snug on an e

A 1927 Tudor in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood has come to market for $1.59 million, marking the first time the home has been offered for sale since 1967. Set on a wooded 9,148-square-foot lot, the four-bedroom, 2.5 bath home at 1755 Glencoe Street was custom built for Howard E. and Wilma M. Lorton

An extraordinarily rare opportunity to buy an architectural marvel designed by I.M. Pei has just become available in Texas for a jaw-dropping $22 million. Located in Westover Hills, the 19,133-square-foot mansion is just one of three residences ever designed by the late Chinese-American architect, a

A brand-new waterfront estate, tucked away on 1.4 acres of privacy overlooking Ashumet Pond on Cape Cod, MA has just hit the market for $5,395,000. The Mashpee residence boasts a massive 7,812-square-foot open floor plan custom-created for both entertaining and everyday living. "The most incredible

A former missile silo built 182 feet underground at the height of the Cold War has blasted onto the market in Carlton, KS, for $1,600,500. Located on 18.2 acres of privacy surrounded by barbed-wire fencing for additional security, the North Star Missile Silo features an underground tunnel, steel bla

An architecturally significant estate with Asian-inspired influence has just hit the market in East Hampton, NY for $4,995,000. The Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired four-bedroom retreat sits on 2 acres of privacy surrounded by a koi pond and nature trails, with direct access to a bay beach. The current o

Offbeat home updates are officially trending—and for now, they won't hurt your resale value. “Whimsymaxxing” is the latest viral lifestyle movement. Items that have no business being bedazzled are suddenly being covered in rhinestones and minimalism is taking a backseat to maximalism. Naturally, thi

Neighbors in Queens, NY, say it took more than two years to evict squatters from their neighborhood, and only after they banded together and persuaded a congressman and local news station to step in. Harry Yanakis tells Realtor.com® that he and his neighbors first noticed Vernon Glass and Lusascha T

OPINION: A recent Realtor.com® article about Florida’s Amendment 3 referenced an earlier, independent study that looked at what could happen if Florida eliminated property taxes altogether. That is not Amendment 3, and it is not what Floridians will be voting for on Nov. 3. Amendment 3 takes a more