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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.
Six Major Metros Are Building More Housing—but Only for the Rich

Coastal and Sun Belt cities are ramping up construction on housing—but not the kind of housing that most people can afford, with supply dominated by larger homes and tiny apartments priced for high-income earners. That's according to a new study from the Georgetown University Center on Poverty and I
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Billionaire Ron Burkle has had a busy week, not only stepping in to "rescue" exclusive members' club Soho House's flailing privatization deal—but also bringing his tony Malibu, CA, beach cottage to the market for the sky-high price of $19.9 million. Burkle, who has a net worth of $3.7 billion, accor
Read More Homebuyers Keep Waiting for the Silver Tsunami. It Might Not Show Up

More homes are being inherited than ever, raising the question of whether the long-awaited “Silver Tsunami” is finally here. Baby boomers are sitting on nearly $19 trillion in housing, or nearly half of the nation’s real estate wealth. For years, the industry has expected that stock to hit the marke
Read MoreIndia’s youth are turning concerts into an economy. The money is following

India saw a 17% rise in the live events space in 2025, marking a boom in demand for experiences. This was led by Gen-Z and millennial crowds.
Read MoreCash is king, as luxury home sales outperform other price points in Miami-Dade

South Florida’s luxury segment outperformed lower price points again in the fourth quarter, with cash deals dominating the high end of the market. Across the board, home prices have either dropped, remained flat or grown at a much slower rate than in previous years. This was evident in December acro
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"Bachelor" fans are set to be treated to an intimate look inside the franchise's most iconic property, the aptly named "Bachelor Mansion" as it undergoes a one-of-a-kind makeover at the hands of several of the reality series' former stars. Members of "Bachelor Nation," the dedicated fanbase of more
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is speaking out about the tech industry’s push to construct massive data centers and how it's good news for the job market. "This is the largest infrastructure buildout in human history," Huang said to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
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Adam Levine and his wife, Behati Prinsloo, have called for a court to toss out sections of a lawsuit filed against them by their former decorator, who claims she suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling from a ladder at their $60 million mansion in Montecito, CA. Shana Kallen, a California de
Read More Zohran Mamdani Wants To Tax the Rich, but Kathy Hochul Opts for Restraint

Up against a $12.6 billion budget gap and big affordability promises, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is pledging to tax the rich. Except he doesn’t control the state budget, and the person who does, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, has just promised the opposite. Facing her own projected revenue vola
Read MoreHome Prices Ease While Inventory Opens Up for Buyers

Homebuyers shopping for a new home will find median list prices lower compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Trends Report. The year is starting off with a "macroeconomic" shift which bodes well for the housing market. This is in contrast from the way 20
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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres' British farmhouse has disappeared from the market just six months after it was first listed for the sky-high price of $30 million. The property was purchased by DeGeneres, 67, and her wife, Portia de Rossi, 52, for around $18 million in June 2024, and was initially meant to
Read More Brookstone, Cornerstone greenlighted for affordable rentals in Little Havana

A Miami projects review board greenlit two workforce and affordable apartment projects that will add nearly 730 units to the city. The urban development review board approved The Cornerstone Group and Brookstone Partners’ plan for 354 units in Little Havana, and Atlantic Pacific Companies’ 375 rent
Read MoreMiami-Dade approves massive industrial project outside UDB, partly on wetlands

A heavy equipment firm scored approval for its headquarters on more than 200 acres outside Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary, including paving over wetlands in a plan to develop a headquarters. County planning staff members opposed the proposal and recommended commissioners deny the ap
Read MoreThis Southwest City Just Entered the Top 10 Luxury Markets

Luxury comes in a variety of forms, and the new Winter 2026 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Luxury Housing Market Ranking shows that luxury markets aren't defined by price alone. "They are defined by balance," explains Anthony Smith, senior economist at Realtor.com. "Markets that pair livability an
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The iconic Los Angeles mansion that took center stage in Will Smith's hit sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is available to buy for the first time in 50 years, to the tune of $29.5 million—having been listed by a real estate agent who was "born and raised" inside the home. For the last five decad
Read More Trump Floats Allowing Homeowners To Claim a Depreciation Tax Break

President Donald Trump's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, included an offhand comment with an apparent new idea: extending the depreciation tax deduction to homeowners. "You know, the crazy thing is a person can't get depreciation on a house but when a corporation buys it,
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"Wheel of Fortune" host Vanna White has said "I do" to her longtime partner, real estate developer John Donaldson, more than a decade after the duo met at a barbecue at the TV star's multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills mansion. The 68-year-old TV personality shared the news of her surprise nuptials in
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Spirit Airlines is in talks with investment firm Castlelake for a potential takeover of the discount airline, which is in bankruptcy, CNBC has learned.
Read More The rental market is normalizing, but “normal” still depends on where you live

After years of volatility, the U.S. rental market is settling into something closer to equilibrium. Nationally, rent growth has slowed to near zero, vacancy has risen, and the intense competition of the pandemic era has eased. But normalization does not mean uniform relief, and it certainly does not
Read MoreWhy a $9 Million Detroit Mansion Just Sold for $800K—and What Its New Owner Plans To Do With It

One of the most renowned homes in Detroit, Bishop Mansion—a grand, 35,029-square-foot brick and lime estate—has just sold for $800,000 after originally being listed for $9 million. One might think this is a sad story of a mega price cut, but it has the happiest of endings—or new beginnings, if you w
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