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.
Healthy demand? These Kendall projects near Baptist hospital provoked longtime residents

A cluster of single-family homes on 1-acre lots and vacant parcels near Baptist Hospital of Miami are slated for redevelopment with more than 200 apartments, proposals that riled up hundreds of neighbors in a pocket of Kendall. Four planned projects range from three to five stories, in a less than t
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Kim Kardashian's Los Angeles mansion was targeted in a bizarre burglary attempt over the weekend that led to a man being arrested after allegedly taking a staff member's "car for a joyride." Police officers arrived at the reality star's $60 million Hidden Hills home on the afternoon of Aug. 9, when
Read More Movers & Shakers: Bespoke Real Estate taps Richard Finley III as CFO

Leading this week’s hiring news is Bespoke Real Estate’s appointment of Richard Finley III as chief financial officer. Finley previously served as CFO and chief operating officer at Buckingham Properties, as well as CFO at DM Capital Partners and Summit Ventures, according to LinkedIn. He’s led com
Read MoreSouth Florida’s top deals: American Landmark buys Lake Worth apartment complex for $65M

🏆 Residential: Hillsboro Beach had the priciest recorded home sale in the region. Car dealership executive Mike Manley sold the 9,000-square-foot home at 955 Hillsboro Mile, which is on the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway, for $14.5 million. The buyers were developers Ulises and Milexys Fe
Read MoreGreater Boston’s Historic ‘Leather City’ Is America’s Hottest ZIP Code

Suburban enclaves located within a short drive of major job hubs in the Northeast and Midwest are seeing a surge in homebuyer demand, led by a Greater Boston community with a rich industrial past as a leather manufacturing capital. Peabody, MA (ZIP 01960) climbed to the top of the annual Realtor.co
Read MoreRetiring Soon? 4 Crucial Money Moves Every Homeowner Should Make Before Retirement

If you’re a homeowner and the start of your retirement is clearly in sight, there are a few essentials you’ll want to get in order before your next chapter begins. The biggest of which is managing your money. For most homeowners, your property isn't just where you live—it’s also likely your larges
Read MoreHousing Week Ahead: Hottest ZIPs, Existing-Home Sales, and Data Center Deep Dive

The upcoming week delivers critical research from the Realtor.com® economics team alongside key market indicators that will signal where housing market momentum and monetary policy are headed. On Monday morning, senior economist Hannah Jones publishes the 2026 Hottest ZIP Codes Report and companion
Read MoreAs America turns 250, let’s renew the promise of home

As Americans celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, we’re reflecting on the promises that have defined our country. Few are more fundamental than the opportunity to build a stable life. Yet for millions of Americans, that opportunity remains out of reach because they cannot find or afford a safe pla
Read MoreThe pressure that reveals who you really are

I don’t know about you, but I seem to face my biggest demons head-on in the midst of a long run on the back farm roads of my little town in Tennessee. There is this constant push and pull throughout my six-plus miles on a Sunday morning where, in one thought, I’m praising myself, feeling like my fee
Read MoreDramatic Stone Villa Perched on the Edge of Horseshoe Bay Comes With Boat-In, Boat-Out Access

A stone villa inspired by the palazzos of Venice, featuring boat-in, boat-out access and set in the heart of Texas Hill Country, has hit the market for $8.5 million. Built in 2014, the six-bedroom, 10-bath residence at 113 La Posada in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, roughly 50 miles northwest of Austin, span
Read MoreSouth Florida Dirt: How Fannie and Freddie’s new rules will create winners and losers in condos

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now requiring lenders to pay even closer attention to a condo building’s finances. This shouldn’t really be a shock for anyone who’s been paying attention to the condo market, especially in Florida. Effective last Monday, Fannie Mae retired its limited review process,
Read More‘We Transform Abandoned New York City Buildings into Stunning Guesthouses’

An abandoned New York City building with bricked-up windows, rotting plywood, and rusted chains on the front door would make most prospective buyers run in the opposite direction. But for South Carolina couple Laureta Gjata and James Gale, these forgotten structures are pure gold. Today, Gjata and G
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As the housing market enters the summer doldrums, with would-be buyers weighed down by rising borrowing costs and distracted by vacation plans, real estate agents are getting increasingly creative to drum up interest. Today's real estate professionals are turning to marketing methods that go far bey
Read More Mortgage spreads keeping housing demand intact for now

Mortgage spreads are once again playing our friendly neighborhood housing hero by keeping mortgage rates under 7% in a crazy, hectic year. This has allowed housing to stay intact, sales-wise. While sales in our weekly tracker data have slowed down, as they typically do once mortgage rates get above
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There are an abundance of different architectural styles on offer in the U.S.—and many that are considered mainstays in the country's home design lexicon. But while midcentury modern abodes and Cape Cod dwellings might dominate the pages of design magazines, another, rather more unassuming style has
Read More Midcentury Carmel Valley Time Capsule Lists for the First Time in 55 Years for $2.4 Million

A Big Sur-inspired midcentury estate tucked away in Carmel Valley has just hit the market for the first time in 55 years for $2,395,000. The stylish sanctuary surrounded by breathtaking canyon views last traded hands for just $43,000 in 1971. Built in 1967, the three-bedroom residence boasts a thoug
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A crumbling cabin set at the heart of a lush 4.34-acre Catskills parcel has been given a bright new future thanks to a visionary husband-and-wife duo who breathed new life into the dilapidated structure, turning it into a picture-perfect woodland retreat inspired by their Scandinavian roots. When To
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An extraordinary private island in Florida that was settled by an Irish carpenter in the 1880s—and has remained in the hands of his family ever since—has hit the market for the very first time. Located on Lake Marion near Haines City, the 23.32-acre parcel, which is known as Bannon Island in honor o
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Tiny homes have long been viewed as an affordable alternative to traditional abodes—as well as a more flexible means of living. Having first risen to prominence as DIY off-grid cabins, the diminutive dwellings have since evolved into a much more mainstream form of accommodation, so much so that they
Read More Land bank for America’s largest homebuilder buys Florida City acreage

A land bank for D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, bought 232 homesites in Florida City for $28.5 million. Miami-based Trans Florida Development, through an affiliate, bought the 40-acre vacant parcel on the southwest corner of Redland Road and Southwest 336th Street from an entity tied
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