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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.
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A new trove of emails from accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's inbox have rocked Donald Trump's administration—after multiple messages mentioning the president were released, prompting renewed calls for the full Epstein files to be made public. The House Oversight Committee released 20,000 page
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New Mexico’s housing market sits at a critical turning point. Demand is strong, but supply remains far behind, leaving many families priced out. Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card gave the Land of Enchantment a C-, reflecting a market where affordability is slipping and new construction
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HGTV is giving an early gift to viewers this holiday season in the form of a new reality series that documents the lives of Christmas "hoarders"—who spend tens of thousands of dollars a year amassing and storing their wild collections of festive decor. Months after carrying out an extensive program
Read More A Major Metro Is the Most Affordable City in America—and the Median Home Price Is Below $250K

Pittsburgh has been getting some buzz lately, especially after “The Pitt," the medical drama set in the city, snagged the Emmy for Best Drama Series. Now, Steel City is back in the news—this time for its standout housing affordability, which is attracting a wave of new homebuyers. "In October, Pitts
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A Cape Cod cottage that earned viral fame thanks to its risky location at the edge of a crumbling ocean cliff has found itself a bravehearted buyer just two months after it was listed—even as an adjacent blufftop property had its asking price chopped to just $99,000. The first property, which is loc
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While at least a dozen other states grapple with property tax reform and fallout, homeowners in the Big Sky State are starting to see real relief. Nearly 80% of Montana homeowners will see a tax cut in 2025, with about 10% seeing their bills hold steady, according to newly released data from the Mon
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Interior designer and TV personality Joanna Gaines has opened up about the "rebellious" way that she is taking control of her Christmas celebrations—explaining why she has already started slowing down for the holiday season. The 47-year-old "Fixer Upper" star, who lives in Waco, TX, shared how she u
Read More Great Falls housing market shifts toward buyers as 46% of sellers cut prices

Nearly half of home sellers in Great Falls, Montana reduced their asking prices during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, as properties lingered on the market longer than typical homes across the country. The Great Falls metro recorded price cuts on 45.7% of its 280 active single-family listings, while t
Read More50-year mortgage? NAR would rather focus on increasing inventory

The 50-year mortgage is currently one of the hottest topics in housing, so it is unsurprising that the proposal floated by the Trump administration came up in conversation at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2025 NXT conference. In an Advocacy Scoop podcast recording session Thursday even
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Set on 38 acres in the foothills of Colorado’s Front Range sits the kind of mountain home most people can only dream about. That’s because the 4,625-square-foot rustic-chic cabin at 9126 Gold Mine Road, which is now on the market for $2.8 million, not only comes with oodles of acreage—38 to be preci
Read More Top 10 States Where People Work the Most Hours

As a CEO of a public relations and storytelling agency in Tulsa, OK, Kristi Eaton is no stranger to working long hours. She started her business in 2023 after consulting for several years. "People tend to think consultants or those who own their own business work fewer hours, but my friends will tel
Read MoreBoise home sellers adjust prices facing highest fall inventory levels

Price reductions swept through 41.2% of Boise metro listings during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, as active inventory climbed to 3,335 homes and created a 2.4-month supply in the Idaho capital’s housing market. The surge in seller pricing adjustments coincided with 363 homes leaving the market throu
Read MorePittsburgh sellers reduce prices on nearly half of homes at $249K median

Price reductions swept through 48% of Pittsburgh’s housing inventory during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, as the metro maintained its position as Pennsylvania’s most affordable major market with a $249,000 median list price. The widespread price adjustments come even as Pittsburgh homes already trad
Read MoreNAR seeks broker input to improve value and transparency

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) began its 2025 NAR NXT conference Thursday morning by telling members that it was restructuring the organization based on their feedback and ideas, and on Thursday afternoon, the trade group put its money where its mouth is, soliciting feedback from brokers
Read MoreHollywood’s $500 Million Bet on Brooklyn Could Send Bushwick and Red Hook Home Prices Soaring

Two Brooklyn neighborhoods are poised to see massive growth as Hollywood moves in. Bushwick and Red Hook will each be the site of a film studio, together valued at $500 million, from Los Angeles-based Echelon Studios. While one would be hard pressed to find a neighborhood in Brooklyn that hasn't see
Read MoreWhat if the real homebuilding disruption isn’t AI — It’s culture?

He wasn’t complaining.He wasn’t catastrophizing.He was being honest. A homebuilding CEO — one of the dozens who write privately in moments of candor — put it this way: “We are far from solving the problem… margins will be in the 18% range if things go well.” Then came the real admission, the one tha
Read MoreCharlottesville sellers accelerate price adjustments as inventory builds

The Charlottesville metro housing market has entered neutral territory with 3 months of supply, prompting 41.5% of active listings to reduce their asking prices during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025. Despite the surge in price cuts, the Virginia metro maintains a median list price of $609,890, a 34% p
Read MoreMoxiWorks unveils AI marketing platform RISE

MoxiWorks has introduced RISE, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered real estate marketing platform designed to guide agents through daily tasks rather than relying on manual prompts or traditional CRM workflows. The company said RISE continuously interprets client activity, predicts buyer and sel
Read MoreRitz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale condo association files for bankruptcy

The condo association that governs the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale condo-hotel filed for bankruptcy after losing a legal fight with two hospitality investment giants. The Castillo Grand Hotel Condominium Residences Association (CGHCRA), which governs the condo-hotel units at the property, filed fo
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“Big Short” investor Michael Burry—famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash—has officially deregistered the hedge fund he launched in 2013. Scion Asset Management's registration status is listed as "terminated" as of Nov. 10, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a letter to in
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