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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.
Timberline Homes buy will push Champion deeper into retail

The Timberline Homes acquisition, Champion Homes' third acquisition since 2025, signals a growing emphasis on direct-to-consumer sales
Read MoreBH3 joins Design District venture to revive, expand upscale office project

A long-planned Miami Design District office project is back, this time with a new development partner and a larger design, a nod to rekindled demand from new-to-market firms. BH3 Management is teaming up with Miami Design District Associates on its project The Ursa, increasing its configuration n
Read MoreCRMLS went on offense against Compass. Will other MLSs follow?

Industry leaders weigh in as CRMLS seeks to stop Compass from challenging MLS rules in court
Read MoreUpstate New York bucking national housing slowdown

Planned tech development is expected to bring even more buyers to upper New York
Read MoreBritish Airways plans record 106-seat business class on Airbus A380 jumbo jets

British Airways is ripping out coach-class seats and building a giant premium economy and business class in a bet on the high-end travel boom.
Read MoreWalmart to anchor Terra’s Doral retail development with small-format store

Walmart is set to anchor Terra’s Doral Atrium retail development with a neighborhood grocery store that will occupy 52 percent of the shopping center. The Arkansas-based retail giant inked a 40,344-square-foot lease at the 78,000-square-foot project at the northwest corner of Doral Boulevard and 79t
Read MoreUWM moves to dual-score model, auto-selects best result

Lender will obtain both FICO and VantageScore on every credit pull
Read MoreBoca’s biggest landlord James Batmasian buys office complex for $38M

James Batmasian’s Investments Limited picked up a Boca Raton office complex for $38.2 million, expanding the reach of one of the town’s biggest landlords. An entity registered to the real estate investor bought two office buildings and the adjacent parking garage on 2.2 acres at 555-595 South Federa
Read MoreMost Americans Want To Age at Home. Not Enough Have Successfully Planned Financially for It.

There’s no place like home—and for many Americans these, that remains true well into their golden years. While many would prefer aging in their own environment, the challenge is figuring out how they can afford to do so. Northwestern Mutual’s 2026 Planning & Progress Study found that 73% of America
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Michael Douglas has offered a candid glimpse into a turbulent period in his home life with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, revealing how an “incredibly difficult” separation affected their family—more than a decade before the couple began trying to offload their sprawling New York estate. Douglas, 82, re
Read More Rocket Mortgage names Nicole Beattie chief servicing officer

Move comes as Rocket’s servicing book tops $2 trillion and 9.1 million loans
Read MoreARM reset wave set to crest in 2027, hit pockets of borrowers

ICE and Optimal Blue data point to a manageable wave of ARM adjustments
Read MoreDolly Parton’s Former Los Angeles Home Hits the Market for the First Time in 25 Years

The former home of late music legend Dolly Parton is officially up for grabs, having just hit the market for $7.95 million in Los Angeles. The country singer and her late husband, Carl Dean, purchased the Hollywood Hills residence in 1985 for $750,000, according to property records. The couple later
Read MoreL.A.’s Mansion Tax Cost City 9,000 New Homes as Builders Pulled Back, Study Finds

Pitched to voters as a tax on the wealthy to fund much-needed affordable housing, Los Angeles' controversial "mansion tax" has instead cost the city over 9,000 new housing units, 16,500 construction jobs, and $452 million in lost municipal revenue. That is the sobering conclusion reached by resear
Read MoreTropical Storm Isaias Tracks Toward U.S.: Where It Will Hit and Which Homeowners Should Prepare

A tropical system forming in the Gulf has homeowners in Florida and the Southeast on alert. While the National Hurricane Center has yet to name the tropical depression, it’s strengthening at a pace that makes it certain among meteorologists that it will turn into Tropical Storm Isaias by week’s end
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TikTok-famous couple Cole and Savannah LaBrant have removed their sprawling Tennessee home from the market—two years after the dwelling was first listed for $5.4 million. Savannah, 33, and Cole, 29, purchased the elegant Nashville home in November 2022 for $4.5 million, and for nearly two years it s
Read More Warren Buffett’s Successor at Berkshire Hathaway Places Another Big Bet on Housing

Berkshire Hathaway, the major holding company previously championed by Warren Buffett, has made its third major investment in the U.S. homebuilding sector this year. The company increased its stake in Lennar, America’s second largest homebuilder, by 94% in the third quarter, according to an SEC fili
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From the ultraprivate Ohio mansion Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce shares with wife Taylor Swift to the sprawling Texas estate gymnast Simone Biles recently offloaded, professional athletes boast some of the most impressive real estate portfolios. A handful of talented sports stars recently o
Read More Dr. Phil Lists Palatial Beverly Hills Estate for $67.5 Million—More Than Double What He Paid

TV host Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife, Robin McGraw, are ready to bid farewell to their longtime Beverly Hills, CA, estate, putting the lavish property on the market for an eye-watering $67.5 million. The TV personality, 76, and his wife, 72, purchased the property in 2010 for $29.8 million, before c
Read MoreAs debt woes mount, Alirio Torrealba’s MG Developer lists Hialeah dev site entitled for apartments

Beleaguered developer Alirio Torrealba, who has been hit with a string of lender lawsuits in recent months, is shopping around a Hialeah multifamily development site. Torrealba’s Coral Gables-based MG Developer listed the vacant property of its planned Metro Station II project at 2701 and 2765 East
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