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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.
Connecticut Homebuyer Finds 3 Dead Bodies in House Purchased Sight-Unseen

Earlier this summer, Edward Marchion discovered a grisly scene in a home he purchased through a foreclosure auction. Marchion, a Newington, CT, resident, purchased 7 Stanwich Lane, a four-bedroom, 3-bathroom home in Burlington, CT, for $525,000. The 2,800-square-foot home sits on more than 2 acres a
Read MoreCompass moves from AI content creation to AI task execution in Home Platform

Compass International Holdings has introduced AI Assistant, a conversational agent embedded across its new Home Platform that lets real estate professionals describe what they want to do and have the system complete tasks on their behalf, the company announced Monday. The launch comes just weeks aft
Read MoreAD Mortgage flags condo reserve rules in FHFA letter

AD Mortgage has launched a public policy initiative aimed at increasing its engagement with federal and state policymakers on housing finance issues, beginning with recommendations to the Federal Housing Finance Agency regarding condominium financing. The initiative has already taken off running. In
Read MoreHow high can mortgage rates go with Iran conflict 2.0?

It’s Monday and the Iran conflict looks like it will hit its 10th day straight of renewed missile and drone attacks. Oil prices are up a smidge today and the question now is: how much higher can mortgage rates go with so much already priced into the markets? 10-year yield and mortgage rates In the
Read MoreSame House, Higher Bill: Why Some Homeowners Pay More for Insurance Than Others

Imagine two houses on the same street—same size, same age, same everything. But one homeowner will pay $1,200 a year to insure theirs, while another will pay $2,100. It might sound like a pricing error, but it isn’t. A recent Urban Institute analysis of mortgage and insurance data found this kind o
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley's $4 million Pennsylvania home was the subject of a home invasion over the weekend—while the athlete was at the property with his family. Local officials confirmed that the Chester County, PA, property was targeted in an incident that took place on Jul
Read More Floyd Mayweather’s former Miami Beach mansion trades at a loss

The former home of boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. traded hands for $18.5 million, a loss compared to the property’s previous trade in 2024. An LLC tied to Black Spruce Management’s Josh Gotlib sold the 10,818-square-foot home at 288 South Coconut Lane in Miami Beach, according to prop
Read MoreNEXA Lending and former partner Mat Grella end legal fight

NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas said he has reached a global settlement with former business partner Mat Grella, ending a years-long legal battle over the ownership and control of the brokerage and several related entities. The agreement, reached in mediation and finalized on Monday, resolves “every si
Read MoreWindermere names Diana Wall chief growth officer

Windermere Real Estate has created the role of chief growth officer and hired longtime industry executive Diana Wall to lead expansion across the company’s independent brokerage platform, the firm announced Monday. Wall brings nearly 30 years of residential real estate experience to the Seattle-base
Read MoreWhy Your Dream Kitchen Renovation Could Trigger a Nightmare Insurance Rate Spike

A new kitchen can do more than transform the function and aesthetic appeal of your home— it might also change your property’s risk profile and, in turn, what you pay for home insurance. “Due to increased labor and material costs, the price of renovating a kitchen has spiked over the past three to f
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JetBlue Airways won takeoff and landing slots for up to 12 round-trip flights at LaGuardia Airport.
Read More Lender snaps up Stonerock’s downtown Miami office buildings for $15M

Stonerock Capital parted with its two downtown Miami office buildings in a foreclosure auction, despite its efforts to postpone the proceeding while it appeals the case. The lender on the properties, an affiliate of Atlanta-based Ardent Companies, won the foreclosure auction on Monday morning with
Read MoreFisher Island mansion asking $32M leads luxury contracts in Miami

A planned Fisher Island mansion asking $32 million led last week’s signed contract activity in Miami-Dade County. Buyers signed nine contracts totaling $79.8 million in asking dollar volume between July 13 and July 19, according to a weekly report by Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes team. The report
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Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, have welcomed a newborn baby boy named Alec Neel Vance, announcing the exciting arrival in a joint post shared on social media—while allowing President Donald Trump the honor of sharing the first image of their son. The Vances, who revealed in Januar
Read More Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation Celebrates New Safari Canyon Theater Stage at Naples Zoo

Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation Celebrates Completion of New Safari Canyon Theater Stage at Naples Zoo; Project Supported with $500,000 Foundation Grant The Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation is celebrating completion of a full renovation of one of the most beloved attractions at Naples Zoo at
Read MoreTexarkana Homeowners Protest New 500-Acre Data Center Over Noise and Water-Use Concerns

Residents in Texarkana, TX, are fighting back against a proposed data center in their district, marking the latest in a growing number of protests against data center development across the country. At issue is a planned 500-acre data center campus, called Project Big Pine, announced in April 2026 b
Read MoreNCH Recruits Nationally Recognized Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist

NCH Recruits Nationally Recognized Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist to Join Comprehensive Heart Transplant Program NCH is pleased to announce that Rafael Garcia-Cortes, MD, MPHS, a nationally recognized advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, will join the NCH Rooney Heart Insti
Read MoreStetson University plans Tampa development as higher ed bets on mixed-use districts

Stetson University is joining the higher education trend of investing in mixed-use districts, with the redevelopment of its Tampa Law Center. Stetson is partnering with New York-based Bromley Companies on plans to develop 670 apartments, 300 hotel keys, 37,500 square feet of retail space and 440,000
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Hollywood star Orlando Bloom is making another attempt to sell his longtime Malibu beach mansion—relisting the property at a significant discount, just a few weeks after it was taken off the market. The 49-year-old "Pirates of the Caribbean" star purchased the home for just $2.5 million in 2011, whe
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Former nurse Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins in Massachusetts today—more than three years after she was accused of murdering her three children inside the family home. Clancy, 35, has admitted to taking the lives of daughter Cora, 5, and sons Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan, but has pled not
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