Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

Leaders point to consolidation, shifting ownership stakes, and governance changes as drivers of new operating models

The commentary argues many transaction tools track tasks but do not draft, chase signatures, or complete disclosures end to end

A Palm Beach waterfront home that hasn’t changed hands in more than 40 years is under contract with an asking price of $29.8 million. That’s one of the 16 contracts Palm Beach County buyers signed between Sept. 14 and Sept. 20, according to Douglas Elliman’s Eklund Gomes team, which tracks all resid

Meg Ryan has officially closed the deal on her stunning Hamptons property, selling the retreat for its full $15.25 million asking price. The 64-year-old actress first listed the picturesque dwelling, which sits on a lush 1.5-acre parcel in Bridgehampton, NY, in June before finding a buyer just one m

Explore the Las Vegas Strip by day or night. Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority I have been going to Las Vegas practically since birth, and after more than 60 visits, I have watched the city reinvent itself more times than Madonna. I remember when the Strip had a slightly

Famed investor Dr. Michael Burry is leading the charge against a California city's plans to build a new housing development in the hills surrounding Saratoga, CA, citing wildfire risk. A new lawsuit spearheaded by Burry claims the planned Masson Estates development would be built in a high-risk fire

Trust and liability keep humans in the loop, even as mechanical title work is suited to automation

If you have home insurance, you might rightfully assume that if your house gets damaged, insurance will pay to fix it. Unfortunately, what your policy actually pays could look very different from what you expect. A loss can be covered but still leave you with thousands of dollars to pay yourself bec

Prestige Companies bought back a Dania Beach apartment property it sold two years ago.  The Miami Lakes-based firm, in partnership with MV Real Estate Holdings, reacquired Atlantica at 624 Northeast Second Street for $27.3 million, according to a news release. Prestige, led by Marty Caparros Jr., so

The city of Miami is taking Miami-Dade County to court over the county’s continued challenge to the creation and operation of the Allapattah Community Redevelopment Agency The Miami city commission unanimously approved a resolution at its Thursday meeting finding that Miami-Dade County’s continued c

New hyperscale data centers are no longer welcome in Palm Beach County for a while. The county unanimously approved a year-long ban on new applications for large-scale data centers, defined as those with a monthly peak load of 50 megawatts or more. The moratorium has been in the works since July, wh

A top Federal Reserve official has delivered a sobering assessment of the U.S. housing market, warning that a severe housing shortage is driving up shelter costs at a time when the central bank may be forced to raise interest rates even further. Speaking at an event in Chicago on Wednesday, Fed Gov.

Paper products heir and real estate investor David Simkins made some more paper on the sale of his waterfront Morningside home.  Simkins, the son of the late Leon Simkins, sold the property at 5725 North Bayshore Drive in Miami to an undisclosed trust for $24.1 million, according to sources. Simkins

Credit unions originated very few of the 36,000 reverse mortgages in the past 12 months, executives told ACUMA attendees

Angelina Jolie has sold her sprawling Los Angeles pad for $24.75 million—months after putting the opulent property on the market and confessing she wants to leave the U.S. for good. Jolie, 51, purchased the extraordinary dwelling, which was once home to iconic filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, for $24.5 m

Professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau is transforming the backyard of his custom $10 million Texas mansion into his very own tournament venue—inviting 10 golfers to battle it out on his property for a shot at a $100,000 prize. The 33-year-old two-time U.S. Open champion unveiled his latest social me

Median price fell 5.8% year over year and supply held at 8.5 months as buydowns remain entrenched

Acres says its expanded platform covers 1,000-plus metros and 3,000-plus counties using 155 million parcel records

Miami-Dade’s real estate market has grown more sophisticated as more developers blend branding, hospitality, design and amenities into residential projects while navigating higher construction costs, tighter financing and affordable housing challenges. David Martin, CEO and co-founder of Terra, disc

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