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.
Hugh Jackman Wants To Pay Your Rent—Even as His Own $29 Million Apartment Lingers on the Market

Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is offering to help a few lucky people to snag a month of free rent—even as his own lavish $29 million New York City apartment remains up for grabs. The 57-year-old "Wolverine" star and Global Citizen ambassador joined Bilt founder Ankur Jain for the company's latest "Ren
Read MoreMiami Sheriff Says ‘Brazen’ Criminal Ring Scammed HOAs out of $5.8 Million

Miami law enforcement officials have brought charges against an alleged criminal ring that is accused of scamming $5.8 million from condominium and homeowner’s associations throughout Miami-Dade County. After a two-year investigation dubbed "Operation Sundown," the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest
Read MoreMounting ICE raids leave homebuilding’s frontlines frozen in fear

Amid a summer surge in job site raids, homebuilders in some states say that their workers, even those in the U.S. legally, got caught in the crosshairs
Read MoreTiny-Home Developer Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Alleging His ‘Zombie HOAs’ Are Mismanaging Funds

The developer’s model was simple: He sold residents the land. He built roads and advertised a list of community amenities. He also had a variety of tiny-home models owners could choose to build on their lots. Once the home was built, residents could live in it or opt to rent out their property as a
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The former New Jersey home of music legend Les Paul has been demolished just months after it was sold to private developers for $990,000—leaving his family in an uproar amid claims that they were given no warning about its destruction. Les, who died at age 94 in 2009, was an innovative musician who
Read More Eastern Washington agents balance business and wildfire disaster recovery

More than 850,000 acres have burned statewide with hundreds of homes destroyed in the Spokane area
Read MoreSix busted in $6M Miami condo association fraud scheme

Six people were arrested in connection to a $5.8 million HOA fraud scheme in Miami-Dade County this week after a two-year investigation. The investigation, called “Operation Sundown” by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Bureau, found the group deceived association board members and st
Read MoreWatt’s Not to Love? New 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV

The 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, shown here in the RS model. Photo by Howard Walker Remember that quirky Brad Pitt film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? Well, this is the Curious Case of the Chevy Bolt. First introduced back in 2017, this cute-as-a-basket-of-kittens mini EV was an instant hit. It won
Read More‘We Bought a Foreclosure in Florida Discounted by Over $220,000—Then Came the Renovations’

If perusing real estate listings was akin to scrolling in a dating app, Benjamin Bodenschatz, 41, would have swiped left immediately on this 1981-built fixer-upper in Titusville, FL. His wife, Cosette, a broker at Blue Palms Realty where Benjamin also works as a real estate agent, had found the hous
Read MoreInside South Florida’s billion-dollar convention center hotel building boom

Related Ross’ proposed Hilton Curio hotel at CityPlace heads to a second hearing with the West Palm Beach city commission Tuesday. The 18-story, 400-key project at 900 South Rosemary Avenue is part of a trend of convention center hotel developments popping up across South Florida. The developer i
Read MoreERA Real Estate names Frank Malpica president

Malpica's appointment follows the tenure of Alex Vidal
Read MoreSouth River Mortgage elevates Tyler Plack to CEO

Tyler Plack was a founding employee of South River when it opened in 2017
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"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley and her estranged husband, PK Kemsley, have reportedly been "ordered" to list their longtime Los Angeles mansion after a prolonged legal dispute during which the businessman admitted they were experiencing a "financial crisis." Dorit, 50, and PK,
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Reality television veteran Kristin Cavallari has been candid about appreciating the opportunity to have a “complete fresh start” after offloading her “divorce house” in March 2025—but she wasn’t actually looking for a new property when she stumbled upon the sprawling Tennessee estate she now calls h
Read More FHA expected to keep Classic FICO as it adds new models in January

Lenders expect model consistency will be required at the loan level
Read MoreTracking Tropical Storm Dolly: Where It Will Hit and Which Homeowners Should Prepare

Tropical Storm Dolly is heading toward the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean as soon as this weekend, before setting its sights on the U.S. Meteorologists have marveled at the less active Atlantic hurricane season this year, and predict this storm won’t actually reach hurricane status.
Read MoreMBA president fires back on claims of poor FHA underwriting

Bob Broeksmit said WSJ op-ed erroneously linked the health of an independent lender to the health of the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund
Read MoreMortgages Now Take 36% of a Typical Family’s Income. Here’s How Financial Experts Say To Prepare

New findings from the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index, a quarterly analysis of housing costs in the United States, paint the real picture of affordability facing homeowners and prospective buyers today. A family earning the nation's median income of $106,800 now needs 36% of that incom
Read MoreFed Chair Warsh will vote to hike rates if data doesn’t improve

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Read MoreA ‘Snowier-Than-Normal Winter’ Is Headed Toward These Homeowners, Warns The Old Farmer’s Almanac

As winter approaches, homeowners across the United States should prepare a bit differently for the season than in past years, depending on where they live. While predictions of a volatile winter have already been shared, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac Winter 2026–2027 forecast, the nation wi
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