Photo courtesy of Grace Place Twenty-one years ago, volunteers started an after-school homework club and parenting classes at Golden Gate United Methodist Church in Naples. Over the years, the nonprofit group—known as Grace Place for Children and Families—grew, becoming a family literacy center prov

Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit were the winners of last year’s Grant Thornton Invitational. Photo by Nick Shirghio The third annual Grant Thornton Invitational arrives at Tiburón Golf Club and The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, December 12-14. Qualifying professional female and male golfers will on

Adam and Ashley Gerry stand in front of their soaring 12.5-foot Christmas tree, which rests within the living room of their Port Royal home. Photo by Nick Shirghio One of Ashley Gerry’s favorite childhood memories is bonding with her family over a holiday movie. “Every year, we would watch A Christm

Contract signings increased 1.9% in October, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The uptick in sales occurred despite the country being in the middle of the longest government shutdown, which has since ended. Overall, contract signings dipped 0.4% year over year. Month over month, pe

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its 2025–2026 Winter Forecast, calling the season ahead “mostly mild—with pockets of wild.” Editor Carol Connare explains that “most areas will experience near-normal to slightly milder temperatures,” though certain parts of the country will still feel the occas

Don’t you just love escaping the icy cold of winter and getting cozy in your house? Surprise! So do rodents and other pests. While you might think summer would be peak pest season, it turns out that creepy, crawly creatures seek shelter from the elements in winter, just like us. According to the Nat

National growth in home values continues to decelerate, with prices now falling in more than half of the 20 major metro areas tracked by a key index. The value of single-family homes in the U.S. as measured by repeat transactions rose 1.3% in September compared to a year earlier, according to data f

Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran has proudly revealed a sneak peek inside her new $16 million Manhattan penthouse—while opening up about her plans to renovate the opulent space. The "Shark Tank" star, 76, announced plans for a city relocation earlier this year when she listed her longtime penthous

“South Florida by the numbers” is a web feature that catalogs the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics.  Last month, it was a house strapped to a skyward rocket, (with a poor real estate agent hanging on for dear life). This month, the house is blasting into the skies all on it

Potatoes, pie, and precipitation. That’s what awaits much of the country this Thanksgiving. The Old Farmer’s Almanac released its end-of-month weather predictions earlier this month, and now forecasters are seeing its predictions materialize. No matter where you live in the country or where you’re t

A year after launching the Berkeley, Al Adelson and the Morrison family’s Sympatico Real Estate brought in Douglas Elliman to lead sales for the West Palm Beach condo project. Adelson, who is known for developing the waterfront Bristol tower in West Palm Beach, and the Morrisons have partnered with

The premium for buying new is fading fast. The price gap between new and existing homes just hit a record third-quarter low, and builders are doubling down with incentives that lower mortgage rates and reduce upfront costs. New-construction homes appear to have the edge in the South and West in part

A Marion Sims Wyeth-designed compound in Palm Beach's Estate Section has just hit the market for $59 million—just over a year after it was purchased by two neighbors who planned to raze the Florida property and split the parcel to expand their respective dwellings. The nine-bedroom estate, which is

Rising homeowners association fees and insurance premiums are putting the squeeze on Florida's condo owners. As a result, condo prices are sinking. In August 2025, the median sale price for a Florida condo was $285,000, down 8.1% from a year earlier and 14% below the July 2023 peak, according to Rea

Following Home Depot’s announcement that its third-quarter earnings were down year over year, competitor Lowe’s saw its stock up nearly 6%. Why? Perhaps it has something to do with the home improvement chain's optimistic outlook for the industry in the coming year.  CEO Marvin Ellison told Yahoo Fin

Home renovations icon Joanna Gaines is going big and going home this holiday season—at least when it comes to her family's spectacular Christmas tree, which she proudly unveiled to her fans this weekend as it was installed inside her Texas farmhouse. The 47-year-old "Fixer Upper" star, who lives in 

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), once touted as the Trump administration's tip of the spear against waste, fraud, and corruption, has quietly ceased to exist—at least as a coordinated agency. When it was launched in late January, DOGE—initially helmed by Tesla billionaire—and asp

The New York City luxury market remains robust as 2025 is drawing to a close. Last week, 29 contracts at $4 million and above were signed in Manhattan, four more than the previous week and only three short of this time last year. While luxury sales hit a high in 2021 with 164 signings with an averag

"Married to Real Estate" stars Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson are not letting the axing of their HGTV show stop them from pursuing other career successes—celebrating two major professional achievements on the same night, just weeks after their series was canceled. Interior design expert and real est

The Brazilian banker who was arrested last week as part of what authorities allege is a multibillion-dollar fraud is the owner of a waterfront estate in Miami, and linked to other properties in South Florida, The Real Deal has learned.  Banco Master’s CEO and majority shareholder, Daniel Vorcaro, is