Southwest Florida Real Estate News and Market Insight

More than five years after a fast-moving fire destroyed their condominiums, nearly a dozen Texas property owners are still paying hundreds of dollars in monthly HOA fees and special assessments on their uninhabitable units while rebuilding drags on.  The blaze ignited in March 2021 at Bayfront Tower

Nick Rojo, president and co-founder of Affiliated Development, died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 44.  Jeff Burns, CEO and co-founder of the Fort Lauderdale-based firm, announced Rojo’s passing Tuesday but did not disclose a cause of death, the South Florida Business Journal reported.  In a s

YouTube creators Cody Ko and Kelsey Kreppel are looking to offload Cranberry Ranch, their funky Malibu estate and the former home of "Legally Blonde" actress Reese Witherspoon, for $7.5 million after a second price slash. The listing proclaims the five-bedroom, four-bathroom property is now “an unde

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What would you do if you received an unexpected $26,000 HOA bill? Residents of the Vilamoura condominium complex in San Clemente, CA, are facing that exact dilemma. The condo owners were recently hit with a $26,000 special assessment for roof replacement. The residents were given three options: Pay

Rich Ashford, an arborist and relative newcomer to the town of Cowpens, SC, is going to court over his garden.  The conflict stems from a dispute about the height of what Ashford is growing in his front yard. Town ordinances say that the yard is overgrown, while Ashford contends that his garden qual

Longpoint Partners, one of the most active warehouse owners in South Florida, acquired a 10-building Miami-Dade warehouse portfolio in a nine-figure deal. The Boston-based real estate private equity firm paid $195 million for 730,000 square feet of small-bay warehouse space, or $267 per square foot,

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MBA data shows a 6,350 per-loan cost gap between top and bottom quintiles in Q2 2026

Basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo has snapped up a lavish abode in South Florida after being traded to Miami Heat. The 31-year-old forward was traded to the Florida-based team in June, along with Bobby Portis. In return, the Bucks will get Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jak

AD Mortgage compared buying a home now versus waiting across all states during a three-year period

BEKO Equities extended its $295 million offer deadline for the Portofino South Condominium in West Palm Beach as the building’s residents are tied up in mounting assessments and disputes over whether to sell. The new offer deadline is Nov. 3, the Palm Beach Post reported. A buyout deal requires supp

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Hagan spent nearly 15 years with Coldwell Banker Realty in Illinois

Bullseye 90 now includes eligible jumbo loans

Actor Nicolas Cage's lavish Malibu mansion is facing a dramatic threat after a massive hole opened up where part of the property's driveway once stood. Just two years after the 62-year-old actor snapped up the modern 4,000-square-foot home, shocking images have revealed extensive damage outside the

A mansion in Golden Beach led Miami-Dade County’s luxury market last week, landing a contract at an asking price of $16.9 million. Buyers signed 11 contracts between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, according to the weekly report by Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes team. The report tracks all listings in Miami-Da

Mortgage applications dipped this past week as rising interest rates and persistent market pressures kept some buyers out of the market and pushed others toward riskier loan structures. For the week ending Sept. 4, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Market Composite Index—a measure of total mortgage

HGTV star Joanna Gaines is an expert in all things home design, but when it comes to parenting, she’s still learning every single day. During an appearance on “Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb,” the mother of five got real about a tender moment she recently experienced with her oldest daughter, 19-year-old El