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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.
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"The Devil Wears Prada" star Anne Hathaway is focusing on her growing family alongside her husband, Adam Shulman, who has "stepped it up" as they prepare to welcome baby No. 3. Hathaway, 43, announced she is pregnant in an adorable Instagram video that saw her cradling her growing baby bump and smil
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"Jackass" star Steve-O has opened up about the significant financial struggles he experienced even after securing his role in the hit reality series—revealing that he earned just $1,500 from his work on the first season of the MTV show. The 52-year-old comedian, whose real name is Stephen Glover, ex
Read More Will Lincoln Road reclaim its crown? 18K sf food hall leads recent leasing surge

An 18,000-square-foot food hall will take over the former Time Out Market space, as part of a recent leasing surge on and near Lincoln Road. The deals give a boost to an investor group’s thesis that Miami Beach’s pedestrian promenade is in for a comeback after it lost its footing for the better par
Read MoreTornado Alley Is Shifting East. These Housing Markets Are Unprepared and Face the Biggest Risks.

Most people associate high tornado risk with states such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. While Tornado Alley has always been in the Great Plains region—which stretches from Texas up to South Dakota—it’s been moving eastward into the Southeast and Midwest over the past few decades. Now, states such
Read MoreIn Home Equity Theft Case, Supreme Court Says Auction Price Can Count—but Won’t Define a Fair Sale

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid to require local governments to compensate homeowners based on the full market value of homes seized and sold over unpaid taxes, delivering a setback to the movement against home equity theft. But the justices also left open a consequential question that c
Read MoreAARP awards $8.3M in senior-focused housing and community improvement grants

AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to serving older Americans, on Wednesday announced more than $8 million in grants across the country. The funds aim to make communities more livable, with specific targets toward improving housing, public spaces, transportation and digital
Read MoreNew home sales fall in May as rate shock, inflation squeeze buyers

New home sales pulled back in May as elevated mortgage rates, sticky inflation and consumer uncertainty again tested the upper limit of what buyers can afford, the latest U.S. Census and HUD report shows. Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 7.3% from April to a seasonally adjusted annual r
Read MoreHard Rock Cafe lets Downtown Miami lease lapse after 30-plus years

The curtain is coming down on Hard Rock Cafe’s Bayside Marketplace location after more than three decades on the downtown waterfront. The rock ’n’ roll themed restaurant will close its doors August 19 after its lease with the city came to an end and will not be renewed, the Hard Rock confirmed in an
Read MoreDR. MICHAEL HALLER ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF TYPE 1 DIABETES TRAILNET

HELP A DIABETIC CHILD MEDICAL DIRECTOR DR. MICHAEL HALLER ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF TYPE 1 DIABETES TRAILNET Help A Diabetic Child (HADC), a nonprofit organization supporting children and young adults living with diabetes, announced that longtime Medical Director Michael Haller, MD has been elected Cha
Read MoreMost AI-altered listings go undisclosed, California law bans it

More than 1 in 10 primary listing photographs on the nation’s four largest real estate portals show evidence of digital alteration — and over 90% of those images carry no visible disclosure, according to a new study. The analysis by real estate intelligence platform Coraly examined just under 40,000
Read MoreSEACREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL NAMES DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL

SEACREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL NAMES TURNER AS DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL, BUILDING UPON HISTORICALLY STRONG PROGRAM Seacrest Country Day School, a college-preparatory institution serving students from early learning through 12th grade, is proud to announce nationally accomplished volleyball leader Tyra Tu
Read MoreSail the Seas with SeaDream Yacht Club

SeaDream Yacht Club has two identical ships. Photo courtesy of SeaDream Yacht Club On board SeaDream Yacht Club, they insist it’s not cruising—it’s yachting. And somewhere between the first glass of Champagne handed to me at boarding and the captain personally greeting me at breakfast the next morni
Read MoreWhy we can’t get more housing construction in the US

New home sales tanked this morning and had a slightly lower negative revision. But the bigger story is that demand is the main reason housing construction hasn’t been growing for years, and we simply have too much completed supply for sale for construction growth to ramp up. Let’s remember this less
Read MoreSeasoned with Style: Body Literacy

Illustration by Chloe Krammel Apple Watch. Oura Ring. Fitbit. Garmin. Never before have we had such a constant stream of personal health data at our fingertips. Wearable technology promises to help us understand our bodies—but have we become fluent or simply reliant on translation? Body literacy is
Read MoreTake to the Woods at The Lodge at Primland

The Mountain Top Tree Houses are crafted of red cedar to blend into the landscape. Photo by Keelyn Costello, Keelyn Costello Media, Chris Lammert Photography, and Lammert Co./Courtesy of The Lodge at Primland, Auberge Collection Having a place of one’s own, high up in the treetops in the middle of a
Read MoreJorge Pérez, BH have Hollywood oceanfront landmark under contract from Chetrit Group

Miami-based Related Group and Aventura-based BH Group are getting in position to redevelop the century-old Hollywood Beach Resort, the vacant centerpiece on Hollywood’s oceanfront. Jorge Pérez, the founder and executive chairman of Related Group, and BH Group have the Hollywood Beach Resort and an a
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"Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert has revealed that she has officially moved out of her longtime New York City apartment and into her beloved cabin in the Catskills, hinting that the decision to quit the Big Apple was prompted by husband Timothy Busfield's ongoing sex abuse scandal.
Read More Get “The Squeeze” on What’s New at Waterside Shops

Waterside Shops will host The Squeeze on Fridays and Saturdays throughout July and August. Photo courtesy of Waterside Shops This summer, Waterside Shops in Naples will invite shoppers to discover what’s new and forthcoming while enjoying complimentary lemonade on Fridays and Saturdays throughout Ju
Read MoreMeet Minds Over Tumors Founder Darren Nieves

Minds Over Tumors founder Darren Nieves. Photo by Melanie Rodriguez Darren Nieves is proof that age is no barrier to creating something impactful. Operating with the focus of a seasoned leader, the 18-year-old started Minds Over Tumors, a local nonprofit supporting pediatric brain cancer patients an
Read MoreTrump abruptly delays signing of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly canceled a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill, saying he would withhold action on the measure until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that has become a centerpiece of his second-term agenda. Trump was sched
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