Housing Market

Country clubs are moving beyond traditional golf-centered models as younger retirees and remote workers relocate to Southwest Florida.

Higher housing density is one possibility. Okeechobee County land use code first created in 1992.

With housing prices in Florida out of reach for many, a new study out of the U.K. shows that a lack of stable housing can contribute to declining health.

Site work is underway on FGCU’s workforce housing project behind Gulf Coast Town Center. The housing site is adjacent to West Lake Village and Gulf Coast Town Center and will include 74 cottage-style homes and townhomes.

Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.

Housing costs in Naples have steadily increased year after year, putting a growing strain on the affordability of rent for the average worker. One housing development is hoping to offer a sustainable solution.

One of the areas leading the nation in the increase in foreclosure filings is Cape Coral. 1-in-2,200 homes are under a foreclosure filing, mimicking the 2008 housing market crash.

Foreclosure rates are on the rise in The Sunshine State. In a US Foreclosure Market Report from Attom, roughly 1-in-2500 Florida homes have a foreclosure filing, a 5% increase from last year.

Following a historic boom kicked off in 2020, the Southwest Florida real estate market is slowing down.

Habitat for Humanity celebrated Mother’s Day ahead of time this year with the blessing of a local mother’s future home in Lehigh Acres and honoring her homeownership journey as part of Habitat’s 15th annual Women Build program in Lee and Hendry counties.