Why Florida home buyers aren’t waiting for mortgage rates to fall
Clayton Park | Daytona Beach News-Journal Florida home sales in May rose for the ninth straight month while mortgage rates stayed level. That's no coincidence. Concerns over rising mortgage rates — causing home sales in Florida to languish — are starting to fade as...
Florida’s Captiva Island South Seas resort to develop beachfront homes
Phil Fernandez | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News The definition of luxury housing in Southwest Florida is expanding beyond traditional coastal areas like Naples. New high-end developments include riverfront rentals, inland master-planned communities and...
Mild weather helping Naples Pier project stay on schedule
Liz Freeman | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News The contractor building a new Naples Pier is nearing the halfway mark of installing pilings, with mild weather helping the $26-million project stay on schedule. As of June 24, contractor Shoreline Foundation...
Gulf-front home in Old Naples fetches $27 million
Laura Layden | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News Key Points A Gulf-front estate in Old Naples has sold for $27 million, marking the neighborhood's largest home resale of the year. The sale is the fourth-highest existing home sale in Naples for 2026,...
Vanderbilt Beach Road extension in Naples is now open to traffic
Ricardo Rolón / Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News/USA TODAY Network-Florida Discover the Vanderbilt Beach Road extension through these photos by Ricardo Rolón. naplesnews.com
New waterfront development gets green light in Naples
Laura Layden | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News City council approved a long-planned, mixed-use waterfront development in Naples. On June 17, council voted 4-1 in favor of the development, with one council member abstaining, due to a potential conflict of...

