Mark H. Bickel | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News
Here are the Top 10 most expensive single-family homes sold in Collier County for September 2025.
Data provided by Royal Shell Real Estate.
1. 3240 Gin Lane, Naples
- List price: $25,950,000
- Sold price: $24,950,000
- Neighborhood/Development: Port Royal
- Size: 7,551 square feet
- Year built: 2024
- Days on market: 191
- Amenities: Bayfront, Private Pool/Spa, Built-In Gas Fire Pit/Grill, Deck, Outdoor Fireplace/Kitchen
- View: Bay, Canal
Read about the other nine homes on the list here.
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Joseph Endicott, attorney Goede, DeBoest & Cross, special to the Naples Daily News
Q: I live in a condominium association and need access to my association’s official records but have been told that there are restrictions governing the manner and frequency in which I can request these documents. Is it permissible for my association to adopt restrictions on official records requests? S.F., Naples
A: One of the duties of condominium associations in Florida is to maintain official records of the association. The types of records that are considered official records are identified in Chapter 718, Florida Statutes, and cover a wide array of different documents, from voting records to building permits. These official record requirements enable associations to operate in a transparent manner and ensure that proper record keeping is maintained. Florida law requires that these official records be made available for inspection by a requesting owner within ten business days.
The board of directors for your association may choose to ensure that these record requests are handled as efficiently as possible and adopt procedures pursuant to their rule-making authority to do so. Among the procedures commonly established are receipt, frequency, and format restrictions. These procedures assist the association in processing requests as they come in, prevent abusive practices, and limit an overabundance of requests from overwhelming management staff.
Read the rest of the answer here, and the answer to this next question.
Q: I installed very nice custom tile on my lanai, and the association is now telling me that the tile must be removed in order to do some concrete restoration on the deck. The association is also telling me that the association will not replace the tile. This does not seem right. What is the law on this? D.M., Bonita Springs
USA TODAY Network
The median home in Collier County listed for $699,000 in August, down 2.5% from the previous month’s $717,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows.
Compared to August 2024, the median home list price decreased 6.8% from $749,999.
The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Collier County, not houses that were sold. Information on your local housing market, along with other useful community data, is available at data.naplesnews.com.
Collier County’s median home was 1,777 square feet, listed at $402 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 6.2% from August 2024.
Read the full article on naplesnews.com.
Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
We live in a place where going barefoot or almost barefoot − think flip-flop and sandels − is baked into the lifestyle of Southwest Floridians. We can thank our beautiful beaches in Naples and Marco Island for that.
But just how far can you take the barefoot living, beyond the sand, or inside and around the house or at the Yoga studio? One question people might have: Is it legal to drive barefoot in Naples and Marco Island?
The answer: Yes.
Although local law enforcement agencies throughout Florida caution against the practice, driving barefoot or while wearing “loose shoes” like sandals and flip-flops isn’t against the law, according to state statutes.
There is no law in Naples or Marco Island, or all of Florida for that matter − or even the U.S., that specifically regulates what footwear a driver can and cannot wear while behind the wheel.
Read the full article on naplesnews.com.
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Liz Freeman | Naples Daily News
Antsy to enjoy a slight dip in the temperature?
The CREW Trust has a slew of programs to be outdoors.
Officially the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Land & Water Trust, it’s the charitable organization that manages the 70,000-acre preserve with trails spanning 40 miles for exploration.
Here are program offerings starting in October. Each has a specific address and price. All events are outdoors. Space is limited so advance registration is required. To register, visit CREW Trust’s Eventbrite page: crewtrust.eventbrite.com
October is just around the corner
- Wet Walk: Beginner, Oct. 1: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. CREW Flint Pen Strand Trails, Pinewoods Parking Lot, 16470 Harrell Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34135. $10 for members, $15 for non-members
- Bug Watch, Oct. 3: 7:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. CREW Marsh Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Road, Immokalee, FL 34142. $15 for members, $20 for non-members
- Wet Walk: Advanced, Oct. 8: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. CREW Flint Pen Strand Trails, Pinewoods Parking Lot, 16470 Harrell Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34135. $10 for members, $15 for non-members
- Fall Blooms at Sunset, Oct. 25: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. CREW Cypress Dome Trails, 3980 Corkscrew Road, Immokalee, FL 34142. $15 for members, $20 for non-members
Find out what’s happening in November on news-press.com.
Mark H. Bickel | Fort Myers News-Press
After just missing setting a record for total passengers in July, Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) got the job done in August.
According to a press release from the Lee County Port Authority, 647,917 passengers traveled through RSW in Fort Myers in August.
It is the best August in the 43-year history of the airport. The previous best August was in 2021 when 647,534 passengers were counted.
Year-over-year, this was an increase of 5% compared to August 2024. The year-to-date, passenger traffic is down 0.3%.
Commercial airline leaders at RSW: August 2025
The traffic leader in August was Delta with 152,803 passengers.
Rounding out the top five airlines were:
Southwest (107,919)
American (97,808)
United (95,540)
JetBlue (70,952)
Read the full article on newspress.com.
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