Home Owners

Local real estate agents are scrambling to figure out the effect on them of the National Association of Realtors’ anti-trust settlement last week to pay $418 million in damages and eliminate some rules dealing with commissions.A judge still has to approve the settlement. The new rules will take effect in July, if approved.

Volunteers helped distribute solar-powered lights Saturday to several Southwest Florida neighborhoods hit hard by last year’s hurricane as part of the "Be The Light" initiative sponsored by Better Together.

Bonita and Estero made huge gains in terms of market values. Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel saw significant losses.

The state this week pushed back against a challenge to a new law that restricts people from China and six other countries from owning property in Florida, disputing arguments that it is unconstitutional and discriminates based on “race and national origin.”

A new Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Homeownership Assistance Program is available to provide down payment assistance to those with qualifying income.

The first thing Nancy Jackson did when her new home was revealed to her was cover her face with her hands and hug one of her grandchildren. "I just love it," she said, smiling from ear-to-ear as her relatives pushed her wheel chair from room to room. "It's so beautiful."

The two biggest investments people make in their lifetime are usually their house and their car. With the high number of seasonal residents in Southwest…