Real Estate

For 10 years, Skyplex at the regional airport in Fort Myers has been heralded as a commercial zone that would change the region. To date, only a few office buildings by major players have been built there. Karen Moore reports on the latest updates provided by the head of commercial real estate firm Cushman Wakefield.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, attended an economic summit recently and heard from Matt Simmons, managing partner of Maxwell, Hendry and Simmons, a local real estate appraisal firm. He shared his views on how Lee County is responding to the economic impact after Hurricane Ian.

Where does SWFL commercial real estate stand as we enter the second half of 2022? Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, attended the CCIM-SWFL Chapter Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Update session to learn the answers.

Carefree Community is a lesbian neighborhood in North Fort Myers that was developed by married couple Gina Razete and Cathy Groene. Resident Sharon Rodgers has lived in the community for over twenty years, and she describes it as a sisterhood. There are still the usual spats between neighbors, but at the end of the day everyone is there for one another, and that’s what she thinks makes Carefree a special place.

In South Florida, top considerations for choosing a new home have shifted, thanks to climate change.

Housing prices aren't expected to drop significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group Florida Realtors says that's because builders have been cautious since the last recession. They've built fewer homes, and right now, Florida has a statewide shortage.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin continue to explode in popularity, with social media giants like Facebook and Twitter now expressing interest in getting...

Florida is bucking the trend by seeing rises in foreclosure starts. ATTOM Data Solutions reported last week that foreclosure starts in the Sunshine...

A new report has found that six in 10 employed adults in South Florida are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent. That’s the highest of...

Homes in black neighborhoods in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are being undervalued, according to a study released last month by the...