Rental Market Booming along side sale market The real estate market in general is on fire here in Southwest Florida – and that doesn’t just include sales. The rental market has heated up and demand for rentals have increased in the last few months. With over a 1,000 people per day moving to Florida, and […]
***SUSPENSION NO LONGER IN PLACE*** Gov. DeSantis suspends new vacation rentals amid coronavirus concerns Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order enacting a statewide ban on vacation rentals. Local jurisdictions had already implemented prohibitions, but the order means that Airbnb, VRBO, and other short-term rental providers are on ice. The order notes that “Florida is […]
Distillery in Fort Myers filling up bottles with hand sanitizer for public Empty shelves are a familiar site for many who go to the store searching for hand sanitizer. That’s why a distillery in Fort Myers has stepped up to help. Owner Thomas List is filling every bottle brought to List Distillery in Fort Myers […]
Five years later: A look back at when Estero became a village — and what the future might bring It was Dec. 31, 2014. Across Southwest Florida, people celebrated the end of one year and the start of a new one. At the same time, an area in south Lee County observed another new beginning: […]
A new charter school is coming to North Naples. What’s happening with that? After a few years without a new Collier charter school, one is planning to open in North Naples next school year. Naples Classical Academy, a public charter school, passed its biggest hurdle to opening when Collier’s school board signed off this month. […]
Proposed fish farm in Southwest Florida first of its kind in federal waters, draws some concern A Hawaiian-based company is planning an offshore finfish farm in federal waters off the coast of Southwest Florida. Kampachi Farms has proposed a pilot-scale marine aquaculture facility named Velella Epsilon to be built in the Gulf of Mexico 45 […]
Cape Coral, Lehigh, Fort Myers among the biggest ‘boomtowns’ in nation Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres and Fort Myers are “boomtowns.” The three areas in Lee County cracked the top 50 list of boomtowns in a new study by SmartAsset, a New York financial technology firm. Although it’s seeing growth too, Naples — in neighboring Collier […]