{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/the239group-com\/2026\/09\/26\/southwest-florida-housing-market-moves-toward-balance\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","slug":"southwest-florida-housing-market-moves-toward-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/southwest-florida-housing-market-moves-toward-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Florida housing market moves toward balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s called Naples home since I was four, I\u2019ve watched Southwest Florida\u2019s real estate landscape shift and evolve over the years. Right now, we\u2019re seeing another interesting turn: home sales are up 10.9% year over year, signaling strong buyer interest across our communities. At the same time, new construction permits have dropped 22.1% to 18,569 units, which means less new inventory coming online. That balance between demand and supply is starting to show in the numbers\u2014median home prices currently stand at $385,000 in Lee County, $850,000 in Collier, and $360,000 in Charlotte. Having grown up immersed in the local market and with a background shaped by both real estate and construction, I pay close attention to how these shifts might impact everything from resale value to neighborhood growth. Whether you\u2019re considering a move, investment, or transition within Southwest Florida, understanding these trends can help you make a more informed decision, and that\u2019s always my priority as your guide.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfshorebusiness.com\/gb-daily\/southwest-florida-housing-market-moves-toward-balance\/article_43ef22d1-16f5-4673-b8f7-7d9c235074bb.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s called Naples home since I was four, I\u2019ve watched Southwest Florida\u2019s real estate landscape shift and evolve over the years. Right now, we\u2019re seeing another interesting turn: home sales are up 10.9% year over year, signaling strong buyer interest across our communities. At the same time, new construction permits have dropped 22.1% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":405,"featured_media":56,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/405"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the239group.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}