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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 1, 2026
24 acres sell in Lee County

Five commercial properties were sold to a single buyer for $6M.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 30, 2026
Ultra-low-cost carrier adds Tampa and Fort Myers routes

Avelo Airline will fly to four Florida destinations from outside Dallas starting in November.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 29, 2026
$13M Fort Myers Beach resort project to start construction in early July

The three-story building will be built on the site of the city's Times Square.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 29, 2026
YouTube personality buys Fort Myers apartment complex

The $43 million purchase is the second SWFL deal the colorful Pinellas County investor has been tied to in recent weeks.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 28, 2026
Tampa Bay investor pays $43 million for Fort Myers apartment

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a pair of office buildings sell in Naples, affordable housing developers offered help in Sarasota, and a Brandon mall gets a taste of Texas.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 25, 2026
5 cities in region make America's Boomtowns list

The report ranks cities based on growth in annual GDP, housing units and labor force.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 25, 2026
SWFL bank president, market exec announces retirement

Craig DeYoung started out his working life at a Charlotte County lumberyard. He quickly switched to finance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2026
7 flights added at 4 airports in region

Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways have expanded their routes, with new flights at Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota-Bradenton and Tampa airports.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 24, 2026
Naples waterfront home sells for $27M — and 30% off the original list price

The house in the city's Olde Naples neighborhood was built last year and put on the market in January.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 23, 2026
Naples' Hoffmann gets official approval to buy NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins

The family-owned company can move ahead with buying the professional hockey team after the league's governing body gave the transaction its official blessing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 22, 2026
Pinellas investor buys Cape Coral shopping center for $12M

The Shops at Surfside off Veterans Memorial Parkway in Lee County was fully leased at the time of sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jeff Brandes
  • June 21, 2026
DeSantis vs. DeSantis — and the battle between intentions and incentives

One DeSantis encouraged starter homes. The other may have just made them fiscally impossible to approve. And remember: good public policy is not measured by intentions. It is measured by incentives.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 21, 2026
Tampa medical building tied to philanthropist, investor Patel sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a grocery store property sold in Venice, a former beach hotel sold in Clearwater, and a prominent CRE broker makes a move in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 20, 2026
Naples office complex sells for $23 million

The sale of the 60,000-square-foot two-building property a sign of a strong office sector, the broker says.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 18, 2026
68-acre Lee County project adds tenants, including popular donut shop

Midtown at Bonita, a mixed-use project just off Interstate 75, signed leases with five restaurants and retailers as it adjusts its commercial space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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