Naples, Fla. (August 21, 2026) – A generous wave of new listings in July met a continuing wave of eager buyers in Naples this summer. The addition of 916 homes to the market, up 8.1 percent from 847 in July 2025, helped replenish inventory as stronger-than-usual July [...]
Valencia Trails Real Estate:
Valencia Trails is the active-adult community about 5 miles east on Immokalee Road from Riverstone and was built by the same developer, GL Homes. As a 55+ lifestyle community, Valencia Trails offers even more amenities than Riverstone and Stonecreek including a 43,000 SF clubhouse, that includes a theater for [...]
Stonecreek Real Estate:
Stonecreek is the sister community to Riverstone, about a mile up Logan Blvd. and was built by the same developer, GL Homes. Both communities offer social, vacation-inspired lifestyles with extensive amenities & A-rated schools. Stonecreek is a bit newer and home prices in this community tend to be a bit higher than [...]
Riverstone is the community where Jeff and Nicola live. Riverstone has numerous amenities available for residents to enjoy. You can spend days swimming and relaxing at the community resort-style pool, playing tennis, taking a fitness class or socializing in the community’s private clubhouse. Here’s a look at the MLS market in Riverstone as [...]
Naples Real Estate: Here are the July 2026 Naples & Bonita Springs market statistics.
The Naples and Bonita Springs markets continue to show impressive year-to-date growth. As the chart below shows, closed sales are up between 8% and 33% across every price segment, with total sales increasing 16% compared with the same period in 2025. [...]
Book Review: All Carry by Gene Wojciechowski
I recently finished All Carry by Gene Wojciechowski, and I thought it was a pretty good book. The story follows a recently laid-off golf TV personality and a down-on-his-luck caddie whose lives become connected through a mysterious set of golf clubs made for Jack [...]
Eddie V's arrived in Naples with plenty of fanfare. Since it opened, I've seen it debated all over social media. Some say, "It's just another chain restaurant," while others claim it's the best new restaurant in Naples. Naturally, Nicola and I had to see for ourselves.
July was hot, and it certainly seemed like we received plenty of rain. However, despite 5.35 inches of rainfall during the month, Naples remains nearly four inches below its normal year-to-date rainfall. Additional rainfall is still needed to replenish groundwater levels and continue easing drought conditions across Southwest [...]
Hello from Naples!
July was an incredible month for the Wakelin family. After graduating from the University of Washington and Elon University, Natalie and Riley both accepted their first career [...]
