June Activity Sets Stage for Strong Summer Sales Momentum
Naples, Fla. (July 24, 2026) – The Naples area housing market delivered one of its strongest June performances in five years, with overall closed sales increasing 16.5 percent to 881 closed sales from 756 closed sales in June 2025 and pending sales (homes under contract) increasing [...]
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 Real Estate:
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 [...]
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This month marks a new chapter for The Wakelin Team newsletter! At The Wakelin Team, we're always looking for ways to improve the experience for our clients. This month we've refreshed the newsletter to make it easier to read and [...]
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 43,00 SF clubhouse, that includes a theater for [...]
The Naples and Bonita Springs real estate market continues to show impressive resilience in 2026. Year-to-date closed sales are up 16% over last year, with 6,459 homes sold compared to 5,583 at this time in 2025. Every price range has experienced growth, led by a 30% increase in homes under $300,000 and a remarkable 25% jump in the $1 [...]
Official June 2026 Climate Data at Naples Airport:
June gave us a taste of a different kind of summer. While temperatures were right on schedule—with a high of 95° and an overnight low of 70°—the rain never really showed up. After an exceptionally wet June in 2025, when more than 15 inches of rain fell, this June brought just 2.79 [...]
Here is an excerpt of a recent article from The Naples Daily News: A Florida region built for boating is running short on space to dock
In the Sunshine State — the boating capital of the world — Southwest Florida stands out as one of the most boat-intensive regions in America, with one of the largest canal-based boating systems anywhere on [...]
Book Review: The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
If you’ve read our newsletter for any length of time, you probably know that Sally Hepworth has become one of my go-to authors when I’m looking for an entertaining psychological thriller. I recently [...]
Restaurant Review: Ce Soir 492 Bayfront PL Naples, FL 34102
Ce Soir is one of the newest additions to the Bayfront dining scene, and we recently stopped in to give it a try.
