Hello from Naples!
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.
Naples, Fla. (June 19, 2026) – New listings added to the Naples housing market were unable to keep pace with buyer demand in May, leading to a 22 percent decline in overall inventory. The market added 991 new listings during the month, while 1,066 homes went under contract (pending sales). [...]
Hello from Naples!
May was incredibly busy—and memorable—for the Wakelin Team. We were thrilled to achieve a new team record, closing more than $15 million in sales in a single month. We are deeply grateful for the trust our customers place in us and appreciate the opportunity to help them achieve their real estate [...]
Naples, Fla. (May 22, 2026) – As high season begins to settle and traffic around town eases, the Naples real estate market is showing no signs of cooling off. Overall pending sales (homes under contract) in April increased 38.2 percent to 1,388 pending sales from 1,004 pending sales in [...]
