📉 Rates slip: The 30-year fixed averaged 7.24% this week, down from 7.32% last week and up from 6.17% a year ago (Freddie Mac, Oct. 29).

📊 September stats: NABOR reports Naples closed sales up 2.5% to 623, a median closed price of $575,000 (up 4.5%) and inventory down 17.3% to 4,240 (NABOR, Oct. 23).

🏠 Moorings sale: 436 Putter Point Ct. sold for $10.1 million, per The Naples Press.

🛒 Costco vote: Cape Coral's council votes Monday on up to $8M in incentives for a 165,000-sq-ft Costco at 600 Chiquita Blvd. S., according to WINK News.

🚲 Rail trail on track: Estero's council voted not to terminate its roughly $20M purchase of 66.7 acres of rail corridor; closing is expected in January (WINK News).

🍝 Three Italian spots ready to open: Carucci's in East Naples, Sicilia Mia Pizzeria on Pine Ridge Road, Baci Trattoria on Airport Road → [Source: Gulfshore Business, via Tim Aten] Carucci's (5047 Tamiami Trail E.) has 160 seats and an October goal, Sicilia Mia targets the end of October, and Baci (about 40 seats) is aiming for late November or early December.

⚓ Fort Myers' Legacy Harbour Marina reopens after a $15M rebuild → [Source: WINK News] The 131-slip marina on the Caloosahatchee River held its ribbon cutting Oct. 23, and Gulfshore Business reports the neighboring former Joe's Crab Shack building is being refurbished as Nellie's Boatyard by early 2027.

🏘️ Collier commissioners were set to decide a contested workforce housing rezoning → [Source: Gulfshore Business] The Oct. 27 item would replace a former KFC at 3091 U.S. 41 E. with 30 workforce units and a Mediterranean restaurant; the article doesn't report the outcome of the vote.

Naples (NABOR, released Oct. 23; Collier County excluding Marco Island): September closed sales rose 2.5% to 623 (608 a year ago), and the median closed price rose 4.5% to $575,000 ($550,000). New listings rose 4.8% to 1,073, up from 792 in August, while inventory fell 17.3% to 4,240 properties (5,128), and months of inventory dropped from 7.8 to 5.5. Pending sales slipped 6.8% to 702 (753) and average days on market improved to 99 from 107. Single-family: 332 closings, median $747,500 (+3.1%). Condos: 291 closings, median $400,000 (-2.4%). Inventory under $300,000 grew 3.5% to 555 properties, 470 of them condos.

Bonita Springs-Estero (Coconut Coast REALTORS MLS activity, September 2026 vs. September 2025): Closed sales fell 6%, pending sales rose 16% and new listings rose 4%. The median sales price was $495,000, down 10%, and homes for sale fell 22%. Median days on market was 55. The graphic also shows 379 new listings and 206 sold listings.

Marco Island (Marco Island Area Association of Realtors): September inventory fell 30% to 358 listings (homes 119, down 28%; condos 200, down 26%; lots 39, down 46%). Properties sold held at 67, unchanged (homes 28, down 28%; condos 37, up 61%; lots 2, down 60%). Median sales price: homes $1.6M (flat), condos $600K (down 13%), lots $475K (down 32%). Sold volume was $89.5M, down 31% (homes $61M, down 36%; condos $28M, up 2%). Average days on market rose 51% to 202; the board's breakdown shows homes at 85 days (down 9%) and condos at 127 (down 31%), so the jump appears to come from lots at 395 days (up 211%).

Water position: Gulf-front, bayfront, a canal with no fixed bridges, a canal behind a bridge, a Gulf- or bay-view condo or a boat slip each come with different trade-offs. For example, the guide notes that bridge clearance caps the height of the boat you can keep at home.

Route to the Gulf: Which pass the boat uses (Gordon, Doctors, Clam or Wiggins in Naples), how many fixed bridges are on the way and their clearance at high tide, and the shallowest depth on the route at low tide.

Dock, lift and seawall: The guide recommends a marine contractor inspection alongside the home inspection, plus checking permits and the water depth at the dock.

Elevation, flood zone and insurance: Get an elevation certificate and insurance quotes for the specific address, because two homes on the same canal can have very different premiums.

Press the test button on every smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector, and replace batteries if they are weak or the unit chirps.

Check the manufacturer's date on each detector; most units have a replacement date printed on the back.

Make sure there is a working alarm on every level and near sleeping areas.

Check that your fire extinguisher gauge is in the green zone and that everyone knows where it is.

Reset any timers, such as irrigation, lighting and thermostat schedules, so they match the new time. Check with your local fire department or a licensed electrician for specifics.