📈 Rates up again: The 30-year fixed averaged 7.40%, up from 7.28% last week and 6.30% a year ago (Freddie Mac).

💡 Didn't know that: The Naples Zoo just announced its first successful hatch of southern crested screamers, three chicks hatched Aug. 10 to first-time parents Jamie Lee and Peggy, and they should fledge in about a month (WINK News).

🐔 Overnight line: Lehigh Acres' first Chick-fil-A opened Thursday at 1110 Homestead Road North, with customers camping out the night before (WINK News).

☕ 7 Brew opens its second regional stand in south Fort Myers, more on the way → [Source: Gulfshore Business]

🥬 Estero's Woodfield signs a national organic grocer, seeks plan changes → [Source: Gulfshore Business]

🍹 Boat House Tiki Bar & Grill opens a new location at RSW → [Source: WINK News]

🏨 Fort Myers Beach advances a 30-unit boutique hotel to replace a motel lost to Ian → [Source: Gulfshore Business] (its larger neighbor, the DiamondHead expansion, was delayed)

🏢 Commerce Bank pays about $24.1 million for the six-story FineMark office building at 800 Laurel Oak Drive in North Naples: 41,712 sq. ft., built in 1984, 100% leased, closed Sept. 22 (per Gulfshore Business

No new monthly board report landed since last issue. NABOR's next report (September data) is expected around Oct. 23, per last week's issue; NABOR's statistics page is the place to check. Coconut Coast Realtors' reports page showed "No reports for this year yet" when checked, which looks like a page glitch since COR's August figures ran in the Sept. 25 issue, so verify before relying on it.

Redfin read (not NABOR or COR data; Redfin uses its own listing-based methodology and these are directional only). Redfin's latest data month is still August (July for Estero), so these are the freshest Redfin figures available, not new-this-week numbers:

The one genuinely fresh number this week is the mortgage rate below.

Golf: Two Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole championship courses, the South Course (opened 2000, par 72, 7,223 yards from the tips) and the North Course (opened 2002, par 72, 7,075 yards).

Beach and wellness: A private Gulf beach club with a restaurant and bar, heated pool and cabana service, plus a resort-style pool, fitness center and spa on the main campus. Listings also mention a sports and wellness center "coming soon," with no confirmed opening date.

Courts and trails: Har-Tru tennis, pickleball and bocce, plus walking and biking trails

Homes: Single-family estate homes, coach homes and low-rise condominiums across neighborhoods such as Verona, Cabreo, Lucarno, Bellezza, Trebbio, Marcello and Cellini. Most single-family homes were built from the late 1990s through the 2010s.

Price snapshot: Active listings on the page ran from $1.1 million for a condo to $5,195,000 for estate homes. That's a snapshot of current listings, not a market-wide range.

Membership: Golf membership is not required to own a home. The page cites roughly $250,000 initiation and $25,000 annual dues as reference figures, not confirmed for any specific property, and notes that capital assessments, transfer fees and food and beverage minimums may apply. Ask the club for current terms.

🚗 Update, I-75 at Collier Blvd. (Exit 101): The southbound on-ramp from northbound Collier Blvd. is closed overnight from 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 until 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and the project page says nighttime closures are expected to continue for the coming weeks. Completion is expected by the end of 2026 (SWFL Roads).

Walk through every room with your phone video on, opening closets and cabinets, and narrate big-ticket items as you go.

Photograph the roof, windows, doors and pool cage from outside so you have a dated baseline of their condition.

Save receipts, model numbers and serial numbers for appliances, AC equipment and any recent upgrades in one folder.

Store copies in cloud storage and keep your insurance declarations page and agent's number somewhere you can reach without power.

Check with your insurance agent, HOA or a licensed contractor for what your policy and community require.

No HOA, no CDD, no rental restrictions. That flexibility makes it worth a look for investors and 1031 exchange buyers as well as owner-occupants comfortable with cosmetic updates.

2018-built, popular Cali floor plan: open-concept living, split-bedroom layout, and a primary suite with a walk-in closet, dual sinks and a walk-in shower.

Kitchen: quartz countertops, 36-inch wood cabinetry, a center island with sink, stainless steel appliances and pantry storage.

Metal roof: a significant value add for long-term durability, and it may carry insurance benefits (ask your insurance agent what applies).

Outdoors and extras: covered rear lanai, fully fenced backyard with a 6-foot vinyl privacy fence and gates, 2-car garage, irrigation system and hurricane shutters.

Condition: tile throughout the main living areas, carpeted bedrooms, interior paint partially complete, and some wear from previous occupancy, all reflected in the asking price.

Location: between US-41 and I-75, with access to FGCU, RSW International Airport, Gulf Coast Town Center, Coconut Point, Miromar Outlets, Three Oaks Park and Southwest Florida beaches.