What Is My Southwest Florida Home Worth?
Your home is worth what a buyer will pay for it, and in Southwest Florida in July 2026 that came to between 87.2 and 95.1 percent of what sellers originally asked, depending entirely on which market the home sits in. That 7.9 point spread is the most useful number on this page, because it is the difference between pricing a home and guessing at it.
We tracked all seven of those markets through July 2026 to build the table below. It is the number almost nobody publishes: not the median price, which tells you about other people’s houses, but the share of the original asking price that sellers actually kept. Updated September 2026.
Domain Realty Group has been the number one team in Southwest Florida since 2012, and our team has closed more than 4,000 transactions and $2.5 billion in cumulative production. We work Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Estero, Bonita Springs and Naples, and this page is built from our own pull of the July 2026 Florida Realtors data for every one of them.
What Southwest Florida sellers actually keep, by market
In July 2026 the median Southwest Florida seller kept between 87.2 and 95.1 percent of the price they originally asked. Cape Coral sellers kept the most and Naples city sellers the least. Every one of the seven markets we track improved on this measure against July 2025, which means sellers across the region are discounting less than they were a year ago.
The table
| Market | Kept of original asking price | Change vs July 2025 | Median time to contract | Median time to sale | Months of supply | Median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | 95.1% | up 1.9% | 73 days | 113 days | 5.4 | $389,950 |
| Lee County overall | 93.5% | up 2.1% | 83 days | 119 days | 5.9 | $351,000 |
| Fort Myers | 92.0% | up 1.5% | 96 days | 131 days | 5.6 | $315,000 |
| Estero | 91.8% | up 1.5% | 96 days | 135 days | 4.0 | $415,000 |
| Collier County overall | 91.0% | up 2.4% | 101 days | 139 days | 6.2 | $599,000 |
| Bonita Springs | 90.4% | up 2.3% | 93 days | 135 days | 4.7 | $490,000 |
| Naples | 87.2% | up 4.2% | 126 days | 177 days | 8.4 | $1,892,500 |
Source: Florida Realtors SunStats, all property types, July 2026, the most recent complete month. Figures are for the city or county named, not for a subdivision inside it.
What the spread is worth in dollars
Applied to each market’s own median sale price, the gap between asking and selling was about $19,100 in Cape Coral and about $242,000 in Naples. Those two dollar figures are our own arithmetic on the two published numbers rather than a reported statistic, and they are here to make the percentages concrete rather than to price any individual home.
Why this number and not days on market
Days on market tells you how long a home sat. Percent of original list price tells you what the wait cost. A home that sells in three weeks after two price cuts and a home that sells in three months at full asking are opposite outcomes, and only the second measure can tell them apart.
Why the county numbers differ from the city numbers
Lee County overall sits at 93.5 percent while Fort Myers city sits at 92.0 and Cape Coral at 95.1. The county figure blends every market inside it, including ones we do not list separately. Use the closest named market to your home, and treat the county line as background rather than as your number.
The finding that surprised us: prices firmed and timelines got longer
Six of the seven markets took longer to go under contract in July 2026 than in July 2025, and all seven gave back less of the asking price. Fort Myers took 26.3 percent longer to reach a contract. Only Naples city got faster. The market improved for sellers on price and worsened on time, in the same markets, in the same month.
The six markets where the wait got longer
Fort Myers took 26.3 percent longer to reach a contract, Lee County overall 12.2 percent longer, Cape Coral 10.6 percent, Estero 7.9 percent, Collier County 5.2 percent, and Bonita Springs 4.5 percent. In absolute terms that is 96 days in Fort Myers and Estero, 93 in Bonita Springs, 101 in Collier County and 73 in Cape Coral.
The one market that got faster
Naples city reached a contract 5.3 percent faster than a year earlier, at 126 days against 133. It is still the slowest market of the seven by a wide margin, and it is also the one where sellers gave back the most. A faster Naples is a Naples that has adjusted, not a Naples that is quick.
Why both things can be true at once
Inventory is the likely mechanism. Active inventory fell between 13 and 30 percent in every one of the seven markets, and months of supply fell between 28 and 44 percent. Less competition supports price. It does not by itself produce speed, because the buyers who remain are deliberate. That reading is our inference from the two published series, not something the data states.
What it means if you are deciding when to list
If you plan on last year’s timeline you will be planning short in six of these seven markets. The honest way to read this table is that you have more pricing power than a year ago and should budget more calendar, not less. Time to sale, which includes the contract period, runs 113 to 177 days across the region.
What an automated home value estimate can and cannot see
An automated estimate is a statistical model run on public records and past sales. It is genuinely useful as a starting range and it is structurally blind to the things that move Southwest Florida prices most: water access, flood rating, insurance cost, hurricane hardening, and what the inside of the house actually looks like today.
What the models do well
They are fast, free, and unbiased in the sense that they have no listing to win. For a neighborhood of similar homes built in the same decade on similar lots, an automated estimate will often land close. Use one. Just use it as the beginning of the question.
What they cannot see in this market
A model reads a canal-front lot in Cape Coral as waterfront. It does not know whether the canal reaches the Gulf without a bridge, and that single fact can separate two otherwise identical homes by a six-figure margin. The same blindness applies to flood zone, elevation certificate, seawall condition and dock permitting.
The renovation problem
Public records show permits, not results. A kitchen taken to studs and rebuilt in 2024 and a kitchen last touched in 1998 can look identical to a model if neither pulled a permit indexed the same way. This cuts both directions and it is the single most common reason an owner’s estimate and a model’s estimate disagree.
Why we will discuss an estimate but will not send you to one
The major portal estimates are useful tools that are widely misread as appraisals. Bring us the number one gave you and we will tell you where we think it is right and where we think it is wrong, on your specific house. We do not send our readers to a competitor’s lead capture page to find that out.
What a real valuation adds
Someone stands in the house. That is most of it. The rest is knowing which of the last twelve comparable sales actually compares, which is a judgment about condition, view, exposure and timing that no public dataset carries.
How we value a Southwest Florida home
We start from the closed sales that genuinely compare, adjust them for the differences a buyer will actually pay for, then sanity check the result against what is on the market right now and what failed to sell. It takes a walkthrough and it produces a range with a recommendation, not a single number with false precision.
Step one, the comparable sales
We pull closed sales from the Southwest Florida MLS rather than from a portal, and we start tight: same community, same product type, same water or golf access, closed in the last six months. We widen only when we have to, and we say so when we do.
Step two, the adjustments
Every difference between a comparable sale and your home gets a dollar adjustment: square footage, lot, view, pool, garage, age of roof and mechanicals, and the condition of the finishes. The adjustments are where a valuation is made or lost, and they are the part an automated model approximates from averages.
Step three, the live market
Closed sales tell you where the market was. Active listings tell you what your home will be standing next to, and expired or withdrawn listings tell you what buyers already refused. We look at all three, because pricing against solds alone is how a home ends up in the expired column.
Step four, the range and the recommendation
You get a range, a recommended list price inside it, and the reasoning for both. If the range is wide we say why it is wide. A valuation that hides its uncertainty is not more useful, it is just more confident.
What we need from you
The walkthrough, and honest answers about the things that are not visible: the age of the roof and the air conditioning, any insurance claims, whether the seawall or dock has been repaired, and any work done without a permit. None of it is disqualifying. All of it changes the number.
What it costs
Nothing, and there is no obligation to list with us. We would rather be the team that gave you an honest number than the team that won a listing at a price that could not hold.
What moves value in Southwest Florida specifically
Five things move a Southwest Florida price more than square footage does: water access and its exact type, flood zone and elevation, insurance cost, the age and condition of the roof and mechanicals, and the community’s fee structure. A valuation that does not price all five is guessing at the largest variables.
Water access, and the distinction that matters
Waterfront is not one category. Direct Gulf access without a bridge, Gulf access with a bridge restriction, a freshwater canal, a lake and a preserve view are five different prices on the same street. In Cape Coral this is the biggest single price lever in the city, which is why our Cape Coral market page treats it as its own section.
Flood zone and elevation
The FEMA flood zone, the base flood elevation and whether the home has an elevation certificate change both the price and the pool of buyers who can finance it. A home with a current elevation certificate showing it sits above the base flood elevation is a materially easier sale than an identical home without the paperwork.
Insurance, which is now a pricing input and not a closing detail
Buyers in this market quote insurance before they write an offer. Roof age, roof shape, opening protection, water heater and electrical age all feed the premium, and a high premium reduces what a buyer can pay for the house itself. Hardening the home is one of the few improvements that reliably returns more than it costs here.
Roof and mechanicals
A roof with fewer than five years of expected life is a negotiation the seller will have, whether or not it is raised up front. The same is true of an air conditioner past fifteen years. These are not cosmetic items in this climate, they are underwriting items.
Association and district fees
Two homes with identical finishes and different monthly carrying costs are not worth the same amount. Association dues, club membership obligations, community development district assessments and municipal utility assessments all come off what a buyer can pay for the house.
Hurricane history and repairs
What matters is not that a home was affected but what was done about it, whether it was permitted, and whether the work is documented. A fully documented post-storm repair is close to neutral. An undocumented one is a discount and a delay.
The things that matter less than owners expect
Interior paint colors, landscaping, and most cosmetic updating move price far less than the six items above. They move speed. A well presented home sells faster at the same price rather than higher, and in a market where time to sale runs 113 to 177 days, faster has real value.
Your market right now, city by city
Each of the seven markets behaved differently in July 2026. Cape Coral was the strongest on price discipline and the fastest to contract. Naples was the slowest and the deepest discounter, and also the market that improved most against last year. Here is what each one looked like.
Cape Coral
Sellers kept 95.1 percent of the original asking price, the best of the seven, and reached a contract in a median 73 days. Closed sales rose 15.4 percent year over year to 555 and the median sale price rose 11.4 percent to $389,950. Full detail on the six Cape Coral ZIP codes is on our Cape Coral page.
Fort Myers
Sellers kept 92.0 percent, up 1.5 percent, but the wait grew more than anywhere else: 96 days to contract against 76 a year earlier, a 26.3 percent increase. The median sale price was unchanged at $315,000. See the Fort Myers page for the neighborhood picture.
Estero
Sellers kept 91.8 percent and the market has the tightest supply of the seven at 4.0 months, down 40.3 percent year over year. New listings fell 32.1 percent, the steepest drop in the group. The median sale price eased 2.9 percent to $415,000. More on the Estero page.
Bonita Springs
Sellers kept 90.4 percent, up 2.3 percent, with 4.7 months of supply after a 44.0 percent drop, the largest supply contraction of the seven. Closed sales rose 17.6 percent while the median sale price eased 4.4 percent to $490,000. More on the Bonita Springs page.
Naples
Sellers kept 87.2 percent, the lowest of the seven, but improved the most against last year at up 4.2 percent. The median sale price rose 35.9 percent to $1,892,500 on 66 closed sales, a small enough count that a handful of high end closings moves the median. See the Naples page.
Lee County overall
Sellers kept 93.5 percent across 1,798 closed sales, with 5.9 months of supply and a median sale price of $351,000, essentially flat year over year. Use this as the backdrop for Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Estero and Bonita Springs rather than as any of their numbers.
Collier County overall
Sellers kept 91.0 percent across 822 closed sales, with 6.2 months of supply and a median sale price of $599,000, unchanged year over year. It is the backdrop for Naples and the Collier coastal communities.
A caution about small markets
Naples city closed 66 sales in July 2026 and Estero closed 87. At those counts a median moves on a few transactions, so read a single month as a signal rather than a trend. The percent of original list price is more stable than the median price for exactly this reason.
What the data says about listing high to leave room
The regional numbers argue against it. The markets where sellers kept the most of their asking price were broadly the markets that sold fastest. The pattern across these seven markets is that accurate pricing and speed travel together, and that a price cut costs more than the discount itself.
The pattern in these seven markets
Cape Coral held the highest share of asking price at 95.1 percent and the shortest time to contract at 73 days. Naples held the lowest at 87.2 percent and the longest at 126 days. The ordering is not perfect in the middle, and it is directionally consistent across the group.
Why a reduction costs more than the reduction
A listing that reduces has already been seen by the buyers who were watching when it launched. The reduction wins a second look from a smaller pool, and it signals that more may be coming, so offers arrive lower than the new asking price rather than at it.
The first three weeks
The most motivated buyers for any home are the ones already searching when it lists. A price that is wrong on day one spends that attention. This is the argument for accuracy rather than for optimism, and it is why we would rather talk you down before launch than after.
When pricing above the comparable sales is right
When the home genuinely has something the comparable sales do not: a better water access class, a newer roof in a market pricing insurance, a documented renovation, a view. Then it is not pricing high, it is pricing an actual difference, and the listing has to make that difference obvious.
What it costs to sell a home in Florida
Your net proceeds are the sale price minus the payoff on any mortgage, the agreed brokerage compensation, documentary stamp tax on the deed, title and closing costs, prorated property taxes, any association estoppel and transfer fees, and any repairs negotiated after inspection. We build this sheet for you before you list, not after you have an offer.
Documentary stamp tax on the deed
Florida charges documentary stamp tax on the deed, calculated on the sale price and customarily paid by the seller in this region. It is a fixed and predictable line, and it should never be a surprise at the closing table.
Title and closing costs
Who pays for the owner’s title policy is negotiable and varies by county custom within Florida. In Lee and Collier the practice is not uniform, so it is worth settling in the contract rather than assuming.
Association estoppel and transfer fees
If the home is in an association, the estoppel certificate and any transfer or capital contribution fees come off one side or the other depending on the documents and the contract. Florida caps the estoppel fee itself by statute.
Prorated property taxes and assessments
Property taxes are prorated to the closing date. Where a home carries a municipal utility assessment or a community development district assessment, the remaining balance and who assumes it is a contract term, not a default.
Repairs after inspection
This is the least predictable line and the one most affected by the condition items above. A roof and an air conditioner within their expected life remove most of the risk in this category before the buyer ever walks in.
The number that matters
None of these lines is the point on its own. The point is the net, and you should see it as a range before you decide on a list price, because a higher price with a longer timeline and a larger repair credit can net less than a lower one.
What to expect on timeline
Across the seven markets, median time to contract ran 73 to 126 days in July 2026, and median time to sale, which adds the contract period, ran 113 to 177 days. Plan on the higher end if the home is in Naples or Collier County and the lower end in Cape Coral.
Before the listing goes live
Valuation walkthrough, the net sheet, any pre-list repairs you choose to make, then photography and copy. This is usually one to three weeks and it is the part most within your control.
Under contract
Inspection, appraisal if the buyer is financing, title work, and association approval where one applies. The gap between time to contract and time to sale in the table above is roughly this period, and it ran 30 to 51 days across the seven markets.
Where timelines usually slip
Association approval, insurance binding on an older roof, and appraisal on a home priced above the recent comparable sales. All three are foreseeable at listing, and two of them are addressable before the home goes live.
Get a real valuation of your home
Tell us the address and we will build the comparable sales analysis, walk the home, and give you a range with a recommended list price and a net sheet. There is no cost and no obligation to list with us. Call Domain Realty Group at 239-441-2816 or use our contact page.
What you get
A written comparable sales analysis, a recommended price range with the reasoning, a net proceeds estimate, and an honest read on timeline for your specific market. If we think you should wait, we will say that too.
If you are not selling yet
That is the most useful time to get one. Knowing the number and the timeline a year out is what lets you make the roof decision, the renovation decision and the timing decision with real information instead of a model’s guess.
Browse what your competition looks like
Every active listing in Southwest Florida is searchable on our property search, and our community guides cover the markets in this table in detail. Looking at what a buyer will compare your home to is a genuinely useful exercise before you set a price.
What clients say about working with Domain Realty Group
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Frequently asked questions about Southwest Florida home values
The questions below are the ones sellers actually ask us, answered with the July 2026 numbers where a number is the honest answer. Where the answer depends on the individual home we say so, rather than giving a regional average that will not apply to you.
What is my home worth?
The only honest short answer is a range, and it comes from the closed sales that genuinely compare to your home adjusted for the differences a buyer will pay for. In July 2026 Southwest Florida sellers kept 87.2 to 95.1 percent of their original asking price depending on market, so the gap between a good estimate and a bad one is real money.
How accurate is an online home value estimate?
It is a reasonable starting range for a typical home in a uniform neighborhood, and unreliable for anything unusual. It cannot see condition, renovation quality, water access class, flood elevation, or insurance cost, and in this market those are the largest variables.
Why is the portal estimate different from your valuation?
Because it is a model reading public records and we are reading the house. The two most common sources of disagreement are renovation work the records do not reflect and water access the model treats as a single category.
What percent of asking price do homes sell for in Southwest Florida?
In July 2026, between 87.2 percent in Naples city and 95.1 percent in Cape Coral, measured against the original asking price rather than the last reduced price. Lee County overall was 93.5 percent and Collier County overall was 91.0 percent.
How long does it take to sell a home in Southwest Florida?
Median time to contract ran 73 to 126 days across the seven markets in July 2026, and median time to sale, which includes the contract period, ran 113 to 177 days. Cape Coral was fastest and Naples city slowest.
Is now a good time to sell?
On price discipline, July 2026 was better than July 2025 in all seven markets we track. On timeline it was worse in six of the seven. Whether that adds up to a good time depends on whether your plan is sensitive to price or to calendar.
Should I price high and negotiate down?
The regional pattern argues against it. The markets that held the most of their asking price were broadly the ones that sold fastest, and a reduction reaches a smaller audience than the launch did while signalling that more reductions may follow.
What is the difference between time to contract and time to sale?
Time to contract is how long the home was on the market before a buyer went under contract. Time to sale adds the contract period through closing. In July 2026 that gap ran 30 to 51 days across these markets.
Does the county number apply to my neighborhood?
No. County figures blend every market inside them. Use the closest named city in the table, and understand that a specific community or waterfront street can differ from its city as much as the city differs from the county.
How much does it cost to sell a house in Florida?
The main lines are the mortgage payoff, agreed brokerage compensation, documentary stamp tax on the deed, title and closing costs, prorated property taxes, association estoppel and transfer fees where applicable, and any post inspection repair credits. We build the net sheet before you list.
Who pays for title insurance in Lee and Collier County?
It is negotiable and the customary practice is not uniform across Southwest Florida. Settle it in the contract rather than assuming, because it is a meaningful line on the net sheet.
What is an estoppel certificate and who pays for it?
It is the association’s written statement of what is owed on a unit at closing. Florida statute caps what an association may charge for it, and which side pays is set by the contract and the association documents.
Do I have to disclose a past insurance claim?
Florida law requires a seller to disclose known facts that materially affect the value of the property and are not readily observable. A past claim and the repair that followed it is normally in that category, and documenting the repair is usually better for the sale than the alternative.
Will my flood zone reduce what I can get?
It affects both the price and the pool of buyers who can finance and insure the home. A current elevation certificate showing the home above the base flood elevation is one of the more valuable pieces of paper a Southwest Florida seller can have.
Does a new roof pay for itself?
Not usually dollar for dollar as an appraised value increase, and often yes in net terms, because roof age drives the buyer’s insurance quote, and an expensive to insure home draws lower offers and fewer of them.
What about impact windows and shutters?
Opening protection reduces the buyer’s premium the same way roof age does, and in this market that shows up in what a buyer can afford to pay. It is one of the few improvements that reliably returns more than it costs here.
Should I renovate before selling?
Rarely a full renovation, often the targeted items. Roof, air conditioning, and anything that affects insurability or financeability tend to return their cost. Kitchens and bathrooms usually return speed rather than price.
How does Gulf access change my value?
More than almost anything else on a comparable street. Direct access without a bridge, access with a bridge restriction, freshwater canal and lake frontage are separate price categories, and conflating them is the most common valuation error we see on Cape Coral homes.
What if my home has a CDD or utility assessment?
The remaining balance and who assumes it at closing is a contract term. Buyers price the monthly carrying cost into what they can pay for the house, so a large outstanding assessment reduces the price the home will support.
How do you choose comparable sales?
Same community, same product type, same water or golf access, closed within six months, then widened only as far as necessary. When we have to widen we tell you which constraint we relaxed and what we adjusted for it.
What if there are no recent comparable sales?
Then we say so, use the closest available with larger and clearly stated adjustments, and lean harder on active and expired listings to bracket the number. A wide range honestly explained beats a narrow one that is not supported.
Do you charge for a valuation?
No, and there is no obligation to list with us. We would rather give you an honest number than win a listing at a price that cannot hold.
How quickly can you get me a number?
Usually within a few days of the walkthrough, and faster if you need it. The comparable sales work is the slow part and the walkthrough is what makes it accurate.
Can you value a condo the same way?
The method is the same and the inputs differ: association financials, reserves and any special assessment matter more, and the comparable set is usually the same building or association rather than the same neighborhood.
What about vacant land?
Land is valued from land sales, and the drivers are different: zoning, utilities at the street, access, elevation, and any wetland constraint. We handle it, and we would not use the table on this page to do it.
Do you work with sellers who are not ready for a year?
Yes, and that is often the most useful conversation. It is when the roof decision, the renovation decision and the timing decision are still open.
What if I owe more than the home is worth?
Tell us early. It changes the options rather than removing them, and it is a conversation better had before a listing than during one.
Do you handle probate or estate sales?
Yes. The valuation work is the same and the timeline and paperwork differ, so it is worth naming that situation at the first conversation.
Which markets does Domain Realty Group cover?
Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties, with our core markets being Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Estero, Bonita Springs and Naples. Our community guides cover them in detail.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Florida Realtors SunStats, all property types, July 2026, the most recent complete month at the time of writing. We pulled all seven geographies ourselves rather than citing a portal’s summary.
How often is this page updated?
We refresh the market table when a new complete month is available. The date at the top of the page is the date of the most recent refresh, and the month of the data is stated in the table source line.
Who will I be talking to?
One of our agent-partners, and for most valuations Jesse McGreevy or Marc Comisar directly. You can see the whole team on our agents page.
About Domain Realty Group
Domain Realty Group is a Southwest Florida real estate team of roughly forty agent-partners working Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties. Domain Realty Group has been the number one team in Southwest Florida since 2012, and our team has closed more than 4,000 transactions and $2.5 billion in cumulative production. We tracked all seven markets on this page through July 2026 ourselves.
The team is led by Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, who have worked Southwest Florida since 2004 and whose own practice is at McGreevy and Comisar. Learn more about our team.
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Sources
Market data was pulled directly for this page on September 1, 2026 for the month of July 2026. No competitor real estate portal is cited anywhere on this page, by policy. Regulatory and cost figures change, so verify any figure that will drive a decision against the source at the time you rely on it. ### Market data
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Cape Coral (City), All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Fort Myers (City), All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Estero (Village), All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Bonita Springs (City), All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Naples (City), All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Lee County, All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors SunStats, Collier County, All Property Types, July 2026
- Florida Realtors, the state association that publishes SunStats https://www.floridarealtors.org/
- National Association of Realtors, research and statistics https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics
- Freddie Mac, housing research https://www.freddiemac.com/research
- Fannie Mae, research and insights https://www.fanniemae.com/research-and-insights
- United States Census Bureau, new residential construction https://www.census.gov/construction/nrs/index.html
Statute and regulation
- Florida Statutes, official portal, Chapter 201 documentary stamp tax, Chapter 475 real estate brokerage, Chapter 689 conveyances, Chapter 718 condominiums, Chapter 720 homeowners associations http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/
- Florida Department of Revenue, documentary stamp tax https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/taxesfees/Pages/doc_stamp.aspx
- Florida Department of Revenue, property taxpayer information https://floridarevenue.com/property/Pages/Taxpayers.aspx
- Florida Building Code, current edition https://floridabuilding.org/c/default.aspx
- Florida Office of Insurance Regulation https://floir.com/
- Florida Department of Financial Services, consumer services https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/consumers
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, owning a home https://www.consumerfinance.gov/owning-a-home/
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development https://www.hud.gov/
Flood, insurance and resilience
- FEMA Map Service Center, flood insurance rate maps https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home
- FloodSmart, National Flood Insurance Program https://www.floodsmart.gov/
- Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida residual market https://www.citizensfla.com/
- Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety https://ibhs.org/
- Florida Division of Emergency Management https://www.floridadisaster.org/
- Lee County, flood information https://www.leegov.com/dcd/flood
- Lee County, flood insurance discounts and Community Rating System class https://www.leegov.com/dcd/flood/firm/insurance/discounts
- Lee County, FEMA flood map changes and floodways https://www.leegov.com/dcd/flood/floodways/femamapchanges
- City of Cape Coral, flood protection and the 50 percent rule https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/development_services/building_division/flood_protection.php
- National Association of Home Builders https://www.nahb.org/
County records and assessments
- Lee County Property Appraiser https://www.leepa.org/
- Lee County Property Appraiser, property search https://www.leepa.org/Search/PropertySearch.aspx
- Lee County Tax Collector https://www.leetc.com/
- Lee County government https://www.leegov.com/
- Collier County Property Appraiser https://www.collierappraiser.com/
- Collier County Tax Collector https://www.colliertaxcollector.com/
- Collier County Clerk of the Circuit Court https://www.collierclerk.com/
- Charlotte County Property Appraiser https://www.ccappraiser.com/
- Charlotte County government https://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/
- City of Cape Coral, special assessments https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/financial_services/customer_billing_services/assessments/index.php
- City of Cape Coral, Utilities Extension Project https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/public_works/capital_improvements/utilities_extension_project_uep/index.php
- City of Fort Myers https://www.fortmyers.gov/
- City of Bonita Springs, community development https://www.cityofbonitaspringscd.org/
- Village of Estero https://estero-fl.gov/
Environment
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection https://floridadep.gov/
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission https://myfwc.com/
News media
- Gulfshore Business https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/
- WGCU Public Media https://news.wgcu.org/
- WINK News https://winknews.com/
- Cape Coral Breeze https://www.capecoralbreeze.com/
- Business Observer Florida https://www.businessobserverfl.com/
Our own data
- Southwest Florida MLS, Matrix, closed sales used in individual valuations
- Domain Realty Group transaction records, 4,000+ closed transactions since 2008
