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Housing in Southwest Florida

The Southwest Florida stories that are too local, too early or too ongoing for the evening news.

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    Southwest Florida

    Amendment 3 passes, raising homestead exemption for SWFL homeowners in 2027

    Florida voters approved Amendment 3 with about 62% of the vote, above the 60% it needed, so Southwest Florida homeowners will get a larger exemption from non-school property taxes: $150,000 of assessed value in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. The yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property, such as rentals and businesses, drops from 10% to 5%, and school taxes are not affected. A state analysis projects billions in lost local revenue statewide, so Lee, Collier and other local budgets will feel the change.

    Source: WUSF and 3 more

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    East Naples

    Collier commissioners approve five-story East Naples project with workforce housing

    Collier County commissioners approved a mixed-use building at U.S. 41 East and Andrew Drive in East Naples with about 30 studio and one-bedroom workforce units above a Mediterranean restaurant. The five-story project replaces a vacant former fast-food site. Some neighbors had objected over traffic and commercial creep, and county planning staff had opposed the plan before the Planning Commission recommended it in August.

    Source: Naples Daily News and 2 more