- Southwest Florida is experiencing a construction boom with thousands of new homes being built in Lee and Collier counties.
- Despite rapid growth, housing affordability remains a major issue for the average local income earner.
- Large master-planned communities, such as Kingston and Corkscrew Grove, are set to add thousands of homes on former citrus groves and rural land.
In Lee and Collier counties, thousands of new homes are under construction and more have been approved. What’s coming out of the ground, and will you be able to afford it?
From single-family homes to apartments and assisted living communities, nothing is off the table when it comes to new construction in Southwest Florida, except perhaps less land. Homes are being built on smaller and smaller lots and construction is pushing into rural areas and even butting up against conservation lands.
While much of Southwest Florida isn’t affordable for the average income in the area, that’s not stopping people from moving here…