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The Keyes Company Expands Partnership with Forbes Global Properties
The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties, luxury specialists and market leaders in Florida, expanded their partnership with Forbes Global Properties to include Lee and Monroe counties. As the exclusive worldwide real estate partner of Forbes, the invitation-only network offers a consumer marketplace of luxury homes to its engaged audience of 168 million individuals.
Lee and Monroe join Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin as prime luxury markets where Keyes and Illustrated hold exclusive affiliations with Forbes Global Properties.
"The Forbes name resonates with the luxury buyer and seller in Lee County just as much as it does in Miami or Palm Beach," said Shane Spring, Keyes Realtor® and 2026 Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association President. "Interest comes from all over the world, and this partnership provides the visibility properties like this merit."
"This expansion gives our luxury listings in the Florida Keys and Southwest...
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Top Mistakes Buyers and Sellers Make During a Florida Closing
Closings are exciting milestones, but in Florida, they can also be confusing. One major difference? Who pays for title insurance, and who selects the title company. In Miami-Dade and Broward, it's typically the buyer. In Palm Beach, it's usually the seller.
Understanding these local details helps you avoid unnecessary stress. Here are a few common mistakes to watch for when closing on a home in Florida.
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Q4 2025 Luxury Report: High-End Single-Family Transactions Jump Across South Florida
South Florida's luxury market demonstrated a continued return to pre-pandemic equilibrium during the third quarter of 2025, according to The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties' latest Luxury Market Report. The region's high-end single-family sector enjoyed notable year-over-year gains in $1 million-and-up single-family transactions.
Across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, the Treasure Coast, and Southwest Florida, luxury single-family sales jumped 6.2% year-over-year to 3,589 in the third quarter of 2025. Palm Beach County, Southwest Florida and the Treasure Coast drove the region's overall uptick. However, the high-end condominium sector saw a 6.3% year-over-year decline in transactions to 980.
Luxury pricing continued Q2's positive year-over-year trends thanks to consistent buyer demand. The region's average single-family sales price managed a fractional year-over-year increase to $2.35 million, so the overall transaction gain was no...
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The Keyes Company Announces Florida Keys Expansion
The Keyes Company, Florida's largest independent real estate brokerage, expands into the Florida Keys as the firm approaches its centennial year of operation. As a natural extension of its growing geographic footprint, Keyes opened a temporary office in Tavernier with plans to ultimately establish a permanent presence in the Keys region.
Tony Garcia, the longtime leader of Keyes' Homestead office serving buyers and sellers across South Miami-Dade County, will oversee the new Keys office as its District Sales Manager. Tony and his wife, Nancy, have a decorated history of community service and philanthropy in the Homestead area and are eager to extend their community engagement to the Florida Keys.
On Garcia's watch, the Homestead office produced nearly $300 million in annual volume and is consistently Keyes' top-producing office in Miami-Dade County.
"We are bringing the unmatched resources, real estate services and community impact of Keyes to the Florida Key...
