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The Lee Board of County Commissioners continued its commitment to improving local roads and sidewalks with votes for several projects Tuesday, including a roundabout at the intersection of Buckingham and Gunnery roads and improvements on the western end of Colonial Boulevard. Buckingham Commissioners awarded a low-bid, $4.8 million contract to V & H Construction, Inc.…

The requirement to report beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is now not to be actively enforced or fined per recent announcements from the US Treasury and FinCEN. Background The Corporate Transparency Act requires most small businesses to file a report on FinCEN.gov to report their owners with confirmed identification, or face substantial…

With the federal government possibly heading to a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, the most immediate impact on the housing sector will be a lapse of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which could have widespread impacts on property sales. There are an estimated 1,300 sales that occur each day for properties…

On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted FinCEN a stay order on its previously issued preliminary nationwide injunction on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act. As a result, Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting is once again mandatory. FinCEN has announced 30-day extension and issued guidance that clarified…

ReVital Development Group, in collaboration with Birdsong Housing Partners and the Lee County Housing Authority, announced the groundbreaking of Hermosa North Fort Myers, Phase I & II—a transformative project marking the first new construction affordable housing rental community in unincorporated Lee County in over 15 years and the first in North Fort Myers in more…

The Florida Housing Coalition and the Home Coalition with generous support from Bank of America, Lake Michigan Credit Union, and Collaboratory, worked together to create the Southwest Florida Regional Housing Report. Following 10 months of research the final report is now available and includes actionable strategies centered around regional housing data to address Southwest Florida’s…