Are Bonita Springs and Estero home prices rising as fast as Naples?

No. Estero's median sale price was up a modest 1.6% year-over-year as of this report, and Bonita Springs-specific figures varied between roughly $507,000 and $589,000 depending on the month and source, a much flatter pattern than Naples' double-digit sales growth.

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The Carlisle Naples Sells for $148.75M as Naples Home Sales Jump 14.5%

Q: How much did Naples home sales grow in July 2026?

Naples posted 733 closed sales in July 2026, up 14.5% year-over-year, with a median closed price of $590,000, up 2.6%. Inventory fell 21% year-over-year to 5.8 months of supply, according to NABOR.

Two stories converged this week to paint a picture of a Naples market with real momentum: a major senior living community sale in Collier County, and fresh July data showing home sales climbing while inventory keeps shrinking.

The headline sale: Irvine, California-based Healthpeak Properties Inc. paid $148.75 million for The Carlisle Naples, a 350-unit senior living community, as part of a larger $455 million, five-property portfolio deal, according to Business Observer.

The Carlisle Naples deal

The Carlisle Naples

BuyerHealthpeak Properties Inc.

SellerHarbert and Senior Resource Group

Purchase price$148,750,000

Prior sale price (2021)$101,500,000

Unit count350 units (257 independent living, 93 assisted living)

Site size18 acres

LocationNear Orange Blossom Drive and Airport-Pulling Road, Naples

Part of$455M, five-property, four-state portfolio deal

Harbert and the Senior Resource Group had purchased The Carlisle in 2021 for $101.5 million and undertook an extensive renovation before this sale, according to county records cited in the Business Observer's reporting. The broader portfolio Healthpeak acquired totals 811 units across nearly 1 million square feet, spanning Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and two properties in Texas.

The bigger portfolio: The Carlisle Naples sale was part of a $455 million, five-property senior living portfolio acquisition by Healthpeak Properties, totaling 811 units across nearly 1 million square feet in Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas.

What the July 2026 market data shows

Naples' residential market posted a notably strong July: 733 closed sales, up 14.5% year-over-year, with a median closed price of $590,000 (up 2.6%). Inventory fell 21% year-over-year to just 5.8 months of supply. Single-family homes led the gains, with a median of $745,000 (up 12.9%), while condos saw a median of $400,000 (down 4.8%), per NABOR's own July 2026 market report.

Naples market snapshot, July 2026: 733 closed sales (up 14.5% year-over-year), median closed price $590,000 (up 2.6%), inventory down 21% to 5.8 months of supply, and single-family median price up 12.9% to $745,000, according to NABOR.

By contrast, Bonita Springs and Estero look far quieter. Estero's median sale price sits around $510,000, up a modest 1.6% year-over-year on a rolling three-month basis, according to Redfin. Bonita Springs-specific figures varied more widely across sources checked this week, from roughly $507,000 to $589,000 depending on the month pulled, a spread wide enough that we'd rather flag the inconsistency than present a false-precision number.

Note: Redfin's separate "Naples" city-level median of roughly $1.3 million (down 10.4% year-over-year) reflects a different geographic boundary and property mix than NABOR's MLS-area figure above, and the two should not be treated as directly comparable.

CNE Certified Negotiation Expert Broker Associate, Downing-Frye Realty 18+ Years Southwest Florida

Sourced from Business Observer (The Carlisle Naples), NABOR, and Redfin.

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