Kingston series · Part 2
Kingston is officially open. 18 model homes you can tour now
The grand opening happened October 17. What opened, which builders have models, the 25-acre amenity campus plans, and the five things to do before you tour.
The journal
Notes from the Gulf.
No fluff and no listings you have to scroll past — just the things that actually decide whether a Southwest Florida move goes well: insurance, flood zones, waterfront, and timing.
Kingston is open.
18 models to tour
18 models to tour
Kingston in Estero,
explained
explained
Kingston series · Part 1
Kingston in Estero, explained (what we know so far)
Up to 10,000 homes, five builders, and a grand opening this October. The big picture on the largest community Southwest Florida has ever seen, right here on Corkscrew Road.
What SWFL home
insurance really costs
insurance really costs
Buying & owning
What Southwest Florida home insurance really costs in 2026
Wind, flood, and homeowners coverage can rival your mortgage on the wrong house. Here's how to estimate it before you fall in love with a listing.
Gulf access, canal,
or lake?
or lake?
Buying
What "waterfront" actually means in Cape Coral & beyond
Gulf access, bridged, freshwater, canal, lake view — five very different things listings love to blur. What each one means for price and resale.
More on the way
Coming soon
Selling into SWFL's season: when to list
How the seasonal buyer pool swells and empties, and how listing four weeks early or late changes your number.
Have a question we haven't written about yet?
Ask us directly — it's usually faster than any article, and it might become the next one.