and that's rather the point. in a year where most assets felt volatile, the ultra-prime homes here held their value the way they always have — on the back of safety, privacy, real beachfront, and weather that does half the selling. it's where quiet, generational money settles in to stay, for now and for the next generation.

the numbers below come straight from Erik David Barber, my Sotheby's International Realty partner in Naples, covering the last twelve months.

inventory is tightening, and the well-priced homes are moving faster than they were a year ago. naples keeps doing what it does — holding value, quietly.

erik runs the gulf luxe team at Sotheby's International Realty — one of the top-producing groups in naples. out of more than 9,000 agents in the city, he sits in the top 30 by sales volume, working mostly in the $2M–$25M range.

erik works the way i do — quietly, with discretion, for people who value both. i only introduce my clients to agents i've vetted myself, and i remain a partner in the deal to ensure things are handled with the same standard of care.