30 year interest rates have dropped to the lowest levels in a very long time. We are now below 6%. There is one program that Countrywide now has that is at 5.125%! WOW, With interest rates that low it is sure to induce purchases within the SW Florida market.
Brett Ellis and his mother, Sande Ellis, lead Ellis Team – KW Florida Living in Fort Myers, Florida, with more than 38 years in Southwest Florida real estate. The team has closed more than 6,000 transactions since 1986 and ranked #2 in Fort Myers by transactions in 2025 (RealTrends Verified). Brett writes a weekly real estate column for The News-Press and publishes the team’s Lee County market indices, including the Current Market Index™ and Market Spread Index™. The team is a proud member of SWFL Inc. Learn more at TopAgent.com.