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APRIL?WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BUY!
2008-04-11 03:38:00 If you look at the long-term economic growth and the demographic trends regarding Florida, it bodes exceptionally well for Florida. By the end of the decade, we are projected to be the 3rd most populated state in the country and by 2030 an increase of about 75%. Naples is a world-class destination and people are continuing to ... More About: April , Time , Great
RUMOR HAS IT THAT IT IS OPEN SEASON FOR THE BARGAIN HUNTERS
2008-03-10 01:25:00 As we head toward the end of ‘high season’, (Easter comes early this year and traditionally Easter signals the end of ‘high season’,) we are seeing pending sales picking up in the greater Naples Real Estate Market. Maybe it is because the fence sitters are finally getting the message that the market has indeed stabilized ... More About: Rumor , Open , Open Season , Season , Bargain
FLORIDA HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FILING DEADLINE IS NOW!
2008-02-29 09:07:00 The new law pertaining to the Florida Homestead Exemption increases the exemption $50,000. The law states that every person with legal title to a residential property, can show that this is their primary residence and does not currently have a homestead exemption, is is now entitled to and qualifies for the exemption. The key is ... More About: Musings , Deadline
THE CANADIANS ARE COMING?THE CANADIANS ARE COMING!
2008-02-27 10:36:00 I am totally amazed about the amount of Canadians that having been opting in to my web site during the past month or so, and even more amazed about the number scheduling trips to Naples and actually writing contracts to purchase. When I look at Google Analytics for the web site, I’m shocked to see that ...
A SENSE OF URGENCY?
2008-02-22 14:16:00 More and more buyers seem to be popping up out of the woodwork and one wonders what the real motivation is. Is it just that seasonal push or is there something else behind it? It may well be a combination of things, not the least of which is the modest rise in the mortgage interest rates, ... More About: Sense
THE SHORT SALE BUZZ
2008-02-22 12:18:00 The buzz words today with real estate buyers coming to the greater Naples area seem to be ‘short sale’ or ‘foreclosure’. Everyone is looking to get in on what is perceived to be a very hot segment of the market, and in actuality, it is. Having been on both sides of quite a few short sales and ... More About: Buzz , Sale , Short
Historic Fed Move Cuts Both Ways for Borrowers
2008-02-01 03:44:00 Hot on the heels of the Fed’s inter-session rate cut of 75 basis points last week, they cut the rates again today, as they perceive we are most likely on the brink of a recession as they look to stem the tide in the face of a weak economy. The real beneficiaries from these cuts are mortgage ... More About: Historic , Move , Cuts , Cuts Both Ways
BOY?SEASON HAS HIT BECAUSE THEY ARE BACK!
2008-01-10 23:09:00 The tourists, as well as the ‘snow birds’ are back as we head into full-blown season in Southwest Florida. How do I know, well for one my buddy who owns a body shop is busier than he has been in months and second, my open houses have suddenly become very busy, which is a good ... More About: Season , Back
ARE THE BUYERS PLAYING A WAIT AND SEE GAME?
2007-12-19 02:01:00 It seems as if the many buyers are playing a waiting game in the greater Naples Real Estate Market today and I’m not too sure what they are waiting for. I get the impression that they perceive the market will go lower and with the great amount of inventory that we currently have will be ... More About: Game , Buyers , Wait
IT?S A GREAT TIME TO BE A BUYER!
2007-12-07 20:19:00 Whether you’re a first time buyer having rented for years or whether you are seasoned professional, it is a great time to be a buyer in the Naples, Florida market! All indicators are excellent with interest rates at the lowest point in quite some time. But buyers must get over the fear that the market is going lower and take advantage ... More About: Time , Great , Buyer
CHANGING THE PRICING PHILOSOPHY
2007-12-03 01:53:00 The buyers are certainly out there looking, although they seem to be taking their time about writing offers even though the product is perceived as a value. For the sellers, it can be quite frustrating, since they have either reduced their price to get it to where it really needs to be or they have ... More About: Philosophy , Changing
HERE WE GO AGAIN!
2007-11-16 02:20:00 Is it just me or does it seem that year after year major road construction projects begin just about the time that all the “snow birds” start returning to Southwest Florida? And why aren’t these projects started during the Spring, when these same “snow birds” are leaving to go back up north to their homes? Somehow our leaders, ...
I GOT A BIG MOUTH!
2007-11-14 21:44:00 I’ve always considered myself a ‘networker’ probably even before the term became a term. In real estate, we all look toward our happy clients for referrals, and actually it doesn’t matter whether whether it is real estate or not, any business can benefit from the power of word-of–mouth marketing. A referral generated from this source ... More About: Big Mouth , Mouth
ARE THE BUYERS STILL LURKING ON THE SIDELINES?
2007-11-14 03:07:00 The current inventory in Collier County of approximately 5,800 homes and 4,800 condominiums remains excessive and the potential buyers out there seem to be firmly on the sidelines, waiting for the prices to decline even further. There is also disagreement among the ‘experts’ as to how and when the market will truly stabilize, causing further ... More About: Buyers
FINALLY?SOME TAX RELIEF!
2007-11-01 01:51:00 Finally, after a great deal of debate between the Florida House and Senate, a much sought after tax reform bill was passed. Now it is up to the voters in January to approve or disapprove the measure. The nuts and bolts of the proposal are basically that the Homestead Exemption has doubled from $25,000 to $50,000 and the ... More About: Finally , Relief , Some
IT?S A HUGE BUYER?S MARKET!?SO THE QUESTION IS WHEN DO THEY START BUYING?
2007-10-19 15:09:00 With the enormous amount of inventory in the real estate marketplace, (now well over 3 years,) it is truly a buyer’s market. The big question on everyone’s mind is when are they going to start releasing some of that pent up demand and start buying. The traffic in the greater Naples area has certainly picked up, ... More About: Buying , Question , Market , Buyer , Start
WHEN IS ENOUNGH SPEED ENOUGH?
2007-10-18 02:34:00 You know it’s funny, I’m a very computer literate person, which can be good and bad. In this increasingly mobile society, (and I refer to the technological aspect,) fast is just not fast enough! Having had broadband for a number of years and a wireless network in my house and home office, I now use an ... More About: Speed
THE GREAT PROPERTY TAX DEBATE
2007-10-17 20:43:00 The great debate continues to rage on about tax reform and more especially about the portability issue within the State of Florida of Homestead Exemption and 3 percent Save Our Homes cap. The Florida governor, Charlie Crist, has been pushing the legislature to remain in session until they pass a significant reform package and they did indeed ... More About: Property , Great , Debate , The G
AND YOU THOUGHT OWNING A RENTAL WAS A GOOD IDEA!
2007-10-17 02:56:00 With residential real estate in the greater Naples area taking a plunge during the past year and a half or so, so also has the rental market. Not only is there a glut of homes and condominiums for sale, there now is an enormous glut of rental as well. Certainly it is a natural phenomenon due ... More About: Rental , Idea , Thought , Good
PAYBACK CAN BE HELL!
2007-10-10 18:40:00 ; 0; The Naples Press has somewhat slowed down on the constant bashing of the local Naples Real Estate Market that has taken place over the past two years. Quite frankly it is something that I have never fully understood, considering the normal Sunday real estate section of the Naples Daily News is beefier and full of more ... More About: Hell , Payback
SOMETIMES IN REAL ESTATE YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO WORK!
2007-09-19 01:16:00 “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” – Thomas Edison I believe that the current ‘down’ real estate market that we are experiencing offers some wonderful opportunities to us as real estate agents, and although it might take a fair amount of work, the rewards can be ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Work , Real , Some
WHY AREN?T THEY READY TO BUY NOW?
2007-09-17 00:55:00 Boy…don’t you wish that you could push a button and program your prospects to buy now? I sure do because the market here in Naples, Florida seems stuck in those summer doldrums, even though I was talking with a friend this afternoon in New England and he told me it was 51 degrees there. (One tends to ... More About: Ready
WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES?
2007-08-30 16:46:00 Living in Southwest Florida comes with certain inherent problems, one of which is power outages. They can be caused by a number of different scenarios, storms, hurricanes and frequently just the electrically charged lightning strikes that are often around, despite a lack of a storm. It is always prudent to have an alternative means of power ... More About: Lightning , Home Repair
COULD WE BE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
2007-08-28 14:20:00 Yesterday’s real estate news for Florida seemed a bit more positive, certainly a sign that the market has stabilized and we should be seeing more positive signs of a recovery as we push ahead. It all centers on the favorable economic conditions, low mortgage rates and the job growth market in Florida as well. Existing single ... More About: Dire , Direction , Rect
AND SO IT WAS?AND NOW IT IS!
2007-08-28 02:21:00 Naples, Florida has a wonderful and rich history. Prior to its discovery, the only people to traipse the white sand beaches were the Caloosa Indians. It was basically discovered and first settled in the 1860s by Roger Gordon and Joseph Wiggins, (two passes that open from the Bay to the Gulf remain named after them.) Later ...
OH FOR BLOGS SAKE!
2007-08-17 02:49:00 I enjoy blogging, but you know sometimes you just get ‘writer’s block’ and can’t think of anything that you want to write about. I certainly laud the people who write every day and it flows like water. I envy the fact that they seem to come up with something interesting or entertaining, whether it be ... More About: Blogs
SHORT SALE MANIA?IS IT FOR YOU?
2007-08-14 01:27:00 Having just completed another short sale and being called today on yet another to list, I find myself in a quandary as to whether I really want to start doing more and more of them. It isn’t that they are particularly hard to get done, it is more a question for me of whether I ... More About: Sale , Short , Mania
THE FORECLOSURE MARKET?THE NEW PERFECT STORM
2007-08-01 02:24:00 Foreclosures are in the forefront of the news and are taking their toll on the regular homeowner market as well as affecting complete neighborhoods. Properties that are not short-selling and go out to foreclosure will most certainly affect property values in the neighborhood where that foreclosure took place. Naturally the more foreclosed properties in a ... More About: Market , Storm , Foreclosure , Perfect , Perfect Storm
THINGS YOU CAN DO IN PANAMA IN 24 HOURS
2007-07-25 02:21:00 I have talked often about the virtues of investing in Panam a Real Estate with vigor and enthusiasm, because after just one visit, you’re hooked for life. There are just so many things that attract people from the world over to this small but diverse country. There is so much to do and see, that it can ... More About: Things , Thing , Hour
GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY FLYOVER OPENED TODAY
More articles from this author:2007-07-24 03:00:00 Well its here! The long-awaited and project delayed $38 million over-pass at the intersection of Airport-Pulling Road and Golden gate Parkway opened at 6am this morning much to the delight of project managers and county officials. The over-pass was vehemently opposed by not only residents of the Grey Oaks and Bear’s Paw communities, but many ... More About: Gate , Today , Opened , Pene 1, 2, 3 |
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