The summer flew by and once again season is approaching. Every year it seems our seasonal residents return earlier and earlier, and this year I can say I've already seen the car carriers parked outside our communities and out-of-state and even out-of-country license plates on...
Summer has arrived! I hope you and your loved ones have scheduled time to get away and enjoy the warm, sunny days whether here in Southwest Florida, at your northern retreat, or in some exotic locale. Though not as hectic as the winter and spring seasons, summer...
Well, it's hard to believe, but yet another season is wrapping up in Southwest Florida. The car carriers are out in force loading up vehicles to transport back north for the summer as our snowbirds return home. A lot of us year-round Southwest Floridians like...
We've come a long way since the economic meltdown, if you will. A new study released by RealtyTrac shows that real estate markets in 95% of U.S. counties are better off now than at the height of the foreclosure crisis four years ago. The study analyzes...
Southwest Florida has one of the healthiest housing markets in the country. A report by John Burns Real Estate Consulting, an Irvine California-based national market research company, concluded this based on strong demand from second-home buyers and retirees which has been pushing prices up .5% per...
Stabilization is the word for 2014. In 2012 we saw recovery. In 2013 we experienced transition as traditional sales significantly outweighed distressed sales (short sales and foreclosures) and sellers took over the reins. Now, in 2014, our market has stabilized with home prices recovered, activity strong, and...
Happy New Year! 2014 is officially here and what it will bring is really anyone's guess. But as usual, many experts have weighed in with their predictions. Overall, the feeling is mutual that this year will be another good year for real estate. Here are what...