Insight on Conflicting Housing Reports Part 2. Where they come from?

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The best way to understand the confusion is to try to understand, where these different reports are getting their information from, and what they are basing them on. For the National Association of Realtors®, Existing-home sales, which include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, are based on transaction closings from multiple listing services. These are the actual transferring, … Continue reading →

Insight on Conflicting Housing Reports Part 1. Where they come from?

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I am sure; many times you hear reports from different agencies about the health of the housing market. Many times I update my clients, and base my interpretation, on the actual activities that occurs in my area, that I actually see from the live activities on our own specific data base and my dealings in … Continue reading →

2012 End Year Sales continued rise in medium Price : Inventory Down : Cape Coral, Fort Myers : Lee County, Southwest Florida

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REALTOR® Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach, Inc. 2840 Winkler Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33916 (January 17, 2013 – Fort Myers, FL) – End of year sees continued rise in median price. Lee County’s median home price was 14.6 percent higher in December 2012 than the prior year and 26.4 … Continue reading →

Cape Coral A Bird’s Eye View

Home Prices Still Raising Fort Myers Cape Coral Lehigh Acres Estero Alva Bonita Springs Plus

Florida Zillow Home Value Index   Region M-o-M Q-o-Q Y-o-Y Nov 2012 *Includes data and transactions through 11/30/2012 Fort Myers Metro 0.5 % 1.8 % 9.5 % $ 140,800 Alva 0.1 % 0.5 % 9.0 % $ 155,300 Boca Grande 1.2 % 6.9 % 10.4 % $ 1,165,800 Bokeelia -0.3 % 0.2 % 8.5 % $ 196,300 Bonita Springs 0.3 % 0.8 % 3.1 % $ 237,500 Cape Coral 1.1 % 2.7 % 15.4 % $ 131,500 Captiva 2.0 % 5.0 % … Continue reading →

Retiring? Have you given thoughts about 55+ Adult Communities?

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As our population ages, many are thinking of settling down to warmer climate, and not dealing with much upkeep that goes into keeping their property in shape with the seasons and passing of time. Also, things we can do at a younger age gets to be a little more challenging and burdensome as we age, … Continue reading →

Stock Vs. Real Estate

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In the case of many, some are holding on to their stock investments with hopes of using the profit to buy a house. If you are capable of doing such, GREAT. But my experience have been many are driven by emotions, and get involve in wishful thinking, hoping and greed, than understanding the reality of … Continue reading →

Twelve Things that would cost you more in 2013

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Despite the Tax cuts to the “Middle Class” and “savings” you be seeing in Health Care, they left out who is going to be paying for this. Interest Rates are still at all-time low, Southwest Florida is heading into its third year of housing and equity increases, and we do not have a State Income … Continue reading →

Is the Upcoming fiscal cliff helping the real estate market for you?

The below came from a Local News report, courtesy of   WINK NEWS NOW :  Story Created: Dec 28, 2012 at 9:00 PM America/New_York   NAPLES, FL -Tax attorney Jeffrey Janeiro said his office is in a time crunch.   “Rushing to get transactions done before the end of the year,” said Janeiro.   And before the fiscal … Continue reading →