Hi Everyone. Hope this post finds you all well and happy. It's a busy time of year--and I've not been very consistent in my blogging duties this year--I promise, 2014 will see me back at several posts a week, but for now, I just could not pass up the chance to share this funny picture! A little holiday blogging humor from the Naples Real Estate Blogger...Make it a great day!
Read MoreClosed Home Sales Up 22% in Third Quarter for 2013 There are three key real estate market indicators that help determine how a community is performing when compared to the same time period of previous years. Those are: 1.) The number of closed sales, 2.) the amount of inventory, and 3.) the median home sale prices. ~According the The Naples Area Board of Realtors, in a report published October 17th,
Read MoreWe completed the sale of our personal residence at 1490 Jewel Box Avenue today. Going through both the listing and sale sides of the transaction, as well as simultaneously coordinating a purchase, has made us much more aware of and sensitive to the experiences that all buyers and sellers go through during this process. I've always said, a good agent needs to list and sell their own
Read MoreA Lesson In Empathy Every real estate agent needs experience selling their own home, every few years, so they don't loose the empathy of what sellers go through during the course of the listing period! 1490 Jewel Box Avenue Oyster Bay ~ Naples, Florida Last autumn Chip & I watched the values in our neighborhood begin to rise for the first time in many years---at one point, The Royal
Read MoreColdwell Banker Previews International Celebrates 80th Anniversary! Coldwell Banker Previews International is happy to celebrate its 80th anniversary this month. Paying tribute to the legacy started in 1933 by the PREVIEWS founder, Henderson Talbot. Talbot was a real estate agent with ties to Hollywood who introduced the use of motion picture to market his high end listings. Imagine his vision, utilizing film, allowing international buyers the ability to "preview" exclusive
Read MoreGreat Values "Under $1 Million" in the Naples Florida Condo Market Presently there are just over 2,000 Active condo listings in Naples priced below $1 million dollars. That may seem like a decent inventory, but when you take into consideration that there have been over 4,600 closed sales of listings priced below 1 million in the past 12 months you come up with an entirely different conclusion. *That equates to
Read MoreModern Architecture Forever views from every room in this spectacular 4 bedroom + den contemporary residence. Classic Key West exterior, mixes modern finishes inside, for a wonderful blend of simple, crisp and clean casual elegance throughout. The expansive wrap around decks frame the home, and the quiet cul-de-sac homesite offers gulf access for the boating enthusiast. The home boats over 5,000 sq ft of true Florida living area! It is still early enough
Read MoreNaples Housing Market Remains HOT Heading Into Summer! Naples Real Estate saw record breaking increases this season. Now, here we are, nearing the end of May, and we are still pretty busy. I had two buyer's over the weekend, both had been here during the winter...they came back to buy! The summer promises to be just as active, as stated in the attached article from this week's press release in The Naples Daily News.
Read MoreThe Nautilus Naples, FL (May 15, 2013) Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is pleased to announce that Chip Harris & Michele Peppe of The NaplesRealEstate.com sales team located on 5th Avenue South in downtown Naples, has sold the beach front estate at 3630 Gordon Drive for $7.6 million dollars. They represented the seller in the transaction. The 8426-square-foot home is in the exclusive Port Royal Beach Estates neighborhood. The centerpiece
Read MoreI will be the first to admit that blogging has taken a back seat this season to customer service, as it should. WE HAVE BEEN BUSY!!!! As always, it is my intention to get the word out there about what is happening the in local real estate market...to talk about select vendors that we've had success with...to share rental opprtunities, news of new restaurants and fun places in town to recreate & relax...I've
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