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Downtown Naples Update

Posted on April 15, 2011

What's happening in Old Naples? When you open a map of Collier County, and realize that a lot of it even spills over to the reverse side of the map, you can visualize the size of our county. It is the largest county, land-wise, east of the Mississippi River! Then when you isolate the streets that typically outline the neighborhood of Old Naples, you really become aware of what a

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Coldwell Banker’s New Commercials!

Posted on April 05, 2011

The 2011 commercials have recently been rolled out at the Annual International Business conference, and as always the marketing team has really outdone themselves. I wasn't sure if I'd ever like a real estate TV commercial as much as i liked the portraits of 'Coldwell' and 'Banker' coming to life and talking to each other after the hours, but these two really are going to put a smile on your

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First Quarter 2011

Posted on April 01, 2011

The first quarter of 2011 is officially behind us. It's been a much busier 'season' than any we've experience since 2005. Prices are leveling off in most price points, and inventory remains low. Economists predict we are at or near the bottom. Homes and condos are selling, but it is only the most competitively priced properties that have gone under contract in the past 90 days in any given community.

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Select Vendor of the Week

Posted on March 30, 2011

This week's Select Vendor is Ken Watkins, the best Orkin Man in Naples! Orkin says, "caring for your home is our business. We're not satisfied until you are satisfied. So, if you need pest control between scheduled visits we'll keep coming back until it's solved or we will refund your last service payment." Orkin's service is second to none! They have been in business for over 100 years, and have

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Villas Calabria in Charming Old Naples

Posted on March 29, 2011

Located just steps from the world famous Fifth Avenue South, in beautiful downtown Naples, you will find a charming villa surrounded by lush landscaping and lovely private gardens...The side and back courtyards are accentuated with trellis & fountain, and colorful fauna. A romantic splash pool & spa with cascading water feature adds to the allure. Al fresco dining is convenient with the fabulous outdoor grill. The home boasts 3 spacious

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Naples Is In The News

Posted on March 24, 2011

"Naples Rises From Florida Housing Swamp as Wealthy Buyers Return to Market" At last, there's some really good news being reported in today's Bloomberg Real Estate News. Read the full story here as Dan Levy puts a positive spin on the Naples Real Estate housing market, while other reporters continue with their gloom and doom! I'd like to commend Dan and his editor Kara Wetzel for taking the time to

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More On Florida Vacancy Percentages

Posted on March 22, 2011

Just logged onto the Florida Realtors website, and lo and behold, today's feature story is yet another rebuttal to the CNNMoney article which I referenced today in an earlier post. Check out this report for more accurate information concerning Census Bureau and Florida Housing Vacancies. Thanks again for reading my blog! I am just trying to get the most accurate information out to the public concerning Naples Real Estate! The

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To Buy Or Not To Buy?

Posted on March 22, 2011

To buy or not to buy? That is the question. For the past two days I've been fielding a deluge of calls and emails from my clients and customers concerning the recent article published by CNNMoney. Let me try to clarify...Staff writer Les Christie reports that nearly 20% of Florida homes are vacant. He mentions clearly in the second sentence of his article that he got his information from the

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 21, 2011

Whether your house is listed or not, these following tips are recommended for your annual Spring Cleaning! Clean sliding doors and tracks and lubricate tracks if needed.Pull out and wash behind appliances.Thoroughly clean stove, oven and refrigerator.Wash blinds, shutters, dry clean drapes.Clean all cabinet doors, inside and out!Wash and reorganize all drawers interior.Wash inside and out all windows.Pull out and vacuum behind & under all furniture and beds.Clean all interior

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day from The Harris Peppe Team at the fabulous Coldwell Banker Previews International officein beautiful downtown Naples Florida!

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