After months of outlining, creating, editing, taking professional photos (Amber Fredericksen), interviewing clients for the concierge, working with our webmaster (exploritech), the IDX site tech ...hours, days and weeks of hard work by our very own wonderful and amazing marketing coordinator: Sam (thank you! thank you!)...After "tweeking" and streamlining, and eliminating, and adding on, and working it out and fitting it in...color selections, font selections, music selections, etc etc etc...We
Read MoreToday I am chosing not to talk about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...Instead I thought we could all use a little more beauty in our lives...How about this photo for the "brighter side of things"? ...a sunset in Naples Florida in February! --ah yes, life is good!
Read MoreThis is an unbelievable opportunity to own a 4,908 square foot condominium directly on Naples Bay at the prestigious Olde Naples Seaport! Only two penthouses exist; and the South Penthouse sold in October 2006 for $3,100,000.! Now, the North Penthouse is "back on the market" and being offered for $2,395,000.! This spacious, never lived-in 3 bedroom plus den residence boasts attention to detail beyond reproach, a private 2 car garage,
Read MoreI heard on the radio one day last week that Florida's Senator Bill Nelson's office had received emails and phone calls encouraging him to vote against the Stimulus Bill at a 7 to 1 ratio...other reports said the American public was against this bill at a ratio of 9 to 1. With that being said, it is about to become law, if as planned, President Obama signs it on Monday
Read MoreThe Naples Daily News continues to do a disservice to the real estate community by reporting news that can only be interpreted by professionals as false and misleading, yet many of the consumers who read the paper are running scared...The paper quoted a Moody's economic report, but failed to take into consideration that by categorizing the entire "Naples-Marco" area as one market, they completely miss the mark. Real Estate is
Read More"Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." -Lou Holtz
Read MoreAt first, I was not a proponent of "stimulus"...I knew the same old "pork" add-ons were a sure bet. I know something's got to be done...but, I'm certain that we don't want to continue making the same mistakes in haste...Housing is the backbone of our economy. Careful consideration of those items which the experts feel would stimulate the slumping housing market are necessary... I don't know if any one item
Read MoreCurrently there are 10,783 Active Residential listings in Naples per SunshineMLS. Presently there are 1006 residential properties under contract, and of those pending, 29% are listed under $300,000. 7.2% are priced at or above $1 million. In 2008 51% of the closed sales were listed below $300,000., while an estimated 13% of the 2008 closed residential sales were listed at or above $1 million. The number of residential listings that
Read MoreI just received an email from our mortgage rep outlining the following update: Last week, in just two days, the 10 year yield jumped a total of 31 basis points, mortgage rates were up 20 basis points. Market volatility is at extreme levels as uncertainty over the stimulus package, whether taking bad assets of the books of banks will actually work to open credit markets, investors moving more towards high
Read MoreColdwell Banker Previews International Fifth Avenue South office here in beautiful Naples Florida is "Going Green"! Although recycling is currently not mandatory at business addresses here in Collier County, our office made the decision recently to begin a recycling program. This takes a little bit of effort on the part of the staff and agents, but with over 80 people recycling here at the Coldwell Banker office we now have
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