I had the pleasure yesterday, while driving through the alley behind the 800 block of Fifth Avenue South, of coming upon another lovely surprise in our beautiful little city. (see blog post dated March 5th, 2009 for another recent entry about "alley surprises") The first installment of public art, made possible by an ordinance passed in 2006, was recently erected in front of the new parking garage. The piece was
Read MorePalatial Estate Fabulous opportunity to buy a palatial 5 bedroom estate with breathtaking bay views, new 90' dock plus protected boat slip! Attention to detail beyond reproach. Click here to view virtual tour. For a personal tour of this majestic residence, or for additional information, call us today at 239-370-0574. For information about this and other multimillion dollar homes in Southwest Florida, please log onto our newest and most exciting
Read MorePending home sales are at their highest point since 2005! It has always been my contention that the best barometer to judge the "temperature" of the market is by studying pending sales. In a report recently released by the Naples Area Board of Realtors, January 2009 showed the highest number of sales pending since 2005. This is a key indicator of buyer activity. The first quarter of 2009 came and
Read MoreThe Coldwell Banker 'Portraits' campaign, which was originally released in 2008, has begun its 2009 multimedia roll-out highlighting the company's experience and innovation. Remember, Coldwell Banker has been successfully selling homes for 103 years! That is unprecedented in the industry today. The first spot, Iconic Homes, features notable properties such as The White House, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Waters and the Jetsons' space age residence. The final tag line re-emphasizes
Read MoreToday I want to share with you one of the best buys in a perfectly maintained building along Gulf Shore Blvd. located on the bay with easy beach access across the street at The Moorings private beach. This remodeled 2 bedroom condo offers dazzling gulf and bay views, new impact windows, professional on-site management, fitness room, over-sized pool and docks available! Best of all, this home is priced below $500,000!
Read MoreThe NaplesRealEstate.com Team proudly welcomed their newest member to the "family" today. Actually, it IS the newest member to the family, not really the team! Our very own Meagan Harris and her husband Jay welcomed baby Liv to the world this morning while Auntie Kiki (Krista), Mimi (Michele)& Papa (Chip) were all close at hand! Liv is a beautiful baby girl who weighed in at 6 lbs 5 ozs. and
Read MoreIt was refreshing to logon to my networks this morning and read the reports about the upturn in the real estate markets around the country! Existing home sales rose at the fastest rate in over 6 years! Check out the following links for more good news! Inman News Fox Business I'm here to tell you, "housing WILL lead this country out of its recession"! Specifically, here in Naples, there are
Read MoreIt's been another busy day showing and selling houses in Naples Florida, but I wanted to post a couple of things that I thought were important. Jim Gillespie, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC is going to appear on the "Roadmap to Rebound" segment hosted by Maria Bartiromo on CNBC Friday March 20th at 4:30 PM to talk about the current state of housing. I would highly
Read MoreRecently, The NaplesRealEstate.com Team began to offer a new service, free only to our clients and customers. *Staging is fast becoming one of the best solutions in helping to make your home stand apart from its competition. ~and We've had great success! As an example; one of our listings, in Pelican Bay, which had been on the market for a long time, went under contract shortly after we finished the
Read MoreWe are so busy we can't see straight....no complaints here mind you; just an observation...In addition to showing homes, negotiating contracts, managing files, processing new listings, accompanying on showings, checking email as well as checking Twitter, and Myspace, and LinkedIn, and Facebook...and now a new social network called "Ning" that I just read about...whew! ~and proofing ads, and writing letters, and doing mailings, and returning phone calls, and so on
Read MoreLIVE . GOLF . DINE . RELAX . ENJOY Wonderful opportunity to own an exceptional residence in Arnold Palmer's signature course! The many features of this home include a great room with soaring ceilings, 3 spacious bedroom suites, a luxurious master retreat, perfectly appointed den with custom desk and built-in cabinetry, oversized-island kitchen with walk-in pantry and a casual dining area plus a formal dining room, side entry 3 car
Read MoreDo You YouTube? If you've been living on a secluded island for the past 4 years, click on the link and learn all about! In an effort to optimize our web presence, The NaplesRealEstate.com Team has been placing all of our listings on Youtube! Who doesn't "youtube" these days? Just click on the link and check it out! Thank you, and I hope to see you soon in paradise!
Read MoreRight behind our office, in the alley behind the businesses on Naples' main street: Fifth Avenue South, there's a special little surprise in store for those of you who like to take the path less travelled. I always prefer to walk or bike in the alleys in Old Naples because there are so many wonderful treasures to discover. Recently Spring Lake underwent a beautiful restoration and this lovely deck and
Read MoreThe Coldwell Banker brand continues to be the most innovative and responsive real estate company in the industry today. Here are just a few examples of what we did in 2008 to solidify our stature as the # 1 real estate franchise in America! Coldwell Banker became the 1st national brand with presence in Facebook and 1st with a real estate Facebook application, Housetrology. Coldwell Banker is the 1st national
Read MoreTURN YOUR TVs OFF NOW! STOP READING THE PAPERS! Naysayers beware--I am tuning you out and tuning into my own optimistic, gut feelings, common sense, faith in humanity, observant, hopeful, inner child! "Business is great, Life is good" If I hear the word "CRISIS" one more time, I'm going to scream! Okay...so if a tree falls in the forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it still
Read MoreJust a couple of things today... I had the pleasant experience today of driving from CR 951 (aka Collier Blvd.), which is approximately 3 miles east of I-75, all the way to U.S 41, on the recently completed east-west artery, Vanderbilt Beach Extension Road! What a wonderful ride. I am sure that all the sub-divisions in that area are thrilled to finally be done with the road construction. This will
Read MoreSince unveiling our newest website: http://www.naplespreviews.com/ we've been asked, "What exactly is Previews?" Here's a little background... In 1906, a young real estate agent in the San Fransisco Bay area recognized that while people were trying to piece their families back together following the massive earthquake, there was a need for honest, knowledgeable real estate agents. Colbert Coldwell founded his company with, what was at that time, a revolutionary philosophy:
Read MoreAfter 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
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