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
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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 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'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 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 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 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:
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