How important is location to you when buying a Naples home? These days it seems like condition and price are more important to buyers. Evaluating price and value is perfectly logical when home buying. That should be top priority. But when other factors like granite, stainless steel appliances, lawn and landscape care, and a pool […]
Attention Naples Buyers: You Are No Longer in Command
After years of being in the driver’s seat, I’m getting the vibe that those wanting to buy a Naples home are feeling a bit uncomfortable in this recovering real estate market. Buyers got used to calling the shots … They would think nothing of asking sellers to pay closing costs, to throw in the car with the house, or […]
Naples Real Estate: Sales Up, Prices Up
Great things are happening in Naples real estate, and I’m not just saying this because I am a Naples Realtor. Let’s compare January 2013 with January 2012 … Sales volume is up 12%, from $237 million to $266 million Median sales price is up 17%, from $195,000 to $229,000 Pended sales is up 5%, with […]
Naples Wrap-Up: The Economy, Unemployment, New Developments, Real Estate
Now that 2013 is underway, let’s take one last look at how 2012 shaped up. The Economy Retail sales were up. Tourism was up. Construction was up. Real estate sales were up. Unemployment was down. By May, business owners and analysts were reporting the beginning of a rebound. Monthly sales reports from the Naples Area […]
Happy Homebuyers: From Pennsylvania to Naples … Couple Finds Florida Dream Home
When I say it can take awhile before you find the home you are looking for, I’m not joking. For Ralph and Elaine Sharp the hunt took exactly one year. Not for lack of trying. The Sharps’ 12-month search took them to nearly every home for sale in Golden Gate Estates as well as a […]
Happy Homebuyers: First-Time Homebuyer Finds Perfect Combination at Terra Vista
Sometimes a home search can take months and sometimes it can take just days. In Brittany’s case, it was the latter. A recent college grad who had just landed her first job … her dream job in fact as a teacher at a Naples Florida elementary school … was looking to move out of mom […]
Best Time to Sell in Naples May Be Now
If the idea of selling has crossed your mind, let’s seriously consider it for a moment. Even though the summer quickly approaches, there continues to be strong buyer activity in the Naples Florida real estate market. Unfortunately for those Naples home buyers, selection is limited. The number of Naples homes for sale is at a […]
What is Your Perception of the Naples Real Estate Market?
Do you recall that just a few weeks ago the news media had us in an all-out panic about rising gas prices? Yes, gas prices at the pumps were increasing at a rather rapid rate and the media was blasting headlines that summer could bring $5 per gallon at the pump. I’m not saying that […]
Economists Reveal Interesting Nuggets About Naples Real Estate
I recently attended the 2012 Economic Summit, a first-time event sponsored by the Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR). The panel of speakers included: Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of Realtors John Tucillo, a chief economist with Florida Realtors Shelton Weeks, a real estate professor and […]
Is Now the Time to Buy Naples Florida Real Estate?
Just this week, Warren Buffett appeared live on CNBC’s Squawk Box. He was interviewed about the current real estate situation and was asked the question, “ Is now the time to buy?” Here’s what he had to say: “If I had a way of buying a couple hundred thousand single-family homes I would load up […]
