Glut of Homes Shrinking in SW Florida - 04/30/08 10:10 AM
GOOD NEWS!
The headline in today's business section jumps out to say that the Glut of (vacant) Homes in Lee and Collier Counties (Florida) is SHRINKING. Now I just wish that the headline was on page one of the main section, like all of the negative reporting has been, but I'll take … (0 comments)
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Coral oaks Golf Course Home Reduced - 04/27/08 08:16 AM
Coral Oaks Golf Course 3/2/3 Pool Home; 1607 NW 31st Avenue, 33993 $369,000.
2437 sq ft under air, 4714 sq ft totalVaulted ceiling in the family and dining rooms, Trey ceilings in the bedroomsHeated Spillover SPA, Saltwater Pool for low maintenance18" tile floors throughout; paver-brick driveway and pool deckGolf Cart garage with … (1 comments)
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Signs - An Old System With a New Twist - 04/26/08 03:13 AM
While reading a blog by Jonas Kuchenberg about How to Move Inventory, it occured to me that one of the best techniques in this turning market has been to get a lot of signs up, all of which have flyers. Sort of a "back to the future" kind of play. Here's … (1 comments)
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How Does It Work? - 04/23/08 07:57 PM
I've been working on a new website for a specialized venture (experiment) and I utilized a template site. The developer has some prior experience in the chosen field, so I used one of his many semi-developed templates. As I filled in the blanks and added verbage to the site, I was … (2 comments)
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Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi are doing very well - 04/22/08 04:39 PM
One of our local developers, Gulfstream Development, has operations in Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi and they keep us updated on what's going on there. They had a job fair on April 8 that attracted 130 employers, 2000 candidates and they expect to place 600+ people in good-paying jobs. Wow, the Gulf Coast … (1 comments)
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A new website - 04/21/08 09:54 PM
I spent the better part of three days editing a new website that is a "template" site. This is my preferred way of getting my personalization onto my sites. I like the Point-2-Agent template site for a general agent site for this reason. My new site is a FSBO site in … (8 comments)
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Clients with Short Sale or Foreclosure Real Estate - 04/20/08 01:50 PM
As a Realtor, I am often asked to "advise" a potential client on Short Sale or Foreclosure situations. since I am not an Attorney, I demure from giving advice, but I will refer people to attornies who are specialists in their field. I repeat, SPECIALISTS, because I find that even attornies … (2 comments)
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My favorite restaurants in Cape Coral - 04/19/08 11:09 AM
For some time, we have kept some restaurant information on our main website:
http://www.jimgibson.biz/ go to "About Cape Coral"
Here is some supplementary info for someone looking for a quick meal out:
Ariani Restaurant,1529 S.E. 15th Terr.,Del Prado Mall,Cape Coral, FL 33990, 239-772-8000 http://www.chefdario.com/ariani.html opens at 5:30pm, reservations suggested, dressy casual My … (0 comments)
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Cape coral Real Estate Market -Conflicting Messages - 04/19/08 07:27 AM
Reading the local papaer this morning, I saw two conflicting messages:
First of all, a liquidation sale in a gated community resulted in a total sellout of 116 homes in just two weeks. Seventy percent were sold to homesteaders. So much for the idea that there are no buyers out there. This, … (0 comments)
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Reinvention is chicken soup for the soul !!! - 04/17/08 06:23 PM
To the lady in Poughkipsee who reinvented herself from the airline industry into real estate. Hoorah for you! That's a great story.
As a "reinvented" veteran of the travel industry, I can relate to your story. Over twenty previous years in the hi-tech industry (with five different companies), my biggest customer was … (1 comments)
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Cape Coral Real Estate - over-priced? - 04/16/08 10:03 PM
I was setting up an itinerary for homes this evening. Buyers are a nice young couple from the East Coast, anxious to make a go of it in Cape coral. They have a definite price point in mind, so we are searching for the best value we can find at that … (2 comments)
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My Broker Got onboard with Lee County Florida REOs ! - 04/15/08 06:22 PM
What a happy day! My Broker made our first deal with REOs and we came up with an even dozen listings in the first shot. We can advertise these listings as individuals and of course we can sell them.
This is an important step....I can see now that very few individuals are … (4 comments)
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Pending Home Sales Rise in First Quarter - 04/13/08 01:33 PM
Despite conflicting information from two data sources, it is clear that home sales in Lee County Florida have increased during First Quarter 2008. Home SALES show a small decrease Year-to-Year, reflecting somewhat diminished purchasing activity in Q4 of 2007. PENDING sales show a 17% increase Year-to-Year and confirm what many Realtors … (3 comments)
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Home Sales in Cape Coral Florida - 04/13/08 10:15 AM
Sunday's News-Press has a front-page headline: "Lee Home Market Clogged". Must be a slow news day. There were some interesting points made in the article, however.
One thing that caught my eye was the statistic that there are 5189 single-family homes for sale in Lee County for less than $200,000. Now … (4 comments)
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Financing homes - 04/12/08 08:20 PM
Recent headlines and talking head pontifications lead the public to believe that most of today's problem loans center around vacant homes from the "investor" frenzy of 2004-2006. Furthermore the government "fix" seems focused upon buying up foreclosed homes. I have some thoughts on this situation.
Here in SW Florida, a growing percentage … (0 comments)
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Save a bundle on Florida Homeowner's Insurance !!! - 04/10/08 07:32 PM
Owners of Residential property in Florida have been slow to take advantage of a new (since 2007) STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM to save them money on their homeowners insurance policies. Now, how many programs state or otherwise ever SAVE you money?
There is a link to the whole long-winded bill: http://www.mysafefloridahome.com/images/215.5586amended2007RegSess.pdf
Here's the short story: … (0 comments)
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Has anybody noticed the uptick in Cape Coral sales? - 04/08/08 07:28 PM
Two things caught my eye this week. First of all, my buyers lost the first three offers they made to multiple offer situations. Then we wised up and started bidding higher than list with our all-cash offers. Now we are batting about .500 ! True, we are bottom-feeding, but I am … (1 comments)
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Potholes in Cape coral, Florida - 04/04/08 02:41 PM
It's another Beautiful Day in Cape coral, Florida. We do have one little issue, though, that needs some attention......POTHOLES! During all of the frantic construction activity earlier this decade, many of our streets were badly damaged by the big trucks hauling dirt in to "build-up" home sites, especially in the areas … (0 comments)
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