When I do a real estate does a comparable or market analysis, home evaluation I like to compare my numbers against others.I just picked these 3 large home evaluation companies which are available through Yahoo Real Estate. To make the search more accurate I picked a home close to mine in Fort Mye...

07/31/2007

Cape Coral Market report for singles homes in July 2007

0 Comments

Cape Coral Market report of single homes sold between July 1, 2007 and July 31,2007- The ideal price to sell would be between $180,000 and $299,000 taking from 81 days to 105 to sell. Not such a long time considering its a buyers market.What does it mean? Sellers have adjusted their prices and th...

07/31/2007

The great Calusa Blueway of South West Florida

2 Comments

I have been a resident of Fort Myers Beach Florida since 1999 and I still discover something new now and then. The Island is only 7 miles long and 3/4 mile wide but the waterways of South West Florida is an almost limitless source of amazement.Lately while taking a peek at Lovers Key which is a ...

07/28/2007

Martha Stewart KB homes have the right formula in a tough market

5 Comments

We all recall when the domestic goddess, business magnate, author, editor, K mart consultant with her own brand with Martha Living, her own show on tv was found guilty in 2004 for selling stocks and obstructing justice and lying to investigators about conveniently selling stocks just before t...

07/22/2007

Florida Petition for Legislative Action to Reform our Property Tax Laws

0 Comments

When Charles Joseph Crist, Jr. ran for Governor of Florida I had doubts.I still do. First of all he was our Attorney General and like it or not I am not crazy about attorneys. The major reason is because in our own town of Fort Myers Beach two of the 5 elected congressman are lawyers. They...

07/17/2007

Its about time: Governor Charlie Crist wants a greener Florida

3 Comments

It was about time as Florida is not known to be a leader in gas emission control. WE do know that Carbon emission from cars and plants will erode our green house and that Florida will just loose if it does not join the leading states in the USA.It is the Sunshine State and a change in temperature...

07/16/2007

Condo in Fort Myers Beach has tough sellers but why?

1 Comments

The notes and MLS Statistics show that owners of Gullwing Beach Resort Condo show that owners are not willing to "adjust " to the present trend and lower their asking price by much. Perhaps the fact that it is a prime location smack on the beach has to do with that "stubbornness", but also that o...

07/15/2007

A beauty on the Gulf: Gullwing Beach Resort Condo

3 Comments

When I drive by the Gullwing Beach Resort Condoon Estero Blvd, I am always drawn by the modern and majestic modern architecture.Long Time residents of Fort Myers Beach have a love hate relation with condos in general.My Wife and I are not different. Luckily Gullwing has style. After havin...

07/15/2007

Resizing pictures in a flash

5 Comments

For those who like to tinker with pictures either with their own virtual tours or programs such as http://www.webshots.com/ or the well known http://www.frappr.com/ or the myspace slide show:http://www.slide.com/arrange?sk=0&tt=28&cy=ms&th=0or the quite well knownV-flyers which I am still figur...

07/11/2007

Mound Home State Park offers also Astronomy tours and Escabamba

0 Comments

When I drive by Mound House,in Fort Myers Beach Florida, which is a sort of old fashioned part frame part brick 2 story home with a length long arc-haded walk way on its first floor and its old world charm, I feel like a kid when we were sneaking at night with flash lights in old homes whic...

07/11/2007