The area of Tradition, an association of many neighborhoods, hold various events.Property owners in Tradition are Members of this Association, along with being Members of their individual neighborhood homeowners associations. The Master Association is responsible for the operations and maintenance of various common areas throughout the Community, including the Tradition Dog Park and Tradition Town Square.Saturdays, the area is filled with  booths of crafts and local Florida produce, meat, and beer.   On the first Friday of the month Tradition hosts The Invasion of the Food Trucks.  Here you have an opportunity to take the different foods of many local cooks.Many come from the neighborhood including this guy  below.I am looking forward to the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend here. 05/24/2022

A Message from Laurie: Dear Friends of Gary:It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that our colleague and friend Gary Thomas passed away unexpectedly and peacefully while on vacation in Italy with his life partner Bob and Bob’s nephew. Here’s how Gary described himself in his blog: Gary Thomas  “Gary is a Colorado native who moved to Key West in 1993 to own and operate Eaton Lodge Guesthouse. Prior to moving to Key West, Gary was an attorney in a Denver law firm. He also worked in commercial banking and has substantial experience in managing commercial loan workouts, foreclosures, bank owned real estate. Later as a Senior Subsidiary Specialist for the Resolution Trust Corporation he managed numerous commercial assets owned by the RTC. Gary obtained his Florida real estate license in 1... 05/27/2022

Naples April Real Estate RecapThe latest Naples April real estate recap for the area showed 1,377 properties sold for just over $1.46 Billion! The largest sale was $36,000,000 for a single family home in Port Royal. Additionally, the luxury market was still strong as evident by the 358 properties sold at or above $1 Million.The demand to live the Naples lifestyle remained strong as evident by the reduction in days on market which was down to just 16 days. Closed sales and pending sales were once again lower than this time last year due to limited inventory. There were 569 single family homes and 658 condos sold for a total of 1,377 sales during the month.Also, properties sold at or above list price once again. Condos sold just above asking price at 101.6 percent of list price and single... 05/26/2022

    While you may have seen recent stories about the volume of foreclosures today, context is important. During the pandemic, many homeowners were able to pause their mortgage payments using the forbearance program. The goal was to help homeowners financially during the uncertainty created by the health crisis. When the forbearance program began, many experts were concerned it would result in a wave of foreclosures coming to the market, as there was after the housing crash in 2008. Here’s a look at why the number of foreclosures we’re seeing today is nothing like the last time. 1. There Are Fewer Homeowners in Trouble Today’s data shows that most homeowners are exiting their forbearance plan either fully caught up on payments or with a plan from the bank that restructured their loan in ... 05/24/2022