Estero Condo Market Report for November 07

December 29, 2007

New Listings: A total of 64 Estero condos were listed in November 2007. When compared to November 2006, the number of condos listed was 78 – a drop of 14 or roughly 18%. In November 2005, 94 Estero condos were listed – a reduction of 30 condominiums or approximately  32%. The lower levels of [...]

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Estero Home Market Report for November 07

December 29, 2007

New Listings: A total of 101 Estero homes were listed in November 2007. When compared to November 2006, the number of homes listed was 76 – an increase of 25 or 33%. In November 2005, 92 Estero homes were listed – an increase of 9 or about 10%. The increase between 2007 and [...]

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Bonita Springs Condo Market Report for November 07

December 29, 2007

New Listings: A total of 204 Bonita Springs condominiums were listed in November 2007. When compared to November 2006, the number of condos listed was 245 – a reduction of 41 units or 17%. In November 2005, 191 Bonita Springs condos were listed – an increase of 13 units or about 7%. The reduction [...]

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Bonita Springs Home Market Report for November 07

December 28, 2007

New Listings: A total of 199 Bonita Springs homes were listed in November 2007. When compared to November 2006, the number of homes listed was 173 – an increase of about 15%. In November 2005, 188 Bonita Springs homes were listed – an increase of about 6%. The volume of new listings showing an [...]

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Naples Condo Market Report for November 07

December 28, 2007

Big drop in median price paid for Naples condos - good news for condo buyers, but not very good for sellers of condominiums.
New Listings: A total of 767 Naples condominiums were listed in November. When compared to last November, the number of condos listed was 1,003 – a reduction of about 23%. [...]

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Naples Home Market Report November 07

December 28, 2007

Naples Florida Home Sales Market Report - Nov. 2007 
There is both good news and bad news for single family homes sold in the Naples area during the month of November 2007.
New Listings: A total of 832 Naples homes were listed in November.  When compared to last November, the number of homes [...]

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Naples Real Estate News - 12/21/07

December 21, 2007

MORTGAGE DEBT FORGIVENESS - Americans who lose their home to foreclosure or bankruptcy no longer have to pay income taxes on any debt forgiven by the bank. A bill signed by President Bush yesterday voids the Internal Revenue Service practice of considering the bank’s write-off on the loan a taxable form of income for the [...]

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Naples Real Estate News - 12/20/07

December 20, 2007

REAL ESTATE TAXES - Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio is speaking around the state in support of a citizens’ constitutional amendment that, if passed, would cap property taxes at 1.35 percent of taxable value. “It’s a grassroots campaign and I am absolutely committed to helping however I can,” Rubio said.

HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has [...]

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Naples Real Estate News - 12/19/07

December 19, 2007

UNDERSTANDING REAL ESTATE TAXES - The latest research provides a better understanding of Florida’s real property tax system by analyzing the various property owner-groups – residential homestead, residential non-homestead, commercial, industrial, agricultural and others – in 10 representative counties, including Bay, Citrus, Dade, Flagler, Hillsborough, Lafayette, Leon, Okaloosa, Orange and Palm Beach. The study also [...]

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Naples Real Estate News - 12/18/07

December 18, 2007

MY SAFE FLORIDA HOME - The My Safe Florida Home program has spent the majority of its money, despite being short of its target goal of 400,000 free hurricane inspections.
SUBPRIME MORTGAGES - United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the Bush administration remains opposed to any type of government bailout when it comes to dealing [...]

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