Lely Resort – Home Under Construction

January 18, 2010

The other day I toured the Caldecott neighborhood of Lely Resort and saw a Tivoli model home under construction. A home which has no specific buyer and being constructed by a builder is called a “spec” home.
It was quite interesting to see a home under construction,

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Naples Condo Market Update – May

July 4, 2009

The Naples real estate market for condos is starting to show signs of strengthening in many aspects and prospective buyers should be aware of the positive changes. The statistics presented and discussed below are global in nature for the Naples area and do not represent the more important micro-market views which can vary greatly from [...]

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Naples Real Estate Home Market Update – May

June 28, 2009

The Naples real estate market for homes is starting to show signs of strengthening in many aspects and prospective buyers should be aware of the positive changes. The statistics presented and discussed below are global in nature for the Naples area and do not represent the more important micro-market views which can vary greatly between [...]

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Naples Condos for Sale Inventory

May 3, 2009

The available condos for sale in the Naples area saw a drop in the number of condos for sale as of the end of April or start of May. The current number of condos for sale is 4954. This represents a drop in the inventory of 274 condos from the end of March. The decline [...]

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Naples Homes for Sale – Inventory

May 3, 2009

The available homes for sale in the Naples area saw a drop in the number of homes for sale as of the end of April or start of May. The current number of homes for sale is 4756. This represents a drop in the inventory of 441 homes. The decline represents of about 8 percent. [...]

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Naples Condo Market Update – March

April 20, 2009

Listings:
The new listings for the month of March 2009 were 749 condos in the Naples area. The number of condos listed in March 2008 was 721. The increase of new listings of condos was 4 percent. In March 2007, the new listings were 861, representing a drop of 112 condos or decline of 13 percent.
In [...]

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Naples Homes Market Update – March

April 20, 2009

Listings:
The listings for the month of March 2009 were 938 homes in the Naples area. The number of homes listed in March 2008 was 761. The increase of new listings of homes was about 23 percent. In March 2007, the new listings were 971, representing a drop of 33 homes or decline of 3 percent.

In [...]

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Home Valuation Changes

April 8, 2009

Home Valuation Code of Conduct Changes Effective May 1, 2009
The Federal Housing Financing Agency’s Home Valuation Code of Conduct (Code, or HVCC) will be effective on May 1, 2009, and will require that the lender order the appraisal. The intent of the Code is to help ensure that borrowers, homebuyers and secondary mortgage market investors [...]

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Naples Condos for Sale – April

April 6, 2009

The graphical presentation of condos for sale in the Naples area shows; at the close of business on March 31st or the opening of business on April 1st, there were a total of 5228 condos for sale in the Naples area. In March 2008, there were a total of 5586. Between the years, there has [...]

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Naples Homes for Sale – April

April 6, 2009

As of the end of March 2009, there were a total of 5,197 homes for sale in the Naples area. Compared with March 2008 there was a reduction of 819 homes or about 14 percent. This also represents a reduction in available homes for sale from February of 100 homes.
The number of active listings is [...]

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