Estero Real Estate Home Market Update – May

July 6, 2009

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

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Estero Homes for Sale – Inventory

May 13, 2009

The available homes for sale in the Estero area saw a drop in the number of homes for sale as of the close of business on April 30. The current number of homes for sale was 471. This represents a drop in the inventory of 57 homes. The decline represents of about 11 percent. In [...]

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Estero Real Estate Condo Market Update – March

April 20, 2009

Listings:
The new listings for the month of March 2009 were 64 condos in the Estero area. The number of condos listed in March 2008 was 55. The increase of new listings of condos was 16 percent. In March 2007, the new listings were 71, representing a drop of 7 condos or decline of 10 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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Estero Condos for Sale Inventory

October 20, 2008

As a seller you want to know how many Estero condos are competing with you for the prospective buyers looking at Estero condos, as well as how aggressive you need to be with your list price. As a buyer you want to know how large a selection of condos are on the market and if [...]

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Estero Homes for Sale Inventory

October 20, 2008

The actual number of Estero homes for sale increased from August to September, with homes for sale increasing by 19 homes. The total available homes was 456 in August versus 476 at the end of September. However, due to the level of closed sales the months of inventory for Estero homes for sale has remained [...]

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Estero Condo Market Update

September 11, 2008

August Activity:
Listings:
During the month of August 31 Estero condos were listed for sale. For the same month in 2007, 43 condos were listed for sale; this represents a decrease of 27.9 percent. The decrease from 2006 was 50 percent from the 62 new listings. In July 2008 a total 43 condos were listed for sale.
In [...]

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Estero Home Market Update for August

September 11, 2008

August Activity for Homes in Estero:
Listings:
During the month of August 73 Estero homes were listed for sale. For the same month in 2007, 59 homes were listed for sale; this represents an increase of 23.7 percent. The increase from 2006 was 17.7 percent from the 62 new listings. In July 2008 there were a total [...]

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Hurricane Ike Update

September 7, 2008

Hurricane Ike’s cone is still showing it is tracking to south and west. For the Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero areas of Florida it means the center of the storm may pass within about 200 miles of the coastline which disminishes the chances of the area feeling the full brunt of Ike.
The track towards the [...]

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Hurricane Ike

September 7, 2008

Hurricane Ike’s projected path as of this morning shows the cone just south the Naples area. This is better positioning than yesterday mornings projected path and cone. The Naples area may not be affected by Hurricane Ike. With this cone it does appear that Bonita Springs or Estero areas will have any affects from the [...]

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