Naples FL Blog

Planning to spend the 4th of July at a beach in Naples, FL?  Collier County commissioners recently were considering charging county residents up to $75.00 for beach parking permits. I am happy to report that this was removed from budget talks this week.

If you are vacationing in the State of Florida this week be aware that Florida just passed a new law which allows police officers to pull over any vehicle if the driver or front seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt.  Seat belt violations will cost you $98.00 in Collier County, so buckle up!

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The Florida Association of Realtors recently published the statistics for May 2009 for existing Single Family Homes and Condos.  The good news is that the number of closed sales is up in both categories.  The bad news is that the median sale prices are still down.

Everyone keeps asking me if I think the Naples market has hit bottom yet.  I book marked an interesting article on hitting bottom If you read this article, I can't see where Naples has any of these factors.  What I CAN say is that within the past three weeks I have seen more activity on my listings and I have had offers come in on two of my listings.  One contract has gotten together, I'm still negotiating the other contract.  The crystal ball on my desk tells me that Naples still has a bit to go before it hits bottom.

Savvy buyers are realizing that if they wait until the market hits bottom, the interest rates may rise negating any savings.  If you are still waiting for the market to "bottom out" you may want to rethink your strategy.

My husband and I will be hosts to numerous company over the next few weeks.  Remember, "If you buy a place in Naples, company WILL come."

Adam, my 20 year old nephew, will be traveling from Chicago land to Naples on July 13th to start working for me for the summer.  He'll be able to free me from a number of clerical duties that will enable me to work on some other items.  I am looking forward to the help.

My brother, Patrick, who just purchased a condo in Turtle Lakes Golf Colony will be arriving on July 11th.  This will be the first time he will have seen the condo outside of the photos he saw before he purchased it. I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am for him to FINALLY see his new place!

Where the 4th of July may find you, I hope you will be surrounded with people you want to be with and will have a safe and happy holiday!

The Naples Area Board of Realtors® released the real estate statistics for May 2009. Not surprisingly, the under $300,000.00 market is booming.  Every other price range in the market has seen a decrease in the number of Closed Sales from May/2008 to May/2009.  If you are thinking of buying a property over $300,000.00, you have a huge selection of homes to choose.

On another note, my brother Patrick, closed on his Turtle Lakes Golf Colony condo yesterday!  All I can say is YAHOO!  While it is only a one bedroom unit, it has been well taken care of and has a beautiful view of the lake and golf course.  It is also a short drive to the beach AND my home.  Patrick is glad he purchased this unit as the market under $100,000.00 is drying up.  Right after Pat locked in the interest rate on his loan, the rates went up.  I guess you could say Pat is one happy camper.  I am excited for Pat to see his new place.  He has only seen photos like this one of his living room.  If you are wondering, he did purchase it turnkey furnished.

When Patrick finally retires, he'll be able to enjoy sunsets like this with myself and my husband Don.

Should you be thinking of selling your home in Naples and would like a candid assessment of what it would take to sell your home in today's market, I would be happy to provide you with a free market evaluation.  Feel free to give me a call at 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com.

Looking for a home in Naples?  Search here, once at the search page, you can search by development, save your search and new listing updates will be e-mailed to you.

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The Naples Board of Realtors® recently released the sales figures for April of 2009.  The March 2009 Florida Sales Report for single family homes and condos has also been released. 

The good news is that in the overall Naples market, pending sales increased 87% in April 2009 compared to April of 2008.  Not surprisingly, the under $300,000.00 represents a large portion of the pending and closed sales.

I keep getting questions about purchasing bank owned properties.  If a buyer is interested in buying a bank owned property that is under $300,000.00 and has to obtain a mortgage in order to purchase the home, they face a number of obstacles.  The largest obstacle is if they need to obtain a loan.  Most of the offers that are coming in on bank owned homes under $300,000.00 are cash offers.  Banks who are looking at offers will take a cash offer over a offer that has a financing contingency.  When a bank owned property is listed, some banks will actually wait a few days and pile up offers and then pick the best offer of the bunch.  This makes it very hard to find a bank owned property if a buyer has to obtain a loan to finance that home.

Why the fireworks?  My brother Patrick's loan was approved yesterday!!!!  If all goes well, we will close on June 15th.  Patrick will have his spot reserved for him in Naples when he finally retires......and he will be close to his sister!

Should you be thinking of selling your home in Naples and would like a candid assessment of what it would take to sell your home in today's market, I would be happy to provide you with a free market evaluation.  Feel free to give me a call at 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com.

Looking for a home in Naples?  Search here, once at the search page, you can search by development, save your search and new listing updates will be e-mailed to you.

Care to share a comment with us?  Just click on the comment link at the bottom of this blog entry.  Comments are always welcome.

Want to subscribe to this blog?  Just click on the Subscribe link at the bottom of this blog entry.

About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in Naples.  Her 31 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources for Naples Sellers and Buyers.  For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber or call 239-594-2780.

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