Robert Melvin's (gasparilla) Blog

  November 2009   Dear Market Watchers,   The "season" has officially been launched with the recent community "kick-off" events: the Boca Grande "Fall Festival", sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, coinciding with the opening of the Gasparilla Inn, with a street party, fireworks and golf tourna...

I recently attended a training class on TransactionDesk and MLSAdvantage.  I learned plenty about the great resources that FAR.org are offering for making our offices more PAPER FREE. For those of us fortunate to have access to MLSAdvantage (our board, Englewood Board of Realtors pays for it), i...

Today, the Charlotte County Commssion will meet to vote on several items on their agenda.  One of the most watched votes will be on the height restrictions currently allowed for buildings, especially buildings on our coastlines.   In Placida where I live, developers are trying to get permission t...

Below is a Google map showing where the city of Placida lies in unincorporated Charlotte County, Florida.  Placida has several residential neighborhoods and condominium complexes, a Publix grocery store, post office, bank, chinese and seafood restaurants, several marinas, fishing piers, art galle...