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What a difference a year makes, July 2011 to July 2011, Inventory DOWN 38%, New Listings DOWN 33%, Under Contract DOWN 14%, Under Contract UP 8%, Back on the Market DOWN 36%, Expired DOWN 44%, Withdrawn DOWN 35%, Closed Sales DOWN 15% and finally Aversge days on the markert is UP 20%.  Now is a g...
08/12/2011
Working with a client in the $1.3 to $2.3 million range from Europe.  Is very concerned about investing in US because of political infighting and debt issue!  Has decide to put off making any decision. 
07/30/2011
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Two of Orlando's newest master planned communites are back in the mix.  Old story of once I am here, close the door and no new development! Yes there are issues and they can all be addressed.  Always a mix bag of growth, taxes, environment but in the end to grow you need people and places to live.
07/08/2011
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SW Florida is talked about on CNN, and other media as having a fire sale.  $500,000 homes on a direct access canal to the river for $85,000.  Sorry but that does not exist.  Yes we have a lot of homes in various stages of the short sale process or foreclosure but the low low pricing does not exis...
05/08/2009
You would think that when someone could get up to $8,000 cash in there hands for buying there first home when prices are astoundingly low, people would jump at the chance.  Yet I have not seen or heard of any mad rush to purchase.  If I find someone who qualifies I have to inform them of the prog...
03/04/2009
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There is a definite up tick in pricing here in SW Florida.  Traffic is up and buyers have decided that the pricing on homes may be close to bottom.  Homes are selling for more that asking price, but you can understand that when they are very low.  Hard to go much lower than say $70,000 for new ne...
03/04/2009
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SW Florida, Ft. Myers, Naples area is BUSY!  Being one of the top foreclosure areas in the country we are very busy.  Granted homes are selling a very low pricing even higher end homes are selling for half of original pricing.  New homes can not be built for any where close to what foreclosures a...
03/03/2009
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I find agent posting on Active Rain Referrals to be non responsive.  I e-mail them back to never hear anything, if they leave a phone number I call and leave a message and do not hear back or the phone number does not work.  I wonder why they post something if they never follow up.  I have heard ...
02/11/2009
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I am finding that working in Open Houses is very effective in finding buyers that are out there to actually buy.  Yes listings are good, if they can actually sell, but with a qualified buyer in hand is very good.  Notice I said qualified, making sure they buyer is ready, willing and able to purch...
02/11/2009
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I am finding that working in Open Houses is very effective in finding buyers that are out there to actually buy.  Yes listings are good, if they can actually sell, but with a qualified buyer in hand is very good.  Notice I said qualified, making sure they buyer is ready, willing and able to purch...
02/08/2009
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Hello, real estate in Central Florida is GREAT. Now is the time to purchase.