Wonderful Naples Florida Living

Other country, other customs! British Homeowners cut their outstanding mortgage debt by 6.1 bill ($91 billion in July, Aug, Sept. 2010, bringing the total money paid back since the second quarter of 2008 to 49.7 billion Pounds (&75 billion).  Having extended their loans between 2000 and 2006, Bri...

  Elayna, this is another really valuable post to remind people to protect their computers!  How often do we get email messages from friends which they have not sent, but their computer has been invaded by some worm or virus?!!! There are so many good malware programs available FREE of charge and...

Has it ever happened to you that you found listing details in the MLS changed between the time of your customer's offer and the closing without the listing agent letting you know?When I prepare an offer for a buyer, I always print out the full MLS listing, hand it to the buyer(s) to read and sign...

More and more real estate business is conducted on line.  On December 21, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted “network neutrality rules”,  providing that all Internet content has to be handled equal by the  companies who provide services to homes and offices.    Internet Ser...

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4853) was signed by President Obama on December 17. The legislation is not "paid for", thus the extended unemployment payments also contained in the bill will increase  our deficit, but it also does not tak...

    Looking for international opportunities for networking in 2011?   It's always a treat to go to France, and particularly to the Côte d'Azur, the French   Riviera  with its elegant hotels and wonderful restaurants!     If you wish to learn more about international real estate why not go attend...

Relocation.com recently undertook a survey of 1,500 homeowners and buyers which produced some interesting results:  almost half of them preferred their “ideal home” should be no larger than 1,900 square feet. Melissa Dittman writes in REALTOR®  Magazine that five years ago the average was 2,400 s...

Every December, designers all over the US begin their forecasts of the next year’s design trends.                      So, what’s in store for 2011? Vintage furniture is going to be “big”, and that means the 50s, 60s, 70s. Green will stay as a main color in various hues, tints, shades and tones, ...

How would you feel if your backyard disappeared?   And a week before Christmas?  We have to commiserate with townhouse owners in Sunrise, Florida, where luxury townhouses stay empty this Holiday season after their backyard fell into a canal.  Residents have been told to stay away from their homes...

Two states have files suits against Bank Of America!  Arizona and Nevada are suing BoA for alledged foreclosure fraud.  “Bank of America has been the slowest of all the servicers to ramp up loss mitigation efforts in response to the housing crisis.  It has shown callous disregard for the devastat...