Naples Real Estate Blog

55+ Community in Naples Florida

Posted on October 24, 2024

Florida is known for its vibrant 55+ communities, offering a range of amenities and activities tailored to active adults. Living in a 55+ community comes with many benefits. You will definitely have an active lifestyle. Arbor Trace in particular offers wonderful recreational activities including swimming in a resort-style pool, bocce, tennis, billiards, an exercise room, a library and pickleball! Best of all you will create wonderful social connections. We have

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Latest Real Estate Data from the Naples Area Board of Realtors

Posted on October 02, 2024

As reported this week, according to data collected by the Naples Area Board of Realtors, here is a summary of the Naples Real Estate market activity. Naples, Fla. (September 27, 2024) – The median closed price for homes in Naples during August 2024 was $600,000. This is the same price as reported in July 2024 and, by coincidence, August 2023. According to the August 2024 Market Report by the Naples

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When buying a home or condo, what are your “non-negotiables”?

Posted on September 30, 2024

What are your “Non-negotiables”? Most often, when showing property, our prospects ask for certain things that are “non-negotiable” and they are willing to pay a premium to get what they want. As an example, buying the “top floor”, or the Penthouse as the case may be in the luxury high rises in the communities along the beach, offers exclusivity that cannot be matched. While other buyers are specifically looking for

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Overvalued Housing Market?

Posted on November 09, 2023

  Overvalued Housing Market? Everyone is taking about it, and there doesn’t seem to be a “one size fits all” answer to the question, Is the Naples Housing Market Overvalued? Recently in an article published by Realtor.com, I found a pretty good explanation to this question which seems to be coming up more and more often. Especially with the upward pressure of housing prices, those first-time home-buyers, service industry workers

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Top Beaches in Florida!

Posted on June 16, 2023

Most “Best Beach” rankings only consider the quality of the sand and the sunsets, but as reported recently by Florida Realtors News, a current study also ranked median home price, the number of beaches, miles of shoreline and average temperature, as well as the average length of the community’s “swim season”.  To be considered a good beach town each also had to have at least one access to a beach

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Naples Real Estate Update

Posted on April 22, 2022

For the first time in months, we are seeing days where the “new listings” outnumber the “pending” listings…Not every day, and not by much, but it is step in the direction of having a higher overall inventory…Time will tell. Year-over-year, in last month’s report, we saw a decrease in inventory of 72 %. In this market report we see overall inventory down 24 % year-over-year. In my last monthly report,

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Who is Ready for Phase 2 ?

Posted on June 05, 2020

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that Florida will be moving into a second phase of reopening. The order will take effect today, Friday June 5th. Governor DeSantis made his announcement at Universal Orlando Resort, which opened to passholders on Wednesday and Thursday, and opened to the public today. The phase two reopening does not include Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, which has had the highest concentration of CoVid-19

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Executive Order Reopening Florida

Posted on May 01, 2020

Executive Order 20-112 Phase I of Reopening Florida Guidance: Effective May 4th, 2010 at 12:01 am. All persons in Florida shall continue to limit their personal interactions outside of the home, avoid congregating in large groups, limit all non-essential travel and use all "universal precautions" as recommended by the CDC. Senior citizens and individuals with a significant underlying medical condition are strongly encouraged to #STAYHOME and take all measures to

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Look For the Silver Lining

Posted on March 21, 2020

It seems somewhat trivial to be blogging about real estate while the whole world is so focused on the coronavirus…I am an eternal optimist, so it is my nature to look for the blessing in every challenge. I’m a ‘silver lining’ kinda’ gal. I am grateful for this time at home to get connected with the things I love to do such as gardening, reading, making art, and writing…Yesterday my

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Naples Florida and Hurricanes…

Posted on June 01, 2015

It's Hurricane Season ~ Be Prepared!    June 1st marks the first day of hurricane season. This runs for 6 months, through November 30th. Here are a few facts about hurricanes, as well as a few helpful websites, that I want to share with you.   Did you know that for hundreds of years, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular saint's day on which the

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