chrisgriffith on March 31st, 2009

Bonita Springs Wildlife and Bee Bee Guns
There  is something to be said for living on a preserve.  I live on a preserve.  Its a few acres of trees, brush, flowers, weeds, bobcats, squirrels, possums, raccoons and armadillos.  I’ve seen just about everything.  I’ve heard just about everything, too.

See this little bird? It’s the terminator of [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 1st, 2008

Rates Drop For Bonita Springs Real Estate Mortgages
After giving the out the good news that YES, money for mortgages IS available for Bonita Springs Florida home purchases – I’m here to let you know that the rates on the mortgages have come down quite a bit.
In other words: a 30-year fixed conventional mortgage can actually [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 30th, 2008

Bonita Springs & Estero Real Estate Numbers
(psst. if you don’t see the Love Shack video up above click here)

Here you go, your bona fide, 100% authentic Bonita Springs real estate market report with a side of Estero real estate market report. I’m only about two weeks late. Better late than never, right?

So what’s been [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 13th, 2008

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Reverse Mortgage News

There are many Seniors that want to purchase a home, but do not have enough money to pay cash for their Bonita Springs home.  They may have a substantial down payment, but still cannot qualify for a loan.  Their credit may not be good, or their pension may not qualify them [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 21st, 2008

Digging The Bonita Springs Weather
Do you suppose people are just sick and tired of being sick and tired?
A few weeks ago I noticed that car carriers were back.  Many of our northern snowbirds put their cars on delivery trucks and fly down to meet their car.  I thought it was early for the migration.  Don’t [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 13th, 2008

Are There Things To Do Besides Eat, Shop and Build?
It doesn’t take much looking around to see that things around the Community of Bonita Springs aren’t quite the same as they use to be. At the risk of sounding like a codger with a “back in the day” story I will tell you this. [...]

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chrisgriffith on June 11th, 2008

You Gotta Enter to Win
Would you believe that things are picking up? What would it take for you to believe things are picking up? Well, Bonita Springs real estate is picking up. Watching the agents working at my own office and even at other offices it is clearly evident that conditions are [...]

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chrisgriffith on June 6th, 2008

Protect Your Real Estate Bonita Springs
Fridays are for mailboxes on this Bonita Springs real estate blog. When I saw this beauty I decided it would be perfect for a storm or building code post. Turns out we had a wind survey claims expert stop in the office this week which gave me an [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 23rd, 2008

The Plan of Riverside in Bonita Springs, Fl
Here you have it, ladies and gentlemen, the mailbox of the week in lovely downtown Bonita Springs, Florida. I stumbled onto it driving through an area called “The Plan of Riverside” in the legal description. The “legals” if you will. You find the Plan of Riverside [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 28th, 2008

Bonita Springs Real Estate and The Art of the Purchase
The finest masterpieces are painted with varied color palates and a multitude of brushes and tools. One must never forget that their own life is multifaceted, made up of little strokes, pixels if you will that build to form the whole picture.
The same is [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 15th, 2008

Investigating Automated Home Valuation in Southwest Florida’s Turbulent Market
Zestimates® are estimates… they are just for “fun” but are consumers really, really clear on the fact that it’s not reliable? – Matt Rathbun via Twitter
Matt said what some of us in the real estate industry might have been thinking. A lot of us have spoken [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 8th, 2008

Tall People at Bonita Beach, Bonita Springs Florida
Have you hugged your beach today?

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How to Score in the Bonita Springs Real Estate Market
The Bonita Springs real estate market is confusing for most buyers.  There is a barrage of information coming at buyers, at light speed, from thousands of directions – the internet, newspapers and television.  You may be tempted to start searching for a home or condo in Bonita Springs [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 29th, 2008

  
Riverside Park of Bonita Springs – Free Movies
The Bonita Springs Estero Realtors Association (BEAR) in partnership with the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the city of Bonita Springs to offer movies on the lawn as part of a new plan to draw visitors to the downtown Bonita area and to [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 19th, 2008

 
Serrano | Bonita Springs Homes & Condos
Serrano of Bonita Springs is located on West Terry Street approximately 1 mile east of US 41 (Tamiami Trail).  Serrano is an intimated gated community that will have less than 100 residences when it is completed.  It is located near Brendan Cove, Paradise Village and Bonita Fairways Golf and [...]

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