Great Improvements New Construction in SWFL At first glance you might not notice it but even on the cloudy day when I took a picture of this model home the room was bright. I thought that impact glass would have been a nice feature but Kolter Homes even added a transom at the top to [...]
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New Design Features in Bonita Springs Construction The new construction home builders are back in production, filling the gap during this period of low real estate inventory. In Bonita Springs new construction large, wide, level bars are all the most popular change we’re seeing with new home design. Besides the flat bar, the new feature [...]
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The REAL State of Bonita Springs Real Estate What do you make of about ninety-two percent “regular sales” in Bonita Springs real estate? As in, ninety-two percent of the real estate sold in Bonita Springs and Estero is NOT distressed which means it is not a short sale or a foreclosure. Pretty significant, but you [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Buyer Tips If you do not see the buyer tips video above click: http://youtu.be/N5PzrapbvUY If you are looking for someone to help you buy or sell Bonita Springs real estate in this seller’s market contact Chris Griffith at 239-273-7430 LifeInBonitaSprings@gmail.com
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Suddenly Every Real Estate Agent is a Relocation Expert So, as you can imagine, the announcement of the Hertz Corporation relocation to southwest Florida was big news and immediately imaginary cash registers started ringing in a lot of people’s heads. Naturally, real estate agents with the image of seven hundred employees stampeding to Bonita Springs [...]
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Teaching The Shoe Shine Boy to Flip Homes Well there it went, the first radio ad broadcast for or a seminar on how to flip real estate in the southwest Florida area. Why the adster even boasts that the Greater Fort Myers area is ripe for the picking. If want to make money in two [...]
New Homes & New Construction in Bonita Springs New Construction in Bonita Springs is trending as the best value in real estate. You heard it here first. Local Bonita Springs Real Estate (the resale real estate) is suffering from low inventory. Many of the properties that hit the market don’t last long and often sell [...]
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New Construction – Builder Product – Spec Homes Thinking of purchasing new construction or builder product in the Bonita Springs and Estero Florida area? You should consider using a Realtor for your new construction purchase to get the most information and widest exposure to the most suitable real estate in your budget and search criteria. [...]
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Units Sold | Bonita Springs Real Estate Statistics Bonita Springs real estate sales in March 2013 are rivaling real estate sales statistics of 2004 and 2005, the so-called real estate boom years. In the next several days more real estate sales will be recorded so there is a good chance that we can meet or [...]
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Dunk City FGCU Real Estate & No State Income Tax Florida Gulf Coast University – Long before all the sweet 16 hoopla, many people in Southwest Florida were fans of FGCU athletics. We look at the last few recent wins as rewards for loyalty and just plain fun to watch. The night that FGCU defeated [...]
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Use a Trusted, Referred Mortgage Broker or Banker If you’re thinking of looking for real estate in Bonita Springs or you’re in the process of shopping for a home you’re going to come to the crossroads of financing your real estate purchase if you’re not a cash buyer. Your real estate agent, if they’ve got [...]
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Condos at Bermuda Ridge at Woods Edge Bermuda Ridge at Woods Edge is a low rise condominium complex just west of US 41 in Bonita Springs, Florida. Bermuda Ridge condos offer two to three bedroom floor plans. Condominium residences are either on the first floor or second floor. The buildings do not have elevators. Condos [...]
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Bonita Bay Real Estate Sales Statistics Real estate in Bonita Bay, especially luxury real estate in Bonita Bay has really taken off this month. Luxury, over $1M real estate sales nearly matched entry level real estate sales in Bonita Bay. Continuing on was the dismal real estate sales statistics in the 600-800K price point. It’s [...]
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Bonita Springs Home Stats – Estero Florida Real Estate Bonita Springs real estate is looking up; foreclosures and short sales are down, Bonita Springs luxury Real Estate is taking off and we’re a cash heavy market which means more of the homes for sale in Bonita Springs and Estero Florida actually get to the closing table [...]
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Foreclosure Home Sales Statistics in Bonita Springs We’ve had another outstanding month of real estate sales in Bonita Springs with about eighty-nine percent of sales consisting of equity real estate sales which means that they were NOT in distress. We’ve had a heck of a tourist season this year. Bonita Springs real estate sales have [...]
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Morton Grove Bonita Springs Homes and Condos Morton Grove of Bonita Springs is a deed restricted community in Bonita Springs, Florida. It is situated just east of I-75 at Morton Road and East Terry Street. The home styles in Morton Grove include low rise condos with carports, low rise condos with garage, single family homes [...]
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Purchasing Florida Luxury Real Estate For Tax Benefits No matter what the cycle is in, the basic tenets of real estate remain unchanged, consumers make their money in the buy. When purchasing real estate in Bonita Springs, Florida to establish residency there is a residual financial benefit, tax savings in the form of no state [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales & Statistics If you do not see the video above: http://youtu.be/-pCyeNoxJcs Well, youtube transcripts of this video were absolutely awful so I’m going to just let you listen to the video. The nutshell version is that we cover Bonita Springs real estate sales stats, foreclosures, short sales and inventory. The real [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate – Green the Color of Money Just in case you were wondering how many foreclosures and short sales were out there competing in the Bonita Springs real estate market.
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What’s Left in Entry Level Real Estate In the height of tourist season in Bonita Springs Florida, what remains for sale on the market in entry level pricing is very little. Take, for example, single family homes under $100,000 in Bonita Springs and Estero Florida. At this time, January 26, 2013, there are only seven [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate and Estero Home Sales If you do not see the video above click here: http://youtu.be/Z6AIRWUJdXo Things are looking up for Bonita Springs real estate! The lowest foreclosure and short sales closed in a looong time. Take a look at the real estate video above that shows historical Bonita Springs real estate [...]
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There Are Foreclosures in Bonita Springs Florida? Wow, take a look at the statistics for closed Bonita Springs real estate sales in Bonita Springs and Estero Florida. This is the lowest amount of short sales and the lowest foreclosures on records in quite some time. The Bonita Springs and Estero Florida area sported only about [...]
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Seriously, this was someone’s bathroom counter. This is a dead stuffed cat. That is all. A four foot snake skin thumbtacked to a wall. Why? The tragedies I’ve seen through the years while selling Bonita Springs Real Estate are now being put in an album for future enjoyment. Feel free to take a look, here: [...]
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Cash is King – Bonita Springs Real Estate Ever wonder how real estate purchases are paid for? Can you believe sixty-six percent of all real estate that closed sale in November 2012 was paid for by cash and twenty-seven percent of real estate was paid for with conventional financing. You’ll notice the fractional amount of [...]
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The Downing Frye Realty Offices are relocating effective December 15, 2012. The offices will be moving to the southwest corner of US 41/Tamiami Trail and Coconut Road in Bonita Springs, Florida. The actual street address of Downing Frye Realty, Inc. is: 23421 Walden Center Drive, Suite # 200 Bonita Springs, FL 34134 Downing Frye Realty [...]
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Refinancing or Getting a Mortgage in Bonita Springs Fla A recent buyer of Bonita Springs real estate just secured a 30 yr fixed @ 3.625%. Mortgage rates continue to bounce around at all time lows. If you haven’t considered a refinance of your current mortgage, it might be time to contact a mortgage broker and [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Market Report December 1 2012 from Chris Griffith The State of Bonita Springs Real Estate Over 83% of all real estate sold in Bonita Springs was priced under $400,000. What price point are you shopping for real estate in? Are you considering selling your Bonita Springs real estate? If it’s in [...]
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Bonita Bay Real Estate Market Report December 1 2012 from Chris Griffith Bonita Bay Real Estate Sales and Inventory Report An interesting month with Bonita Bay Real estate sales … The real estate market in Bonita Bay continues to improve. Excess real estate inventory has been absorbed in entry level and at the time that this [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Market Report November 2012 from Chris Griffith State of the Bonita Springs Real Estate Market This is a SWFL real estate market report that includes Bonita Springs real estate and Estero Florida real estate, also. This report is a little broader than I usually prepare. Occasionally, I speak publicly about the [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Cover Your Assets If you’re buying Bonita Springs real estate, what exactly should you, as a consumer, be entitled to or legally expecting form “the other side” when it comes to information pertaining to the homeowner association? Here it is in a nutshell: A selling consumer is required to be notified [...]
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Bonita Bay Real Estate Market Report November 1 2012 from Chris Griffith The Bonita Bay real estate market is statistically showing great promise with sales units rivaling the so-called boom years of real estate sales. This real estate market report includes sales statistics for Bonita Bay as well as the Bonita Springs – Estero, Florida [...]
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A profile of the community Village Walk of Bonita Springs, Florida.
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Foreclosures and Short Sales in Bonita Springs Florida October in Florida mean return of Bonita Springs real estate snowbird buyers. Often times the phone call or email that precedes a buyer’s visit questions the availability of foreclosures. Well, if you’re following Bonita Springs real estate you’ll notice that foreclosures are down and only account for [...]
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Real Estate in Bonita Bay – Homes in Bonita Bay If you do not see the video above, click here – http://youtu.be/amsI5YUdSWY Bonita Bay real estate and Bonita Springs real estate market update for the month of September 2012. This video includes information on how many foreclosures and short sales sold in Bonita Springs, Estero [...]
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Video of Cedar Creek Bonita Springs Florida Cedar Creek is located in Bonita Springs and offers single family homes. Cedar Creek boasts the lowest home owner association fees in the area and the closest proximity to many conveniences. If you do not see the video above, click here: http://youtu.be/jQngIPE-U6A To learn more about Cedar Creek [...]
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Bonita Springs Homes – Bonita Springs Condo Sales This Bonita Springs Real Estate market update is video based, if you do not see the video above click: Bonita Springs Market report Sept 2012 September Bonita Springs real estate market reports include information regarding Bonita Springs Short Sales, Bonita Springs foreclosures, the historical Bonita Springs real [...]
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Bonita Bay Home Sales – Bonita By Condos For Sale If you do not see the video above regarding current conditions of real estate in Bonita Bay of Bonita Springs Florida, click here: Bonita Bay Market Report This Bonita Bay real estate market contains information about current real estate sales in Bonita Bay Golf and [...]
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Local Bonita Springs Mortgage Broker If I had a dollar for every sad-as-a-country song story about a mortgage loan that didn’t close on time or a real estate purchase that fell apart because of the mortgage I could retire from real estate. As fate would have it, I’m sitting at my computer eating a spicy [...]
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How Far Should A Real Estate Agent Travel? How far can a real estate agent travel and still be an expert? A city? A county? A different state? Your real estate agent may travel the state with you to help you buy real estate but is it the best representation you could possibly have? [...]
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What are the FHA Loan Limits in Bonita Springs? FHA loan limits in Bonita Springs, Estero including Lee and Collier Counties. FHA financing can be very helpful for home buyers if they would prefer or are only able to provide a smaller down payment amount. There are restrictions on how much can actually be financed. [...]
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Cash Remains King in Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales Cash talks in Bonita Springs real estate sales. A whopping 64% of real estate sold in Bonita Springs and Estero was paid for with cash, followed slightly by about 31% of real estate sales paid for with conventional financing. About 3% of sales were FHA Mortgages [...]
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Real Estate Market Report for Bonita Springs & Estero Bonita Springs Real Estate Market Report: What price range of Bonita Springs and Estero Florida real estate sold in July 2012? About seventy-eight percent of all real estate sales were priced under $400,000. Why is this important to know? If you’re selling your Bonita Springs real estate [...]
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Choosing a Bonita Springs Buyer Agent What’s that old saying? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. No matter what the relationship is, the only thing worst than being dumped or cheated on is being dumped or cheated on twice by the same person twice. Unless my content was stolen, [...]
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Hidden Bonita Springs Home Seller Tools Most sellers of real estate in Bonita Springs probably don’t know or realize there are some tools in the “back end” of the local MLS that can help other agents sell your home or condo. The consumer facing side of Sunshine MLS is the part that exposes public remarks [...]
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Turned Down For Financing?Private Money – Hard Money If you’re in the position where you need to buy a home in Bonita Springs but you don’t qualify for conventional financing there are alternatives. Many buyers immediately think of looking for owner financing which offers a very limited pool of eligible real estate for sale. First, [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Inventory Absorption Rate Most consumers should demand to see and understand the inventory and absorption rates for the location that they are going to be buying or selling real estate in. It helps gauge the real estate market to determine whether it is a buyers market or a sellers market. It [...]
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What Price Range of Bonita Springs Homes is Selling? Once again the entry level priced Bonita Springs real estate is king. Homes and condos in Bonita Springs priced under $400,000 are driving about seventy-six percent of the closed for the month of May 2012. If you’re a consumer with an interest in either purchasing or [...]
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Bonita Springs Real Estate Market Report May 2012 Most consumers wonder if the Bonita Springs real estate market is getting better? How do consumers sort through the information they heard about on the news and know they’re getting the truth? The truth is always in the numbers. May 2012 real estate sales numbers indicate the [...]
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