chrisgriffith on February 24th, 2012

Editorial Special to Southwest Florida Living Magazine It was about twenty-six years ago that I moved to Southwest Florida. It was probably the first week in the area that I found myself water skiing up and down the Imperial River. Yes, at that time no-wake zones were unheard of. If you were here in the [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 22nd, 2012

Bonita Springs Real Estate Inventory and Absorption Most of the time I fire up my email at dark o’clock and get to work over coffee. Besides the usually emails related to ongoing transactions, every few days I get an email from a client, either past or present, who has found an article in one publication [...]

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Bonita Springs Short Sale and Foreclosure Statistics Over seventy-six percent of real estate sales in Bonita Springs and Estero Florida are equity sales, meaning they are not bank involved, but equity sales.  The margin of short sales and foreclosures has diminished considerably over the last year. If you’re interested in reading more Bonita Springs market reports, [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 11th, 2012

Bonita Springs Home and Condo Sales Over 10 Years The sales figures for January 2012 are a great indicator of how our real estate market is doing.  Home prices are down so the sales have just rocketed. Home buyers in Bonita Springs are scooping up deals.  Inventory is the lowest it has been in years [...]

Continue reading about Historical Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales | January 2003-2012

What Price Bonita Springs Real Estate is Selling? The year 2012 started off great for Bonita Springs Home sales with one hundred seventy seven closed sales for the month of January.  The close sale for homes in the Bonita Springs and Estero Florida is up slightly over last year.  We’ve been experiencing a balanced market in [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 1st, 2012

Why Are There So Many Real Estate Addendums About a decade ago I faxed (fax machines were once bleeding edge) a contract to a prospective real estate purchaser. She worked in the Pennsylvania school system and gave me a number at work to fax it to. A few hours later she called and said, I [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 27th, 2012

Bonita Springs Real Estate is Escargoing Fast! That was funny to me!  Anywho, my friend Lisa, a New Orleans Real Estate agent mentioned my mailbox posts in a Facebook comment.  I realized that it has been a while since I posted one.  Oddly, just days ago I ran into this little critter the other day [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 18th, 2012

  Selling Your Bonita Springs Home – Remove Dated Decor There isn’t a more magical time of the year than Christmas, uh, “the holidays”. A good portion of the masses deck their halls and don their lights with gay apparel as early as, well, before Thanksgiving now. I think it was a little about two [...]

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What Price Range of Real Estate is Selling? 2011 went out with a bang!  We have lift off of Bonita Springs home sales in the $400K price range and up.  Tourist season came back and so did all of the Bonita Springs home shoppers looking for bargains.  It’s been a while since the $400K and [...]

Continue reading about Bonita Springs Florida Real Estate | What Price Range is Selling December 2011

chrisgriffith on January 17th, 2012

The History of Bonita Springs Home Sales Ever wonder if “that many” home sales is either good or bad?  How much real estate is selling in Bonita Springs? How many homes and condos sold in Bonita Springs last year?  Here is a whole decade of Bonita Springs home sales (and condos and I tossed in [...]

Continue reading about Historical Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales | December 2002-2011

Bonita Springs Homes and Bonita Springs Condo Sales Like my friend Debbie in Tallahassee would say, Daggummit!  I did this research a week ago and forgot to post and share it with you!  So here you go … the results of the condition of the sales of Bonita Springs homes and condos when they sold [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 11th, 2012

Real Estate Lead Capture Maybe you’re curious about what your home is worth or you’re a serious buyer prowling the web for the latest new listings or price reductions in the area you want to buy a home in, sooner or later a pop up window will ask for more information. Whether you’re a buyer [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 17th, 2011

Bonita Springs Real Estate Inventory | Estero Real Estate Inventory Every few weeks a real estate consumer calls me regarding an article in a newspaper or magazine cackling about the fire sale on Florida real estate and how we’re all slowly sliding into the abyss down here.  First, I don’t know where they get their [...]

Continue reading about Bonita Spring Home Sales Inventory & Statistics November 2011

chrisgriffith on December 17th, 2011

A Decade of November Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales   Bonita Springs Florida Real Estate | Condition of the Sale November 2011 Bonita Springs Florida Real Estate | What Price Range is Selling November 2011   ### All information is deem accurate, not guaranteed and subject to change.  Check the date on this report for [...]

Continue reading about Historical Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales | November 2002-2011

Bonita Springs Foreclosure and Short Sale Statistics   Historical Bonita Springs Real Estate Sales | November 2002-2011 Bonita Springs Florida Real Estate | What Price Range is Selling November 2011   ### All information is deem accurate, not guaranteed and subject to change.  Check the date on this report for freshness.  If you have questions regarding [...]

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