chrisgriffith on October 19th, 2011

Inventory Bonita Springs and Naples Real Estate Market Typically, I get an email or a phone call from potential buyers who are beginning the search for a home in Southwest Florida. They’ve been “educated” by whatever news sources they watched or read about the Florida real estate market. Most of the time it’s pretty far [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 6th, 2011

Every Tree at Naples Heritage Golf & Country Club

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chrisgriffith on September 26th, 2010

A one bedroom Pompeii II condominium at Positano Place, Naples, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on September 13th, 2010

Cocohatchee River Park, Boat Ramp and Playground Just South of Bonita Springs, Florida in Naples, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on September 5th, 2010

A photograph of the pier in Naples, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on June 2nd, 2010

Hire a home watch service to watch your vacant real estate.

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chrisgriffith on May 12th, 2010

So Far, Only Tanning Oil on Our Beaches Sooner or later I figured someone would ask the question “Is the oil on your beaches yet?” Well it started. I’ve gotten it a few times already from potential buyers flying in from outside of the state of Florida. This is a big story with a huge [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 10th, 2010

Simply Cupcakes of Naples, Florida A trip from Bonita Springs to Lely to check on listings is just a clever excuse to make a pit stop at Simply Cupcakes.  This little bakery simply makes the best cupcakes in Southwest Florida.  There, I said it. Mini-Me and I picked up up a half dozen cupcakes to [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 20th, 2010

A beer and wine tasting event at Mercato of Naples Florida, sponsored by Bonita Springs Rotary Noon.

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chrisgriffith on April 8th, 2010

It’s Free! They May Even Give Ya a Cookie There isn’t a charitable organization that’s not struggling in this economic down turn.  It’s difficult for folks to give money sometimes, but it is possible to give time and maybe even a little life saving blood. It’s pretty tough to write about blood in any manner [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 7th, 2010

Loyalty in Real Estate Goes Both Ways It’s probably happened to just about any real estate agent out there whether the agent realizes it or not. Cold hearted, white lyin’, running off into the sunset with another real estate agent kind of cheating. The short sale phenomenon in the market has fanned the flames of [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 6th, 2010

Where to canoe in Bonita Springs, Estero and Naples, Florida. Things to do.

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Now Open Weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m., February-May ? 15000 Livingston Rd., Naples, FL 34109 (Naples, FL) – Rather than wait until it’s blazing hot, jump in the fun at Sun-N-Fun Lagoon now when it’s comfortably cooler.  The water park is open and waiting for you, your friends and family. From February through May, we invite [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 5th, 2010

Bonita Springs Naples Estero Ft Myers Real Estate Just like the past few months, the largest sector of real estate that is selling is priced under $400,000.   The real estate priced under $200,000 is absolutely on fire.  This data was collected from the Sunshine MLS and includes all closed sale properties in the MLS from [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 29th, 2010

The Low Interest Rates Won’t Last Forever To everyone’s great relief, fixed mortgage rates have been extraordinarily low for the last year averaging between 4.75% – 5.25%.  However, perhaps you remember the summer of 2008?  Gas prices crested $4/gal, inflation was all the rage and home buyers were snapping up 6.5% mortgage rates like they [...]

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