The Impact Staging Your Home Has On Your Sale Price

So you are selling your home and you are wondering if staging your home is worth the effort. The National Association of Realtors surveyed their members and released the findings in their Annual Profile of Home Staging. Here’s what they found.

Spring Run Condo Contract Pending Sale!

A great couple from Indiana I’ve been working with just went to contract on this Spring Run Condo! This beautiful unit with a private lanai overlooks the golf course. Spring Run is a private golf club in Estero FL. This is a bundled golf community, so the membership is included in the price of the home.

Spring Run Condo – 9031 Spring Run Blvd. Estero, FL 34135 – $324,999 List Price

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4 Best Investments in America

Every year, Gallup surveys Americans to determine their choice for the best investments for the long-term. Respondents are given a choice between real estate, stocks, gold, and savings accounts.

Luxury Private Golf Course Communities – Real Estate Trends

Looking for your dream home or vacation home in a private golf course community in Southwest Florida? If so, you have found the right source of information.  There are over 150 golf communities in the area, 90 percent of which have a private golf course within the community. With all of the various membership options, course designs, amenities and a wide area of home types available, it can be a challenge to pick the right one.

So, whether you are searching for information on private golf course communities in Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero or Fort Myers, below you will find highlights for the latest real estate statistics for single family golf homes and golf condos in multiple southwest Florida luxury golf communities.

Southwest Florida Luxury Private Golf Course Community Trends – Single Family Homes

Audubon Country Club – 33 properties for sale, 26 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,006,377

Bonita Bay – 34 properties for sale, 80 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,031,789

Collier’s Reserve – 21 properties for sale, 17 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,221,647

Grey Oaks – 54 properties for sale, 40 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $2,277,119

Kensington – 14 properties for sale, 17 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $990,191

Lely Resort – 88 properties for sale, 95 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $625,666

Mediterra – 60 properties for sale, 44 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $2,307,043

Olde Cypress – 27 properties for sale, 32 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $836,359

Palmira – 24 properties for sale, 32 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $578,528

Pelican Bay – 36 properties for sale, 50 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $2,221,024

Pelican Bay (Bay Colony) –  14 properties for sale, 3 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $3,066,667

Pelican Landing – 34 properties for sale, 54 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $808,000

Pelican Landing (The Colony) – 14 properties for sale, 5 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,711,000

Pelican Marsh – 38 properties for sale, 37 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,213,146

Pelican Sound – 1 property for sale, 9 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $594,167

Quail Creek – 19 properties for sale, 26 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,129,133

Quail West – 69 properties for sale, 65 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,908,042

Shadow Wood – 45 properties for sale, 63 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $854,256

Talis Park – 23 properties for sale, 18 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $2,204,593

Tiburon – 7 properties for sale, 3 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $2,153,000

Vineyards – 41 properties for sale, 74 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $622,247

West Bay Club – 19 properties for sale, 22 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,235,818

Southwest Florida Luxury Private Golf Course Community Trends – Condos

Audubon Country Club – 2 properties for sale, 4 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $694,875

Bonita Bay – 80 properties for sale, 124 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $644,041

Grey Oaks – 6 properties for sale, 14 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $1,070,536

Kensington – 11 properties for sale, 27 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $443,965

Lely Resort – 128 properties for sale, 154 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $304,394

Mediterra – 14 properties for sale, 18 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $554,056

Olde Cypress – 4 properties for sale, 4 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $444,375

Palmira – 14 properties for sale, 19 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $321,676

Pelican Bay – 174 properties for sale, 227 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $939,907

Pelican Bay (Bay Colony) – 26 properties for sale, 34 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $3,280,206

Pelican Landing – 32 properties for sale, 63 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $323,631

Pelican Landing (The Colony) – 62 properties for sale, 44 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $825,173

Pelican Marsh – 62 properties for sale, 74 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $392,866

Pelican Sound – 10 properties for sale, 58 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $317,098

Shadow Wood – 19 properties for sale, 28 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $314,836

Talis Park – 22 properties for sale, 15 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $900,341

Tiburon – 18 properties for sale, 36 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $906,597

Vineyards – 90 properties for sale, 127 properties closed the over past 12 months and average sales price $379,460

West Bay Club – 8 properties for sale, 19 properties closed over the past 12 months and average sales price $637,895

Overall, the latest real estate trends for a luxury private golf club community in Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero or Fort Myers show the market for luxury properties remains soft. Other than a couple of exceptions, the months of supply of housing inventory remains well above the 6-7 month healthy market range. However, each community varies.  For example, West Bay only has 8 condos on the market and only 5 months supply of inventory which makes this community a seller’s market.

Bay Colony at Pelican Bay, on the other hand, continues to be the Luxury Golf Community with the most months worth of inventory at 56 months.  So, if your a luxury home buyer, now would be the time to look at property in Bay Colony since a large number of months worth of supply means there should be room for negotiating a great price. Contact us today to help identify the best Southwest Florida golf communities for you and your family to consider to get the best return on your investment.

If you do not see a snapshot of the southwest Florida luxury private golf club community you are interested in, contact us for complete market analysis.

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Boomerang Buyers: Don’t Be Afraid to Buy a Home Again!

What are boomerang buyers anyway? By definition, a boomerang buyer is a former homeowner who has gone through a “short sale”, “foreclosure” or “bankruptcy” in the last few years and they have been saving for a down payment and the expiration of the waiting period, in order to qualify once again for a mortgage. They are individuals who have re-established good credit and are ready to move forward with a home purchase.

South Lee County Home Sales Report Shows Strong Month End

South Lee County Home Sales for the end of April showed we finished the month strong. Based on the latest real estate transactions report for the week of April 27th in the Southern Ft. Myers, Estero and Bonita Springs area, there were 207 properties sold.

South Fort Myers rounded out the week with 78 real estate transactions, 22 percent were vacant lots, 14 percent were condos and 60 percent were single family homes. The other properties sold during the week were mobile homes and commercial units.

Bonita Springs was in the second position with 69 home sales which consisted of 12 percent commercial units, 21.5 percent vacant lots, 26 percent single family homes and 40.5 percent were condos.

Finally, Estero rounded out the week with 60  property sales, 11 percent were vacant lots, 24 percent were condos and 24 percent were single family homes. So, the additional property sales in Estero were mobile homes for the week.

In review, based on the latest South Lee County Home Sales report for the week of the 27th, sales were broken down by the following property types in Southwest Florida:  89 single family homes, 63 condos, 43 vacant lots, 10 commercial units and 2 mobile homes.

S. Lee County Home Sales Report for the Week of April 27th – Organized by zip code

Bonita Springs

• 34134 – 32 properties sold (1 vacant lot, 7 commercial units, 6 single family homes and 18 condos)
• 34135 – 37 properties sold (1 commercial unit, 14 vacant lots, 12 single family homes and 10 condos)

Southern Fort Myers

• 33912 – 19 properties sold (1 commercial unit, 1 vacant lot, 10 single family homes and 7 condos)
• 33913 – 43 properties sold (1 commercial unit, 15 vacant lots, 23 single family homes and 4 condos)
• 33967 – 16 properties sold (1 mobile home, 1 vacant lot and 14 single family homes)

Estero

• 33928 – 41 properties sold (1 mobile home, 10 vacant lots, 15 single family homes and 15 condos)
• 33967 – 6 properties sold (4 single family homes and 2 condos)
• 34134 – 3 properties sold (2 single family homes and 1 condo)
• 34135 – 10 properties sold (1 vacant lot, 3 single family homes and 6 condos)

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Are Older Generations Really Not Selling Their Homes?

Many studies suggest one of the main reasons for the inventory shortage in today’s market of homes for sale is that older generations have chosen to “age in place” over moving.

Starting the Search for Your Dream Home? Here Are 5 Tips!

Are you ready to begin your search for your dream home? In today’s real estate market, low inventory dominates the conversation in many areas of the country. In the Naples area, there is plenty of inventory in most communities. However, if you are looking for a home in a golf community there are more than 150 to choose from in Southwest Florida.  It can often be frustrating to be a home buyer if you aren’t prepared.

Naples Homes Sold Heat Up in Mid-March

The latest Naples Homes Sold report for the week of March 18th show there were 313 Properties Sold in the Naples area.  East Naples took over the top spot for the most real estate transactions for the week with 69 properties sold. North Naples moved into the second position with 65 home sales. And finally, the city of Naples had a very strong week with 52 real estate transactions.

So, of the 69 real estate sales in East Naples, 6 percent were vacant lots, 39 percent were single family homes and 54 percent were condos. The remaining properties sold were mobile homes.

And, in North Naples, of the 65 transactions closed, 12 percent were vacant lots, 52 percent were condos and 34 percent were single family homes. Additionally, the remaining properties sold were mobile homes.

Finally, of the 52 Naples homes sold in the City, 42 percent were single family homes and 56 percent were condos. The other property sold was a vacant lot.

In summary, the latest Naples homes sold report for the week of the 18th show sales were broken down as follows: 119 single family homes, 150 condos, 41 vacant lots and 3 mobile homes sold throughout Collier County.

Naples Area March Real Estate Sales for the week of 18th by zip code:

City of Naples

• 34102 – 14 properties sold (1 vacant lot, 6 single family home and 7 condos)
• 34103 – 20 properties sold (7 single family homes and 13 condos)
• 34105 – 18 properties sold (9 single family homes and 9 condos)

North Naples

• 34109 – 20 properties sold (8 single family homes and 12 condos)
• 34110 – 11 properties sold (1 vacant lot, 4 single family homes and 6 condos)
• 34119 – 34 properties sold (1 mobile home, 7 vacant lots, 10 single family homes and 16 condos)

East Naples

• 34104 – 21 properties sold (1 vacant lot, 10 single family homes and 10 condos)
• 34112 – 26 properties sold (1 mobile home, 7 single family homes and 18 condos)
• 34113 – 22 properties sold (3 vacant lots, 10 single family homes and 9 condos)

Ave Maria and Immokalee

• 34142 – 3 properties sold (3 vacant lots)

Barefoot Beach

• 34134 – 1 property sold (1 condo)

Big Cypress

• 34117 – 9 properties sold (1 vacant lot and 8 single family home)

Chokoloskee

• 34138 – 4 properties sold (4 condos)

Coco River

• 34108 – 17 properties sold (4 single family homes and 13 condos)

Copeland

• 34139 – 1 property sold (1 condo)

Corkscrew

• 34120 –  31 properties sold (11 vacant lots, 14 single family homes and 6 condos)

Eastern Collier County

• 34114 – 30 properties sold (1 mobile home, 10 vacant lots, 9 single family homes and 10 condos)
• 34116 – 8 properties sold (8 single family homes)

Goodland

• 34140 – 1 property sold (1 condo)

Marco Island

• 34145 – 22 properties sold (3 vacant lots, 5 single family homes and 14 condos)

3 Things To Avoid After Applying for a Mortgage

If you are buying a home with a mortgage there are three key actions to avoid after you have applied for a mortgage. Before making any big purchases, moving money around, or making any big-time life changes, consult your loan officer. They will be able to tell you how your decision could impact your home loan.

Three Things To Avoid After Applying for a Mortgage

1. Avoid making any large purchases
2. If possible, avoid a change in pay
3. Avoid co-signing on any loans

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Whether buying your first home or your fifth, having a local real estate professional who is an expert in his or her market on your side is your best bet in making sure the process goes smoothly. Let’s talk about how we can make your dream of homeownership a reality!

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