Southwest Florida Real Estate Articles
Cape Coral Retains Safest City Status Once again, Cape Coral in Lee County Florida is recognized as one of the safest cities in Florida as well as the nation according to the FBI National Crime Report. In violent crime, Cape Coral is the safest in Florida. Local...
Renting Your Southwest Florida Second Home Many of our clients are buying their second home or retirement home now to take advantage of the low prices. A typical question we get is “We are not planning to retire for some time and will be only able to be in Southwest...
Recently, I asked one of our clients that purchased a Cape Coral waterfront home what they thought about living in Cape Coral - (prior to coming here to shop for homes, they had never heard of Cape Coral). Here's their answer in this testimonial for Cape Coral! In Feb...
Southwest Florida is uniquely situated along the Gulf Coast and enjoys less storm activity due to currents. The last hurricane in this area was 2005 and well-known Charlie in 2004. Prior to that, it was 1960 (Donna). As shown at right (from the News-Press), the...
A Good Buyers Agent Knows Where the Deals Are SageRealtor Group News October 2010 With the recent news of the hold on foreclosures, buyers are understandably wondering if there are still good values to be had. Answer – Yes. It's long been a misconception that the...
Southwest Florida Vacation Property FAQs For some, the idea of owning a property far away from home is new and a bit daunting. But rest assured, it's business as usual in our neck of the woods and there are several options for keeping your property safe and secure...
Considerations Before You Start Condo Shopping We have a lot of condo buyers and some are initially a bit overwhelmed trying to decide which type of condo is best for them in Southwest Florida. There are so many options… Beach? Golf? Boating? What about Rental...
How Florida Property Tax Works For Snowbirds A common misconception that many in Canada and the UK have is that Florida charges Canadians or British more in property tax than United States Citizens pay. We’ve had several calls lately saying they heard rumors that...
Great article on Cape Coral and Fort Myers in the May 2008 Issue of Boat US magazine. View Acrobat PDF Article View Boat US Online Magazine
When looking for the right agent to sell your property, one very important aspect of gauging his or her market knowledge and expertise can be found in how the agent approaches the Comparable Market Analysis (CMA) for your property. Simply put, the CMA is intended to...