Driven by Southwest Florida’s housing crisis and a highly favorable exchange rate, Canadians are snapping up bargains for second homes and investments.
Where many here see crisis, Canadians see opportunity.
Canadians account for about 25 percent of sales to foreign home buyers in Florida, according to the National Association of Realtors.
In the past year, that number has [...]

COLLIER COUNTY — Deal or no deal?
These days it’s a question more investors ask themselves at the courthouse in Collier County as they bid on foreclosed homes. There’s an auction on the sixth floor at 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
A year ago, the auctions didn’t create much of a stir in the county. A few [...]

The bidding wars are on.
Single-family home resales continued their climb in May in the Fort Myers area.
They increased more than 100 percent compared to the same month a year ago.
There were 1,456 existing single-family homes sold, up from 719 a year ago, according to a monthly report by the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers [...]

NAPLES — May home sales in the Naples area increased substantially over May 2008, states a report the Naples Area Board of Realtors released Friday.
Overall pending home sales in the greater Naples area, which includes the Naples beach area, North Naples, central Naples, East Naples, Immokalee and Ave Maria, saw an increase of 101 percent [...]

Are you looking to buy a new home? Are you thinking that now’s a great time to find bargains?
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The Lee Building Industry Association held its 23rd annual Parade of Homes Awards Ceremony at the Miromar Lakes Golf Club on Feb. 7. Awards were presented in 21 categories for Superior Home Awards, based on price range. Builders also competed in their respective categories for Best Bath, Best Kitchen, Best Exterior, Best Landscape Design, Best Pool, Best Interior Design, Best Outdoor Living and Best Livability.

NAPLES, Fla.-May 15, 2009- Inventory continues to diminish in Lee AwardsCollier County as buyers take advantage of favorable sales prices, according to a report released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island).