Home resales rose more than 60 percent in October in Lee County.
Members of the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach Inc. closed 63.6 percent more single-family homes last month than they did in October 2008. Nearly 70 percent of those transactions involved foreclosures or short sales – sales made for less than [...]

Leaves may be falling, but home resales are rising.
In what has traditionally been a slow time for sales, local Realtors say they are writing more contracts and showings are up.
“We are seeing year-round residents purchasing, perhaps those who have not been able to purchase a home before, and we are also seeing seasonal buyers starting [...]