Lee County property tax bills for 2009 are being mailed out; the county tax collector said all should be in the mail no later than Sunday.  he county offers discounts for early payment: 4 percent in November, 3 percent in December, 2 percent in January and 1 percent in February.   Penalties will be added if [...]

Pelican Landing / The Pointe
$255,000    3 bedrooms 2 full baths
Light, bright & airy end unit condo with great landscaped view from lanai offered turnkey furnished. Split bedroom floor plan offers privacy for guests. Large open kitchen with breakfast bar. Lots of windows in the family room and kitchen offering all day sunshine. Tiled lanai [...]

By Dick Hogan  News Press
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ome prices stayed almost the same in September in Lee County while the pace of sales picked up, according to statistics released Friday by the Florida Association of Realtors.  The median price of a single-family-home resale in September in Lee County was $89,700 — less [...]

By Dick Hogan News Press
The number of foreclosure lawsuits filed in Lee County in September fell slightly but bit more deeply into the middle class as people started to lose more expensive homes.
There were 1,610 foreclosure lawsuits filed, down slightly from August’s 1,692 and sharply off the near-record 2,462 from September 2008, according to statistics [...]

Naples News
The Lee Building Industry Association’s Fourth Annual Summit Awards were held at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point on Sept. 18.
The goal of this event is to celebrate success and professionalism within the commercial and remodeling industry.
Created by the Commercial Contractors Council of the Lee BIA, the awards provide an opportunity to recognize excellence in [...]

By Naples Daily News staff report
BONITA SPRINGS — A joint meeting of Bonita Springs City Council and the city’s planning and zoning advisory boards set directives for city planning initiatives in a joint workshop Monday morning.
It was meant to jump-start proposals for downtown revitalization that have been stalled for months, if not years.
“Our goal here is [...]

By LAURA LAYDEN  Naples News
Members are calling off an agreement to buy the Shadow Wood and Commons clubs from the Bonita Bay Group for $8.3 million.
New demands from the developer have killed the deal, said David English, president of the Shadow Wood Country Club in Estero. On Sept. 8, Tim Boates, Bonita Bay Group’s restructuring officer, [...]

BY DICK HOGAN   News Press
The number of foreclosures filed in Lee County in August fell to 1,692, down from 1,877 in July and 2,156 in August 2008, according to a report released today by the Southwest Florida Real Estate Investment Association.
In a separate report, permits were issued in August for 34 single-family homes in [...]

South Florida Business Journal
WCI Communities has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a newly reorganized, private company, eliminating more than $2 billion in debt and liabilities, according to a company press release.
The Bonita Springs-based luxury homebuilder filed for bankruptcy protection a year ago, and a Delaware bankruptcy court approved its reorganization planlate last month.
Under the [...]

BY DON MANLEY • DMANLEY@NEWS-PRESS.COM • AUGUST 22, 2009
Single-family home prices are climbing in Lee County and sales continued at a torrid pace in July, although there was a slight dip from June’s record-setting pace.
Meanwhile, sales across the nation and state are up, but with a drop in the median sales price.
A total of [...]