In real estate, existing resale home inventory is a leading indicator in determining the health of a market. Typically, a balanced real estate market is approximately 12 months of inventory.
Yet, when the economy took a dive a few years ago, inventory skyrocketed as homes sat on the market for long periods of time, leaving many [...]

It’s not a buyer’s market.
It’s not a seller’s market either.
The Naples area real estate market has reached a balance, according to a quarterly report by the Naples Area Board of Realtors.
The inventory of homes has hit a three-year low since NABOR began tracking the numbers in 2007. At a press conference Friday, Naples brokers and [...]

National and state home sales data released Monday suggest the uptick in local home sales isn’t a fluke, but that the strong growth isn’t completely typical.
Two weeks ago, the Naples Area Board of Realtors said sales continued to show strong growth year-to-year. Closings in Collier County, excluding Marco Island, jumped 46 percent in April compared [...]

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Home resales in the Naples area got off to a strong start this year.  In January, sales increased 51 percent, when compared to the same month in 2009.  There were 532 sales last month, up from 353 a year ago, according to a monthly report by the Naples Area Board of Realtors.
“It’s [...]

Naples News, Dave Osborne
Thousands of dollars may be too tempting for some Mediterra residents to pass up.
Bonita Bay Group this week offered residents who chose not to join The Club at Mediterra a cash payment of 30 percent of the amount of their membership deposits. Bonita Bay Group, which is fighting to avoid bankruptcy and [...]

There was one word Naples-area real estate experts especially favored on Friday to describe recent market conditions: momentum.
The Naples Area Board of Realtors released its 2009 summary, as well as its 2009 fourth quarter summary. The figures showed a steady increase in pending and closed sales over the previous year, as well as a decrease [...]

View 4th quarter 2009  real estate statistics.  Rising Sales & Declining Inventory.
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The retirement dream of many — joining a country club — is becoming more attainable and affordable.
With the economy wreaking havoc, golf clubs are hacking fees like a 30-handicaper in a sand trap. The Daily News surveyed more than 30 golf clubs in Southwest Florida — from communities with mandatory memberships to public facilities — [...]

The buying goes on.  Home resales rose again in November in the Naples market.  There were a total of 511 sales, up from 307 in the same month a year ago, according to a monthly report by the Naples Area Board of Realtors.
The report tracks sales made through the SunshineMLS, or multiple listing service, in [...]