Emily,
Builders have one thing in mind....selling their units. They will share with you information that will make their property sound better with little regard to the overall community real estate market.

A good agent will help you identify the best properties that match your personal criteria and best values. Our best advice it to identify an agent that can support you in this initiative.
Good luck,
The "Eckler Team"
Century 21 Almar and Associates
ecklerteam@comcast.net

Hello Emily

This is a question that has been answered several times but here is an interesting angle.

If you're not sure of the area and don't know where communities are and which one you like, use my Google Maps, the same as Trulia.com, and this map shows just townhouses, villas and duplexes at
http://www.napleshomepage.com/google_villa.htm

If you find a community you like, see on top of each info window in the Google Map, check to see what they've been selling for at http://www.napleshomepage.com/recent_sales_menu.htm which lists homes sold by community.

Everything you need to evaluate the SW Florida real estate area is on http://www.napleshomepage.com including Bank Owned homes which have already foreclosed and held in the bank's inventory, where many of today's deals are coming from.

Many thanks,
Graham Ginsberg
Toll Free 888-222-2575 ~ Cell (239)404-4221 ~
See my website: http://www.NaplesHomePage.Com
REALTOR WITH SUN REALTY ~
Just call if you need some more info or you if would like to make an offer.

Hi Emily, Naples and Marco Island have had their price adjustments over the past couple of years. I believe we are reaching bottom. Prices start to stabilize, less inventory coming on the market but most important of all many properties are being sold. Very different even from the last 3 month. I have sold 3 properties to canadian buyers, 2 from Toronto and 1 from Alberta in the last 3 weeks. It is still a great buying opportunity at those prices. All of those buyers preferred to be on the beach in Marco Island, just across the bridge from Naples.
There are great new developments at fantastic prices available also. It is important to check out how many of the sold properties are going to come back on the market for rent. There could be many and if this is the case prices for those units will fall. It is important to do your homework in this market. Sometimes it is better to buy in an established area where people have friends who are looking to rent and not so many properties available for the rental market. I would love to work with you, I cober Marco Island and part of Naples, my partner covers the rest. It is a large area so we divide it so that we know the areas we show. Please check out my websites lots of information available including new developments.
Naples,Marco Island , Bonita and many other area listings to find. Please let me know if I can be of help. 30 years of Real Estate experience and top producer for years including chairman's circle in 2007 and # 10 of over 2000 Prudential Florida WCI Asoociates. Also just got a letter from an Attorney I work with explaining the best way to buy Real Estate in the US for Candian Citizen. WIll be happy to e-mail you this information if you like.

If you are open to other areas I am selling a 1200 sq ft condo 2 bed 2 bath in apollo Beachb which is about a hour and a half north of Naples. It is like new visited about 10 times since buying it in 2001.
Johanna

Emily,
I'm out of town at a conference and award banquet, but will be happy to answer your questions once I return to the office on Monday. What is the builder you're considering? and how often would you be using the home?
Toronto is a great city, I know it well as my family keeps an apartment in St. Lawrence Square. I'd be happy to assist you in any manner I can. Its a great time to buy in Naples, especially for Canadians! Enjoy your weekend,
Warmly,
Glenn Bradley

Hello Emily

The best info I can give you on the market is located on my website at http://napleshomepage.com/statistics.htm

The site shows graphs generated by activity on our MLS. The period shown is for 3 years at 1 month intervals.

This link http://napleshomepage.com/statistics_median.htm shows Median info in our area

For specific sales in a community, look at http://napleshomepage.com/recent_sales_menu.htm

All links update constantly

Please call by phone if you have questions

Many thanks,
Graham Ginsberg
Toll Free 888-222-2575 ~ Cell (239)404-4221 ~ Fax (239)455-6595
See my website: http://www.NaplesHomePage.Com
REALTOR WITH SUN REALTY ~ OFFICE (239)649-1990

Dear Emily
There is a tremendous amount of condo and condo complexes in Naples for sale. The real estate market is starting to show signs of recovering. We are affected by the sub prime problem but also with investors who are walking away from properties. There are a lot of short sales as well as foreclosures in both new and resale properties. My recommendation would be to come to Naples get with a realtor and have him give you a complete update on what is hot and what is not, if you are doing this as an investment you want to make sure you buy on sound information and not impulse. Good luck
Brian "Skip"Caron

Emily,
Naples, like the rest of the country, has a lot of inventory. Right now is a very good time to purchase something. We have a very dear friend that has a place they are selling in Pelican Bay. It has direct access to a private beach.
We'd love to talk with you more about Naples and other area's that are very good opportunities.

All areas have been affected which accounts for the fantastic opportunities available....Southwest Florida is a gorgeous area and has a lot to offer. You are fortunate to be in a position to buy right now.