According to the Naples Board of Realtors, sales activity ( properties going under contract and closing) in Collier County has been increasing steadily in the past 6 months: especially those properties priced under $400,000. Lee County has been even more active, according to published reports in the Naples Daily News. Various sources quoted there agree that when the short sales and foreclosures which have been clouding the market move through the pipeline, buyers and their agents should be better able to decide if this is the time to get off the fence and make an investment. Purchase money is also becoming easier to find as the overall economy seems to be improving.