callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: Not all qualify for first-time home buyer tax credit
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009/09/not-all-qualify-for-first-time-home.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Friday, September 4, 2009. Not all qualify for first-time home buyer tax credit. Buyers expecting to get the first-time home buyer tax credit should check the fine print. They may not qualify. After closing on his first home earlier this week, 83 year-old Alget Campbell got some disappointing news Thursday: He would not qualify for the first-time home buyer tax credit. We were hoping for that, but it's kind of late now to worry about it,' Grant said. "I was hoping that ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: November 2009
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Monday, November 16, 2009. McIntosh offers bleak news on Naples real estate market. NAPLES — There was no sugarcoating it. Naples broker Ross McIntosh had very little good to say in his annual snapshot of the local housing market Wednesday night. He described the situation for home builders as “dismal,” mentioning only a few bright spots in the market where new homes continue to be built. Through September, 737 building permits had been pulled in Collier County. That co...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: 10 Reasons to Buy NOW!
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009/08/10-reasons-to-buy-now.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Monday, August 31, 2009. 10 Reasons to Buy NOW! 1) Section, variety, choices! It’s never been better; it’s like being a kid in a candy store. 2) Make an offer. Back up a couple of years, when you made the offer you had to compete with several others. Many times you had to pay higher than the listing price in hopes of being the best offer! 3) No bidding wars. There is no competitive bidding in this market. 7) Plenty of builder homes available. In the past when you wanted...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: February 2008
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Zell predicts housing recovery in spring. 8:42 AM CST, February 26, 2008. Real estate billionaire Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, suggested the housing market will begin its recovery this spring."I think (housing) starts have already pretty much bottomed out," Zell told CNBC Tuesday. "I think sales will start to occur, and we'll start to clean up the inventory.". So greed overtakes fear and the game begins again.". The 15-year F...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: Moving Done Right
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009/08/moving-done-right.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Wednesday, August 26, 2009. With more than 40 million Americans. Moving each year, the Department of Transportation (DOT), which oversees the moving industry, receives up to 4,000 complaints each year. Most of these complaints stem from damaged goods and overcharging. If you have clients planning a move, here are some important tips they should consider. And the Better Business Bureau ( bbb.org. Finally, do not sign a delivery receipt. For your household goods if it contain...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: September 2009
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Monday, September 14, 2009. SALES UP 87 PERCENT - Report Shows Inventory Declines 13 Percent. NAPLES, Fla.-September 11, 2009-Buyer conditions couldn’t be better in the Naples area as August culminated in strong sales, according to a report released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS (NABOR), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island). Single-family pending sales increased 86 percent with 483 contracts in August 2009 compared to 26...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: SALES UP 87 PERCENT - Report Shows Inventory Declines 13 Percent
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009/09/sales-up-87-percent-report-shows.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Monday, September 14, 2009. SALES UP 87 PERCENT - Report Shows Inventory Declines 13 Percent. NAPLES, Fla.-September 11, 2009-Buyer conditions couldn’t be better in the Naples area as August culminated in strong sales, according to a report released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS (NABOR), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island). Single-family pending sales increased 86 percent with 483 contracts in August 2009 compared to 26...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: August 2009
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Monday, August 31, 2009. 10 Reasons to Buy NOW! 1) Section, variety, choices! It’s never been better; it’s like being a kid in a candy store. 2) Make an offer. Back up a couple of years, when you made the offer you had to compete with several others. Many times you had to pay higher than the listing price in hopes of being the best offer! 3) No bidding wars. There is no competitive bidding in this market. 7) Plenty of builder homes available. In the past when you wanted...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            callnapleshome.blogspot.com
                                        
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog: McIntosh offers bleak news on Naples real estate market
                                        http://callnapleshome.blogspot.com/2009/11/mcintosh-offers-bleak-news-on-naples.html
                                        Beth Brown's Real Estate Blog. Monday, November 16, 2009. McIntosh offers bleak news on Naples real estate market. NAPLES — There was no sugarcoating it. Naples broker Ross McIntosh had very little good to say in his annual snapshot of the local housing market Wednesday night. He described the situation for home builders as “dismal,” mentioning only a few bright spots in the market where new homes continue to be built. Through September, 737 building permits had been pulled in Collier County. That co...
                                     
                         
                            
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT