The January thru September Ft. Myers Beach real estate market statistics for both home and condominium sales are listed below. The Beach is the “happening” locale in the Ft. Myers area. It offers every amenity you can imagine - from seven miles of wide sandy beaches, golf, boating, fishing, nightlife and more than anything else - relaxing. Ft. Myers Beach is eclectic and diverse - there’s nothing quite like it anywhere else in Southwest Florida.

Ft. Myers Beach Real Estate Sales Data

Ft. Myers Beach Home Sales January-September 2008*:

• 74 Closed Sales
• Average Sales Price - $565,135
• Median Sales Price - $390,000
• Average Days on Market - 140
• Price/Square Foot - $353.35

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Unfortunately in today’s real estate marketplace, foreclosures are all too common. In fact, in many areas including Southwest Florida, foreclosed homes and condos make up a large portion of the available property listings for sale. Depending on the circumstances, these properties can be an opportunity for home buyers to purchase a home or condo that may not otherwise be available in their price range.

To that end, we decided to set up pages on our website dedicated specifically for foreclosure listings. The pages are broken out by city and give viewers a sampling of the areas foreclosed homes and condos for sale. In addition, the pages also provide easy access to our sites most appropriate local Southwest Florida listing search feature in order to allow users to search for all available foreclosure listings in that particlular area.

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The January thru September Estero real estate market statistics for both home and condominium sales are listed below. Estero is ideally located between Ft. Myers and Bonita Springs and is currently in the process of building and developing wherever you travel in the area. Developers are offering every type of community you can imagine, from large gated and planned communities, to smaller town centre type projects where the amenities are built around a self-contained lifestyle.

Estero Real Estate Sales Data

Estero Home Sales January-September 2008*:

• 374 Closed Sales
• Average Sales Price - $374,174
• Median Sales Price - $297,225
• Average Days on Market - 151
• Price/Square Foot - $160.91

Estero Condominium Sales January-September 2008*:

• 284 Closed Sales

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For those of you who work and inhabit the real estate web space, this is one situation that should be of special interest to you. Please take the time out of your busy schedules to read and become aware of the facts regarding this case. I believe once you do, you’ll see how important it may be to all of us in the real estate industry. Most times injustice speaks for itself. This is definitely one of those times.

Here is a list of blog posts on this issue from some friends and colleagues of mine who have done a great job of discussing the entire situation: Sarasota MLS Begs for Negative Publicity. And, for those of you who believe strongly that NAR’s policy on the use of the term MLS is misguided and has had some terrible unintended consequences, please sign the petition at FreeTheMLS.com.

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The January thru September Vineyards real estate market statistics for both home and condominium sales are listed below. The Vineyards is an upscale gated golf community and is considered one of Naples premier developments.

The community has numerous amenities and features the Vineyards Country Club, which gives residents a selection of two 18-hole PGA championship golf courses. In addition, The Vineyards also includes a 32 acre community park with miles of walking and biking paths that wind throughout the areas majestic oaks, cypress stands and nature preserves. The development offers a variety of single family homes, villas and condominiums from which to choose and it epitomizes the Southwest Florida living experience.

The Vineyards Sales Data

The Vineyards Home Sales January-September 2008*:

• 34 Closed Sales

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