Joe Kendall, Realtor with Sandals Realty a Waterfront & Foreclosure Specialist writes, Now is a great time to invest in gulf access waterfront lots. Currently today I was able to find over 40 gulf access waterfront lots listed under $75,000 Many of these lots already include a seawall. This is a 30,000 savings alone.  Now is time to buy gulf access waterfront lots as an investment and hold or buy your future building site with Gulf Access ! Call or email me today for a complete list of gulf access waterfront lots, some are bank owned, while others are being sold by the seller looking for an offer!   I look forward to hearing from you. Joe Kendall, Realtor with Sandals Realty Phone 239-560-0726 email joek4realestate@aol.com    11/25/2008

    Joe Kendall, Realtor with Sandals Realty a Waterfront and Foreclosure Specialist writes, just last week I was out looking at bank owned homes in Cape Coral with clients, I was also reviewing a couple homes for out of town buyers and I just wanted to explain why you need a buyers agent when buying bank owned REO Property. Bank owned property is sold in "as is " in "where is" terms. Meaning the seller is selling it in as is condition and makes no warranty to its condition.  Many Realtors that sell Bank Owned property have property management companies that go to the bank owned property and change the locks and take pictures for the listing. The listing agent of the bank owned property sometimes do not visit the property and lists the home off the taxes records in as is where is condit... 11/24/2008

Cape Coral home sales have been on the rise. Inventory is shrinking  Cape Coral's numbers today are:  4142 single family homes for sale. (500) less than this summer. 511 are bank foreclosures 2050 are short sales   596 Contingent and active contingent 787 under contract 352 Sold in the past 30 days 446 Sold in the previous 30 days 447 Sold in the 30 days before that.  Homes in Cape Coral are moving and people that had been shut out of the market with the inflated 2005 pricing are excited to have their piece of paradise. Interest rates are still low and values are great.  Winter came early to the North.  I think they will be coming in even bigger numbers. More foreclosures are to come. But the pace of sales is very good. Cape Coral is moving in the right direction and that is good news. 11/24/2008

Buyers can't wait until "Season." Our sales traffic and the number of calls and appointments in our office show that buyers are not waiting until January, February and March to make purchases this year.  Instead, they have been looking on the Internet and making fall trips to Florida, buying homes at great prices before the competition arrives.   Over 3500 homes for under $100,000. I checked our Multiple Listing Service today.  There are over 3500 homes with list prices under $100,000 that are currently available for sale.  What kind of house is that? On average, the home is a 3 bedroom home with 1422 square feet of living area listed for $76,000.  Not interested in an old, fixer-upper?  Note that almost 2000 of the homes on that list were built after the year 2000. What about getting a... 11/24/2008

American Business Networkinghttp://americanbusinessnetworking.com/Networking mixer (Every Tuesday) at Anthony's on the Blvd. 1303 Del Prado Blvd. Cape Coral, FL from 5:30pm - 7:00pm we meet the inside lounge area. All business people are invited to come and network. Bring some friends and enjoy an evening of networking with other business people. Call 941-343-3506 for more info Edward JonesAdvertizit Enterprises American Business Networking 11/23/2008

It's been reported today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac foreclosures will be suspended during the holiday season.  The hiatus is designed to give servicers more time to implement a streamlined loan modification program for struggling borrowers.   Two good messages with this story People can stay in their current homes and focus on their plans for after the first of the year A loan modification program may mean that some people will be able to keep their homes and ultimately, this may mean a reduction in the supply of homes for sale.   Copyright © 2008 By Mike Canzano, All Rights Reserved. Cape Coral Foreclosures Suspended 11/21/2008

 Three days of discovery in Cape Coral's unusually busy market. I met more realtors at the doors of properties than i did at our annual "Realtor" luncheon. Okay I am pushing it a bit but the action was hot here in the past few days. Multiple offers thrown on the table above the asking price and not just by a few thousand dollars. I was very surprised to see this so often and I fought hard for my buyer. Luckily i took a shot on an overpriced shortsale and got an unexpected tinative acceptance. Wow, I am exhausted from just writing up all of those contracts. Buyer's you better hurry and get in on your piece of paradise before it is too late. Call me at 239-297-8936 or visit my website at www.kathrynblackman.com to secure your future home before these prices go up!   11/20/2008

Out of all the months that i have worked on Short Sales, Today was a good day. I submitted an offer and got information back to me within three hours. I could not beleive it! Perhaps something greater than ourselves is finally at work here regarding moving these short sale contracts to avoid foreclosures. All I know is that I am counting my blessing today. Cape Coral has alot to offer in homes that are available through diplacement. I hope thisprocess of negotiating is a trend but if not, well I had a great day! 11/20/2008

I previewed a condo yesterday at Cape Harbour.  To begin with the location is really just spectacular.  If boating is your fancy there’s probably no better place to be in SW Florida.  The Marina at Cape Harbour provides quick access to the Caloosahatchee River and the islands of Sanibel, Captiva, and Gaspirilla.  The unit I specifically looked at was a 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom unit facing south.  The attention to detail, quality of work, and overall appearance of the entire area is really something you have to see.     Copyright © 2008 By Mike Canzano, All Rights Reserved. Cape Harbour Condo 11/20/2008

If boating is a priority and carefree living is a close second Cape Harbour in Cape Coral,Fl is the place to be. This Cape Harbour is located in the SW Cape off of Chiquita Blvd. This community has Cape Harbour Marina Harbour Point a private gated community with deepwater, lakefront, or off-water luxury homes and villas Harbour Preserve a private island community with premium deepwater docks behind every custom estate home Amenities Dining Shopping Deepwater slips Clubhouse Boat services and supplies     Copyright © 2008 By Mike Canzano, All Rights Reserved. Cape Harbour – Cape Coral’s Finest Boating Community. 11/19/2008

Cape Coral Home Sales - Closed Sales Activity - all data extracted from Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service Single Family Homes Running 90 Days (8/18/2008 - 11/18/2008) Owner Sale Foreclosure Short Sale Total Total Sales 543 474 260 1,277 Allocation % 43% 37% 20%   Avg. List Price $200,153 $118,551 $182,963 $166,364 Avg. Selling Price $187,809 $117,148 $171,119 $158,182 Selling/List % 94% 99% 94% 95% Avg. Days on Market 70 35 171 78 Based on the above closed sales activity it's clear that Buyers succeed when they offer on homes that are either bank owned (Foreclosures) or owner sales. 80% of the closed home sales are NOT short sales. Although there may be some great opportunities with short sales for those willing to wait for a response, the overwhelming number of buyers are foc... 11/18/2008

         Today, I was looking for bank owned gulf access bank owned property from 185,000 to 299,000 for a client. I was able to come up with 15 homes offered for sale by banks. These homes are located in Cape Coral Florida, some have pools others have boat docks and lifts in a variety of locations in Cape Coral Florida. These pictures are from some of the bank owned property, that I have shown lately to home buyers looking for a boating location with good access to the gulf of Mexico. ( the kitchen picture was a home that had a updated kitchen ! ) Now is the time to buy your gulf access waterfront property. Call or email me today for a complete list of waterfront property. Joe Kendall Realtor, Waterfront & Foreclosure Specialist Phone 239-560-0726 email joek4realestate@aol.com.     11/17/2008

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Click Blue Link HereView Larger Map Joe Kendall, Realtor with Sandals Realty writes; This is a Map of the canal system in the Yacht Club Area of Cape Coral Florida. This location is considered to be the best quickest Gulf Access Locations in Cape Coral Florida. Click on the View Larger View map link in the lower left had corner and it will display the named canals.  I an avid boater and I fish these local waterways with friends and Family.  Shouldn't you be working with a Realtor who knows Cape Coral on and off water?  You can search all the gulf Access Waterfront Property from my web site at www.JoeKendall.listingbook.com   Joe Kendall, Realtor with Sandals Realty Phone 239-560-0726   11/16/2008

Cape Coral, FL   Real Estate news How our current real estate market relates to Black Friday.   We all know Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving that so many rush out in the wee hours in the hope of finding that AWESOME deal on some electronic or other great Holiday gift.   We'll compare the glossy store circulars to the real estate websites.   A couple will be lucky & will be able to buy one of the 3 50" flat screen t.v.s for $50. We'll call that an under valued short sale that got lucky. You know the $50,000 home that exists in Cape Coral. You look at the photos online and can't believe your eyes. But you get down here to see that the house needs a lot of work (of course there were no pictures of that), the neighbors houses all look the same and it is very far away from every conv... 11/14/2008

According to data supplied by RealtyTrac, Irving, CA, the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area is in second place nationwide, following Las Vegas in the number of foreclosures for October 2008.  The data places Florida in 3rd place nationally, following Arizona and Nevada. As a full-time Realtor® in Cape Coral, I can report a brisk week in buyer traffic in our Coldwell Banker office.  On Tuesday, it was challenging to find a parking space.  On Wednesday, I received a call from a California buyer who immediately put an offer in on a piece of bank-owned property after a 10-minute telephone conversation.  The buyer is slated to have immediate equity in the purchase, since the property includes central utilities on site, which are assessed at an amount higher than the purchase price of t... 11/13/2008

I had a chance to preview another Cape Coral Short Sale in the Sandoval Community.  This 4 bedroom home has almost 2200 feet of living area, a private pool and a view of the lake.  Currently listed for $229,000 this is an incredible opportunity if the bank is willing to work with a buyer.  Lastly this home is in Sandoval, a community developed by the Bonita Bay Group.  This home will not last long.   11/13/2008

  Now is the time to buy a bank owned, bank short sale and foreclosure property !   Joe Kendall, Realtor with Sandals Realty a waterfront and Foreclosure Specialaist writes, Southwest Florida Foreclosures and Bank Short Sales reflect more then 70% of the current recorded sales in southwest Florida. Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral are the leading areas, home buyers are finding homes priced near a 10 year low ! Many investors are returning to the market as well as people moving money out of the current  declining Wall Street Stock Market and are paying cash for bottom priced real estate in southwest Florida. Now is the time to buy a Bank Owned or a Bank Short Sale Property way below replacement cost.  You can search all the homes for sale from my web site at www.Joekendall.listingbook.com I l... 11/13/2008

The October Cape Coral Home Sales number are out and once again the numbers are good.  October 2008 saw the highest number of Cape Coral Homes Sales in a long time with 459.  Buyers, now more than ever recognize that at the current prices the homes are Below Replacement Costs.   With the new president elect as well as our typical busy season I would expect these numbers to continue. 11/13/2008

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