New Stadium being built for Spring Training in Fort Myers

The Boston Red Sock Fans will have a new stadium for 2012 Spring Training.  if you are looking for a coach home to purchase near by there is a brand development inside the gates of Gateway.  Luxury Coach homes start at $140,000 with garages and granite countertops.  Call or email us for more details. 

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CNN Money Picks Cape Coral, FL for Best Place to Retire

CNN Money magazine named 25 best places to retire and put Cape Coral as number 2 on the list.  Click on the title above to see the link to the article.   Michigan is number one.  But they have cold winters. Not for me. 

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Fort Myers Area listed as having a shrinking Market

For-sale inventories shrink for fourth month in a row Realtor.com: List prices holding steady or posting gains in two-thirds of markets By Inman News, Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Inman News™ Inventories of homes, condos, townhouses and co-ops shrank for the fourth month in a row in August, falling [...]

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Do you like Storytelling? Our 55+ residents of Fort Myers, FL do.

  There is a free story telling group that meets in Fort Myers every 1st Tuesday of the month.  Little Joe McCabe is a key member of the group and he also writes for Snowbird Journal which is a great online resource for what is happening locally.  http://snowbirdjournal.presspublisher.us/event/florida-s-famous-storytellers/2011-07- [...]

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My pick for 55+ community

My choice for a 55+ community would be Pelican Preserve.  WCI is the developer.  It has a town square, golfing, hiking, planned activities.  Here is their website http://www.pelicanpreservelifestyles.com/ .  Please let us be the ones to initially introduce you if you plan to buy or build in the community. 

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FHA currently funds 40% of all new home loans

The conventional lending system wants more skin in the mortgage game. We all get that. But should it be an arm and a leg? It's driving FHA off the playing field. Because of the risks now associated with home mortgages, the Federal Housing Administration has become our "go-to guy" for loans. That's because all FHA loans are i [...]

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Cape Coral, FL ranked Number One in Nation for Price Increase in Home Values.

Bankrate.com ranks Cape Coral - Fort Myers Number One in the list of the five Hottest Markets.  Stating a price increase of 17.9% over the same time last year.  Great news with all the bad news going around its great to know that home markets are going up and Cape Coral FL is #1 in the nation. Bankrate states the median priced [...]

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New homes being built in Lee and Collier County

We are seeing new homes being built not only in developments but also here and there in neighborhoods.  I know of two on Nelson in Cape Coral, that are right now under construction.  We are also noticing trucks delivering building supplies. All good to see.  Dick Hogan, on August 15th  lists the top ten subdivison an [...]

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