Monday, January 7, 2013

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Show Sustained Recovery in Home Prices


S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies and the world’s largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, has this Wednesday released its S.&P./Case-Shiller index, an indicator of the value of residential real estate in 20 metropolitan regions across the United States, which showed that prices increased 4.3 percent from October 2011, the largest year-over-year increase in two and a half years.

As disclosed in the report, prices rose year-over-year in 18 of the 20 metropolitan areas tracked by the index. Only Chicago and New York saw decreases. Home prices in Phoenix have risen for the 13th month in a row. San Diego was second best with nine consecutive monthly gains. Miami’s increase was the fourth-highest among the list of 20.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Lifestyle Opportunities for Seniors to Lead Housing Market Recovery in Florida


“The graying of the baby boom generation will result in a greening of the housing industry,” said George Livingston, Founder and Chairman of NAI Realvest and Chairman and CEO of Realvest Development and CommerCenters in Maitland, Florida.

According to Livingston, the growing demand of an increasingly aging American population for more, better and more affordable lifestyle opportunities will likely drive the housing industry recovery in Florida and similar regions. Demand is particularly strongest, he said, for specialized housing with assisted living facilities. Assets with dementia units, he noted, are especially in high demand.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Best and Efficient Property Management at your Service

A lot of property owners need to find a good occupant or tenant for their homes in Cape Coral. If you are one of them, then now is the right time for you to get in touch with the best property management services that are doing business in the area. These expert property managers can look for tenants, collect the usual rent that is due you, and provide you with some accounting of the income as well as the expenses that were spent due to home repairs. If you wish to rent out the property, the administrator will use his acquaintances and put out several advertisements that you are searching for a tenant.

Monday, November 19, 2012

River Basin Project In Fort Myers Nears Completion

Good news for Fort Myers residents and business investors, the River Basin Project is nearing its construction and development. According to the report of nbc-2.com, many are anticipating the completion of the River Basin Project as crews are now busy putting the finishing touches on the first phase of the 5.3 million dollar project.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Reasons for You to Hire an Efficient Cape Coral Property Management Company

If you are fascinated when it comes to investing in a place with the best climate, a good neighborhood, and a picturesque view, then it would be nice if you start searching for a fine real estate in Cape Coral, or its neighboring Forth Myers or Lehigh Acres. Most investors who really want to purchase the right home or to advertise their present property seek the services of the best property administrator. While it is true that through social connection and mouth promotion you can obtain a number of references regarding the best properties for advertising and buying, most people are not that knowledgeable when it comes to the dynamics that revolves around the changing real estate market.

Single Family Rental Increase In Demand

Are you looking for Cape Coral listings for single family homes? Over the past two years, single-family rental market has attracted a flood of institutional investor capital, as several firms seek to build scattered-site property management infrastructure for an asset class that has long been the sphere of influence by small investors. According to Nick Timiraos of The Wall Street Journal, the demand for single-family rental housing is outstripping the available supply of homes.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Cape Coral’s Pioneer’s Homes To Be Demolished Soon

The Molters are one of Cape Coral’s pioneer families. The Molters’ home is an old and now-dilapidated Army barracks off Pine Island Road. It stands at the same spot as it was before when the Molters’ father, a carpenter, reassembled it. Jake Molter bought the humble home in the year 1949 from the Buckingham Army Airfield. Back then, it was valued for $200.