Bonita Springs, FL: Imperial Landing developer backs out

Antaramian Development Group of Naples has announced it will not build the Imperial Landing project, billed as the key to downtown redevelopment, in Bonita Springs.

While the project is stymied, Bonita officials and business owners remain upbeat about the future of downtown.

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Amerivest Realty announces March Leaders

Closings By Dollar Volume:
Lynda Kennedy
Lynda's years of expertise and first hand, in depth knowledge of the development, construction and sales details of Florida communities offer her clients a distinct advantage. Lynda knows her way around all of the communities, their strengths and weaknesses. She understands the subtleties of contract negotiation and where the best values are to be found.

Visit Lynda online at:http://lyndakennedy.com/


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Closings By Number Of Transactions:
David Auston

David specializes in luxury golf communities and enjoys playing the fantastic selection of golf courses in Naples, Florida! A proven record of exceptional service is but a phone call away to anyone who knows David. David's success has come from a combination of hard work, education, honesty, professionalism, and mostly importantly, the satisfaction that he gets from seeing his clients completely satisfied!
http://www.DavidNaples.com/



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New Listings By Dollar Volume:
Don and Janis Hunt
Janis and Don Hunt specialize in Golf and Country Club Properties.Don started his real estate career in 1978 after nine years in the construction business and became a licensed Mortgage Broker in 1982. Don specializes in marketing the bundled golfing communities of Cedar Hammock, Forest Glen, Naples Heritage and Naples Lakes.

Visit them on the web at http://donhunt.com/

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New Listings By Number of Properties
Ken Buratti

My clients are my best resource for new business. In this very competitive market place your market knowledge and service must be second to none. If you are considering a real estate professional, please give me the opportunity to earn your business.

Visit Ken on the web at http://naplesgolfspecialist.com/



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NOTE: At Amerivest Realty our leaders are selected based on their performance over the prior 12 months, not just the most current month. These are proven, dedicated performers, not just one month wonders. An associate or team may only win one category each month and only once a year.

Southwest Florida dream homes now more affordable

The market slump has enabled many families to purchase their first homes that are no longer out of reach for middle-income earners.

Phil and Darlene Provo, who work as a team at Amerivest Realty in North Naples, found and sold their daughters homes, assisting them through the home-buying process. Both of their daughters got FHA loans, which allowed them to purchase their homes with low down-payments.

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Naples Florida Real Estate Market Turning Around

With the more affordable prices and lower interest rates, showings and sales for homes priced at $300,000 or less have picked up over the past four or five months in Naples Florida.

“Certainly you can help a lot of people right now,” said Michael Sopka, a broker-associate for Amerivest Realty in North Naples, who found a home for DeMinico.

At 31, DeMinico longed to buy his first home and decided the time was right after watching prices fall. Though he’s only lived in the area a few years, he knew about the ups and downs of the market because his parents bought a home in Naples in 1989.

His home, which cost him about $207,000, is new and in a gated community with basketball and tennis courts, and a fitness center.

No one else has lived in the home. Like so many others investors, the original buyers purchased it in hopes of turning it around for a quick profit and then got caught with a home they didn’t want when the market soured. The home sat on the market for more than a year, DeMinico said.
“I got lucky,” he said. “They just wanted to unload it because they wanted to sell it. They couldn’t really rent it.”

His Realtor also worked with TIB bank to get him a loan that only required a $600 downpayment.

In south Lee County, deals can be found at such upscale golf communities as Bonita Bay and Pelican Landing.

A few weeks ago, Mary Catherine White, a Realtor at Amerivest, had floor duty. She got a call from a couple from Chicago looking to buy a retirement home in the area where they could spend part of the year. She took them out the day they arrived in town, and by the next day they had made an offer after finding a great deal on a two-bedroom condo at the Brooks, a gated community in Estero.

They got more than they wanted and paid $180,000, a price that even seemed to surprise White.

“Nobody can believe that we got something for that price in the Brooks,” she said.
The home was once listed at $369,000.

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Real estate professionals can help when purchasing new homes

Finding and purchasing a newly constructed home is a completely different experience than looking for a resale home. Here are 10 advantages to using a real estate professional when buying a newly constructed home.

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