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APPEARING IN THE FT. MYERS FLORIDA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER - MARCH 18 One of the nation's largest residential auctions this year will be held during April, when Rising Tide Auctions coordinates an auction of more than 700 bank-foreclosed homes throughout Florida. The varied portfolio of properties inclu...

SOURCE: REALTOR ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT MYERS & THE BEACH, INC. The robust pace of existing singlefamily home sales continued in February with 936 homes sold, an increase of more than 100 percent compared to February 2008 and more than 12 percent higher than the previous month, according to ...

Sales up in Southwest Florida's existing home market Lee County up more than 150 percent compared to last year SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Sales of existing homes in the Greater Fort Myers area were up 154.6 percent in January, with a total of 830 properties sold versus 326 during January 2008, acc...

Florida Association of Realtors says we're up 43 percent over last year Fort Myers Florida Weekly Newspaper - Week of February 4-10, 2009 Florida's housing market mirrored the national trend in 2008, as mortgage industry troubles, unsettled financial markets, tightened credit and other economic i...

Homebuyers on a shopping spree Inventories declining as median home price dips SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER - FT MYERS EDITION - JANUARY 29TH REALTOR® ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT MYERS & THE BEACH, INC Sales of existing homes in the Greater Fort Myers area were up an 181 percent December, ...

I trust you are having a wonderful week so far.  A little cold for a few days but we are on the rebound back to paradise weather. I wanted to make sure everyone knew that we have plenty of USDA Funds available!  Regardless of what you may have heard, some lenders are out of funds until March 2009...

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday reduced the target rate to between 0 and .25 percent down from 1 percent.  With this reduction they also pledged to use "all available tools" to fight the current downturn in the economy.  Today's rate cut could have little to no effect on fixed mortgage rates.  How...

100% financing is still available, so why not take advantage? primary residence only purchase or rate & term refinances up to 102% LTV NO down payment required NO reserves NO home buyer education required NO private mortgage insurance NO minimum or maximum loan amount home must be located in rura...