Thursday, April 2, 2009

Naples FL Golf Course Homes Close Sales

Naples FL Golf Course Communities March 2009, Closed Sale information: Including Areas: Lely, Lely Resort, Naples Heritage, Naples Lakes, Country Side, Glen Eagle

Active 642
Pending 77
Closed 22

Source: SunshineMLS, Inc.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Home trends point to ‘manageable’ spaces

With 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, it is no wonder that builders and developers look to this generation of baby boomers as trend-setters in the housing market. So when Hanley Wood, a leading edge business media and information firm, and DYG research firm, surveyed home-owning baby boomers to find out what they want in their homes, builders were eager to apply the information.

The Hanley Wood survey, published in part in Big Builder Magazine, indicated that 58 percent of those surveyed wanted to move to a smaller home. More than a third wanted to remodel or move in order to have a single-story home. Instead of a single, large home in one location, 44 percent of those surveyed indicated that they would prefer a second home and split the square footage between two houses, prompting many national builders to reintroduce the vacation home — a smaller, lower-priced home. The detached, single-family home was the preferred housing type for 72 percent of those surveyed.
Source: naplesnews.com


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Naples FL Golf Course Homes Close Sales

Naples FL Golf Course Communities January 2009, Closed Sale information: Including Areas: Lely, Lely Resort, Naples Heritage, Naples Lakes, Country Side, Glen Eagle

Active 665
Pending 61
Closed 10

Source: SunshineMLS, Inc.

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Naples FL Golf Course Homes Closed Sales

Naples FL Golf Course Communities January 2009, Closed Sale information: Including Areas: Lely, Lely Resort, Naples Heritage, Naples Lakes, Country Side, Glen Eagle

Active 649
Pending 43
Closed 13

Source: SunshineMLS, Inc.

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Treviso Bay tees up to host its first ACE Group Classic

There's a lot going on at Treviso Bay, the 1,050-acre golfing community east of St. Andrews Boulevard on U.S. 41 in Naples. Early last month, the community's PGA Tour TPC golf course, the only TPC course in Southwest Florida, opened all 18 holes for members-only play. The opening came just days after the course was named home of the PGA Tour's Champions Tour ACE Group Classic hosted by Peter Jacobsen. Celebrating its 22nd year in Southwest Florida, the ACE Group Classic is one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour's Champions Tour schedule.

TPC Treviso Bay will host its first ACE Group Classic Feb. 16-22. Eight past champions have committed to play. Bobby Wadkins (2007), Loren Roberts (2006), Craig Stadler (2004), Gil Morgan (1998 and 2002) and Hale Irwin (1997 and 2001) will join defending champion Scott Hoch; inaugural champion Gary Player (1988) and Bob Murphy (1995) will also return.

TPC Treviso Bay is the centerpiece of a community that will have approximately 1,200 residences upon completion. The 7,367-yard, par-72 course was designed by Arthur Hills, with PGA Championship winner and Ryder Cup Captain Hal Sutton as player consultant.
Source: Florida Weekly
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Friday, January 2, 2009

Naples FL Golf Course Homes Closed Sales

Naples FL Golf Course Communities December 2008, Closed Sale information: Including Areas: Lely, Lely Resort, Naples Heritage, Naples Lakes, Country Side, Glen Eagle

Active 602
Pending 31
Closed 18

Source: SunshineMLS, Inc.

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Pending Home Sales Holding In Stable Range

Pending home sales eased against a deteriorating economic backdrop but remain in a stable range, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

The Pending Home Sales Index,¹ a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in October, slipped 0.7 percent to 88.9 from an upwardly revised reading of 89.5 in September, and is 1.0 percent below October 2007 when it was 89.8.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said a review of the past year is instructive. “Despite the turmoil in the economy, the overall level of pending home sales has been remarkably stable over the past year, holding in a generally narrow range,” he said. “We did see a spike in August when mortgage conditions temporarily improved, which underscores two things – there is a pent-up demand, and access to safe, affordable mortgages will bring more buyers into the market.”

Conditions remain uneven around the country, but some areas that are showing healthy gains in pending home sales from a year ago include many Florida and California markets, Providence, R.I.; Lansing, Mich.; Oklahoma City; and Las Vegas. ²

Yun expects growth in the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) to contract through the first half of 2009, then stabilize and expand in latter part of the year – lifted by a home sales recovery. “Given the critical role of housing in an economic recovery, we’re confident sufficient stimulus will be offered to bring more buyers to the market,” he said.
Looking at middle-ground assumptions, existing-home sales are forecast to total 4.96 million this year, and then increase to 5.19 million in 2009 and 5.55 million in 2010.

New-home sales for 2008 should total 486,000 this year, decline to 393,000 in 2009 and then grow to 446,000 in 2010. Housing starts, including multifamily units, are projected at 934,000 units in 2008 and 731,000 next year before rising to 772,000 in 2010.
Source: realtor.org


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