How ‘Tax-Friendly’ Is Fla. Compared to Other States? A MoneyGeek study including IRS, state, property, and sales taxes listed Florida. as the No. 4 least-expensive tax state. Total tax costs are about 5.6% of total income. TAMPA, Fla. – It’s tax filing season and depending on where you live in the U.S., you could be forking over a very different-sized chunk of your income. An analysis by MoneyGeek ranked every state by how “tax-friendly” it is. The analysts didn’t just look at income tax – they also factored in property taxes, plus state and local sales taxes. To determine where people pay the ..read more

New Villas For Sale, in Estero Construction is well underway in that intimate new community built by DR Horton in Estero, FL.  Milan Villas will offer forty-four twin villas at completion. Located in the heart of Estero with easy access from Three Oaks Parkway.  View More Info ..read more

Naples, Fla. (January 30, 2023) – According to the December 2023 Market Report by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), overall inventory increased 45.9% to 3,949 properties from 2,706 properties in December 2022. The report showed consistent monthly increases in inventory during the year, which means more options for buyers in 2024; especially in the condominium market, which reported a 78.7% increase in inventory. However, according to broker analysts reviewing the December report, the housing market faced several challenges in 2023: rising interest rates, rising insurance rates, and ..read more

The real estate market update for Bonita Springs and Estero Real Estate in November 2023 shows that the active inventory increased 72% compared to November 2022, and the median closed price was up 12% in November.  The average DOM (Days on the Market) was 51 days compared to 34 last year for the same month. The median sale price was $576,000. View Bonita Springs Real Estate... View Estero Real Estate ..read more

Home sellers reveal why they decided to bypass professional representation—and the mistakes they made without a trusted adviser. Homeowners who decline to use a real estate agent to sell their property are twice as likely to say they weren’t satisfied with the selling experience, according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate(link is external) of 1,000 home sellers in 2022 and 2023. Survey respondents say they realize they likely made less money on their home sale and faced more stress by not having a professional representative. Those who didn’t use a real estate agent said before their tr ..read more

Naples, Fla. (November 27, 2023) – Real estate brokers reviewing the October 2023 Market Report by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), were encouraged to see a 31.8% increase in new listings to 1,231 new listings from 934 new listings in October 2022. The report also showed the median closed price of homes in Naples during October increased 4.5% to $580,000 from $555,000 in October 2022. According to broker analysts, these two factors indicate false rumors of an extreme market correction. They also illustrate renewed seller confidence, which will be good news for buyers seeking more o ..read more

Naples, Fla. (October 27, 2023) – New listings in Naples during September increased 27.3 % to 937 new listings from 736 new listings in September 2022, making pre-season buyers very happy. According to the September 2023 Market Report by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), overall inventory continues to inch upward steadily. For September, inventory for the single-family home and condominium markets increased 13.2% to 2,793 properties from 2,468 properties in September 2022. The report also demonstrated that pre-season homebuying is starting earlier every year as pending sales (homes ..read more

Estero Village Council unanimously ranked Johnson Engineering as the top firm Wednesday to provide professional consulting services for a village-wide traffic study.  Updating the village’s traffic study will document how traffic has changed over the last six years and identify new areas that need to be improved.  In recent years, development has boomed in Estero with some residents opposing new developments in the name of traffic congestion and community safety. Incorporated in 2014, Estero’s first village-wide traffic study was completed in 2017.   “A lot of the improveme ..read more

The city’s recent unveiling of new street banners represents only a glimpse of what citizens will see coming to Naples Design District.    “Later on this month, the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) will consider a design proposal to design the Design Walk, the pilot Design Walk, which is meant to be an example in the public realm of what this area of town can look like—the activation of alleys, the refurbishing of sidewalks, things like that. So that’s the next thing that’s on our horizon that will be a physical manifestation of what’s to come,” said Naples City Manager Jay Boodh ..read more

Naples, Fla. (September 22, 2023) – Inventory is selling quickly, and prices are stable in the Naples housing market. According to the August 2023 Market Report by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®),  closed sales of homes in Naples during August increased 17% compared to July closed sales, and 1.9% to 702 closed sales from 689 closed sales in August 2022. Brokers who reviewed the Market Report are confident sales during the second half of 2023 could outperform sales during the second half of 2022, unless we experience another major disaster like a hurricane. Another promising fa ..read more