Listing In Naples

Sellers, if you utilize the services of a professional agent to list your Naples home, they'll have really good ideas on how to help you get your Naples property sold.

Agents who rely on gimmicky games to try to sell property, wastes everybody time and money...including yours. 

Pricing properties correctly is one of the most important factors when listing.  While you want to net as much as possible, being realistic about pricing and knowing when and how to adjust your price is critical!

Here's some examples of what doesn't work (yes, this is right out of our MLS):




Here's an example of how somebody is increasing and reducing the price of a 3 million + dollar property by a dollar....come on!



This example is a little better but as you can see, this strategy hasn't landed an acceptable contract either.



This is just for the sheer hysterics...who said you can't go up? 

By the way, SO many people in Naples increase their price when it gets closer to season...sigh.  It takes a very rare scenario to intelligently suggest this because SO many people in Naples find their homes lingering on the market well after season for dismissing the buyer.

For more information on how to sell your Naples property for the most, contact me direct!  I can help you strategically price your property and explain a full plan to help you get your property SOLD.

Best Regards,

Shannon Lefevre, PA
Your Naples Smart Girl!

Naples Florida New Listings 9-3-10 to 9-12-10

During the past 10 days there were a total of 256 new homes and condos listed in Naples Florida during the past 10 days.  Of those listings I can share more about 30 of them here (that's 7 more Naples listings that I can share compared to last report...whoohooo):

Naples Listings

This link will remain live for approximately 3 weeks.

Of the 256 properties, 20 of them are pending already and 2 are closed (who says the good ones don't go fast)?  There were also 5 properties that already went off the market...sigh.

There were only 16 properties in Naples listed over 1 million with the highest one for over 4.5m in Port Royal.  The lowest priced Naples new listing this past 10 days is a 1+den, 1 bath condo for $25,000, built in 1987.  Who can complain about that!

For more information about Naples Real Estate, contact me direct!

Best Regards,

Shannon Lefevre, PA
Your Naples Smart Girl!

Naples Short Sales 9/12/10

There are 1,277 "potential" Naples short sale listings on MLS right now.

That's 17 less than the last report WHOO HOO!  Of the 1,277, I can report about a whopping 203 this week! That's almost double compared to last post time!  Here they are:

Naples Short Sales

As always, this link will remain live for approximately 3 weeks!

Some interesting news I read the other day said something about how we can expect investors to purchase delinquent loans on properties for peanuts and then they will in turn foreclose VERY fast so they can make money on the resale of the properties they acquire through bulk purchasing. 

If this is true, you can expect Naples short sale inventories to shrink and disappear...HIP, HIP HOORAY!  I'll be tracking the Naples short sale inventory until I get bored or until it goes away. 

Remember, unless it says something like "approved" or "bank approved" we really won't know what we have til I work some magic.

Call me so I can assist you with the process.  It will be much more fun and maybe even a little more easier and possibly a little more productive!

Best Regards,

Shannon Lefevre, PA
Your Naples Smart Girl!

Naples Florida Open House 9/12/10

There were over 100 homes and condos in Naples that were open for your viewing and purchasing pleasure today.  You can expect the number of Naples open houses to go up every week between now and the end of season (typically around Easter). 

There will be a few weekends between now and then where there will be light Naples open house inventory.  Christmas lands on a Saturday this year so I doubt there will be too many that weekend although there will be some availability.  Other weekends will include Easter weekend and of course Superbowl Sunday... sounds funny but traffic is always dead on that day.

Don't just limit your open house participation on the weekends! We get crazy about open houses in Naples...during high season (January to April) you can expect there to be open houses in some locations every day of the week!  Areas like Port Royal, Coquina Sands, Moorings, Park Shore, Pelican Bay and Vanderbilt Beach will have open houses every day. While you may want to reserve sunny days for golf and beach activities, there will be a few days that are either rainy or chilly (yes my definition of "chilly" is probably very different than yours)  Regardless, those are great days to check out what's available in the new price ranges since the last time you were in Naples.

Then of course, you can always hire me to do the inside work to make sure you're getting the best deal around!