Featured Articles:

 
Experts: Polk Real Estate in Transition: The face of Polk County's real estate market is changing. Before too long, Polk County's Interstate 4 corridor is expected to merge into the sprawls of Tampa and Orlando... Click here for more>>
Condo market waning again: More than 400 building professionals from around the country attended last week's National Association of Home Builders conference on multifamily housing entitled “Welcome to the Next Step.” But the next step for multifamily housing is really a step back. Click here for more>>

Cape Coral-Fort Myers is tops on Inc. magazine's “Best Cities for Doing Business.”: The publication ranked the metro area No. 1 for mid-sized cities and No. 4 overall. Inc. examined job-growth data, analyzed current-year employment growth and average annual job growth over the past three years, and compared job growth in the first and second halves of the past 10 years. It also analyzed job growth by industry sector. Click here for Boomtowns '07>>
Click here for Top 20 Mid-size Cities>>

Lee home-sales spike belies national trend: The number of existing houses sold in Lee County spiked up sharply in March, after a long slide that began last summer... Click here for more>>

Residents hit road for Bonita parkway: Getting together and sipping a cup of coffee with his relatives takes Jose Barrozo a lot more these days... Click here for more>>


 

Tip of the Month :

Get a jump on hurricane season and save yourself some money in the process. 

Did you know the state of Florida offers a free wind inspection that shows homeowners ways to fortify their homes against hurricanes and you can get grants from the state for making these improvements? 

Read this article for more information on the program.   Also while there's still time consider getting hurricane shutters or other building code rated protection and save yourself some money off those insurance premiums!

Helpful Resources:

Collier County Website

Lee County Website

Mortgage Rates:

Loan Type Today Last Week
30 yr fixed mtg 5.75% 5.70%
15 yr fixed mtg 5.46% 5.42%
5/1 ARM 5.48% 5.44%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 6.07% 6.03%
5/1 jumbo ARM 5.69% 5.65%

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