Ron "The Bear" Barakett

Bundled Golf Naples FL | Private Golf Naples FL Weekly Real Estate Reports & Trivia

Bundled Golf Naples FL & Private Golf Naples FL

Inventory continues to shrink, slowly, but steady at the rate of about 1% per week. It augers well for the coming seasons: both mini season (July 4th to Thanksgiving), and the real season (winter 2013). Traffic counts are down in the open houses, but there are still many people readying to trade up. The table below is just a summary snap shot of the last 3 months. To get specific information on any of these Communities, just click on the specific Community link.

Naples FL Trivia

The trivial winner from 2 weeks ago finally showed up, thanks Ralph.

This Week’s Question –

There are 10 closings showing below…………..which was the highest PER SQUARE FOOT?

$50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO Shula’s Steakhouse for the first correct answer.

Bundled Golf & Private Golf Naples FL Quarterly Reports

Bundled Golf & Private Golf Naples FL Active Listings

“This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf Naples FL & Private Golf Naples FL Real Estate Reports

The inventory levels are slowly being eaten up, that is a good sign for the economy. Another supporting sign of this recovery is that the winner of the last Trivial Pursuit Q&A has not bothered to contact me for his $50.00 certificate for a good seafood dinner. I cannot use it, thanks to my Vegan diet, so initials RR check it out!!

The detail summaries of these transactions are below. Even more details, listing by listing, can be had on request: just a simple email.

I had a request from the General Manager of one of the Country Clubs to be added to the distribution list of this weekly update. That means that 50% of Club Managers find this to be important enough to look at every week!!

I am on Facebook and Twitter. Follow Me!

 “This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Golf Course Communities of Naples FL Weekly Real Estate Reports & Trivia

Naples FL Trivia Question, Answer & Winner

Question – Which of these communities has the most construction activity? And how many new “starts” per week are going in the ground?

Answer – The Quarry is starting 6 to7 single family homes per week!

The Winner of the Trivia Question – Ralph Reda. Congratulations to Ralph and Terry, and better luck to the rest of you!  Ralph, please email me so we can arrange for delivery of your $50.00 gift certificate to Pincher’s Crab Shack.

Bundled Golf Naples FL & Private Golf Naples FL

I had one of my condos at Heritage Bay go to contract last week, along with 2 of the Vanderbilt Waterford condos. None of these sales is reflected yet on the attached reports. What does that mean? I have a sense that people are staying a little longer this season than typical. The golf courses are getting lots of play. Most of my activity has been from direct referrals, and so I am in our debt with thanks and appreciation. (You know who you are!)

We are planning another little outing to Louland (Port of the Everglades) Wednesday, after lunch. Call me if you would like to join us.

Bundled Golf  & Private Golf Naples FL Quarterly Reports

Bundled Golf  & Private Golf Naples FL Active Listings

“This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf and Private Golf Naples FL Real Estate Reports & Trivia

It seems that while the renters have mostly gone back, our seasonal residents are staying a little longer. Downtown 5th was jammed so tight, parking was impossible to be had. The Naples paper has become very positive about the Real Estate outlook for our area (of course, they are 5 months behind my reporting!) Sales have moderated somewhat, however the number of new listings has also slowed down somewhat, as we reach equilibrium. The very best values are still available witness the number of International buyers.

Here are links to the Vanderbilt Country Club maintenance schedule as well as their reciprocal list. If anyone has this information for the other golf communities, please forward it to me. It makes it easier to plan outings as well as to schedule kids and grandkids.

Bundled Golf Naples FL Trivia question -

Which of these communities has the most construction activity? And how many new “starts” per week are going in the ground? First correct answer will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to Pincher’s Crab Shack.

Bundled Golf & Private Golf Naples FL Quarterly Report

Bundled Golf & Private Golf Naples FL Active Listings

“This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf and Private Golf in Naples Florida. Written in ZERO degrees (C) MONTREAL CANADA

I have been frozen, cold, and wet, and not seen the sun in 3 days. Now I know why Canadians are flocking to Naples. Their currency is very strong, Naples Real Estate has never been better priced (we are at 2002 pricing), our weather is unbelievably great, and their weather is just brutal. They rationalize that they had a mild winter!!!! It is April 22nd, I really would not want even a mild Winter.

OH CANADA welcome to paradise. If you live up here, are retired, and have some money, and you don’t come to Naples, you are a Psychologists dream come true. I will be hosting wine and cheese Happy Hours at several Canadian Country Clubs in the Montreal area. I think it will be easy to entice them away from the Psychologist’s Couch to Naples. In the meantime, thanks to GO TO MY PC.COM I am able to send this out of my Naples Computer. Amazing technology.

Bundled Golf Naples FL/Private Golf Quarterly Report

Bundled Golf Naples FL/Private Golf Active Listings

“This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf Naples FL/Private Golf Naples FL Real Estate Reports

The real estate market suffered through some pretty tough times starting November 2005. Most people never realized the plummet till 2006. It did not crash like the North Korean Rocket, it stopped going up, and property began to stick, inventory increased. November 2011, five years almost to the day, marked the end of the down spiral. It is like an elevator going down. What is the first thing you have to do if you want it to go up?

Right answer – You have to stop it. And then it begins the climb up. That is where I see it and here is why?

1.            There are no new units coming on the golf market at the moment (remember 80% of this market are condos)

2.            The economy is starting to come to life.

3.            There are 10,000 Baby Boomers retiring every day.

Just like the boom did not hit across the board, all at once, nor did the beginning of the collapse in November 2005 hit all subdivisions at once. Look at the inventory numbers; they are all over the place some up, some down.

Bundled Golf Naples FL Quarterly Report

Bundled Golf Naples FL/Private Golf Active Listings

I had recommended a friend of mine Erind to you as a plumber, and have had some good feedback from several subscribers. If you have some very noteworthy individuals that you can vouch for, let me know. We all need to deal with great people, whether they are electrical contractors, A/C, even Realtors. Don’t keep me a secret please.

 “This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf and Private Golf Communities of Naples Sales and Closings Quarterly Report

I wish everyone a belated Happy Easter as well as a Happy Passover. As expected with the Holidays, the Community Pools were full of visiting Grand kids, there was a record set at the Naples Visitor Center, and Naples Airport broke all records for arrivals. The flip-side is that house hunting slowed down to trickle. Cannot expect to have a houseful of family and take them house hunting, can you?

 Highlights:

1. Tiger who?
2. Bubba what?
3. Here are the compilations for Sales and closings.

Bundled Golf Naples FL & Private Golf Communities Quarterly Report

Bundled Golf Naples FL & Private Golf Communities Active Listings

A reminder that more details and pictures are available for any listing in the Naples area, just email me a request. More and more of my activity are referrals from all of you. I want to thank you for not keeping me a secret.

 “This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf Naples FL Trivia Winner Announced

Bundled Golf Naples FL Trivia Question

We showed a decrease from 440 units to 404, about a 5% decrease! This was the largest reduction in inventory since 2005.This is fueled in part by sales exceeding new listings (14 vs. 13) and partially because a number of units have been withdrawn from the market. Every community reduced its inventory, except for one. WHICH ONE?

The correct answer is Glen Eagle, Naples FL

The winner is Thomas Ghirardi. Congratulations!

Thomas, please email me so I can arrange delivery of your $50.00 gift card to Pincher’s Crab Shack

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf Naples FL + The Quarry Real Estate Reports & Trivia

Trivia Update with New Question Below

Is Florida longer North to South than it is wide East to West? The answer is North /South. We will now track down the first correct response and winner and post their name later in the week.

We showed a decrease from 440 units to 404, about a 5% decrease! This was the largest reduction in inventory since 2005.This is fueled in part by sales exceeding new listings (14 vs. 13) and partially because a number of units have been withdrawn from the market. Every community reduced its inventory, except for one. WHICH ONE? That is the trivia question for next week. $50.00 to Pincher’s Crab Shack for the first correct response.

We have also had 9 new subscribers to the newsletter. Thanks for not keeping me a secret, pass me around like a hot potato. I always do the very best I can for your friends, family, and colleagues.

Bundled Golf Naples FL Quarterly Reports

Bundled Golf Naples FL & The Quarry Active Listings

 “This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com

Bundled Golf Naples FL + The Quarry Real Estate Reports 3/26/2012

I only use the very best and reputable sub-contractors, vendors, and employees. This week I want to single out Attorney Craig Blume. He handles the closings and other legal matters for my group. Title Insurance can be purchased through a large pool of re-insurers. The firm that is the pickiest about their sub-agents is Chicago Tile, and they conferred this award on my friend and Attorney Craig Blume. I am proud of his accomplishments, and happy to have him represent my clients.

 Trivia

Trivia has been a nightmare regarding the North South line versus East West in Florida. I have a highly trained pilot plotting this out for us

Bundled Golf Naples FL & The Quarry Real Estate Reports

We have done it again, 14 sales vs. 13 new listings!  Pretty soon, perhaps in the Fall, we may see the number of price reductions reduced (maybe one day an increase)

The number of units in each community at build out is 800 except for-

• Glen Eagle           900
• Heritage Bay    1250
• The Quarry        1600
• Twin Eagles         735

Bundled Golf Naples FL Quarterly Reports

Bundled Golf Naples FL & The Quarry Active Listings

“This information while deemed accurate is data derived from M.L.S. of Naples and the participating member Brokers and their property listings.”

Ron@AskTheBear.com